Short Story: Rosie And The Cowboy Rulebook

Throughout the memoir, "First They Killed My Father" by Lung Ung, many hardships are placed on the Ung family after the Khmer Rouge take over their home capitol of Phenom Phen. They are forced into labor camps and if they do not comply or work hard enough for the soldiers, they will be killed along with their family. They face many deaths of close relatives and they all have to ignore it and keep working. Throughout the story, there are many moments were they all just want to give up and stop working, but Pa influences them to push through and in the end, it gives them the motivation they need to survive the Cambodian Genocide. Loung and her family's relationship with Pa motivated them to survive the Cambodian Genocide.

Maguerite Duras once said, “The thing that’s between us is fascination, and the fascination resides in our being alike. Whether you’re a man or a women, the fascination resides in finding out that we’re alike.” This is true for Sal. She was fascinated how the situation Phoebe was in was so similar to hers. She didn’t want it to end the way her situation ended with her mother never coming back.

Little House on the Prarie the Ingalls family (Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary and baby Carrie) leaves their small house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and head for Kansas. Pa has made the decision to relocate to Indian country due to overpopulation of the Big Woods. Pa wants to live where animals roam free and aren't frightened away by loud axes and shotguns. Although Ma wants to put off the move until the warm weather arrives, Pa tells his family that they must cross the Mississippi river before the ice cracks. As the Ingalls move West they make camp in a new place each night.

In the story “their eyes were watching god” by Zora Neale Hurston, A feminist lens portrays that Joe’s greedy lifestyle limited his wife’s opportunities, thus defining him as a man who is selfishly obsessed with Money and power, clearly seen through the Marxist lens. The porch sitters were enjoying their daily routine when they heard Matt Bonner’s mule braying at the edge of the woods. They decided to catch the mule and have some fun. Joe then tells someone to go tell Matt that the wants to speak with him. While they go tell Matt to come talk to Joe, Janie was sent by Joe to fetch his “old black gaiters” because his tan shoes set his “feet on fire” (57).

The best way to describe scout would be that she is scared, a tomboy and out of control, all are fitting with her personality. Thought out the book shows all of these in one way or another. Which is why we can decipher who her character really is and who she displays as here true self. Throughout the story scout acts, dresses or appears like a tomboy.

D is for Driving Lesson My oldest brother, Colten got a four-wheeler. So he invited my family over to come see it and possibly drive it around his backyard. When we got to his house, his dog came running out jumping and running around like he always does. Then Colten said “you wanna go see the four-wheeler?”

If Patty 's wants to learn more about the history of her past she should "Save the trash". In my understanding, it seems as if she wants to find out more about Carmencita. This is the first time she shows curiosity about the family. She goes on to say, "The two boys must be about my age by now, Carmencita as old as my Mami would be if she hadn 't die". In my opnion it shows that she 's trying to make some type of connection.

By the time she was seventeen, Kay Boyle had written “hundreds of poems, short stories, a novel, and a children’s version of the outline of history” (“Boyle, Kay”). Kay Boyle, a short story writer, editor, novelist, was born on February 19, 1902. Kay Boyle grew up with a prosperous family who traveled throughout the world. During her childhood, she spent most of her time living in Europe, acquiring admiration for architecture and literature. Many of her short stories have been published throughout magazines, such as the New Yorker.

As much as a reader might agree with Sherley Anne Williams’ ideas of Hurston’s writing, there are some concepts a reader may question. Although the author, Sherley Anne Williams, was correct in suggesting Hurston including the shield of protection for Janie from her grandmother, Nanny, was not creating a picture of life looking like reality; however, her idea that Janie had an insufficient amount of wisdom about herself as a whole is inaccurate because Janie does have self-awareness as she chose who she wanted to be, even if the ideas were pushed away by others. Sherley Anne Williams includes a quick understanding of how Janie sees herself. Discussing how Janie saw her self for the first time in a picture, notiving she was black. Because Janie

power” (Carter 28). Walter thus turns his back on White racist tradition boldly standing up to them. He has his traditions, race, pride and family behind him to carry on the struggle. The language used in The Drinking Gourd, a play set in the antebellum south also makes an interesting study.