...Clara is a smart girl at the age of 15. One day Clara took of all her clothes in school assembly. She did this, for what at the time seemed like no particular reason at all. But later on we find out that she lives in a home where the mom has a boyfriend, which she spends most of her time with. Because of that, the mom doesn’t really pay any attention to Clara. So she feels somewhat offended by this, and chooses to strip down in the school. This is of course an act of extremism and, even though the author tries to keep the suspicions down, we notice that there’s something wrong in the household she lives in. We also sense a kind of strained relationship between Clara and Stan. She’s supposedly mad at Stan because of all the attention he’s getting, or he might actually be sexually abusing her. I know this is a strange thing to say, but when you hear them conversing. You might know why I’m thinking like I do. Just touching him makes her shiver. When we hear her mom laughing over the attention craving act Clara performed earlier, we finally understand that Clara want her mom to be concerned about what she’s doing. I mean they can’t even have a normal conversation, and the mother shows no interest at all in changing that. Just look at the scene where she returns from school and the mother just asks if there’s any news, and when Clara says no, she doesn’t dig any deeper. 1. What did Clara do and how did she do it? Clara stripped off in the assembly hall in front of the whole...
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...Clara's Day Summary: Clara Tilling is 15 years old and one day at school assembly she decides to take all of her clothes off. She goes past the headmistress lectern, where the head hesitates for a moment, and then begins to read out again. Her naked walk stops when she reach her own formroom where she puts a science overall at her naked body. Afterward she talks with the head about the incident. The head decides to write a letter to Clara's parents. After the episode Clara react like nothing ever had happened. But a few days later her parents receive the letter from Clara's school. But the mother do not become angry or sad, she begins to laugh, and then describe Clara's youth. She explains, to her boyfriend Stan that Clara used to be a prude, and that she is modest. In the end of the story, when the mother and Stan is driving towards their work, sits Clara at the table, where she begins to cry. I would like to take a look at atmosphere in this specific family. Clara's parents are divorced and she lives with her mother and this Stan. You could use many different words for the atmosphere, some of them would be Superficial and tense. The mother and Stan do not act like grown ups, or like normal parents would do, when their child strips in front of the entire school, they just make fun of her! And they do not even ask her if something is wrong. And Stan is not a father figure for Clara, He walks around in the house all most naked, and he gets to close, you could...
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...Clara’s day assignment The society that we live in today is a very selfish one. Most people think only of themselves and only do what seems to be in their best interest, whether they do it consciously or unconsciously. One of the major problems with selfishness arises when the parents focus too much on their own lives, because it affects their children gravely. In the story “Clara’s Day” written by Penelope Lively in 1997, Clara is a victim of her mother’s selfishness. The narrative technique(der var en rettelse som jeg ikke forstod) is a third person limited narrator. He/she has access to Clara’s thoughts, and that helps us getting closer to Clara and her state of mind. That gives us an impression of what the narrator thinks of today’s society and its problems. Clara is 15 years old, and she does not have any real friends or a boyfriend .Due to her adolescence she has a problem with her sexuality. She is afraid of growing up, and afraid of her own sexuality. Stan is Clara’s mother’s boyfriend, and he is very masculine, and for Clara he is the epitome of male sexuality. That’s why Clara is so afraid of him. One day when she was on her way to her room she meet him, and when he talks to her, he has a vague voice which makes her very uncomfortable, so she “pulled her dressing-grown more closely round her”. Due to her lack of friends she is very lonely and craves for attention. She finds it hard to express her feelings so she walks naked in the school. She is very well aware...
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...Clara Barton Clara Barton was Born in Massachusetts on December 25, 1821. When the civil war broke out, Clara Barton was one of the first volunteer nurses they had. With the outbreak of the civil war, Barton saw the need for an efficient organization to distribute food and medical supplies to the troops. Clara Barton was one of the first people that volunteered and to show up on the war grounds. With her came three army wagons filled with medical and food supplies. Unlike some other nurses and doctors, Barton would go out into the war grounds to help the wounded soldiers. The other doctors and nurses would have to wait until the wounded soldiers arrived at whatever the would call a hospital at the time. With her support and medical...
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...Clara Barton is an amazing woman who pushed past many limitation to do what she felt was right, and become a battlefield nurse. She pushed through Gender role, being unprepared, and warzones, all to help save lives and make a difference in the War. Clara was widely seen as the Angel of the Battlefield. Giving everything she could to save lives, and bring relief to the soldiers of the Civil War. One of the biggest issues she had, however, was the gender roles of her time. In Clara’s time, It was unheard of for a woman to do anything in the army, let alone anything to do with battlefield medicine. The local women who have heard of her wishes to become a battlefield nurse produced nasty gossip, thinking ill of Clara. Clara, however, payed them...
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...Clara Barton spent her life helping, caring, and teaching others. She was a teacher , held a spot in the U.S Government ,and the” Angle of the Battlefield.” No matter what problem was thrown at her she never gave up. She was a wonderful woman and changed the world forever. On December 25th, 1821 in Oxford Massachusetts Clara Barton was born. On that bitterly cold and snowy day the other seven members of her family welcomed her to the world. She was born into a poor family and, growing up was not provided public schooling. Even though it was though it was withstanding that did not stop her from learning. She learned most things from her five older siblings and parents. Her dad ,once war captain, taught her geography and everything she needed to know about surviving just about anywhere. Her mother taught her how to cook and sew. David her brother taught her math. Her sisters Sally and Dorothy taught her...
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...Eric Suerez Mr. Reid Social Studies P.9 11-5-14 Clara Barton Report Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. She had six siblings and was the youngest of them all. Clara had many different working occupations, such as working as a clerk, a bookkeeper, and even a teacher several years later. She even had the opportunity to start her own school in Bordentown, New Jersey in 1853. Clara was well ahead of her time. She was amongst very few women running their own school in the United States in the mid nineteenth century. Clara moved to Washington, D.C in search of warmer weather when the Civil War began to break out. She cared about wounded soldiers and became one of the first volunteers for the Washington Infirmary. Barton was a very kind and compassionate person. Her presence at the Battle of Antietam was welcomed along with the supplies she brought along. The transportation of the army wagons of supplies was funded and provided by the army quartermaster in Washington, D.C addition to the help of Clara’s own funds....
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...Clara Barton: Hero of Medicine. Educator, nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton, born Clarissa Harlowe Barton on Christmas, December 25, 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. On April 12, 1912 at her home in Glen Echo, Massachusetts, she died from pneumonia. Clara’s father, Captain Stephen Barton, inspired her patriotism and gave her a deep sense of humanitarian interest. Clara was not especially close with her mother, Sarah Stone Barton. She had two brothers and two sisters and was the youngest of them. She started school at the age of three and by four was spelling three syllable words. Clara’s schooling was at home, from her siblings. Her older brother, David became seriously injured so Clara appointed herself his nurse. She learned to administer his prescribed medications and how to “bleed” him with leeches. When the doctors gave up, it took Clara two years, but she persisted until he made a full recovery. Clara’s parents thought that sending her off to school would be help her shyness, unfortunately, they were mistaken....
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...Internal and External Factors Starting from one man's kind gesture to help wounded soldiers, The Red Cross has grown to be known around the world for their compassionate care for those in need; Working to prevent and/or relieve suffering, the Red Cross is made up of donors, volunteers, and employees. These people come together from all walks of life in order to help those less fortunate or those who have been over-taken by disaster. There are five key service areas in which the Red Cross provides support; disaster relief, supporting America's Military families, lifesaving blood, health and safety services, and International services (Red Cross, 2013). Since being founded in1881 by Clara Barton, the Red Cross has been a consistent lifeline for those in need both in America and around the world (Red Cross, 2013). Of course, a lot has changed since 1881 in technology and just the everyday way of life, therefore The Red Cross has had to adapt as well in order to keep up and continue to run a successful organization. They have made good use of technology by use of Internet and data bases, which provide help and comfort to families who have had to endure disasters. For example, throughout many major disasters such as tornados, hurricanes, floods, and many other chaotic disasters, American Red Cross makes it possible for families to access a database and post their name and a message which then pushes out to Facebook and twitter letting other family members know they are ok. As a...
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...Clara Barton was a very brave nurse in the Civil War and a paragon of leadership. Among many other great things, I believe she was one of the main pioneers in paving the road for women in medicine. Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton on December 25, 1821. She died on April 12, 1912. She was born in the very small village of North Oxford, Massachusetts. She had a very interesting childhood growing up in a large household. Clara Barton also performed many heroic accomplishments. In Clara’s long life of ninety years, along with being a nurse in the Civil War, she was a hospital nurse, a teacher, and a patent clerk. In my opinion, Clara Barton was a great contributor to our society. Clara Barton had a very unusual early life. She...
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...There were many heroes of the Civil War, not just the soldiers that fought in battle. The most remembered heroes are the people who worked behind the scenes. One of the most important was Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. Clara Barton is the most honored woman in history for being a pioneer and an outstanding humanitarian. She put her life on the line to save our soldiers. The Civil War took place from April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865. This war consisted of the United States alone, it was a country divided. The war was fought between Southern United States, Northeastern United States, and Western United States. (O'Neil, p. 23) This war went down as the largest armed conflict on American soil. (www.civilwarhome.com) Clara Barton did her part by working in the fields to help the soldiers. (O'Neil, p. 25) Originally, Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She was born on December 25, 1821. She was the youngest of seven children. (Steele, p. 55) She once said, “I do not have brothers and sisters, I have six playmates and they all look after me.” (Steele, p. 55) Barton was not a very social person. Throughout her life, she had identity problems. (www.redcross.org) The identity crisis got worse when she became interested in academics and other things that were considered to be “masculine”. (www.redcross.org) At the age of seventeen, she opened her own school and became a schoolteacher...
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...On Christmas Day in the North Oxford town of Massachusetts,about 40 miles west of Boston a woman was born who gave much of her life to helping others.Her name was Clara Barton and the year was 1821.She was named after an aunt who in turn had been named after the heroine of a very popular novel named Clarissa Harlowe.She was the “baby” or the last one of their family. Her parents names were Captain Steven Barton and Sara Barton who was an extremely energetic woman who never slept past 3 o’clock in the morning.She sometimes frightened the whole house with her temper.Like her husband she was well known outside her home.As for her father he had built the house she was born in. He was a farmer and a miller who provided food and clothing for...
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...such as math and reading. One of her sisters, Dolly, passed away when Clara was young because she had a nervous breakdown. Back in those days, people did not understand mental illnesses and just locked up those who had mental illnesses. Since she lived on a farm, she learned how to do chores to be useful. At three years old, she went to school and excelled in literature. Due to her timidity as a child, her only known friend is Nancy Fitts. Her brother,...
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...com whose goals are more profit oriented. American Red Cross: Clarissa Harlowe Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. A true pioneer, Clara risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers during the Civil War. Her understanding of the needs of people in distress and the ways that she could provide for them guided her through this journey. The American Red Cross charter states that is a non-profit, charitable, tax exempt organization. It’s seven fundamental principals are: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. The mission is the provide relief to victims of disasters and to help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross has responded to thousands of natural disasters. When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, the American Red Cross was one of the organizations that responded quickly with food, water, and clothing for the thousands of people at the Louisiana Superdome. Without these types of organizations to help when disasters happen, the economy would be in serious trouble. The American Red Cross offers aid to victims all over the world. Another important function of the American Red Cross is it’s life share blood centers. It obtains nearly half of all the blood donated in America today. Clara Barton’s business principals are simple: integrity, honesty and commitment to helping others. She founded the American Red Cross because she saw a need...
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...Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross, is seen as an “angel of the battlefield”. But does she truly fit the title that was bestowed upon her? When you look deeper into her story, and all the things she has done to help soldiers in fighting times, she is one hundred percent worthy of her given title. Her upbringing was mainly taught by her father, Captain David Barton, while her mother was the type to not strongly get involved in strict around the clock discipline. Clara claimed, "My mother, like the sensible women that she was, seemed to conclude that there were plenty of instructors without her. She attempted very little, but rather regarded the whole thing as a sort of mental conglomeration, and looked on with a kind of amused curiosity to see what they would make of...
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