My Beloved Daughter By Susan B. Anthony

In the article “A Father’s Love” by Elizabeth Venant, Father Boyle should not give the information he knows about gang members to the police.

Wendell Berry’s past is more than just his own in “My Great-Grandfather’s Slaves,” but his past is intertwined with the slaves that grew up with. A quick reading of this poem by Berry would not give the reader that he was connected with the slaves, but rather that they lived separate lives. Berry says he sees the slaves and their activities but does not ever write about how they are connected until the very last stanza. After reading the final stanza it gives the rest of the poem a new meaning and if the reader does not take the time to closely re-read the writing they will miss out on what Berry is really trying to portray. Wendell Berry is trying to show the reader how his past is linked with the past of his grandfather’s slaves with his

The Short Story “My Father’s Life,” by Raymond Carver illustrates the difficult task of a son trying to find his own sense of identity and individualism while watching his father’s life unravel. Carver explores the relationships of his parents and his own struggle with sharing the same name with his father and the similarities and differences between them.

The poem I chose to do a close reading essay on was, “Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep” by Mary Elizabeth Frye. “Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004) is an American poet who remains known today for a single poem-a sonnet of just twelve lines-but it may be the most popular poem in the English language. “Do not stand at my grave and weep” is a consoling Holocaust poem and elegy with an interesting genesis, since it was written by a Baltimore housewife who lacked a formal education and had quite never written poetry before, and certainly none of note” (The HyperTexts). The tone of this poem is comforting and helps people find comfort with the view of death. This poem uses a lot of imagery, metaphors, and symbolism. Frye’s, “Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep,” is enlightening people how to handle a death of a loved one while using important parts of the theme such as tone, vocabulary, and overall meaning.

The poem “Mothers and Daughters” is written by Pat Mora. Pat Mora is a contemporary award winning writer, who writes for children, youngsters and adults. She was born in El Paso, TX in the year 1942. She attains a title of a Hispanic writer; however, the most of her poems are in English. In her literary work, one can observe the different aspects of the immigrants’ lives such as language issues, family relationships, immigrants’ experiences and cultural differences (1187).

My mother, Lisa Dawn Hicks Kern, was born at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, on Sunday, June 15, 1969. Her father, James Kenneth Hicks, was 28 at the time of my mother’s birth; he was employed at Red River Army Depot as an electrical engineer. Her mother, Sharon Lee Clark Hicks, was 25 when my mother was born, at the time she was the home maker. My mother had an older sister who was a four year old toddler at the time of my mother’s birth. Kimberly Ann Hicks was born at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, on Monday, August 30, 1965.

Throughout our lives we have heard how women throughout history strived to become the best. We have heard stories about women going against society to gain equal rights and we have read about woman with extraordinary character that pursued the history of this world. One of these women is Abigail Adams, the only woman so far to be both wife and mother of a president. Sadly, however, “Abigail Adams” by Janet Whitney is far from being a biography of her life.

Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri, is a writer,and she is known for many auto-biographical novels and she also writes poetry and essays. She also loved to study music, dance,and drama. From 1963 to 1966 Angelou was involved in the black civil rights movement. Maya Angelou wrote this specific poem called; “Phenomenal Women”. Angelou has a very creative way of saying things throughout her poem. Angelou talks about a woman in the poem that talks about herself a lot she repeats the phrase“ I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman that's me”( Angelou) therefore Angelou might be this person in her poem. Angelou is trying to show the reader that you need to have more confidence in your own person instead of worrying about others judgment.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a prime example in modern society of the rights and policies surrounding informed consent and privacy. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman whose cancer cells were biopsied from her body, tested, and resulted in several medical breakthroughs. She gave life to immortal cancer cells known as HeLa cells, which resulted in vaccines for polio, cloning, vitro fertilization, and gene mapping. During the 1950s, not many African Americans had access to proper care, much less, had the background and literacy to understand medical jargon, based on this Henrietta Lacks was never able to provide proper consent. The legalities of what happened all those years, and the turnover in what her personal cells did for science is discussed heavily. The positions held on the mandate for informed consent and specimen privacy will be divulged.

Henrietta Lacks Essay To answer the question of whether or not consent forms are necessary we have to look deeper into the meaning behind the book. The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot is a novel about Science, Ethnics, and family, particularly the Lacks Family. Rebecca Skloot took interest in Henrietta’s cells and so she searched for information on Henrietta’s history but during her search for answers she begins to question science and her modern day society. Most importantly Skloots book provided the reader an inside look to the how far research will go to make a scientific breakthrough.

Cells continue to be the most basic units of life. They can grow, develop, and they reproduce. Working with cells can help scientists get a better understanding of how they can help society. Since these cells come from organisms that were living or were once living, scientists should have access to the cells that they need to do research. In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, some scientists stole cells from Henrietta Lacks, a black female woman, without her or her family's permission.

Let the Circle be Unbroken portrays an african american family’s hardships against powerful white landowners and family tragedies. All in the perception of the strong-willed Cassie Logan. Let the Circle be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor is an enjoyable book with engaging characters, unpredictable plots, and an amusing genre.

Sympathy VS Empathy Barbara Kingsolver once stated, “Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own.” Sympathy and empathy are found worldwide in the hearts of many people; however, they are attributed to different circumstances. Therefore, there are many differences between sympathy and empathy.

Title Three essays depict three different attributes; personal opinion, perception, and attitude, although they are based on variation and in state of mind. Amy Tan in “Mother Tongue” talks about the forms of the English language. She says, variation in languages creates many obstacles in ordered to be socialized and cared among people. Joan Didion in “On Morality” explores her perception that we don’t have no way of knowing- what is “right” and what is “wrong”, what is “good” and what is “evil”. And George Orwell in “Shooting an Elephant” talks about his internal war between his mind and feelings.

The idea of Mother Earth is extremely empowering for women; most women believe that, right? Ellen Cronan Rose finds the idea of mother earth tremendously unempowering. Rose writes in her article “The Good Mother: from Gaia to Gilead”, that the imagery of mother earth is deeply problematic and is harmful to the feminist cause. This is a shocking view considering that most women don’t seem to have a problem with that idea. Ellen Cronan Rose states that the “mother earth” metaphor is harmful to the way women are viewed in society because it perpetuates negative stereotypes against women, it views the earth and women primarily as producers, and it overlooks the fact that both men and women are connected to nature. She goes in-depth into how mother earth imagery can impact women.