From Milton Mirkin to Toni Cade Essays

Judith Ortiz Cofer Was born in 11952, she moved with her family to Paterson, New Jersey, and when she was fifteen, the family settle in Augusta, Georgia. She is the Author of numerous books. In this essay from her book Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a writer (2002) Cofer remember a woman who make a big impact in her life during her teenage, Ms. Cofer talk about the Sister Rosetta as role model, she describe her with unique technique as teacher.

Eudora Welty’s sheltered, adolescent life, coupled with her parent’s emphasis on education and reading, helped to shape her as the writer she was by making her stylistic approaches daring and intelligent while keeping a southern tone and state of mind.

Milton Hershey was born on September 13, 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania to Henry Hershey and Veronica “Fanny” Snavely. Milton had one younger sister named Serina Hershey, who had died of scarlet fever when she was four (Milton S. Hershey). Veronica was the daughter of Bishop Abraham Snavely, a highly respected figure of the Mennonite church. She raised Milton the same way

Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California, in 1953. In 1970, Tan majored in English at San Jose State, in California. Tan began a carrier as a technical writer after she graduated, at the University of California. However, she changed her writing because she was inspired to write fiction book after reading of Louise Erdrich's novel “Love Medicine”. As a result of this, language has helped Amy Tan in becoming the successful writer she’s today. It helped her express her complete thoughts in a way that everyone who reads, understand. Additionally, the type of language that she uses in her writing makes people take her seriously and as important as everyone else.

Hershey was born in the year 1857 in the town of Hockersville, Pennsylvania. His parents were Mennonites (similar to the Amish); his mother Fanny Hershey was very strict about her religion, she valued hard work and a modest living. However, his father Henry Hershey, was the complete opposite. He was an inventor and loved science and literature, however he was not very successful. This caused them to be one of the poorest families in their community, some could even recall Milton has a young boy walking the streets trying to sell things for pennies. Not only that, but his parents constantly fought about Milton’s education, where in the end he only learned to about a 4th grade level. Soon things changed though after Milton’s

Milton Hershey was born, raised, worked and died in the Countryside of Pennsylvania. Specifically he was born on September 13, 1857, Derry Township, PA and died on October 13, 1945, Hershey, Derry Township, PA. He had an okay childhood. Milton grew up in a household with 4 people, including himself. His Mother, Fanny Hershey. His Father, Henry Hershey. Lastly, His Sister, Serina Hershey. His little sister Serina Hershey had died when she was just 4. Milton and her were not barely close at the time because he was away, but it very much impacted their parents. Later on in life Milton married the woman of his dreams, Catherine Sweeney. Milton Admired her bubbly personality,

Writing may be an enthralling experience for one and a clever way to decompress for another. In general, however, writing has different purposes for a variety of people. “Why I Write,” written in the late 20th century by Terry Tempest Williams, describes various reasons for writing narrated from a female’s perspective. The short essay begins in the middle of the night with a woman engulfed in her own thoughts. She abruptly goes forth by reciting the multiple reasons why she continues to write in her life. Through a variety of rhetorical devices such as repetition, imagery, analogies, and symbolism, Terry Tempest Williams produces an elegant piece of writing that offers the audience insight into the narrator’s life and forces the audience to have empathy for the narrator with the situation she is incurring.

Toni Cade Bambara was a native of New York City who devoted her life to her writing and her social activism. Throughout her career, Bambara used her writings to convey social and political messages about the welfare of the African-American community and of African-American women especially. According to Alice A. Deck in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, the author was "one of the best representatives of the group of Afro-American writers who, during the 1960s, became directly involved in the cultural activities in urban communities across the country." Deck also pointed out that "Bambara is one of the who continued to work within the black urban communities (filming, lecturing, organizing, and reading from her

Child wanted to become a famous female novelist, therefore, she moved to Manhattan in 1935 to pursue her dreams. However, two years later Child moved back home to help take care of her sick mother. Child spent time writing for local publications and working on advertisements (100

(Author Last Name)She wanted to be included. Also her brothers wouldn't play with her because she was a girl. This allowed her to spend time alone and learn to read and write. Therefore it molded her to be a writer. Her dad was her inspiration to her although he couldn't understand English and was illiterate. Sandra went to college got a degree father thought it was useless but still supported her. She wanted to be called a writer not a maestra. Her book was published and her father was able to read the book and this made her year wonderful because her dad said that she should make more copies. This is when she felt that her father accepted her by publishing a

During the course of a person’s life, a decision is made as to which direction their life should follow. Most people are encouraged by their loved ones to make this choice for themselves. When Kelly Cherry was twelve, she announced to her musically devoted, string quartet violinist parents that she was going to quit piano lessons and become a writer, in response, “[her] mother said that she would rather kill [her] than have [her] turn out like [her] big brother, a beatnik. She ran to the kitchen to get [a] butcher knife” (“Kelly Cherry”). Needless to say, she was not supported in this career path. Throughout the course of her early writing career, she would hear that she “had no talent for writing” (“Kelly Cherry”). Still, she continued to write, occasionally quitting again and again, like a smoker, only to pick it up again (“Kelly Cherry”). Continually she told herself, “You are not a writer” until one day she revised this to, “If you don’t write your books, no one else will” (“Kelly Cherry”).

Maya Angelou has inspired me in more ways than one, and I had to write about her. When Maya speaks people listen. She has this wisdom that only few have, especially when life wasn’t always great. She turned tragedy into triumph, and helped others in doing so. So, Maya has proven too many women, especially black women that you succeed, even if you have had a child in your teen years. She’s proof that with determination nothing is unattainable.

The mother-daughter relationship is often scrutinized, publicized, and capitalized on. Whether from tell-all biographies, to humorous sit-coms, or private therapy sessions, this particular relationship dynamic gives some of the most emotion-activating memories. When female authors reflect and write about their relationships with their mothers, they have a tendency to taint their reflections with the opinions they have as an adult, reviewing the actions of their mother when they were young. These opinions set the tone of the story independently and in conjunction with the relationship itself and manifest in creative literary styles that weave an even more intricate story. Case in point, when reviewing the two literary works “I Stand Here

Maya Angelou and Alice Walker are two well-known contemporary African- American writers. Although both women are from different generations they share some of the same qualities and experiences. Both women used their past experiences of tragedy and hardship as a stepping stool for growth by turning that pain into what now are famous stories and poems. For most writers, majority of their work stem from their own experiences, and for both Alice and Maya a great deal of their works regarded the dilemmas many African American people faced during that time such as prejudice and discrimination.

These strong, and independent African women authors use insightful and educational language, which invites the western world to be a part of their world through the power of literature. One of the