He owned land, took care of that land along with his wife and children. ... This took courage. ... Elizabeth Proctor: wife of john proctor and mother of three sons. ... Elizabeth shows courage by facing danger, being put on the stop and by going against what she knows is right, the truth, to save her husband, probably thinking Abigail made this accusation. ... Jealousy and selfishness are not associated with courage at all. ...
Two works in particular, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and Mother Courage and her Children by Bertolt Brecht show how society molds its members into perfectly cast models. ... The desire to be accepted by society drives these individuals, especially Gregor from The Metamorphosis and Mother Courage's children from Mother Courage and her Children, to conform or die trying. ... Brecht's play, Mother Courage and her Children set a new standard for which plays are to be compared. ... In Mother Courage and her Children, the mother suffers because she does not show capitulation to so...
Sharing her story of courage, character, and influence is a source of pride. ... Being a mother of eight children (full-time job) built her character. ... I later learned from Hospice workers; it was her way of protecting her eight children, 23 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. ... My mother was admired by everyone, for her unselfish devotion to others, her whole life. ... The guidance that my mother provided for our family was not at all her job; it was her dream. ...
The second poem "I Said a Mother's Prayer for You" written by John Robbins represents the way that Jo has treated me as a daughter and I have always shown her love as though she were my mother. ... I would tell her that I hated her and she would respond with an, "I love you". ... She helped the three of us children through the toughest time of our life, our parents divorcing, without us even realizing. ... It has been evident through her courage and persistence. ... "I SAID A MOTHER"S DAY PRAYER FOR YOU" I said a Mother's Day prayer for you To thank the Lord above For bless...
Women of honor and courage who endured things that a woman of today would never endure. ... It is doubtful that the mother of the 40's and 50's would have " taken kindly" to another woman trying to tell her how to run her household and raise her children. ... In the 40's and 50's the stay at home mother had 18 hours to devote to the upkeep of her home and the raising of her children. ... In these days, society publically frowned upon a divorced woman, and her children. ... Without their bravery and courage, women of today may have a very different plight....
Spanning from when she was a young child to the final chapter, which introduces Maya's newborn child, the incidents which make her life such an interesting one often demand courage. The author obviously acknowledges this, with her quote "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. ... It is the one in which she describes Mama, her grandmother, being harassed in front of their house by a group of several white young women and children. ... The white children call her by her first name, Annie, and at first try to imitate the way she stands and looks. ... It...
That, to me, is courage. She is the kind of superwoman who is strong enough to take care of two children without ever complaining how hard it is. ... One of the many greatest traits my mother possesses is the ability to never give up on her loved ones. ... When I was caught drunk while sneaking in through my bedroom window, my mother had the most heart-broken look in her face. ... If I ever asked for a better mother, nothing would change because no one would be better than her-she is irreplaceable....
Mrs Tuohy takes care of Michael just like her son. ... She was a teacher, but more like my mother. ... Which mother would not love their children in the world? ... Although the mother for my behavior and her face are not very nice, but she would very calm, practical action and truth to tell me what you do you should not do. ... Courage is a hard thing to figure. ...
When her mother dies Eveline makes a vow to her that she will take care of the family. ... In the time period of the story it was not uncommon for the male children of the family to leave and for the women to stay if something has happened to the parents. ... Although Eveline had chances to leave, that vow to her mother just kept her in the abusive situation. ... Like her brothers she was afraid to leave and could not get enough courage to pack her things and go with Frank. ... Her brothers had it easier than Eveline being males and maybe that's why they could get enough courage to le...
Atticus made Jem read to her and explained, "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand it's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway" (p. 112). ... These events changed Jem's courage. ... "You oughta let your mother know where you are,' said Jem. 'You oughta let her know you're here...' ... Although the situations are different from the 1930's to now, children still cope with problems....
Although she lives with her mother, Nana, in a peaceful kolba secluded from the busy streets of Herat, this is not enough for Mariam because her mother always reminds her of how unwanted of a bastard she is. ... Unable to provide him with children made her worthless in Rasheed's eyes. ... Finally near the end of the book, Mariam shows a lot of courage when she saves her friend Laila from Rasheed. ... Mariam had gotten enough courage to kill Rasheed. ... A Mother. ...
Indira Gandhi, Sonya Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Annie Besant... ... The clothing that they wear effects the nation's reactions towards her. ... Her Gandhi was assassinated when her two personal Sikh bodyguards turned against her, Her assassination caused riots that were hard to calm. ... Her informative and inspirational stories inspire many of the younger children to aim for success. ... Many people adore these women for their courage, beauty, and success. ...
June Woo learns of the real secret her mother carried to her grave from her mother's friends. ... Their anger in the early years, how women and children were treated as possessions. ... The movie brought out her unhappiness in her life and the unhappy relationship with her mother. ... Mothers protecting their children, wanting their daughters to know their worth. ... I was touched by the strength and courage these women had whether they lived in China or America. ...
In this poem a man loves a woman, shortly after he falls out of love his wife, then ten years later sees her, with pride in his eyes, as an intelligent person who happens to also be the mother of his children. ... Rich slowly finds the courage to be the type of writer who does not care if men get offended by her writing. ... Rich had to have found the courage to write that in a time where women was not so out spoken. ... Even in her other poem, "The Looser," right at the ending after the man gives credit to his wife for being smart and the mother to his children, it seems as if Rich in her ...
Dill gives the children courage unknown to them. ... I think that this is good because the Finch children learn that there is courage inside of them. ... Calpurnia is the children's mother figure. She is somewhat accepted in the white community and is accepted by those of her race as well. ... I think that Calpurnia is good for the children, she allows them to see that a black person can have a positive affect on how children are raised. ...
At the age of ten, most children are dependent on their parents for everything in their lives needing a great deal of attention and care. ... The recent death of her mother sends her on a quest for the ideal family, or anywhere her father, who had shown apathy to both she and her fragile mother, was not. ... The fond memories she possessed of her mother and the harsh ones of her father are reflected in the thoughts and actions of Ellen. ... The setup is a form of a series of flashbacks from her present happiness as she recalls her miserable childhood; these flashbacks are trig...
She leaves no consideration for her husband or children. She fails miserably in performing the duties of the mother. ... In her conversation with Madame Ratignolle, Edna shows that she cares for both her children and husband. Only her immense courage allows her to break away from these beloved people. ... The "life- left behind consists of her "material possessions-(home, husband, children). ...
Merida is heavily interested in archery and horse riding, things that her mother does not approve of. She and her mother get into a heated argument and gets her cursed, turning her into a bear. Merida must rely on her own bravery and courage to fix the curse. ... For the majority of the film Merida and her mother talk to each other until she is turned into a bear. ... Women are truly represented in this film; Hana is forced to be a single mother with two half wolf children with no way of knowing if she is doing the right thing, and Yuki has to choose between being a wolf or being a normal girl...
She was one of eleven children born to Harriet Greene and Benjamin Ross. Harriet was called Araminta as a child but later adopted the name of her mother, Harriet. ... It was Tubman's courage, intellect, and strength of purpose that led her to become one of the greatest conductors of the Underground Railroad. ... By 1857, she had freed all of her relatives, including her aging parents. ... All of her trips were successful, because she mastered the strategy of each of her escape plans. ...
Woman who grew up in homes where their mothers were beaten or hit accepted it as their role as wife and most often married men who also abused them. ... Men who grew up in homes where their fathers beat their mothers continued the abuse in their own marriages and in most cases also abused their children. ... Each year, an estimated 3.3 million children are exposed to violence by family members against their mothers or female caretakers. ... When men do beat their wives today and the wives collect enough courage to leave, the end result occasionally is much wors...
Why was she leaving her husband and children behind? ... Edna is a twenty-eight year old mother and wife of Leonce Pontellier. ... This shows her strength, courage and ability to be one with the human society. ... She does not love her children and thinks nothing of the affair between her and Robert Lebrun, although he becomes hesitant. ... Her husband and children were never a large part of her life, she had no friends, and although she loved Robert at the moment she knew later down the line that love would be non-existent. ...
When Harriet was 6 her mother died and she was given to her mothers owner Margaret Horriblow. ... He still wouldn't stop trying even though she had 2 children. ... The father of her children brought their kids. While shes children were living in a nice comfortable house while Harriet lived in a crawl space for 7 years. ... Because of her, other slaves had the courage to run away from there owners because they were not being treated right. ...
Their father, Mr.Tulliver, is a proud man who loves his children but is easily angered by other things, especially those concerning his business. He wants his children to get the most they can from their lives and so pushes them to try their hardest in their schooling. ... Her friendship with Philip was comforting for her. ... Tulliver, her mother. ... There is a great storm, a flood sweeps into the town, and Maggie plucks up the courage to go to rescue him. ...
"Edna had once told Madame Ratignolle that she would never sacrifice herself for her children, or for anyone" (Chopin 697). ... "Adele, pressing her cheek, whispered in an exhausted voice: 'Think of the children, Edna. Oh think of the children! ... Why does Edna think that her happiness comes from the exclusion of her children? ... I believe that true strength should be shown as "moral power, firmness, or courage" (OED). ...
She tells her life story to her daughter, Pearl. ... Through her own story she wants to express the qualities of courage and positive thinking to her daughter, Pearl Conflict The antagonist in the novel is Wen Fu, the first husband of Weili. ... He rapes her and then forces her to make her say that she needs him badly. ... But when he continues to humiliate and disgrace her and kills her children, she decides to leave him. ... At the age of six years old Weili's mother left her. ...
