March 3 was the saddest day ever for slaves belonging to the butler plantation. This day is called the day of tears. On this day around 400 hundred slaves were sold. It was the biggest slave auction ever. Among the slaves sold is Emma. Emma is the daughter of Mattie and will ad the caretaker of Sarah and Frances butler, the masters daughters. Emma wasn 't supposed to be sold like the other slaves. It was unexpected, but matser butler was a selfish man. When Mattie and Sarah found out about Emma the exacted some kind a revenge in their own way and they were justified for it.
In the case vignette, we see Emma and her parents struggling to find a balance in their life. Suspected of being abused by a staff member at her elementary school, Emma has to deal with her parents going through a possible divorce and a father not believing the truth by denying the possibility of an abuse. Emma and her family try to cope and move on with their life. Now that another student is accusing the same staff from sexual abuse, Emma’s case has reopened for investigation.
The book I am reading is called Trading Faces by Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy. This book is about twins named Emma and Payton. Emma is the kind of girl who is studious, smart and never gets a bad grade, on the other hand Payton is a “fashionista” as written in the blurb. The genre of this book is realistic fiction.
I have a few different ‘marigolds’ and they have all helped me in different ways. First, I have my friend Emma we have been friends since kindergarten. We have had way too many fights to count,but we always get over them because that’s what friends do. She has always been there for me and I have and always will be there for her. One time recently she was my ‘marigold’ and helped me through my tough times was when my mom’s friend was moving into our house. Emma has been through a lot of the same stuff as me, both of our parents are divorced so we have a few things in common with that. So, a few months ago my mom was telling me how one of her friends,that’s a guy, will be moving in with us. I immediately texted Emma and she was helping me through it. I didn’t want anyone moving in because I didn’t want him to take my mom away from me. I was a little jealous I thought that she would spend more time with him then with me. But we are all good now and I spend even more time with my mom now then I did before.
Sarah Childress was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on September 4 1803. She was born at a time when few girls went to school; But Sarah was given the rare gift of an education. That gift would pay off after she married James K Polk. Sarah and James had no children, so Sarah worked behind the scenes to help his husband achieve success. In 1845, James became the 11th president of the United States and Sarah become America 's first
She has lived in Fresno, CA, Provo, UT. She also said that in California there are many races and religions. I then asked her to compare her childhood to today 's generation. She said, “Those stupid phones. I would get to my friends houses on my bike instead of accessing them on a cell phone.” She would go outside and do gymnastics, play in her pool, and play with her bunny rabbits outside
The Barely Famous star Sara Foster gave birth to her second child, a baby girl, with her husband, Tommy Haas, on Wednesday. Best of all, Foster’s BFFs – actress Kate Hudson and Jennifer Meyer, Tobey Maguire’s wife – were there to help her welcome the newborn to the family.
Every day we see them as they fly effortlessly above us on the tips of their feathers. We learn from them and watch them. By watching them we've learned the principals of flight for the airplanes that we use today. By watching them we learned that there was a deadly killer among us. If people had ignored the beautiful birds death happening around them we might have lost these colorful and graceful flyers and many other animals would have died or been affected by this problem. This problem was DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane). The person who realized the scope of the problem with DDT and wrote about it was Rachel Carson.
For my senior interview, I was interviewing Grace Callahan, who had the experience of two different schools. We had met each other prior to the school year during soccer. I didn 't really know much about her, except for the fact that she always seemed cheerful. The day of the interview came, and I thought that I was prepared. The block before the interview was when I finally checked my questions. They weren 't there, and I was freaking out. Luckily, a good friend of mine let me borrow his questions.
Small details can create a big picture of someone’s life. As I get to know Aubrey Mytych, I notice the small details in her life that forms an impression based on her. From a stranger’s point of view, they might see a girl who spends her entire life and dedication on sports. The first words that tends to trail out of her mouth, is anything in relation to field hockey. And yet, observing a constant need to be active in school and the community can, if you look under the surface. Because of first impressions, one creates a conclusion on who someone really is, while I try not to judge Aubrey on her status, but of who she really is.
Sarah Dessen has had an average life. Sarah was born on June 6, 1970. She was born right in to the writer’s life. With both of her parents working full time at a college. She had an okay childhood. Sarah got her first typewriter when she was nine years old. She would love to write, she has said that she wrote through elementary school to all the way in high school. Her mother always encouraged her, her mother bought her books as a child for Christmas and her birthday. Sarah was always jealous of her friends because they got normal gifts, such as video games and non-educating things. Sarah also has an all-time love for basketball. “I would rather be on the court than in the classroom.” She said. She played basketball in 6th grade through her
How to make an American quilt shows us different stories of what some people have gone through in their life. Some can make it through, while some need to find a way to release their angry towards others. You can learn to let go of grudges, or hold on to them forever and live with the pain. When making a quilt, you have steps to go by. First, you need to determine what your quilt will look like, and then you have your scraps, thread, backing and batting. Finally, you have your finished quilt. This is the same with your life; how you approach situations along the way and make it through them.
Nellie McClung is known as a writer and political activist. Even with a busy schedule, Nellie became an incredible political contributor with the passion she carried from when she was young. Although she is not alive to continue fighting for woman today, the impact she left on society remains prevalent.
Emma is portrayed appropriately through Cher, from the Clueless adaption, with evident alikeness to the novel. This is conveyed to readers through the use of similar circumstance, characteristic traits and moralistic value common to both. They are leading protagonists in their tales, both are also part of rich, upper-class society, and furthermore, both are depicted as spoilt and ignorant -- this, is cleverly contrasted with the over confident outlook on matters that they both possess. Emma is represented as someone who prefers to utilise her time to meddle with - or in Emma’s case, ‘manage’ - other people and their matters, such as Harriet. Emma says that Harriet "...should not be wasted on the inferior society of Highbury and its connections",
Every individual goes through experiences that scares or enlightens them; the same occurs in the fantasy world of Mr.Riggs which is the home of the peculiars. These children are different from average people yet still goes through life the same way, they learn who they are through their relationships and life experiences. Emma is an example of this thought, she has lived for hundreds of years and has had close encounters and losses. She has also pushed through obstacles and has survived through all of the hardships; which shows that her personality and identity differs greatly from the other peculiar children. The tragedies along with the triumphs of Emma 's past shape her identity and who she is as a person now.