The ten defending moment of my life: is when my parents got divorced. It was a big change in my life. My parents were raised differently, they had different view of life and therefore they could not really understand each other. They god divorce when I was a five years old since that time my life totally changed not only mine but also my mom’s and sister’s life. I thought divorce is bad and my mom did everything to support us with shelter and food, I saw how she was in depression she worked every
There is a saying “walk in a mile in my shoes…then maybe you’ll understand why I do, what I do.” This quote is a bit longer than the usual “put yourself in someone else’s shoes,” but they essentially ask a person to take a moment and try to see the perspective of another person to understand them. While growing up, I often heard these saying and I thought I completely understood them. If I wanted to understand someone who was going through a rough time, I should take a moment and see the world through
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The Phillies, Cheesesteaks, and Rocky ...OH MY! From the soft sound of passing cars outside my window....the decadent and delicious peanut butter and chocolate covered Kandy Kakes....the sun beating down on me while I watch the fighting Phillies in Citizen Bank Park; there is no place I would rather be than in Philadelphia. The memories that I hold from my past have been the secret tools I used to make my writing unique. Writers tend to feed off of personal experiences to fuel their writing. That
My cousin moved to Singapore since he was little. The only way different was his parent let my cousin stayed apart was to make him stronger. His parents believe that children would less likely to achieve higher education and career goals when they keep attaching to their parents. For instance, when
The Introduction of My Hometown Hello, everyone. My name is Wangkun. I have just been the head of a tourism department. I am familiar with my hometown very well. Now it is a great honor for me to have the opportunity to introduce my hometown to you. My hometown is Laohu, a small town of Dongping County, in Tai'an City, Shandong Province. Laohu is located in the northwest of Dongping County. On the north of Laohu is Ji'nan, the provincial capital of Shandong Province, and on the south of Laohu is
MY SPECIAL PERSON “When I entered the classroom, for the very last time, I looked around at every little detail, many of which I’d probably ignored, for the past four years. Birds were singing in a synchronised melody as they flew past our classroom window. There was the natural aroma of fresh coffee coming from the teacher’s lounge next door. My classmates were sitting at their usual desk waiting for the first lesson to begin. But something was different today, something wasn’t right. And as I
One of the first projects I partook in for my Entrepreneurship Marketing Finance class was a sales presentation regarding a specific city in Michigan. Students were to decide if they wanted to do the presentation alone, getting a mystery advantage, or have a partner. After pondering this, I chose to receive the advantage, and work alone, along with a handful of my peers. The advantage ended up being that we would be able to choose the city from an array of notecards with the names of famous cities
How does it feel to have the city you call home look at you like a pest? The minority populations of Denton and Portland know the feeling all too well. Both environments, while being incredibly hostile to them, had accumulated small African American communities- for Denton it was Quakertown and for Portland it was Vanport- which were displaced by larger forces. By the 1920s, a small African American community had accumulated in Denton and named it Quakertown. However, the growing College of Industrial
like this. There were actually parts of Sacramento that have nicely groomed, green lawns and children in elementary school who can safely play outside. When I was an adolescent, I honestly believed that Sacramento was the worst place you can live in. My parents moved to the southern portion of Sacramento when I was just one-year old. Living here was uneventful yet frightening at the same time. Looking back at old photographs, we lived in a grey-blue duplex with barred windows and tattered, wooden fences
dogs and cows crowed with the boy’s cried. The peace mountain village was never tranquility again. There was no doubt that I am the little boy. My hometown is located in the southeast of China. There is a river named Rich Spring. My old house is near the source of one tributary of the Rich Spring River. When I was a child, I played with all the children near my house. We did a lot of bad activities just like robbers and thieves. For example, we picked the fruits in the other’s backyard with no permit
On the outside looking in, my hometown may not seem like much. There are a few schools, companies, gas stations, and neighborhoods scattered about this small dot on the map, but the people and stories that call this place home are anything but small. While the endless stream of cars passes by on Highway 90, the onlookers only see a small community: quiet but constantly busy. They will never know of the endless stories that pump through the veins of this town, and for that, I pity them. They will
Dark Overtones, and Their Contrasts in My Antonia In My Antonia by Willa Cather, there are many dark overtones that pervade the novel. It is through the use of symbolism and contrast these overtones are made real. The prairie is the predominant setting of the novel. It may be shaped, and it conforms to the desires of those working it. The prairie¹s loneliness, shown by the wide open spaces, is a brilliant way of revealing internal conflict by using a setting. Also, it brings out the characters true
Theme of Sacrifice in My Antonia and The Song of the Lark A common trait for Willa Cather's characters is that they possess a certain talent or skill. This art usually controls the lives of these characters. According to critic Maxell Geismar, Cather's heroines who possess a skill often either do not marry or marry men whom they dominate; if they do marry the marriage is without excitement because their passion is invested in their art. In a sense, Geismar accuses Cather's heroines of
monotonous voice introduces the audience to his daily routine of life. When Lester declares plain and simply, “This is my neighborhood, this is my street, this is my life,” he exposes the lifelessness and unhappiness to which he has become accustomed. The hopeless tone that Lester has set continues when he cynically comments, “jerking off in the shower will be the high point of my day.” He realizes his family life is no better when he becomes aware that both his disdainful wife and his troubled daughter
A psychoanalytical look at the characters of My Antonia provides a better understanding of action vs. intent of each individual, particularly Jim Burden. The introduction prepares the reader by laying out a profile of Jim. Without the understanding of the origin of the novel the reader would not be able to assess the true meaning of the novel nor would they really grasp the concepts and issues that are being discussed through the story itself. So, with this essay I will bring together the importance
The Spirit of Antonia in My Antonia The life of Antonia Shimerdas, the main character in Willa Cather's My Antonia, could easily be judged a failure. Perhaps measures of wealth, career, beauty and love fall short when held next to Antonia. If one could categorize life by that unnamable light or spirit which Antonia never loses, she would surpass all who belittle her achievements in other areas. Where the spirit comes from, no one can say. “Perhaps an ethereal or god-like being takes residence
Power of the Frontier Exposed in My Antonia Willa Cather's novel My Ántonia dramatizes the effect the frontier has on both native-born people and immigrants that come to the West in search of new beginnings. The story centers around two families living in a remote area of Nebraska from completely diverse backgrounds. This tale suggests that regardless of where a person comes from, the trials and tribulations of living under such tough conditions will ultimately impact his/her future existence
I've chosen to write about the gender statement in Cather's "My Antonia." I'd like to first start out by saying that I don't believe that she was trying to make a statement about the men in this work. I think each of the men in this story are very different and take an important role in the story. I'd like to go through and give a little information on a choice few characters. I'd like to start with Jim; he was the main male character (obviously) in this story. Jim had many good qualities about
My experience at Challenge Day allowed me to realize how many of my peers live their life in pain and grief and how youth hide their true feelings with fake images they make of themselves. Challenge Day is a day full of fun, leadership, and power that can change the way youth view one another. The goal of the event is to stop the teasing, violence, and isolation that is a part of the school experience for young people. I attended this event on November 6, 2013. Since it was cold and miserable in