... It actually was good for her, to take a break from her loud mates and the generally noisy world. The break meant climbing on her roof, watching the stars. It became a habit over the years. Her father used to climb to the roof whenever he and her mother were upset at each other, of after a fight. She wondered why he went there, so she asked him. “Because the stars won’t be mad at me,” he said in a playful manner and she laughed, taking it as a joke. But, as she grew up and her father left their family, she realized he was dead serious. And he was right. The stars were peaceful, and beautiful. Such powerful, but mild forces. She loved watching them, even if she wasn’t sad, or mad. Maybe it was what kept her going. That evening, she decided she would climb on the roof earlier, to read until the sunset. But, of course, the beautiful scenery wouldn’t let her read much. The sun setting behind the little houses of the suburbs was majestic, wonderful. But it was too fiery for her, too big of a star. At least it was warm, she thought. It was still light outside when she opened a pack of crackers, her dinner for the day. Her mother worked night shift, her brother was with some friends in the city and her sister was sleeping over at her friend, so no need to cook. Crackers were better than some warmed left-overs anyways. She munched at the vinegary snack as the lights on the street were turned on. She looked around at the houses in her neighborhood. There weren’t people on the street...
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... Comparing and contrasting two stories can be a difficult task when one does not understand the plot of a story. Plot is simply the arrangement of the action, which can consist of any type of event or a series of events that go on in the story. It is also important to know about the structure of a plot to understand what is going on in the story. A plot consists of action, along with exposition, rising action, turning point (climax), falling action and a conclusion (Booth, et.al, 2006, p57). I chose to compare and contrast “Sonny’s Blues” and “Why I live at the P.O.” because both of their plots revolve around siblings and their struggle to accept each other. In “Sonny’s Blues” brother is struggling with Sonny’s addiction to “horse” and in “Why I live at the P.O.” Sister is dealing with the jealousy she has towards her sister, Stella-Rondo. James Baldwin uses the plot of “Sonny’s Blues” to show how difficult it can be to reestablish a relationship with family after years of no contact. He uses a difficult time such as Sonny’s addiction to heroine to have his brother want to be a part of his recovery. Brother finds out that Sonny has gotten into trouble and is scared about the situation along with scared for Sonny. He is scared because he had his suspicions but he did not want to know anything about it. Brother just wanted to believe Sonny “… was wild, but he wasn’t crazy” (Baldwin, 82). He had always believed his brother, “…always been a good boy, he hadn’t ever turned...
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...punished. Sister Rose was fearless and determined to make the Jews feel more respected by all Catholics. She saw that what was being taught about Jewish people in the church was wrong, and she strived to make a difference. Sister Rose inspired me to be an Upstander because of how fearless she was when standing in front of the many powerful Catholic church members, telling them how their beliefs of Jewish people were unfair; she also loved the Jews, even though she was a devoted Catholic; I want to be as brave as Sister Rose, and stand up for people who are being treated unfairly. Sister Rose wanted to help the Jews even though her religion taught her not to like them. She dedicated her life and work to create a better relationship with the Jews and Catholics. Instead of ignoring what was wrong, Sister Rose took a stand, and fought for the Jews. She started research on...
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...a warm history of a remarkable nun of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The author details how Sister Mary was born into a working class family in 1892, was the oldest of 12 children and how her mother died during childbirth. In addition it was noted Sister Mary had an 8th grade Catholic education, joined the convent at 14, and took her vows when she turned 19 years of age. The article went on to describe how Sister Mary’s sibling Clara joined the same religious order, but unfortunately died at age 49. The background stated that her father died at 68 years of age of heart disease. With a very small stature and 85 lbs. the writer portrays Sister as an avid reader, being well-liked and very happy. She had a special interest in global situations, women and children in need, and was also actively involved in her community. This amazing woman taught middle school for 77 years all the while studying during her breaks for her own high school diploma, which she earned with an “A” average after 22 committed years. She continued working with students in a part-time capacity until her mid-eighties, and even after officially retiring still had quite a presence within the convent. When scientists from the University of Kentucky seeking participation in a study on Alzheimer’s approached the older segment of women from this order of nuns, Sister Mary eagerly agreed to partake. The article shares that in fact a total of 678 sisters from across the United States agreed to be involved...
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...at a ceremony to divide the King’s kingdom. Dismayed by what she sees as her sister’s false confessions of love, the honest and youngest sister, Cordelia, chooses a path of sincerity to not profess her love for her father. Outraged, the king then banishes Cordelia and divides the land between Goneril and Regan. This decision comes to haunt Lear, when the two sisters take away his title and drive him mad. Cordelia’s honesty, loyalty and maturity are traits that separate her from her sisters and contrast their untruthful, unfaithful and insecure nature. To begin, Cordelia and her sisters are very different in the sense that Cordelia is honest and her sisters are untruthful. Cordelia portrays a very honest character and her integrity is evident from the beginning of the play and it is carried through all the way to the end. “Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. I love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less.” (I. ii. 91- 93) This line is delivered after Cordelia is once again asked by Lear to confess her love to him after she already she has nothing to confess. She is being honest with Lear when she tells him she simply loves him the way a daughter should. Lear was expecting Cordelia to act like her sisters and exaggerate her words to make him feel loved and honored. Sadly, Cordelia is nothing like her sisters and her honesty outrages Lear, who disowns her and banishes her from his kingdom. On the opposite hand of this situation are Goneril and...
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...1. How old were you when you first started playing? 2. What games did you and your sisters play? 3. What was your favorite game to play? Which one of your sisters did you play games with more? 4. Did you make up any games? 5. Did you and your sisters play with other kids? 6. What kinds of games did they like to play? 7. Did you ever play games with kids of other cultures? 8. Did your parents play any kinds of games with you? 9. Did your parents make your chores into some kind of game? 10. Do you believe play is important for a child’s development? 11. What influence did play have on your social development, emotional development, cognitive development and physical development? My mom first started playing when she was two years old. Her and her sisters played baby dolls, hide and seek, pretend play, chase, duck duck goose, etc. My mom’s favorite game was hide and seek. She played games with her sister Terri more than her other sisters. They got along the best and were really close. CULTURE’S CONTRIBUTION TO PLAY 3. My mom and her sisters made up competitive fishing games, contests, etc. They were always outside playing or doing something outdoors. My mom and her sisters would sometimes play games with the neighbor kids as well. The neighbor kids liked playing trucks, rodeos, etc cause they were boys. My mom and her sisters did not play games with kids of other cultures....
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...In the story, two sisters live with each other, one sister a divorcee and the other sister the wife of her sister’s ex-husband. Of course, there was a lot of animosity that lived within the household; however, the second sister felt obligated to help her dying sister. The first sister insisted that her sister was only helping to clear her conscious of the horrific deed done unto her, thus she bought a bus ticket and disappeared. The second sister thinking her sister has died was surprisingly dismissive her death and seemed relieved that she had...
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...The Mormons have a very complex system of leadership in their church. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is president who is the head of the church and two other “supporting” presidents. The man who has been an apostle the longest is the president of the Church, and by inspiration he selects two other apostles as counselors. These three function as the First Presidency, which is the highest governing body of the Church” (Mormon Newsroom). The current president of the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Thomas S. Monson. The two “supporting” presidents are Henry B. Eyring and Dieter F. Uchtdorf. After the presidents are the Quorum of the Twelve. The Quorum of Twelve are also called apostles. Next...
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...parents if I really can’t find other married couple because I can easily interview them whenever both of them are in the house. But then again, I can’t imagine myself sitting down with them, asking them questions about their young married life like how they met and fell in love with each other, what was the sweetest thing that Dad ever did for Mom or what they did on their first date. I know that Dad is a very serious man, and is not the type to share stories about how he wooed Mom to get her attention so it would be really very awkward to interview him about those things. You get what I’m saying? Regardless, I still can’t find a couple to interview for the subject. And then I remembered, I have my sister who was only married last July this year. So I decided to interview her and his husband, Kuya Mac. The first question that I asked her was about the details of their first meeting. She told me that she was in a party with our cousin, Ate Raisy when my sister met her husband. Ate Raisy happened to be the girlfriend of one of kuya Mac’s friends which encouraged her to introduce my sister to Kuya Mac, whom she knows, has already separated with his wife though he already has a daughter with his last wife. Ate Raisy knew that Kuya Mac really needs a wife that will take care of him and his daughter as his daughter is still very young. And so, Ate Raisy introduced the both of them to each other. During the interview, Kuya Mac said to me that when my sister was introduced to him, he knew...
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...Tejeda1 Nick Tejeda Period 1 Watching my sister This day is going to be like any other day. I have to go to school which sometimes I don’t really want to go. After school I usually take the bus but sometimes I walk. When I get home I go in my room I take off my school clothes and put my home clothes. At this time my mom is at work and my dad is at work. So it’s usually my grandma and my sister home when I get there. My grandma is always making food before i get home from school. She makes different things every day. My sister is always playing with her dolls she yells at me when I go to say hi to her. My grandma barely leaves the house so she is always watching my sister. My sister gives my grandma a hard time so she is always yelling at my sister. When my mom and dad come home my grandma tells them about how my sister gave her a hard time. Now I watch my sister so now she gives me a hard time. At least I’m helping my parents with watching my sister. My sister never listens to me when i tell her not to do something she does it anyways. My sister is always mean to me she loves to mess with me. I can’t yell at her because she goes and tell my mom. So I have to be nice to her all the time. I’m always trying ways to get back at her but they never work. Now I’m going to give up on getting back at her and trying to be nice to my sister. When my mom and dad come home its there turn to watch my sister. I usually ask my parents if i can hang out with my friends. They usually say...
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...Brothers are faithful to one another, they are steadfast. No thing, no person, and no word can break the bond between them because of their steadfast commitment to preserve their relationship against all odds. Loyalty in one’s brother outlasts and outweighs minor disagreements and misunderstandings. Most importantly, loyalty in a brotherhood breeds trust, which is essential in every serious relationship. Trust is so hard to gain, yet so easy to lose. It requires time and effort, two steps that many people neglect to take in building relationships. However brotherhood is different, brotherhood hinges on trust. Brothers trust one another with their innermost secrets, they trust in each other’s judgment on a range of issues, and they trust each other to “have one another’s back” through thick and thin. Moreover, trust is fundamental in creating the unconditional love on which a brotherhood depends. At first I wouldn’t relate “unconditional love to brotherhood”. But as I thought, I realized that unconditional love goes beyond romantic or parental love. Building lasting relationships is one of the most important aspects of life. It not only affects a person's social life, but their personal life as well. The stronger the bond is, the more it influences their daily life and habits. While many relations have positive effects, there are just as many that negatively affect someone. The people, whom one builds these bonds with, may vary greatly from their grandparents and...
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...In Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of Butterflies, the bond of sisterhood displayed by the Mirabal sisters proves that even in the toughest of times a sister provides and shows strength to one another out of love and loyalty no matter the circumstances. For example, when Minerva first tells Maria Teresa about her secret meetings, MaTe overwhelmed with knowledge, fears not what knowing the truth about her country means “but that [Minerva] might let go” of her hand in that moment. (39) Although frightened, MaTe dreads losing her sister, who represents a lifeline of sanity to MaTe, more than Trujillo’s wrath. Minerva gives MaTe the strength to comprehend and accept the actuality of their plight in the Dominican Republic, and courageously jump...
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...Bigamy is deception, betrayal of a criminal act into marriage with one person while legally married to another. For example, this is where a person marries another and goes to and other state and marries another person. This is known as living a double life. In the event of bigamy there are legal actions that can be taken against such actions. The law actions that are taken agents bigamy is misdemeanor and felony. For many months, you have been the case manager for a man who has a long history of marrying women and not bothering with divorce. Recently, it came to your attention that he is dating your sister, although neither is aware of your relationship with the other. In discussing the client situation and gathering all information from the client about his past and present life style. The client confesses to the case manager, he has resolutely married more than one time without receiving a divorce from his former marriages. The case manager will need to know how many times he had married and what state or city did he marry them in. This is known as bigamy also it is a criminal offence in the United States. A person who knowingly commits bigamy is guilty of a crime, but it is seldom prosecuted unless it is part of a fraudulent scheme to get another’s property or some other felony (Grover, 1999) In the United States one can only have one spouse. As a case manager one will have to report the man as a bigamist to the authority in the state where he is currently...
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...It was my sister birthday we went to her favorite place to eat it called Texas roadhouse. It a good place to eat so it took a long time to get in. it was my sister and my little sister it was my older sister birthday and my other 4 cousin came with us to.We order are food it just like any other time you had a birthday at the Texas place they sing to you and let u ride little horse a give u a hat with ice cream. when that we all over we were going to my grandpas house ok in there was seven kids and some times are mom or aunt and are grandma forgets sometimes that there is more than just 1 kid. My older sister it her birthday and she decide to go to the bathroom and all the kids were playing when we were outside and we are in the parking...
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...religion. In John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt,” all of these variables were used to create an open ended play that allowed the audience to decide the guilt or innocence of the character Father Flynn, the integrity of Sister Aloysius, judgment of Donald Muller, the inconceivable acceptance of Mrs. Muller, and finally the varying perceptions of Sister James. Upon reflection I firmly believe that Donald Muller was the victim of Father Flynn’s sexual deviance who was chosen because of his anticipated short stay at the school, and the color of skin. I also believe that Sister Aloysius only struggled with doubt because her suspicions were never validated or disproven. The era for which this play was set provides a means to understand why Father Flynn was never tried among a jury of his peers. John Jay College of Criminal Justice published a report stating “clergy sexual abuse of minors in the American Catholic Church is a historical problem with the vast majority of cases occurring from the mid 1960's to the mid 1980's” (Plante). The hierarchies of the church, during this time, were more likely to cover up any incidents of inappropriate behavior, on the part of their clergy, than to demand that they answer to the claims or suspicions of abuse. Furthermore, as we saw with Sister Aloysius, internal church protocol demanded that she brought any complaints or questions to a priest, who would ultimately make the choice as to where it would...
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