Another Mid-Life Wife Story: "The Ruse"

Laurianna Atkins tripped over a stack of magazines in the middle of her room, bumped her leg against the dresser, and dropped her books on the floor. “Ouch my leg!” She howled, “This room is a mess!”

Ethan had an idea that if she were to marry a man she was fond of the dormant instinct would wake, and her pies and biscuits become the pride of the county; but domesticity in the abstract did not interest her. At first she was so awkward that he could not help laughing at her; but she laughed with him and that made them better friends. He did his best to supplement her unskilled efforts, getting up earlier than usual to light the kitchen fire, carrying in the wood overnight, and neglecting the mill for the farm that he might help her about the house during the day. He even crept down on Saturday nights to scrub the kitchen floor after the women had gone to bed; and Zeena, one day, had surprised him at the churn and had turned away silently, with one of her queer looks.” (15). She tries hard to be a good housekeeper for Ethan and Zeena, but no matter what her work just isn’t exceptional. After the event of a precious pickle dish breaking, Mattie was sent away by Zeena. Ethan became devastated, Mattie and Ethan vowed to never spend a day apart, which left her and Ethan miserable and crippled.

Her house appeared to be falling apart. It was as if a tornado hit. The dirty dishes piled up higher then the Eiffel tower. Dirty laundry was strewn around the living room floor so densely, it looked as if there was no floor at all.

She stood in front of stores and admired the things in them, spending about ten minutes viewing sofas through a glass and playing back what she has been wishing for. The opportunity she has been waiting for, the reason she woke up at dawn in Tepoztlan to go up North with Candido, the comfort she wished for and everything Candido promised her was right in Canoga Park. She feels right at

Once again, silence filled the car. Both Larry and Martha felt that the silence was both peaceful and awkward at the same time. During the silence, Martha had a lot on her mind. Larry and Martha used to have the time of their lives just talking for hours. But Martha couldn’t remember the last time she and Larry had fun just talking to each other, besides their time at the restaurant a few moments ago. Then again, Larry and Martha had busy lives. Martha was a teacher, and Larry worked as a web designer. All the

“It only take one person to change your life.” It could be a spouse, a long lost family member, or maybe even a baby. Change is never a bad thing. You will always have to face change, whether it’s changing schools, having to adjust to a new sibling, or even having to adjust to a new job.

It is decided that with a variety of medicines, supplemented with fresh air and absolutely no work, activity or socialization, she will become well again, although she has postpartum depression and not a physical disease. The narrator, on the other hand, disagrees with John’s statement that he would “as soon put fireworks in my [the narrator’s] pillow case as to let me have those stimulating people [their cousins] about now” (4). She feels that getting out of bed and away from her thoughts would do her good. Her opinion is in fact the opinion of expert’s today, as the Canadian Mental Health Association lists spending time with friends and participating in social activities as two of their five suggestions for coping with postpartum depression ("Canadian Mental Health Association"). However, due to her low standing as a woman of the house, it simply doesn’t matter what she thinks. Her husband feels she is improving, and although she does not, that also is not important. Because of the supposed success of her treatment, it is continued and she is forced to lie in her bed at the top of the house, pushed out of view with nothing but her thoughts for weeks on end.

In order to fully understand the narrator’s condition, it is essential to fully understand who she is, what her context is, and the mental disorder she is suffering from. Through her secret diary, we learn about the narrator’s experiences as a newlywed suffering from Postpartum Depression and the unhelpful advice of her husband John, who doubles as her doctor. The mental disorder the narrator is dealing with is called Postpartum Depression; a mental illness affecting 1 in 7 women in the United States alone, causing symptoms such as anxiety, excessive crying, changes in appetite, harmful or “scary thoughts,” and many more of the unusual actions portrayed by the narrator in her journal (“Postpartum Depression”). These symptoms are evident

Crumpled newspapers scattered the table like the bones of dead bodies after war. Windows wiped down of memories huddled between oak frames, facing a street with cosy cottages. Single embroidered carpets hugged the floor, covering the marble tiles in delicate silk. A whisper of wind floated in through cracks of the panes of glass, whispering it's songs of misery throughout the house. I breathed in gulps of air, allowing the icy coolness to fill my lungs, and the morning frost creep out. My glistening blue eyes presented purple bags, and my sleek hair was a tangled cobweb. My feet dragged along the stone floor like the walking of the undead. I’d been up all night, searching and seeking for answers.

Over the period of a day, Laura Brown gradually succumbs to her overwhelming desire to liberate herself from her mundane life. Her life has taken a very different direction from what she ever thought it would, and she finds herself completing commonplace household

Every year, around one million people are immigrating into the United States both legally and illegally. As of now nearly 40 million immigrants live in the United States; 11.5 million of which came to the country illegally (CNN). That is nearly thirteen percent of the total United States population. The role the United States government plays in the handling of immigration from foreign countries both legal and illegal, plays a vital role in the security of the people of the United States and

In Judy Brady's essay “I Want A Wife” (1971), she presents the unrealistic expectations of a wife. Brady presents her idea with repetition of “ I want a wife..” expectations from the husbands to the wives, over statements and with rhetorical questions. Brady exaggerates a husband's expectations for the wives in order to persuade the audience to believe wives are mistreated and overlooked by their husbands. Brady addresses both husbands and wives in her essay by bringing attention the husbands and the mistreatment of the wives. Additionally, she also brings attention to their wives and the abuse they’re facing.

Over the period of a day, Laura Brown gradually succumbs to her overwhelming desire to liberate herself from her mundane life. Her life has taken a very different direction from what she ever thought it would, and she finds herself completing commonplace household

Seven covenants, one is the best, and 6 are from the same time era. So which is the best? Or you might ask what is a covenant? The first is about the first two people, the second about Noahs arc, then the third is about land. Then the fifth is the Palestinian which is connected to the fourth which is about Moses who had an important job to save his people, when the fifth is about David and us becoming Gods Children. These are all happen B.C. and these are where God makes his law, which is that we as catholic, who believe in Him shall respect the earth, as well as every living thing on it. This is said in Exodus 19:5 “obey my voice to keep this covenant.” The new covenant is the best covenant in the bible because it is about Jesus, as well it is about how God sacrificed Jesus for our freedom, which then made our death the way that will completely free us of sin.

For reliability, an agency’s human resources department must be able to recruit and select people who meet all the qualifications, responsive to available incentives, and able to develop new skills and abilities. The capacity to acquire capable employees is essential if the government is to successfully provide the numerous services associated with modern public service. Success in recruitment and selection, in turn, depends on many factors including the provision of adequate pay and benefits, satisfactory working conditions, and the implementation of application and selection procedures that are not overly cumbersome, complicated, or lengthy. The public personnel office must also develop and implement recruitment and selection