Devante Alexander November 7, 2015 Composition 1 Dr. Judson Essay on The Clan of One-Breasted Women Epilogue How do I like the story of “The Clan of One-Breasted Women Epilogue By : Terry Tempest Williams? . Its informational because it talks about how breast cancer is deadly and what the damage/trouble it can cause. The text was emotional because human beings were losing there own lives. Terry lost most of her family due to this disease and suffered a lot growing up, which must have been really tough for her and her family. Cancer was caused by a horrific radioactive fallout, that gave this problem to women/girls of all ages. This caused a lot of stress in everyone who was infected with this Cancer. Terry was called “Clan of One-Breasted Woman”. This essay is a powerful essay for all ages of women. Even though women had the most popular cancerous virus such as the one that causes breast cancer men as well were affected heavily. Men were involved in the nuclear testing and had direct exposure. They later filed lawsuits against the government on May 10th 1984 ten plaintiffs were awarded settlement originally, but this was over …show more content…
ruled years later in April 1987 due to the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity. The pathos of the story is breathing taking sad. Terry her mother, and grandmother was effect from the radiation. Terry had her own problems. She had two biopsies breast cancer , and a small tumor. Most of breast cancer is cause for genetic or hereditary but Terry was cause of the fallout. Also, the pathos in the story is Terry’s mother went to the Hospital.
Terry and her brothers was sadden what happen to there mother. But she came out with no scars and no bandages and out with a wheelchair. She told her children she was doing fine and don’t be worried. But she know that she was dying inside. Two years has past and Terry’s mother has passed away. This essay is very emotional , breast cancer has taken people lives away. Many of young/elder people has lost there lost because of this disease. Every woman need to get check at least once a year. That’s why in October we celebrate breast cancer awareness. The article was so emotional it remind me of a quote “ It takes a minute to like someone, an hour to love someone , but to forget someone takes a
lifetime”. The logos of the story is how informative how breast cancer can infect your life. It infected her life and her family life. She lost so many love one’s and now she suffering from this disease. Every woman need to get check at least once a year. Helping people with cancer is to be by there side until they feel better. Breast Cancer is caused by so many ways such as it can come though your family. Breast Cancer is caused by malignant cells in the breast .The cells originate in the lining of the milk glands or ducts of the breast. One of my favorite quotes about breast cancer is “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow. The tone of story is sad. The tone of the story is sad because the author went through something very heartbreaking. People dying and losing there lives. Cancer can take many of lives every year. One of my favorite quotes is “You set the tone of the conversation in a positive mood, and that is really what counts”. That is my Rhetorical Analysis essay on The Clan of One-Breasted Women Epilogue.
The story itself was quite interesting. The characters are believable and some had obvious arcs, the plot seems well paced, and most plot points are memorable. The dialogue didn’t seem forced, and flowed fairly realistically. The conflict, Devine Corporations vs the Beanfield (well, really, it’s owner but…), ended well, with Devine not being able to do anything about it, not for a lack of trying.
I would recommend this book to people who love realistic stories. Personally for me it is hard to find books that interest me and this one felt like if I was watching someone else's life while I read it. It has so many interesting points. When you think something might happen
There are several things that I like about this book. First off, I love historical fiction, and this is the genre of this book. Also, despite the author being too descriptive, the book went at a steady pace. For me, pace usually determines whether I will read the book or not, and I never really hesitated, or thought about changing books.
The book was very inspiring and I think it covered a lot of great information. Something that Joanne Crutchfield managed to do very well was paint vivid pictures with her words. Everything was so detailed and descriptive, I was really drawn in by that. The use of imagery made the topics more relatable in a sense. I also liked how the book touched on the topic of mental health. Mental health issues affect everyone however, in the black community those health issues go unnoticed or unattended to. The Author shared her story of depression and how she dealt with it. I thought that aspect of the memoir was great, I think that it was wonderful that she shed a light on mental health. On the other hand the book was a little difficult to follow with the way the chapters were set up. Other than that I thought the book was good and I really
story, the plot was good. The liked the purpose of the author and the way
I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys historical fiction books where the characters learn life-altering lessons. I also feel that people of all ages would enjoy this book because it’s messages and theme was very positive. While I did enjoy this book, I think I will not be reading another historical fiction novel for my upcoming book response.
Frances Burney started feeling pain in her breast in 1810, and in September 1811 a mastectomy was performed to her. In her letter ”A Mastectomy” she describes the illness and the operation, her feelings and fears, to her sister Esther Burney. The letter tells a story of a battle of control and against the feeling of powerlessness. It also speaks of empowerment; writing is Burney's way of regaining control over her operation and making it part of her own history. In this paper I attempt to find and analyse the reasons for Burney's feeling of powerlessness, its describtion in the letter, and the ways she tries to fight it.
Now that the summary is out there for all who did not get to read the story let’s make some connections to everyday life. In the story is it said by the author that, “All the while I hated myself for having wept before the needle went in, convinced that the nurse and my mother we...
In our current society it is established that faith is equated with a type of blind acceptance of all that the church or institution stands for. Having faith is still viewed as a wholesome characteristic, though it is more and more becoming correlated with negative connotation that is commonly attached to a thoughtless, dogmatic approach an absolute obedience of all tenets regardless of conscious thoughts and appeals. In a similar regard, patriotism has become an exemplar of modern faith because it calls for unchallenged compliance with both the laws of the government and their unjustified actions, especially during times of war. Primarily this absolute-authority mindset was instilled within the general population because of the principle of sovereign immunity that was instituted long before the United States was even founded. While widely accepted during the beginning of this country, landmark atrocities initiated by the government, regardless of rationale, emphasized this question of immunity to the people and the court system, eventually leading to revolutionary judgments against the government. Before this, especially during the Cold War, the government fought extensively to keep a jaded population through propaganda. When we view the history of both religion and government, the ideals behind true obedience are strongest when they allow for active engagement on behalf of the citizens, permitting them to question deeply and ultimately follow their consciences. One individual, who had the tragic benefit of being involved with an example of the landmark atrocities the government inflicted, came to the realization that, no matter what obstacles one faces, obedience...
The story centers on two women, one terminally ill, the other a visitor to her sick friend. In order to divert attention from the true reason for t...
Some may consider this book biased, but I consider this book to be a true, well written story of a woman who struggled and who never gave up. A story that actually used her diary entry that was implemented into the chapters. The author gave the reader the opportunity to see how hard her life was and how she withstood all that came at her, in a way that makes this book an inspiration not only for women but rather for all of us.
Williams, Terry Tempest. “The Clan of the One-Breasted Women.” Community Matters. Ed. Marjorie ford and Elizabeth Schave. New York: Longman, 2002. 125-131.
Saiving, Valerie. "The Human Situation: A Feminine View" in Womanspirit Rising, Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow, eds. Harper & Row, 1979, pp. 25-42.
This is an odd little book, but a very important one nonetheless. The story it tells is something like an extended parablethe style is plain, the characters are nearly stick figures, the story itself is contrived. And yet ... and yet, the story is powerful, distressing, even heartbreaking because the historical trend it describes is powerful, distressing, even heartbreaking.
This essay was depressing, but also impressive. There are two characters, and as I mentioned, one is the sympathetic one and the other is the empathetic one. In the essay, It Will Look Like a Sunset by Kelly Sundberg, she takes the disturbing moments of her life, gets a handle on them, and puts them together to create a sense of literature with language and style. She was married, and it was once a love story, like most. But, she then explains why she stayed and endured years of emotional and physical abuse from her husband, Caleb. The first paragraph of the essay starts off beautifully. It says, “I was twenty-six, having spent most of my twenties delaying adulthood, and he was twenty-four and enjoyed reputation as a partier. The pregnancy was a surprise, and we married months later.” (Sundberg, 208) And following that later on, “We didn’t want a church wedding, but our families insisted. Faith was what made marriage sacred. Faith was what kept people together.” (Sundberg, 209) The author creates a connection between her life, faith, and marriage. Expressing that having confidence in her marriage and having trust kept them together. Her pregnancy was a surprise and that also kept them together. Faith is the connection between God and herself. Sundberg mentioned that her and her husband were together two years before he started to abuse her. With him first pushing her against the wall, then two years later, he hit her. Following a year later, he hit her again. Her argument was that her husband wanted to change, so he attended therapy and anger management. Nonetheless, that did not help