Marilyn Evans had always known she was special. Her appearance didn’t say much, though. She had mousy-brown hair and blue eyes. Marilyn’s family was also nothing special. Her mother worked as a servant for the queen, and her father was dead. Her family barely scraped a living. Serena was the oldest at fifteen and had twinkling, green eyes. Then came thirtee-year-old Marilyn. Lastly, Thomas, was the youngest; he was ten. The three always argued, but in the end, they shut up when their mother gave each of them a slap. Marilyn thought she was just a person among millions in their country of Angelo. But when the day came for every thirteen-year-old to visit the palace, Marilyn felt more special than anyone else. “Marilyn? Do we have a Marilyn Evans here?” …show more content…
Every other thirteen-year-old stared at her enviously. Marilyn liked that feeling. The voice had come from a woman in posh clothes and a long neck. Marilyn sucked in a breath as she stared at the Royal. In their country of Angelo, there were three different types of people: Royals, who lived in the heart of Angelo and were related to the king or queen; Extras, people like Marilyn’s family, working as servants, artists, and at other jobs Royals thought they deserved; and finally, Specials, a very rare and small group who possessed special abilities or powers. “Yes?” Marilyn piped up, standing. “Ah, yes, come with me, dear,” the woman said, taking Marilyn’s elbow and leading her away. Marilyn wondered where she was going. After a couple of turns, they came to a room with bronze doors. The woman walked in and gestured to a chair. Marilyn sat down. She gasped. There sat the king himself and the beautiful queen. “Hello, Marilyn,” the queen said, her cherry lips curling into a smile. Rumours had flown that the queen herself was actually a Special, and she had the ability to change her looks. Marilyn disagreed. She thought she had just had a ton of plastic
“My heart almost burst with expectation. I looked again into the hall mirror, seeking Shirley Temple with her dimpled smile and perfect white-skin features. Bluntly reflected back at me was a helmet of black hair. I looked down. Jutting out from a too-large taffeta dress were two spindly legs matched by pair of bony arms. Something cold clutched at my stomach, made me swallow.”(Choy 41).
Oates emphases that Connie is in her adolescence, who is trying to transition into thinking like an adult. Connie, who is obsessed with her appearance, is constantly “craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people’s faces to make sure her own was all right”(Oates 1). She is starting to
One of the most leading and powerful African American women of the first half of the twentieth century, an equal parts educator, politician, and social visionary. Mary McLeod Bethune, also known as the “First Lady of the Struggle” dedicated her profession to bettering the lives of African Americans through education, political, and economic empowerment (Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume Two). She accomplished that through the school she founded, Bethune Cookman College, later as president of the National Council of Negro Women, and then as a top black administrator in the Roosevelt administration. Mary was known to be “an educator not only for her students, but for the entire world, she was the only women of color at the founding meeting of the United Nations” (National Women’s History Museum). Mary McLeod Bethune’s life will be analyzed through her history, contributions, and lessons learned from her.
She served as president of a local PTA, as a member of both the Hudson Guild's Advisory Council and Community Board 4, and as a secretary for the Citywide Council for Presidents of the New York City Housing Authority.
In the story The Extraordinary Suzy Wright by Teri Kanefield, Suzy was interested in women's rights, government, politics, and Quaker beliefs. Suzy started a new life on the frontier with no husband or kids. Suzy participated in government, freeing slaves, was involved in political issues, and gave much advice to others based on her knowledge. She also bought and owned her own land and later her dad bought neighboring land. Suzy refused to accept the limitations placed on them because of their gender. For women to work in the government was highly unlikely at the time, however Suzy was respected as a political adviser and was very useful the the government. In the end, Suzy is struggling to stay alive, on December 1 ,1784 Suzy Wright passes away, along with her legacy.
She doubted her beauty and the qualities she had, didn’t she?” Olivia asked and looked at me, “What about it, though?” “I found myself connecting to Emily more than I thought I would. I’ve asked similar questions before, especially when growing up,” I replied with a small smile, “and I didn’t consider myself good enough for the world because I never knew if I could even meet society’s standards.” “You know Peter, I think all of us face this question throughout life.
How does Iola’s perspective of the role of slavery and race change throughout the novel?
Like all of the administrative rules, the security rule applies to health plans, health care clearing houses, and to any health care provider who transmits health information in electronic form in connection with a transaction for which the Secretary of HHS has adopted standards under HIPAA. Health plans include health, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurers, health maintenance organizations, Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare supplement insurers, and long-term care insurers. Health plans also include employer-sponsored group health plans, government and church-sponsored health plans, and multi-employer health plans. Every health care provider, regardless of size, who electronically transmits health information in connection with certain transactions, is a covered entity. Using electronic technology, such as email, does not mean a health care provider is a covered entity; the transmission must be in connection with a standard transaction. The Privacy Rule covers a health care provider whether it electronically transmits these transactions directly or uses a billing service or other third party to do so on its behalf. Health care providers include all providers of services and providers of medical or health services as defined by Medicare, and any other person or organization that furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care.
Mamie Phipps Clark lived through the extremely tough years of segregation and racial prejudices. She was a part of the “talented tenth”, the part of the African American population that was well respected by all people of her community. Her father, Dr. Harold H. Phipps, was a physician and was well known in the community. The status of her father provided Clark with privilege. Clark did not really experience racial tension until she was in college and graduate school. During graduate school, Clark wrote her thesis on a very interesting topic: “the development of consciousness of self, and the point at which children become aware of themselves and aware that they were black” (Lal, 2002). This topic intrigued me because people
I spoke with Betsy Wason, our vice president of development, to get more information so I may answer your questions. Betsy remarked that she admires your thoughtful, holistic outlook—and I agree. We are very fortunate to have such a committed, caring ally in this work—so, thank you for your partnership.
Connie worries about her looks more than anything else, its kind of like an obsession. She enjoys looking at herself in the mirror feeling a sense of satisfaction knowing she is pretty. “Her name was Connie. She was
"When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy." [P.1], says eleven-year-old Ellen. Thus the young narrator begins her life-story, in the process painting an extraordinary self-portrait. “Ellen Foster” is a powerful story of a young girl growing up in a burdensome world. As one reads this work presented by Kaye Gibbons, a chill runs down their back. Ellen, the main character is faced with a hard life dealing with endless losses, with the deaths of both her parents and her grandmother being included. Why would one get a chill you wonder? This individual has thoughts and feelings that many have never experienced and cannot express. Ellen is merely a child no older then the age of ten but if not knowing this fact,
In the film Norma Rae, the textile workers were unsatisfied with many aspects of their Capitalistic work environment. They fought to form a union so that they could change the undesirable characteristics to better meet their needs. Political, environmental and cultural processes all played a part in the workers struggle to form an effective union.
My name is Gloria Davis my major is Business Administration with a Concentration of Accountant. Initially when I began my college journey I also wanted to minor in education. Due to financial issues and time I decided to pursue only accountant. Environmental Science has never been an interest of mine, but I am looking forward to this semester. I'm hoping to learn a new found appreciation for science during this course.
I think it's to do with pleasure, rather than pain. These two are so intimate at this moment that they just want to be as close as possible. They hold each other tight, hands and the position of his abdomen, which lacks movement, suggesting that he just stays as far in as possible. This also indicates that one partner is sexually dominant the other is submissive.