There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Tennessee Williams, birth name Thomas Lanier Williams, was born on March 26, 1911, in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the second three children. 2. Williams was raised by his mother, his father was absent during most of his life a his salemnas who was more interested in money than his children and his truant lead to complex relationship with his son. Williams often described his childhood as pleasurable and joyful. But his carefree and boyish childhood was taken when his family moved to St. Louis…

whispers of scandalous gossip. She unfortunately begins her introduction into the novel by being talked of as Tom’s lower class mistress. This draws attention to not only how different Myrtle’s world was compared to Tom’s world, but also to how Myrtle had differentiated herself from her own world. She lived in the Valley of Ashes, standing out from her surroundings with a certain “vibrancy of character”. She is not “covered in ash” like everything around her, setting her apart from the…

The next issue that Dickens focuses on is the social problems of industrialization. Dickens is known to be one of the novelists who wrote and commented on the social matters of Victorian England in his novels. Hard Times which is no exception, captures contemporary social matters. These contemporary issues are discussed by John D. Baird. The author of "Divorce and Matrimonial Causes": An Aspect of "Hard Times". He argues that these issues are “woven deeply into the texture of the narrative; so…

Who Am I; I am defined by my beliefs, morals, and values. Thus far, in my life I’ve been through a lot of hurt, pain, and deceit but overall I conquered. Today I stand a young woman of integrity and honor due to my culture. However, I will not say that my culture has had a tremendous impact in my life but overall it has shaped, and molded me into a woman of excellence. Within this essay I’m going to take you to a place you’ve never seen before. I’m going to take you to a journey towards my…

began to be filled with artwork emphasizing this new style. The paintings were softer and more elegant than previous styles of work, which fit in perfectly with the high-class homes that strived to display their wealth. Rococo style was not only seen in artwork, but was also emphasized in the architecture in the interior of homes. Rococo had a very detailed and extravagant type of interior dressing, and its small stones and shells created a very unique and beautiful visual picture. With the…

Sharon Knight is a 68 years old woman, born in Edmond, Oklahoma in a small maternity home. She is the middle child of five in her family. Sharon currently lives in Piedmont, Oklahoma in a home that is small enough for the two of them, but also big enough for their four grandchildren to roam about. Sharon has been married for fifty years to the same man, and they still show each other the same love that they did the day they met. She is a wife, mother of two, and grandmother of four, but she…

In order to tell you who I am, I suppose I should go back to the very beginning. I was born on the 29th of July in 1997. Now I wasn’t your average dainty baby, I came out at a whopping 10 pounds 1 ounce. Since it was still the 90’s, the ultrasound technology wasn’t as advanced as it was today. So needless to say, my parents were expecting a Jordan Troy and they got a Holly Rae. The year after I was born happened to be a very busy year for my family. We moved to a new house we were building and…

class’ life was unbearable because they often had to work from an early age in mines or streets, grow up and work jobs that no one wanted like scavenging for valuables in toxic water, and live in workhouses which was government housing for the poor. From an early age, a boy or girl born into the working class had to work to survive. Then he or she would have to get a job, if not they would have to live and work in the worst place imaginable, a workhouse. If they did acquire a job, the job was…

“English outside this door, Spanish inside,” he said, “y basta.” But who can divide the world, the word (mundo y palabra) from any child? Espaillat is a thinker, a philosopher of her reality. She understands her father’s attachment to culture and language. When he arrives, he’s an adult, and it’s difficult to let go.…

Post Revolution America prompted major changes to the economy which fostered changes to labor. America’s labor force was evolving from the simple farmers working for subsistence to paid labors in factories. As subsistence farming became no longer necessary the creation of surplus goods started. The production of surplus goods encouraged craftsman to begin to specialize. New inventions and machinery produced efficient factories. Factories could mass produce goods that then be shipped across…