Dear Butler, after reading your story “Speech Sounds”, made a positive and great impression on me which are unexplainable and reminisced over the events while I had in my childhood. I really was impressed the way how you wanted to show the reader that language is important to a culture and without communication and human speech the breakdown of the social structure will affect people’s lives. Throughout the story I can see that Rye is a woman that has the ability speak among other people who are not able to communicate with each other because of the illness which is called “pandemic”. And she was the only woman who had the ability to speak among the others who cannot as a way to emphasize on a dominant woman presence in the society. The most powerful and meaningful part in your story which I was more interested in that when Rye identifies that the two children are able to speak she decides to abandon them and to teach them. Rye may not have the power to speak in public, among the people, but she had the power to protect the children from the violation in that society. Even though the story was full of describing difficult moments people’s life, but it was written with such as an emotional feeling which made me cry at the end of the story. Made me cry A long with having ten children my grandparents even though had many hard time to raise and feed their children, but had the aspiration of build a big future and to choose a career for them. As time passes children grew up in a huge family sometimes with some deficit, hardship and even with some depress while they had difficult moments. To overcome obstacle in a life for each child in their family was one of the main destination for their future. As my mom often remembers my grandfather used to say “When there is a definite goal, effort to achieve it becomes enjoyment”
The book Speak by Laurie Anderson is about how Melinda Sordino--- an “outcast” girl overcome the trouble in her life, her growth in mind and how she learned to speak up for herself.
In an Amazon.co.uk interview titled “Magic, Mystery and Mayhem: An Interview with J.K. Rowling,” when asked about the way she came up with the names of characters in her books, she replied, “I invented some of the names in the Harry books, but I also collect strange names. I've gotten them from medieval saints, maps, dictionaries, plants, war memorials, and people I've met!” J.K. Rowling chose these names for a reason based on the deeper meanings behind every character's name and the way they relate to their roles and personalities. In Octavia E. Butler's short story “Speech Sounds”, Rye and Obsidian were the names she chose for her characters. Rye, the name of the main protagonist which symbolizes home and earth yearns to reconnect with her family and to rebuild a family of her own while Obsidian, the supporting character, is named after a type of lava stone, which is believed to contain magical properties that “absorbs and destroys negative energy such as anger, criticism, and fear” (Zagata). The names of the characters have two purposes: to describe the character's role and personality, and to give them an identity.
has a record player that he brings out once a week for the listening pleasure
children gives them the sense that they are entitled to a rewarding daily life. The
The ending of the book is so much more different than I thought it would have been. I thought the characters were going to like happily ever after and they did not. A smart writer throws loopholes and twists into his or her writing to keep the story interesting. When I think of love stories I think of happy endings. This story came to me as a surprise. It was not a happy ending and I was very sad at the end. The author knows how to control people’s emotions and can easily change them. Now I know that a piece does not have to be what someone might expect to be thought of as “good writing”. A piece can change up the rules of writing and still be considered “good writing”.
This story had no fluff. It had no happy ending. It was in no way uplifting. It was a book about hopelessness, and how tragic life can be. None of the characters find happiness. No one is rescued from their misery. What makes this book powerful is that sometimes that is the way life is. Sometimes there is no happy ending, and sometimes there is no hope. It would be nice if that were not true, but it is. And this book shows the gritty side of life, the sad reality. Sometimes things do not work out the way we would like them to, and sometimes there is nothing we can do about it. As depressing as this may be as a theme, it is important to realize that it is true. While optimism is usually admirable, too much may be ignorant. Hopelessness exists. It can certainly be seen in real life, and it can certainly be seen in this book.
I have always grown up around the influence of hard work. My mother and father’s life together began off to a rough start. My mother got pregnant at the age of 20 with my brother. Her family was not very supportive of it; therefore, she was on her own. She used to tell me about how she would sit and cry in a one bedroom apartment that she lived in with my brother wondering what she was going to do. Although she had to grow up faster than she
to choose their future. Starting from success, family and their individuality has been taken. Furthermore,
My family is like many others in that we have our problems and difficulties as well as our own unique strengths and abilities. Past generations and the environmental context have influenced each individual’s development and growth, mine included. Through a thorough assessment of my family’s characteristics and dynamics, I am better able to understand my own beliefs and behaviors. This concept can also be applied to the families I work with. Through increased self-awareness and understanding of my own history, I am better able to provide competent, effective services as a social worker.
child’s life are ones of great accomplishment in every developmental field, and as such there are
... be nurtured for their own qualities and strengths. It is the job of the individual to uplift the child in order that they build their own self confidence. Mazlish and Faber have thoroughly analyzed the understanding of children to conclude that the children need not to be brought down but also to help a family’s stability. The stability of families is what leads to the function of society. The child should not be punished viciously to protect them from shattering their self being. Sincerity will go a long way to help everyone achieve true happiness because if one truly cares, then change can be made.
I loved this book, its different religious views and different perspectives, the little love story and the search for oneself. It was a book that I couldn’t let go of. A book that can make you cry and is very emotional.
One of the more common meanings of success, aside from the superficial materialistic meaning, is being successful in regards to family and other intimate relationships. Many have made the statement that the greatest feeling in somebody’s life is the birth of their children. This feeling that people receive gives a long-lasting feeling of self-satisfaction which provides residual dividends throughout their life. These experiences are all similar by the fact that they possess a deep emotional investment of the individual, unlike shallow experiences like succeeding in a business deal or making a large turn on an investment. It should be mentioned...
... have witnessed my family survive even the toughest situations, and still remain smiling as if nothing was wrong at all. I am the oldest sibling which means I have to set examples for not only my brothers and sisters, but also my peers who all look up to me in high school. I will no longer sit helplessly while my mother and father scrap up money for football equipment for my brother or school clothing for my twin siblings. My parents will be proud and happy and stress free after I am in my career. [polysyndeton] Even though my mother is a newly developed cancer patient and I am a type one diabetic, our diseases with not hinder my progress.