Obasan Essay

The artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, Stephen Page noted of the spiritual aboriginal dance of ochres, the following, “As substance ochre has intrigued us. Its significance and the myriad of purposes, both spiritual and physical has been the driving force behind this collaboration. The portrayal of each colour is by no means a literal interpretation, but the awareness of its spiritual significance has challenged our contemporary expressions.” This quote tells us that the traditional use of ochre within aboriginal culture is important and significant and the portrayal of each colour within the dance is not a literal interpretation but rather the portrayal of each colour does not uphold exact meaning but shows us contemporary

" We are almost a nation of dancers, musicians, and poets. Every great event, such as a triumphant return from battle, or other cause of public rejoicing, is celebrated in public dances, which are accompanied with songs and music suited to the occasion. The assembly is separated into four divisions, which dance either apart or in succession, and each with a character peculiar to itself. The first division contains the married men who in their dances frequently exhibit feats of arms, and the representation of a battle. To these succeed the married women who dance in the second division. The young men occupy the third; and the maidens the fourth. Each represents some interesting scene of real life, such

Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa) was kidnapped from his African village at the age of eleven, shipped through the arduous "Middle Passage" of the Atlantic Ocean, seasoned in the West Indies and sold to a Virginia planter. He was later bought by a British naval Officer, Captain Pascal, as a present for his cousins in London. After ten years of enslavement throughout the North American continent, where he assisted his merchant slave master and worked as a seaman, Equiano bought his freedom. At the age of forty four he wrote and published his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African. Written by Himself, which he registered at Stationer's Hall, London, in 1789. More than two

Osceola was a influential leader of the Seminole in Florida. He was born in 1804. The date is unknown. He died on the thirtieth of January 1838. He was around 34 when he passed.  In the rest of Osceola's life, he would have, seven different names, five children, and two wives.

Even when her husband passes away, she does not break down into hysteria; she grieves quietly: “The language of her grief is silence... Over the years, silence within her small body has grown large and powerful” (Kogawa, 14). Despite her lack of words, Obasan is a source of love and steadfast support for her niece Naomi and her nephew Stephen. When their parents disappear, Obasan steps in, never hesitating to bear the weight of caring for the abandoned children. She feeds them, clothes them, and ensures their well-being under impossible circumstances. Her commitment to them never falters, even when they neglect her. Stephen repeatedly treats Obasan with impatience and rudeness. Regardless, Obasan constantly puts the needs of others before her own. Her actions are aimed at making the people around her happy. Obasan does everything in her power to ensure that her niece and nephew find a place for themselves in the world and Naomi takes comfort in her gentleness and dependability. Despite her silence, Obasan is a focal point of the narrative and at the center of the main character Naomi’s life.

The Odyssey is an epic composed by Homer, an early Greek storyteller. This epic was the basis for Greek and Roman education. Epics are long poems marked by adventure. The main character in an epic is an epic hero.

In 1929, tears swept the nation and gloom bestowed itself upon a once happy place. The Great Depression had started. People lost everything ,so many became migrant workers. Of Mice and Men, a classic novel written by John Steinbeck, emphasizes many sad themes, but gives us a good insight on what life was like in the 1940’s for many people. Although there are other themes, rootlessness, loneliness, and poverty are extremely prominent throughout the novel in many characters.

Matt Lamkin’s “A Ban On Brain-Boosting Drugs is Not the Answer” first appeared in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2011. In this essay Lamkin aims to convince his reader not to deter improper conduct with threats, but to encourage students to engage in the practice of education. Lamkin tells us “If colleges believe that enhancing cognition with drugs deprives students of the true value of education, they must encourage students to adapt that value as their own” (642). Appeal to logic, consistency, and compare/contrast are techniques Lamkin skillfully uses to create a strong effective essay.

Shameeka Patterson was born May 15, 1980 at the St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. She was born to Leelah Patterson and Andre Flyod they was both in Brooklyn , New York. Shameeka has four siblings one sibling from her mother side Ellatasia, three siblings from her father side Darius, Calamity, and LaPrinca. Shameeka is the oldest from all of her siblings. In 1984 she attended her first elementary school at P.S. 25 Eubie Blake school located in Brooklyn, New York that school was great for her she had did very well always had great grades and perfect attendance. In 1989 Shameeka and her sister Ellatasia both got taken away from their home because their mother had abandoned them with nothing to

Tan feels rather embarrassed by the way her mother handles the situation. Having to speak for her mother embarrassed Tan immensely. This anecdote helps support Tan’s feelings about her mother's english. Another time when an anecdote is used in the essay is when Tan mentions the story of her mother going to the doctor. Ridiculed and treated as though she was not important Tan’s mother endures this behavior due to her language barrier. Embarrassed by her mother's persistence,Tan is called by the doctor. This is shown when the essays reads, “ She said they did not seem to have any sympathy when she told them she was anxious to know the exact diagnosis, since her husband and son had both died of brain tumors. She said they would not give her anymore information until the next time and she would have to make another appointment for that” (Tan). In this part of the essay Tan has sympathy towards her mother. Slightly embarrassed by her mother's persistence, she knows the CAT scan is important news to her mother. The treatment of her mother is inappropriate and uncalled

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Click, clack, click, clack the unknown child walks down stairs and wanders out the front door. There are plenty of logical reasons behind why Neil Gaiman selected not to reveal Bod's name before he came to the graveyard. One possible reason is that he wanted the readers to see Bod as being the unknown child when he wandered into the graveyard. Having the name Nobody doesn't connect Bod to his old life. The name Nobody describes Bod perfectly. Nobody knew who Bod was when he came to the graveyard, and still the only a few people that know him live in the graveyard.. He is not known as being the child whose family was murdered. When Bod the unknown child came to live with the forgotten people and started his new life, Bod was separated from

Everyone has their own understanding on whether they are living a pointless existence or not. People live with their own goals, purposes, opinions, and worldviews, and if they are working on achieving their goals and making their own opinions, they are not living worthless life. Otsu’s life has not been meaningless because he has his own understanding of his faith and beliefs by finding the connection with his mother and God, having an opinion on God and his presence, and following God and Jesus.

Joseph Boyden’s novel The Orenda displays the tragedies of warfare, famine, disease, and the slow rise of colonization. The “Orenda” refers to the soul that inhabits all living things and the novel explores the loss of the Huron people’s Orenda as well as their way of living through the rise of Christianity. The colonization of the French people, in this case the priests, is what leads the Huron to lose their Orenda. This is caused by the Huron underestimating the power of Christophe Crow, letting more Europeans become a part of their society and the desperation that is caused by the great war against the Haudenosaunee. Overall, the tragedy brought upon to the Huron by the crows was too late to stop once they realized the situation they

The great hero, who is brought low by his wife, Clytaemnestra, a good woman and an evil wife, also an ideal of a murderous wife.