Evaluating Barbara's Work And Experiment

While struggling to stay on her feet, Barbara Ehren observes the different perspectives of those around her. While working at Wal-Mart, she finds herself getting close to a woman named Melissa who is in the same position she is in. In one scene, Melissa brings her a sandwich; “this is because I’d told her I was living in a motel almost entirely on fast food, and she felt sorry for me” (Ehrenreich 163). This shows how the less fortunate help each other as they know that they all have the same end goal. While working at The Maids, Ehrenreich asks Colleen and Lori about their satisfaction on how others have so much compared to them. Lori replies saying “all I can think of is like, wow, I’d like to have this stuff someday. It motivates me and I don’t feel the slightest resentment because, you know, it’s my goal to get to where they are” (Ehrenreich 118). Colleen responds stating “I don’t

Scrutinizing over my timed write I did on an excerpt from Becoming Educated by Barbara Jordan, I have found few strengths and many weaknesses in my writing. Rereading my paper I am horrified at my lack of warrants and word choice. Furthermore, I don't fully understand Rhetorical Strategies or rather how to identify them in a given text. Not everything was worthless in my paper, thankfully. I did use quotes from the excerpt to support my supposedly weak arguments. My weaknesses beyond any doubt over shadow my strengths in my paper.

Toni Cade Bambara addresses how knowledge is the means by which one can escape out of poverty in her story The Lesson. In her story she identifies with race, economic inequality, and literary epiphany during the early 1970’s. In this story children of African American progeny come face to face with their own poverty and reality. This realism of society’s social standard was made known to them on a sunny afternoon field trip to a toy store on Fifth Avenue. Through the use of an African American protagonist Miss Moore and antagonist Sylvia who later becomes the sub protagonist and White society the antagonist “the lesson” was ironically taught. Sylvia belong to a lower economic class, which affects her views of herself within highlights the

Miss Moore is attempting to give the children greater understanding about socioeconomic classes. In the process the reader is shown how the unequal distribution of wealth affects the self worth of the young Sylvia. Through her interactions Bambara demonstrates how society teaches low class citizens that they are less than high class

In the first chapter, Barbara appealed to the reader’s emotions as she was describing her plight as a low-wage earner which is a clear appeal to her ethos.

In stark contrast with her earlier disregard for economic and social injustice, Sylvia is now incensed by it. Her anger is further incited when Sugar speaks on the implications of these newly perceived inequalities: "‘I think,’ say Sugar pushing me off her feet like she never done before, cause I whip her ass in a minute, ‘that this is not much of a democracy if you ask me. Equal chance to pursue happiness means an equal crack at the dough, don’t it?’ […] I am disgusted with Sugar’s treachery" (605). In concretely addressing the existence of socioeconomic inequality and its effects on their own lives, Sugar cements its realness in Sylvia’s mind—she can no longer

These references show that just because a person may not seem to fit in a certain environment, or are just to poor to do anything about it, doesn't mean they have to settle with this concept. Triumphing over obstacles such as race and economic position are some of the ideas the author is able to throw out and try to inspire people. Don't settle with something mediocre, when a person is capable of so much more. This is a theme that seems to sustain through out the entire book.

#5. The central idea of this story is one does not have to settle for lower-class status, but can overcome poverty through hard work and sacrifice. The situational irony in this story, that I for one did not see coming, was sweet Aunt Bernie, who saw the positive in all situations, was actually the biggest perpetuator of the idea that one’s social class cannot change. Instead of teaching her nieces and nephew that hard work and sacrifice can improve your quality of life, she taught them to sacrifice a better quality life by seeing the good and making do in mediocrity. It is only through death that Aunt Bernie sees all the opportunities she missed out on and the danger she put herself in by not setting goals to

Mrs. Angle grew up with her sister throughout her childhood and life, Her sister is 3 years older. Her family lived in military barrack in Canada. She says “Living like that was hard most of the time”. She first went to a Balsz Elementary in Canada. She says “Canada’s schools are way more stricter than United State’s schools”. Her father was in Canadian Army in WW2. At age 10, Barbara and her family moved to Arizona because of her father’s arthritis. The treatment was in Arizona, so that is where they went. When she first went into a U.S. elementary school, she thought it was recess time. Turns out that is how the class was naturally, It surprised her that schools were like that. She went to Phoenix Union High School, which closed in 1982. Their high school mascot were the Coyotes. She graduated with the class of ‘61. She didn’t go into the military or go to college. She married right out of high school. She married her husband at 19 years old. She was married to Chuck Buchanan on September 1st, 1961. Chuck died at 50 from a brain tumor. They had 2 sons together. Chuck Jr. and Matt were their names. She has 12 grandchildren and 2 foster

Bambara has successfully used symbolismto narrate the story. Ms. Moore the name of the teacher is a symbol in itself. She thinks that thekids around her living in the impoverished community deserved so much more in life. TheCatholic Church and downtown Manhattan are symbolic of rich and extra vignette lifestyle bywealthy people. The paperweight represents the burden which the children are facing. And aftercoming from the toy store when one of her student sugar said “You know, Miss Moore, I don’tthink all of us here put together eat in a year what that sailboat costs” (6) Ms. Moore felt proudand felt successful in delivering the message about social inequality.The story is considered one of the finest piece of writing by Ms. Toni Cade Bambara, dueto its mesmerizing storyline and symbolism used. It shows a teachers attempt to enlighten herstudents about the inequalities between the different communities and the positive outcomewhich results due to the real education which is imparted to her students in which she is verysuccessful in the

My patient, Barbara Green, has a daughter named Ivy. Ivy has come to me with concerns that her mother has not been taking any of her medication to treat her diabetes and heart disease. She says that if she does not prompt her mother to take the medication, she will forget to take it for days. Ivy is worried about her mother and describes instances when Barbara seems to be day dreaming and becomes confused. Sometimes Barbara does not know who Ivy is. That is worrisome. I am going to do some research on Alzheimer 's and dementia, and see if Barbara could be developing either or both of these illnesses. I will analyze the symptoms, compare my findings to my patients symptoms, and produce a diagnosis and treatment for my patient.

Barbara's desire to attend her day program this quarter was very minimal. She only wanted to attend three days this quarter. She was not discharged from her day program but all parties felt that she would benefit from having at least a one four hour unit Mon-Fri to be able to attend community events scheduled with participants from her day program or on her own.. She is also welcome to come and have lunch any day with her friends or visit when the ice cream truck is present.

Then Miss Moore wants to take them inside the store, in the front were Sylvia and her friend are in the lead, but then suddenly stops and says to have this feeling of shame where it is seen in the following, “when we get there I kinda hang back. Not that I’m scared, what’s there to be afraid of,just a toy store. But I feel funny, shame. But what I got to be shamed about? Got as much right to go in as anybody. But somehow I can’t seem to get hold of the door, so I step away for Sugar to lead. But she hangs back too. And I look at her and she looks at me and this is ridiculous.” (Leeson). Here we can clearly see, Sylvia is coming to feel the situation they are, but doesn’t seem to get to the conclusion yet. Towards the end at the end Miss Moore explains how “that the poor needs to wake up and demand their share of pie…” (Lesson) meaning at their time the society has been very unequal and that everyone deserves the right share. At the end, Sylvia comes to the realization but never wanted to admit it, and so the teachings of Miss Moore towards the kids was for them to see for themselves through the experiences in such society that can be changed if they work hard and get an

In order to display a bittersweet and bitter tone, Toni Cade Bambara effectively conveys the message of her story with the use of symbolism such as imagery. Throughout Bambara’s story, the main character Sylvia is introduced to the reader as a young black girl growing up in harlem. Sylvia initially gives off a sense of bitterness to Miss Moore; the only educated person in the neighborhood, who decides to take some of the children including Sylvia on a trip to F.A.O. Schwartz in Manhattan. Sylvia’s bitter encounter with Miss Moore is when sylvia states, “And Miss Moore asking us do we know what money is, like we a bunch of retards” (Bambara).

Although life may seem unfair for those in poverty, one needs to make the most out of it. After Bernie comes back as a zombie, she keeps telling the family all the regrets she had. She never got what she wanted and never lived for herself. To others, their family was not up to standards and their standard of living was quite disappointing. Apparently there needs to be improvement in their outlook. She wants the family to get back on their feet and create a future where they want to take part in. They should eat healthy, be financially stable, and get an education. In the beginning of the story, the family lives in a dangerous area of Sea Oak. After Bernie’s death, the narrator starts working harder than before so that the family can get out of this hot mess. The narrator got a safe place after earning enough as a stripper. The narrator says, “I've got a place picked out at a complex called Swan's Glen. They've never had a shooting or a knifing and the public school is great and every Saturday they have a nature walk for kids behind the clubhouse”. He even had the kids’ education and future planned out. A person’s surroundings and environment can influence a person’s mindset. If he earns enough money, it is very likely that he will stop being a stripper. And once he moves to a better place, his attitude about life will change. This was the beginning of a new life and to a new