Analysis Of Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly

A particular question that is seldom pondered over and yet is capable of carrying so many doubts within it: who are we? Who are we as a society who can do the things we do? Who are we who can suffer from them? Award winning poet and essayist Susan Griffin confronts these distinct questions in her work titled, “Our Secret”. Griffin believes that a basic understanding of the things that play a part in the growth of an individual is essential to understanding who we are. The way a child is raised dictates how that child is going to become later on in life. One of the distinct highlights of Griffin’s essay was her use of describing the progress of the V1 rockets in World War II. Griffin studies the aspects of human nature by using these missile developments as a metaphor to symbolize the raising of children and the factors that can influence a growing individual. One of the prime figures that Griffin uses pertaining to these growing individuals was Heinrich Himmler, leader of the Nazi secret police. Griffin uses Himmler as an example to demonstrate how big of a role a parental figure can play in the development of a person.

A Dutch woman, well-known as Betsie Ten Boom the daughter of a watchmaker, who is frail because anime and persecution but enjoys making every place she goes more homely and warm, has the faith, the serenity, and the complete conviction that the Lord is always there in every circumstance. This faith takes Betsie and her sister through the hardships they endure in the prisons and concentration camps where they are incarcerated. While her sister tends to pray for their needs, Betsie prays for their enemies, whom she sees through God’s eyes the guards, everyone who mistreats them, even thanking God for the fleas in their bunks. Her chestnut hair and elegant figure make her very graceful, but her kindness,

In Susan Griffin’s work titled “Our Secret”, she discusses the relationship between the present-day and the earlier life of different people. She also compares the private and public lives of other people. Her piece is set during World War Two in the 1940s. Throughout the entire piece, Griffin compares the lives of people evolved in World War Two, people who were affected by the war, and her own life. She shows how even though they lived separate lives, they are still closely related.

Robert and Bessie Brown, who are the paternal grandparents of the author’s wife, made their home in Bradley, South Dakota, a farming community and rail hub on the eastern Dakota prairie. Bessie grew up on a farm near Bradley, whereas Robert, subsequent to service in the Great War, arrived in Bradley as a young adult seeking a livelihood by acquiring the community’s Ford dealership. After becoming husband and wife, they remained in the small town where the civic-minded couple took on leadership roles in their church and numerous service organizations. Foremost in Robert and Bessie’s lives were their four children: Mary, Robert, Eldred, and Verna. They nurtured their children through the challenging times of the Great Depression and, as they matured into adulthood, guided them through the turbulent years of World War II.

Within a few days of Ann Blackmans’ Seasons of Her Lfe: A Biography of Madeleine Korbel Albright being completed, she knew one thing for certain of who she would be writing about next and it was that “she would be long dead”. In her search she finds interest in a distinguished member of Washington who was beautiful, intelligent, and forthright. Before she knew it, she had become completely captivated by the life of Rose O’Neale Greenhow. Through extensive research and being the first to use the diary of Rose, Ann Blackman tells this mesmerizing true story of the vital role one woman played in the Civil War as a Confederate spy.

A standout amongst the most fascinating advancements in nineteenth-century American writing school courses as of late has been the presentation of old well known books by ladies to the syllabus. Among works of this kind, E. D. E. N. Southworth 's The Hidden Hand is the book understudies appreciate the most.

Addressing the family and friends thematic cluster, four authors conclude the importance of personal relationships. Though varied in their theses, tones, and styles, each article stresses that individuals quality of life can be positively affected by taking time for companions and relatives. Nancy Gibbs, writer of “The Magic of a Family Meal,” beautifully illustrates the benefits of eating with loved ones often, while “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman demonstrates the negative effects of making one’s profession a priority over one’s personal life and relationships. Marion Winik in “What Are Friends For?” details the variety and opportunities one has to make friends throughout life. Best friends can persevere through hardships and distance as written in “Friends Forever” by Barbara Hagen. Analyzing these articles substantiated that family and friends are essential to a happy life.

Welty hasn’t published any new volumes of short stories since “The Bride of Innisfallen” in 1955 and it renewed her interest in fiction. In the early 1970’s to 80’s she wrote many novels and short stories. Her most complex stories in “The Golden Apples” won critical acclaim, and she received a number of prizes and awards throughout the following decade. She won the William Dean Howell’s Medal of Academy of Arts. Welty also won the letters for her novel “The Ponder Heart”. In the 1970’s she published two novels, “Losing Battles” and “The Optimist’s Daughter”, which was much more critically successful and won a Pulitzer Prize. Her autobiographical book “One Writer’s Beginnings” is a remarkably useful account of her origins and development as a writer.

The book staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher focuses on two best friends in high school named Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune. These two friends as well as many other characters endure both emotional and physical trauma after the discovery of Sarah Byrnes being in a mental hospital due to her abusive father. The eventful tale told by Eric shouldn’t be banned or challenged. Reasons for this include the upbringing of sensitive topics that are discussed from chapter to chapter. As well as an important lesson of the true meaning of friendship.

It is known that an individual’s personal relationships coincides with how a person develops and flourishes as a human being. Positive and strong connections allows a personality to grow and prosper, and grants oneself to deliver as an independent person. It is seventeen year old Anna’s personal relationships which feature in Wendy Orr’s novel, Peeling the Onion, that are displayed and explored and are important contributions to the events of said novel. Throughout Peeling the Onion, Anna encounters countless trials and tribulations, after experiencing a car accident that leaves her struggling with immobilising mental and physical injuries. These have a major impact on her growth and resilience, as well as affecting her close

Along with her introduction into American life and the Hull- House community, she also explains how she became friends with Jane Adams, who was one of the most powerful teachers and administrators at Hull House. Her support for the Women’s International league for Freedom and Peace, women suffrage, and civil rights played a big part in the book as well as in her

LaTonya heads down the New Jersey turnpike back to Philadelphia. LaTonya was playing Anita Baker’s Rapture album loudly, singing off key with every song. Mya lays her head against the window as relentless rain begins pouring, thinking about her lost sisterhood. She had to admit, she hadn’t more alone in her life. She had Black, but his immense presence couldn’t fill the empty void Raven and Takia left. Girls can be mean, petty and vindictive, so when you find a woman who completely understands you, loves you even on your worst behavior; she’s more than a friend. Sister is more

In 1972, she writes “Sisterhood” which describes how women of different ethnicities, political and social backgrounds bond over the effects of male dominance and the importance of raising women’s self-esteem.

This letter is written in strong support of Julia Barbour for acceptance to pharmacy school. I have known Julia since winter of 2014 when she was enrolled in my Life 101 (PharmSci 42) class. The following summer she was recruited for my laboratory based on her academic strength and her talent for giving presentations. Upon joining the lab, Julia immediately displayed sharp critical thinking skills and learned new procedures quickly. She was trained by one of my best students and has followed in his footsteps; taking on new responsibilities with ease. My students work very independently compared to other undergraduate students. They must have a high degree of personal responsibility and a strong commitment to learning. Julia's intellectual

Progression in technology comes with progression of education. The movie “Hidden Figures” highlights the opportunities involved when intelligent, courageous women take strides to create the math to send astronauts to the moon. This movie is about three historical African American women who worked as “human computers” at the NASA Research Center in Langley, VA in the early 1960’s. Katherine Johnson (fellow mathematician), Dorothy Vaughn (programmer) and Mary Jackson (engineer), contributed to NASA space program to successfully send John Glenn, the first man to orbit around the earth, Project Mercury and later Apollo II mission. The film is a powerful reminder of the destructive consequences of discrimination. It holds important career lessons about how to manage and excel at work even under challenging circumstances.