Caroline Louisa Whitby, aged 22, went to join the Lord’s angels in Heaven last night at the Los Gatos Ranch, Soledad. Born August 16th 1909, to Harold and Elizabeth Banningsley, in Northern Salinas Mrs. Whitby was a loving daughter, sister and wife and was adored by all who knew her. Elder sister to Lucy, Caroline grew up mature and compassionate, and these were defining factors in her husband Curley Whitby falling in love with her. Ever faithful, Whitby was a strong person, with a moral compass that could only be aspired towards. Her education was received at Salinas High School, where she graduated with honours. Caroline will be remembered by those who knew her as a bright light in the community and will be sorely missed. Caroline was
Her life changed so rapidly, going from outgoing to a shut-in, laughed at due to her iniquities. Not wanted to deal with the frustrations of public school, she decided to go to Lexington School for the Deaf. She exceled there (well rounded) and was valedictorian her last 2 years
The legacy Rebecca Lee Crumpler has left shows that shes accomplished not one, but two ground breaking achievements. She is remembered as someone who has fought against racism, prejudice, and other difficult obstacles to obtain a medical degree. She also became a published author, which was almost unheard of for African-Americans at the time let alone african american women. She willbe remembered for her achievements, courage, and as a pioneer for those that would follow in her footsteps in future generations.
Opportunities for an individual to develop understanding of themselves stem from the experiences attained on their journey through life. The elements which contribute to life are explored throughout Gwen Harwood’s poems, At Mornington and Mother Who Gave Me Life, where the recollection of various events are presented as influences on the individual’s perception of the continuity of life. Both poems examine the connections between people and death in relation to personal connections with the persona’s father or mother. By encompassing aspects of human nature and life’s journey, Harwood addresses memories and relationships which contribute to one’s awareness of life.
Violet Weston is a character from a play by Tracy Letts called August: Osage County. Violet Weston is a sixty five year old woman living outside Pawhuska Oklahoma. She is a middle class woman married to Beverly Weston who is a sixty nine year old man. He is award winning poet and an alcoholic. They have been married for many years. Violet and her husband have three daughters. Her eldest daughter is Barbara Fordham. Barbara is married to Bill Fordham and together have a daughter named Jean, Violets only granddaughter. Barbara and Bill are going through some rough patches in their marriage and are currently separated. Ivy Weston is Violets middle daughter who lives close by. She is very personal with her love life. The youngest daughter is Karen Weston, who lives in Florida with her fiancé Steve Heidebrecht.
Not everyone’s life is filled with happiness. Granny Weatherall, in “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” by Katherine Anne Porter, and Addie Bundren, in “from As I Lay Dying ‘Darl’,” by William Faulkner, are two dying poor women who recall their lives in their minds when they are laying in beds. Their tough and harsh lives are similar in several ways. Granny Weatherall and Addie Bundren both had two men in their life. Granny loves her husband, John, and George.
Humanitarian, community advocate and aid to immigrants, Caroline Chisholm spent her life in the service of others. Her legacy of good will and economic empowerment spans several continents and several decades. Mrs. Chisholm advocated for immigrant women and girls in India, England and Australia. Because of her faith, Mrs. Chisholm was met with much opposition. As a Catholic in a time where Catholicism was viewed with mistrust and disdain, she had to overcome barriers simply because of her belief system even though if anything, her beliefs helped to motivate her to do all the great work she did for immigrant women and girls.
Gwen Harwood’s poetry endures to engage readers through its poetic treatment of loss and consolation. Gwen Harwood’s seemingly ironic simultaneous examination of the personal and the universal is regarded as holding sufficient textual integrity that it has come to resonate with a broad audience and a number of critical perspectives. This is clearly evident within her poems ‘At Mornington’ and ‘A Valediction’, these specific texts have a main focus on motif that once innocence is lost it cannot be reclaimed, and it is only through appreciating the value of what we have lost that we can experience comfort and achieve growth.
John got older and found someone else still remembering his beloved wife. Mr. John moved out of the farmhouse but knocked the house down so that all would be left there is Bessie. He never got over her but he was able to start a new life. The kids would go from time to time to stand around the spot where their mother laid to rest at. Bessie was the best woman ever because she would starve plenty nights before she watched her family starve. The reason of her being buried there behind the farmhouse was so that the family would never forget her and that she had no family left around. Bessie was a very young mannered woman who did her best at
Female characters are influential in John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids. In the novel, three women are of paramount importance in comparison to all others in shaping David’s views and opinions: Sophie, the Sealand woman, and Aunt Harriet. In the society of Waknuk, individuals exhibit prejudice repeatedly throughout the novel through their own blinkered treatment of deviations. David Strorm’s, a twelve-year-old boy whose parents brought him up in such lifestyle, interactions with those three women throughout the novel sways him to have second thoughts about it. Their dealings with David each have a particular impact on his life. Sophie allows for doubt to enter David’s life for the first time; the Sealand woman expands his views and prompts him to consider other beliefs different from those of his society; and Aunt Harriet makes him more conscious of his society’s despicable activities and more attentive to it. In John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids, Sophie, the Sealand woman, and Aunt Harriet are instrumental in influencing David’s outlook on society.
Gertrude “Ma” Rainey is a pivotal figure in the history of American music. She was the first person to ever perform blues and the first internationally known African American female blues singer. Her music acted as inspiration for many distinguished figures during the Harlem Renaissance, and continues to influence contemporary music and art.
Dahlia Whitbourne was the first black female physician. Born on April 2, 1901, Dahlia helped so many kids all throughout her life however, she never had her own children. She traveled to West Africa to help them.
The opening paragraph of the story describes how peaceful the dead woman looked in her bed before her children could say the final goodbye to their loving mother. Her facial features looked calm, and her long white hair was carefully arranged as though she wanted to leave this world as beautiful and blameless as her life was. At the beginning of the story her character was introduced as a "sweet soul that lived in that body," who managed to raise two successful children alone by "arming them with a strict moral code, teaching them religion, without weakness, and duty, without compromise."
Catherine Ryan Hyde’s books always shine a bright light on a moral lesson in her stories. Heaven Adjacent is no different. When I finished this book, like all her others, I felt more knowledgeable and have a better perspective on the quandary affecting the book's protagonist Roseanna. Usually, I try to not get into much detail regarding the story itself because I don’t ever want to ruin anything for the people
Sarah, after hearing the news, told Cate that it was our family’s lack of faith—and specifically, Cate’s lack of faith—that caused the baby to die. We did not “claim” God’s healing for Hannah, and if we had done so she would have been born alive. The suffering from Hannah’s death was magnified by Sarah’s assertions, and our family is still grappling with both. It has broken my mother’s heart, caused my father to believe his lack of faith killed his grandchild, and made Cate suffer more than she
Helen was designed to show the struggles of the many people who lived in such conditions that their greatest wish was to be in heaven. They had abandoned hope of improving their social class and rather sought to remain as faithful as possible. Helen’s quiet, almost angelic, piety was a symbol to those people of strength and sacrifice. Her death especially proved her strength as well as solidifying her connection to Maria. Helen, through the mix of these two things, became a combination of tragedy as well as victory, a memory of her sister and inspiration to all those like