Advice To A Daughter Analysis

The narration of the mother lecturing her daughter with commanding diction leads to the theme of women conforming to domesticity and if they don’t conform then they will lead a life of promiscuity that will affect the way people perceive them. Women in the past believed that a woman’s role was that of a domesticated housewife. The narration of the third point of view in this story and the commanding diction of it places an importance in the reinforcement of this idea, that if a woman doesn’t follow social norms, she will eventually turn to a “slut” one that her family will be ashamed of. She must set the table for lunch and for breakfast that is “how to behave in the presence of men who don’t know [her] very well, and that it the way they won’t recognize immediately the slut that [the mother has] warned her against becoming.”(Kincaid 485) through her commanding diction, the mother is telling her daughter how to set a table, how to cook, she

The film 4 Little Girls (1997) Directed by Spike Lee shows in detail the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama that occurred on September 15th, 1963. Dr. King comment on the event stating that it is “one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity". The movie was entirely made nearly 30 years later, but still gives us an investigative feel while explaining how Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Carol Denise still lived their lives day to day. Through the use of eye witness, family members, and friends we are given a detailed analysis of the event and the aftermath while juxtaposing church desecrations from the mid 1990’s. and institutional racism. 4 Little Girls was also well received by critics and truly a test for an experienced filmmaker.

Gerald Early, the author of the essay Life with Daughters, describes the hardships of being African American especially when trying to raise two daughters who don’t believe they are beautiful . Early’s purpose is to inform the reader of all the difficulties that black girls face growing up in a society who has defined beauty with the image of a white, skinny blonde. He adopts a bitter tone in order to point out all of the difficulties these girls face in order to appeal to similar feelings and experiences of other African American girls their parents.

Weldon Kees’ “For My Daughter” is based on a man’s predictions about the hardships that his daughter might go through in her life. Kees uses tone and imagery to describe how this man sees a painful future for his daughter filled with sorrow and hopelessness, the forthcoming of her death. By looking at the poet’s diction I believe the speaker (the man) can imagine or feel the pain and suffering that his daughter would go through. He uses this imagery to convey what the speaker’s bitter tone.

For every Attachment, when indulg'd, will engross too much of a female Mind, and leave too little Room for domestick cares: It becomes improper, when best placed, if it breaks out in tiresome Solicitudes and ill tim'd Fondness. I would likewise prohibit all vain Attempts at being foremost in the best of Qualities: For I declare, that in a Woman of Common Sense, can be neither the finest, the best dress'd, the politest, the wisest, the wittiest, or the most religious Woman; She can only be the best Sort of Woman. (8-1) Women had to have a certain degree of standard in order for them to be

From Opon's class there was talk about doing some kind of language support for Brenna Daughtery (very low in language usage and at data mtg. Bridget suggested support in Language) and she can fit in for me to work with her from 11:00-11:30. I would have to find grammar, writing, etc. types of things to work with her, I think. Possibly

Daughter of Invention embodies the notion that America is full of opportunities for all who hope to come to this country and build a new and broad life for them and their family. Laura's family is the perfect example of what people who immigrate to America hope to accomplish. Yolanda expresses her yearning to write a speech in English because she is trying to establish a voice in the United States unlike she did in the Dominican Republic and her mother Laura tries to invent new things, which shows her spirit to solve certain problems by rolling up her sleeves and getting to work creating a solution. But, I believe that this family shouldn’t conform so easily to being an America because forgetting where you came from will eventually take away your culture and sense of self. Being an American is about having the opportunities that the founding fathers of this nation declared to those looking to fight for what they believe in and earn what they worked so hard for.

In the short poem “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, the theme is about a mother lending advice about her daughter’s sexual reputation in one sentence. The concerned mother teaches her daughter how to appear respectable after refereeing to her as a slut. For example, the mother mentions the certain way clothes should appear in order to “prevent yourself from looking like the slut I know you are bent on becoming”. The mother mentions how to properly sew on a button, how to hem a dress and how to iron khaki pants. Another way the mother discusses sexuality is by portraying the daily duties a woman must engage in order to not be recognized as a slut.

In "Girl," the mother provides instruction to her daughter on how to live life responsibly and run a home. She also attempts to educate, in a loving manner, morality, attempting to prepare her daughter to become an independent, self-sufficient woman and to avoid a promiscuous life. She seems to believe that her daughter is headed in that direction and that it is something that the daughter desires. The mother makes that clear when she states, "on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming" (Kincaid). The mother seems to be aware of what can happen, either by her own experience or just general awareness and is genuinely attempting to help avoid that lifestyle for her daughter. In "Everyday Use," by Alice

The Cultural Impact in The Woman Upstairs The 1860s was an era plagued by a war that would go down as the only civil war in the history of the United States. This polarizing decade would lay the foundation for years to come, as major political, social, and religious changes would continue to be influenced by the events of these years. While this is not necessarily a surprise, the strong connections between the 1860s and 1990s may be. The 1990s was known for a huge technology boon and little wartime. These two eras are vastly different on the surface, but they have some very deep connections under the surface.

Feminist communication theory has derived over time and branches out in many directions. Early theories focused on ways that gender influenced communication and many argued that language was “MAN made”. This view of communication promoted a “defect models” asserting that characteristics of speech correlated with women were negative and that men “set the standard for adequate interpersonal communication. " These early theories also suggested that ethnicity, cultural and economic backgrounds also needed to be addressed. They looked at how gender intersects with other identity constructs, such as class, race, and sexuality.

In this chapter, when one is thinking of possible questions to ask, it can be possible that they ask it as if they have the brains of an eight year old. . When we generate ideas or questions, we think they sound amazing at the time, till we hear what others questions are, and then we realize ours sounds dumb. Asking the small pieces to a big idea, will eventually lead one to the grand issue.// Just like any other chapter, this one also discusses how Americans struggle at saving money. The amount of money wasted on casinos and lottery tickets is outrageous. Some banks created a Prize Linked Savings to prevent Americans from spending so much. The story about the magician also talked about how it is harder to deceive children, rather than adults.

In Peter Meinke’s poem “Advice to My Son”, he establishes a sense of maturity and experience as he as a father explains to the reader (in this case, his son Tim) on how to live one’s life. Meinke prepares his son for the wide range of dangers and pleasures that life consists of and the deeper meanings behind them. He displays the vast array of aspects of life including the physical and spiritual, long-term and short-term, realistic and idealistic, and the beautiful and ordinary. The poet displays the message to his son by use of imagery, metaphors and tone. In the frequently seen parent-to-child letters or notes, this poem focuses on typical inspiration and parental advice to ensure the best path of life for the child.

The authors choose this audience to help them through their hard time and guide the audience toward doing what is best for them. The first way the writing is adaptive to the audience is by the title Should I Keep Trying to Work it Out?. This adapts to the audience that has the same question running through their head. Another way the writing is adaptive is by using quotes from people that have gone through the situation. For example, Janet a divorced, single mom said, “Divorce is such a gut-wrenching experience, and there isn’t anyone I know that hasn’t come through it with their whole world just turned upside down” (1). This helps the reader understand that not only are they not alone but the situation itself is not going to be easy. The tone

From what I have seen I think he feels good about these services and he knows that they are there to benefit him. They are like a crutch for him. He knows if he needs the extra help that it is there for him. I do not think that he thinks them as a burden, but at times he can get annoyed of the things that are expected of him. For my son we do a lot of activities that pull all of his attention to one activity and that may be puzzles, building things from Legos or even the game Minecraft, coloring and drawing are also things that give him that down time he needs.