The Hum

WHAT BROKE MY HEART WAS NOT THE DAY THAT I LEFT HOME AT TWELVE YEARS OLD, which to me now is nothing but a distant memory. The public would say that a dog that was dead was a dead dog, and that was my name, my reputation, for the fact that I was gone for a day or two and never returned. But, people in other places, would say that it was merely survival. Even though, living was like falling on bricks over and over. What broke my heart was not the time when the boy in Caïman Lane, not too far from…

Current-day motherhood presents a constellation of challenges to mothers. Many people do not understand what being a mother entails. A particular blog, called Of Moms And Men, is a series of posts documenting the life of a mother of three children. This blog takes into account many of the factors that make motherhood challenging and often time demanding. Of Moms And Men provides concrete evidence that backs up a wide range of scholars’ claims about motherhood and how it is gendered and the…

At seventeen Hayley clearly knew how unfair her situation was but with no other option she followed every command she at aunt send her way. She also had a feeling when her birthday would come around she was going to end up homeless. One day when she was sweeping the hall by the office she had heard Lana on the phone, with whom she guessed her best friend since childhood, only hearing the one sided conversation she knew when Lana said it was only two years before she would be relieved of her…

Living like My Grandparents. Growing up, I was able to stay with my grandparents, Mammie and Daddy James, during the summer. I loved it, but I had wished they would get more modern, and stop farming. My Daddy James would get up at daybreak to feed and water the chickens, cows, and horses. Then he would come in the house with fresh milk and eggs and Mammie would cook breakfast. All day it seemed we worked in the garden. Then in the evening we would spend hours either canning, pickling,…

The Athabasca oil sands, more commonly known as the Alberta tar sands, are large deposits of heavy crude oil in the North Easterly reaches of Alberta. According to Alberta Energy, the oil sands are the third largest crude oil reserves in the world. Only two countries, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, possess reserves greater than Canada (Alberta Energy, 2012). Arguably, the capital gained from exporting Athabasca bitumen or crude oil (a form of petroleum) promotes job and economic growth, and also…

The Sweeter Side of Learning Ever had a day when you craved something chocolate-flavored to silence your sweet tooth? After you got something to munch on, was the first bite less than satisfying? When that occurs, get up and take charge; make something that will completely appease your palate. What needs to be done after eating the unappetizing confection is a parallel for how you should respond to and learn from a curveball in life. Learning from one’s mistakes is much like making cookies…

She heard the barking of an old dog that was chained to the sycamore tree. The spurs of the cavalry officer clanged as he walked across the porch. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air.” (Chopin pg. 121) In her final moments of her life, the important sense for her is hearing. As she slips away she hears her surroundings as well as her family. This quote is also portrayed symbolism…

fans, the young baseball fans, and his wife-.In addition, in paragraph 4, which states,“Black people supported me with total loyalty. They supported me morally: they came to sit in a hostile audience in unprecedented numbers to make the turnstiles hum like…

In both Ian McEwan’s Atonement and Paul Horgan’s Mountain Standard Time there is a scene of violence. Both scenes feature hate crimes against individuals, where a group of people exert all their anger and frustration on a person. In Atonement, the scene features a soldier from the British Royal Air Force (RAF) being beaten to death by angered soldiers who experienced Dunkirk, they use the man as a punching bag, blaming him for their loss. In Mountain Standard Time, a little boy is riding his…

One effective way to really enhance your standard of your singing voice is getting vocal training. When you think its time to begin vocal classes, the first thing that you want to do is searching for a good teacher. Although not just any kind of instructor, look for those whose methods and approach are suited with your musical objectives as well as what you're really aiming for. The same as every other working relationship, getting a good fit is important to your career success. But before you…