Analysis Of Jane Addams 'Hull House'

Genogram and Ecomap Reflection Paper The story of my family laid out on paper with either scribbly lines or straight lines, symbols that represent death or sickness is beautiful and sad at the same time. Family is a complicated thing. It shapes us in so many ways, the patterns I was able to see on my genogram were interesting. The women on my mother’s side of the family have dealt with depression for generations. I only heard stories but my mother’s grandmother on her mother’s side was a cold and numb woman, especially cold mother, no affection was giving towards my grandmother which laid the foundation for how my grandmother would raise my mother and her two sisters, which eventually trickle down to me and how I handled the responsibility of motherhood.

Throughout the poem, Achebe uses free verse to represent the continuous flow of the crestfallen emotions and thoughts of the mother, due to the poverty she and her son have to suffer. The suffering of the single-parent family is explicitly highlighted when Achebe describes the mother’s, “ghost-smile between her teeth.” The juxtaposition “ghost-smile”, suggests that the mother’s smile is forced, she purposely held the smile up in order to cover up her depressed and hopeless emotions. This amplifies the unconditional love a mother has for her child as she only wants to show the best side of her in front of her son. Love can also be portrayed in a depressed light when the mother used, “A broken comb and combed” her son.

In Fever 1793, Mattie’s family is always trying to do the best for her. For instance, she is always grasping for her family to stay with her. While her mother was sick she did not want to leave her side. Then

The first occurrence is when Hazel goes on a trip to Amsterdam with Augustus. A second instance is when Hazel writes a eulogy for Gus and goes to see him, even though her parents do not want her to. Thirdly, the theme appears when Peter Van Houten speaks with Hazel and explains how his grief about his daughter’s death revealed his true self. The theme of The Fault in Our Stars is that death is a part of life, so we need to live our best lives each day.

Similarly, Dahl at 3 years old, witnessed his dad and sisters die of illness. Besides, both authors resemble each other, because they went through poverty. In fact, Poe wanted to be part of the Allan’s (foster family), for the fact that he was an orphan at a young age. However, Dahl had a close relationship with his mom (took care of him) who worked as a mystic and told people’s fortunes. The conflicts Poe faced were people close to him died of tuberculosis or other illnesses.

The night that Governor Winthrop died and Dimmesdale stood upon the scaffold, it was said that a faint A could be seen lighting the sky. Finally, as Hester lives out her final days in her cottage so many women look to her for advisory help. Starting on the scaffold so many years ago, stood a woman clutching a baby close to her with a bright letter distinctly upon her breast. Hester withstood this punishment as well as her scarlet A, she was grateful they had not put her to death. The scarlet letter representing her sin and the evil within, she raised her child to be a free thinking spirit.

Loung implements distinct chapter titles, symbolism, and imagery to reflect her pain, hope, and mournful mood to the reader. Loung’s distinct use of chapter titles throughout the memoir helps to convey the suffering she faced while under Khemer Rouge rule. Each of Loung’s chapter titles are short and brief, which creates a sense of curiosity in the reader since they do not understand the underlying meaning of the title. The titles reflect an incident that occurred in the chapter and are used to remind the reader of the hardships and sacrifice her family endured. For example, when first reading the chapter title “The Last Gathering”(Ung 151), the reader is confused and curious, because he does not understand the meaning of the title, and is

The first relationships we form as young children, greatly influence our lives. Our first relationships are usually of those with our parents. In A Little Princess, Sara Crewe loves her father greatly, he has been there for her always, even after the death of her mother. When he must leave she is heartbroken “ I love [my father] more than all

After her death there were no great wars. Also, something that happen in the Victorian period, was orphan like Charles Dickens; kid in the streets and taking care them self. Furthermore, children get abuse physical, emotional and verbal them some orphan become thief or dangers. Other think that happen was economic, because people from village go to the city looking for work. Townspeople go to cities from low society to middle or high society.

While A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts the lives of many Afghan woman through the fictitious lives of Miriam and Laila, the character Miriam embodies sacrifice when she endures, life long suffering which led to her eventual death. To some sacrifice equates the loss of something but Miriam sacrificing her safety and ultimately her life reveals that what she truly valued was providing a better life for her family. This sacrifice shows Miriam’s ability to “tahamul”,or endure the challenges life presents and grow into a courageous person. Living in a home with an abusive husband is one way Miriam unwillingly compromised her safety. Her father, Jalil, married her off to Rasheed creating an even greater rift between them.

As a young girl, she was innocent and unaware of all the discrimination in the south. Growing up, Anne has dealt with severe poverty and is often the one bringing income to her family’s home along with her mother. Her employers are a huge factor as to why she is so drawn to the movement. For instance, when Anne learned about Emmitt Till being killed, she ran to her mother for an explanation but her mother had replied “…just do your work like you don’t know nothing… that boy’s a lot better off in heaven than he is here” (262). Her mother brushing off the death of Emmitt Till took the best of her curiosities and she questioned why her mother was acting so afraid although it was obvious that.

Mrs. Bergmeier is obviously a very caring woman, who made a very hard ethical decision while in the prison camp. She knew that the decision she made would spark controversy, but made the choice in order to reunite with her family. She committed an act that many would call cheating, or adultery. Yet, at the end of the day this probably had no influence on her, as at the end of the day she was the one laying in bed with her husband, and children just a couple rooms away. She made a decision that not only allowed her to contribute to the upbringing of her children, but also brought in a new one.

Us at the Chester County Times luckily got to speak to her mother. July 9th, 1883, Gettysburg Pennsylvania “ 20 years after Mary’s death, and we still don 't really have any idea why she would do this, why do you think Mary decided this?” I ask “ Mary was always someone to be the first to say hello to everyone while she was walking since she was little, she always wanted to see a change in the world.” “So do you think the only way she could see it change is by helping with making a

Taylor comes from a nontraditional family. She was raised by her mother, who worked long hours as a housekeeper to support Taylor and herself. Her father, Foster Greer, left her mother when he found out that her mother was pregnant. Her mother doesn 't mind that Foster left; in fact, she often tells Taylor that "trading Foster for [you] was the best deal this side of the Jackson Purchase." As Taylor matures and is exposed to horrible things that fathers can say and do to children, she feels quite lucky to have grown up without a father.

She wants to be someone who helps people get through this terrible disease as someone who understands what completely is