1. Footbinding
This novel is set in Kerala, South India, during the late 1960s. It revolves around two seven year old twins and their extended family. The story is about the loss of innocence of the two children, who become victims of prejudices of the caste system, patriarchal families, third world communism, and...
Living Out The play "Living Out" took place at the Music Center of Los Angeles County. This was the first production by playwright, Lisa Loomer. She focused on two hard-working families with different cultural backgrounds. One family, Richard and N...
In Waimea summer, Holt makes it clear that Mark as well as some of his relatives have conflicting feelings about their Hawaiian heritage. Mark has traveled to Waimea form Honolulu to stay the summer with his fathers, cousin, and his family. "Uncle Fred" recently widowed for the third time is n...
The main conflict in this story is Prosper and Bo against all of the obstacles in the search of a magical merry-go-round. When if you take a ride on it, it can make you younger or older but before that they have to find the missing wing that goes to the lion of the merry-go-round. They know where it...
Family I chose family as a word that I found to be important. The reason I chose family is because it is a word that has a true meaning behind it; there is more than just a definition. The word family means a group of relatives that are bonded together as one. Family...
To an onlooker, a life in the military may look fun and exciting. However, only a person who has experienced being in the military can give a detailed account of the ordeals they have endured. To explore this statement more, I decided to interview my dad, David Pittman, a retired senior chief in t...
Greybill wrote a successful novel overall and as for the reader (myself), I believe Greybill helped uncover many questions about the Clarke family by including the stories of Malcolm Clarke, his children, grandchildren and even his great grandchildren. ... My overall opinion of the book is a positive one. ...
A second scenario which relates to this situation is if the child is living away from home and not getting the time to eat healthily due to a strenuous schedule which affects their overall health by a great deal. If the parents keep in close touch with their son or daughter, they can most likely help out with the problem by making a schedule for their child to follow which would not affect their eating habits and as a result not effect their overall health. ...
Although this is a short story that is only told verbally to Telemachus, it resonates powerfully to the overall theme of the poem, The Odyssey, about fate, betrayal and loyalty. ... Because the story that is told to Telemachus from Menelaus is very broad and short lasting only a couple lines, I will be adding some content to elaborate the overall story a little more to better fit the Aristotelian definition of tragedy. ...
Song of Solomon All over the world, there are people who choose to live different lifestyles. Some people live only to be wealthy and rich while others are content with themselves no matter how poor they are. In Toni Morrison's novel, Song of Solomon, there are characters that represent peop...
In the show "Reba" it displays different roles that gender plays in the media culture. The show goes against the norm in various ways. Reba the main character defies the traditional role played in most sitcoms. Instead of being the traditional well to do stay at home mom she is a divorced mother who...
In an ideal world, a child is well mannered, with good behavior, and always listens to instructions. The idea seems highly impossible at times because let's face it; raising a child is an extremely tough job. Parents take different approaches or styles in raising their children no matter what age, o...
Life is Beautiful The first part of the movie is about Guido and his future wife Dora. Guido and his friend Ferruccio are driving in the countryside when there brakes go out. This scene is meant to set the tone for the rest of the movie because it is frightening with a hint of humor to help the ...
It is not always easy to determine the values and beliefs in which a person lives their life. Some people devote their lives to religion, or to make other people happy, and some a varying amount of things. When I was asked to determine what values and beliefs I live my life by, I had to look deep ...
Parents and Their Children Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" and Adrienne Rich's "A Woman Mourned by Daughters" are poems that are based on only one parent. In "Those Winter Sundays" the parent is a father. In "A Woman Mourned by Daughters" the parent is a deceased mother. While reading bo...
RELATIONSHIP What is a relationship? A relationship is built upon the understanding between two people. It goes beyond casual acquaintances and evolves into an experience of sharing and gaining an understanding of each other. A relationship is having the ability to empathize things through anoth...
Right by My Side Title relates to the story, Right by My Side, because Sam want to have the same relationship with Marshall as he had with his dad. He tells him sundry things about his father. He also wanted Marshall to tell his kids about how great a father he was. He wanted the relationship b...
According to studies, the first few years of married couples are filled with happiness. Over the course of their lives, they start feeling less satisfied. They are most unhappy when their children are in diapers and adolescence. They only go back to their previous level of happiness when their ch...
1. How does O'Connor portray the family in the story? What were some of the characteristics of the grandmother? Most readers dislike her. Why? Did you dislike her? Bailey loves his mother, although the fact that she is always demanding something gets under his skin. Regardless, since he loves her he...
"Promises To Keep" "Promises to Keep," written by Katherine Karr offers encouragement and advice to families who have to put loved ones in nursing homes. Few are prepared for the shock of the placement into the institution, and families are not aware of the emotional effort needed to put forth so...
Again, the first chapter talks about the women's prison overall being about their children on the outside and the families they form on the inside. The fact that their children, if they have any, supposedly mean so much to them kind of confuses me because they knew the life they were getting into a...