Esther Greenwood Summary

The Persian Empire is arguably one of the greatest and largest empires ever in the history of the world. It was in place from approximately 550 to 334 BCE in Asia Minor and Persia. Throughout the time the empire was in place there were multiple kings that ruled it changing the cultures of the people living in the empire. The Book of Ester is a book from the Hebrew Bible written during the fourth century BCE that tells the story of a Persian king Achashvairosh. In the story information is given on how Persian Kings were able rule their vast empire for such a long period of time. The Persian Kings that ruled the Persian Empire were able to do their job successfully, deal with problems they faced, and keep their empire culturally vast because

Cynthia White was found guilty of felony murder and cruelty to children in the death of her 3 year old son in 1992. Her convictions were affirmed in White v. State, 265 Ga. 392 (456 SE2d 587) (1995). She filed a “Petition for Resentencing Under the First Offenders Act” in July of 2016. She now appeals from the trial court's denial of that motion.

In “Identity, Authority, and learning to Write in New Workplaces,” Elizabeth Wardle attempts to explain how identity and authority issues affect the process of enculturation for workers in new environments. Wardle argues that the issues of identity and authority can affect one’s assimilation in a new working environment and that miscommunication with the two can lead to one being viewed as a “tool” and stress.

Martha Ballard, while to many the messiah of Maine, might have been more of a parading pestilence as she moved throughout the town giving treatment and illness, one and the same. Throughout Martha Ballard’s diary and Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s transcription of such, A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, various examples of transmission can be seen with some cases leaving individuals dead and families destroyed. Such sicknesses included Dysentery, Scarlet Fever, and unidentified illnesses. While Martha brought happiness through births and lifesaving procedures, she also brought along hidden pestilence. The Ballard family was instrumental in the spread of disease throughout their town, Hallowell. Due to lacking medical knowledge and no

CM met response time regarding the safey and well-being of VC Ariahna Hampton. Ariahna reported that she was being physically abused by Bmo Tiffany Hutchinson. The intial interview was conducted at school. Ariaha reported where Bmo is employed at, and where they reside. VC Ariahna reported that her mom hits her with her fist one time upside the head on a daily basis. VC Ariahna said sometimes it hurts. VC Ariahna reported that she has never had any bleeding, marks or bruises after her mom hits her. VC Ariahna reported that she is not scared of her mom and likes living with her sometimes. CM met with mom, who denied all allegations in the report. Bmo reported that she rarely spanks VC. Bmo confirmed that they do reside with MGM on Merrymount

During the story, after all the troubles and hardship she faces throughout, she finds her courage to stand up for herself in the closet. In the book, when she finds her courage she is with Andy Evans. He traps

At the age of 29, Samuel Huntington married Martha Devotion on April 17, 1761. She was the daughter of the Rev. Ebenezer Devotion and Martha Lothrop in Norwich.

In the “Eva B. Hopkins Oral History Excerpt”, Hopkins recalls that she worked at the Mercury Mill prior to the general textile strike of 1934. Furthermore, she adds that during the strike, a community house provided food for the strikers. How might this have benefitted those on strike for higher wages?

He sells bibles and encourages people to buy at least one for their family. When he visits Mrs. Hopewell and finds out that she does not have a bible in the house, he tells her, “For a Christian, the word of God ought to be in every room in the house”. He continues, “I don’t want to go to college because I want to devote my life to Christian service. I got this heart condition and may not live long”. Moreover, Pointer is characterized as a very friendly man because he seems to like Joy when they meet for a date and calls her a sweet little girl whom he claims to have liked from the first day he saw her. Surprisingly, his real characters are later revealed in the story. In fact, he is neither a Christian nor a friendly man. He is a hypocrite, liar, swindler as well as a pretender. Firstly, he tells people that he is a believer while he is not. Secondly, during his date with Joy, she finds a bottle of whisky, a pack of condoms as well as obscene pictures in his suitcase. She gets so shocked and asks him, “Aren’t you just good country people? You are a Christian! You are just like them all- say one thing and do another. You are a perfect Christian, you are…..” Hulga had already put

In the short novel Gentlehands, by M.E.Kerr, a teenage boy who lives in a small yellow house in Montauk meets a wealthy teenage girl who lives in a vacation home, named Beauregard. When Buddy and Skye meet they could not be more dissimilar and the large difference in social class leads to a growth in Buddy’s insecurity. He begins to take on a persona that blocks out his innocent younger brother, Streaker, along with his parents. Although his wealthy grandfather is a hugely disliked character from his mother, as of extreme betrayal when she was a child, Buddy uses him to earn respect from Skye. For most of the novel, Buddy struggles with an extreme obsession with Skye Pennington. However, once Buddy accepts that his grandfather is a Nazi

Victoria Dickerson is a second year teacher at Carolina High School teaching in the Self-Contained special education classroom. Victoria’s expectations for her students are high and she often uses innovative techniques which include project-based learning strategies. Her students are always solving real world problems that will not only prepare them for work but provides them with the necessary life skills they need to be productive after high school. The students in the classroom range from being low-functioning intellectually disabled students to students how are on the middle school level in reading and are categorized as learning disabled. Even with the population she serves, she still challenges her students to be excellent. During

The author of this book, Erica Spiegelman is an addiction and wellness specialist who works with individuals, couples, and families on personal growth and overall wellness. She was an alcoholic and successfully recovered from her own addiction problem. I chose this book because I thought that her book would convey indeed helpful methods for addicts, which have been proven to be effective by a previous addict.

In the early parts of the novel, Buddy Boyle is characterized as insecure. As a result of these insecurities, Buddy is left desperate to do anything to fit into Skye’s extravagant lifestyle. Buddy believes he is incapable of impressing Skye with his own personality. Meaker writes, “I was borrowing glory by letting my grandfather make the impression on Skype Pennington, instead of trying to impress her with my own personality.”(28). This quote demonstrates the extent of Buddies insecurities. These insecurities cause Buddy to use his own grandfather in an effort to impress Skye. Not only does Buddy believe that he is not good enough, he is prepared to forget his morals to impress Skye. This was first demonstrated when Buddy said, “Whatever it

The play was a about a woman named Henrietta Leavitt, who was an astronomer from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Leavitt worked for Harvard for twenty-five cents an hour, and found thousands of variable stars. Later became the astronomer for Charles Pickering who was the director of the program. Leavitt leaves her family to go work at Harvard. While working in Leavitt meets a guy name Peter Shaw, who is Pickering assistant, and Leavitt is very interested it. Leavitt Sister Marge has kids and a husband at home and she’s a musician for the church. Leavitt father has a stroke, so she went back home to help take care of her father. Later Leavitt father pass away, so she go back to Harvard, and find out that Peter now has a wife. Leavitt attends Harvard

My first impression of Esther Clifford is that her story was similar in many ways to that of the book night. In her testimony she says that life before Hitler was normal that she hung out with all the other children and wasn’t looked down upon at all. But she said in 1933 when Hitler came in power her family didn’t think much of it. They didn’t think Hitler would last more than a year. In 1934 he became to gain more followers and with followers he gained power. Esther went to a Jewish school in Germany. In 1934 on her way to school she said that children that used to be her friends would throw stones at her when she walked past their school. Around 1935 her brother was beat while at music lessons by a group of Hitler followers. In 1935 she