Struggles In America

A mother and a child. A love that transcends no bounds. To give up a child leaves a hole that nothing can fill. An empty abyss. In the heat of the moment, the mother is convinced that she is doing right by the child. Giving that child a life that they themselves will not be able to give. It hurts to leave, but they know deep down, that the sacrificing of their happiness for the child’s well-being is what is best. In the photograph Mother and child by Jerome Liebling, the mother stands, child in arms, before the steps. Before the steps of giving up the one piece of joy she has in her life. Holding a blank expression on her face, trying not to show any emotion as it would only make what she is about to do harder. She is tired, worn down by the weight of the world. Contemplating what she is about to do, although she knows it will not help.

The moms may not have spent time with the kids making them feel like she doesn’t love them. “`In the midst of all this you realize you’re sacrificing their childhood.`” (Foerstner 12). She may be sacrificing their childhood, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t spend her free time with them. With that little time she has, she probably would spend it making memories with her kids, no matter how tired she is. Queen Penelope loved Telemachus with all her heart, even though her heart was broken because Odysseus still hasn’t returned. Mothers have this type of love for their kids that no one else really has. It’s the type that makes them want to strangle their kids for not listening but still love them no matter how much the kids mess up in life. Moms don’t have the experience for the to be a father figure for the kids. “ a priest at his parish helps him sort out the issues when he and his mother disagree on family rules such as a curfew.” (Foerstner 16). Moms may not have the experience of being a dad but she could always ask for help from male figures. The kids would be more exposed to the feeling of how having a dad is like. Just like Telemachus, he was very close to Odysseus's loyal shepherd, Eumaeus because he was a father figure to Telemachus. Although Eumaeus was not his dad, Tele came back from his 2 year search for his father, and Eumaeus was the first person he visited. These single mothers

Living in a first world country, I possess many advantages. My life is bound to be a decent one even if I make a few mistakes and go through some hardships. Except, it’s not. Half of lower-class Americans do not have the stability we need to live comfortably. Consequently, our way of living becomes a hamster wheel we have to keep turning to generate enough money for basic living necessities. Experiencing such first-world misfortunes almost makes my remarks seem cavil, but the reality of low-income Americans living in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. is ghastly to say the least. Moreover, I have had firsthand experience of extreme financial hardships in my household living with a single mom. To illustrate, within weeks, my dad was

Is a mothers conditional love ever fully appreciated? The song “Dear Mama” by Tupac and the poem “Mother To Son” by Langston Hughes both proclaim how growing up, people don not fully appreciate their mothers. They do not acknowledge what they went through to raise them and give them the necessities of life. These two pieces express how you have to be at your worse to cherish the best.

At the beginning of the American Revolution, most Americans didn't actually want to be independent from Britain. They only wanted equality with other British subjects. They wanted representation in Parliament, they wanted to be able to petition the King, to write him letters

Contrary to an average American's belief on how Americans actually came to be, they did not do it completely on their own or the perfect American way. In fact, it all started around the seven years war when Great Britain beat France in the war for world empire. By doing this they also opened the lands west of the Appalachian Mountain for settlement. In order to win this war the british had to rack up a great amount of debt and mortality. They were able to do all of this without the slightest of help from the colonies and afterwards most british people were unhappy with colonists because of their lack of sympathy and support. The colonists simply stopped focusing on Great Britain in general and more on expanding their own territory to the newly opened lands. Almost everyone in the colonies now thought themselves as no longer British and started creating their own American identity.

Because Great Britain gave the colonists this land, that is why they weren’t as eager to split away from the mother country, they feared they would lose their

Colonists of course tried to untie things with Britain before the war and even earlier into the war, but it took quite awhile to get all or most of the colonists on board and supportive of the idea to break apart and become their own country. Britain was always against the idea because they never wanted America to break free from their power. In the end, all of these fights and taxations led America to the freedom we have today and is what made us our own

In the beginning, the British colonists that came to America were proud to be British. There were some instances of Parliament’s control that bothered the colonists, like the Currency Acts of 1751 and 1764, but for the most part they were still loyal to their king. This started to change when King George III lost a lot of money buying supplies for his troops fighting in the French and Indian War. He decided to pay off his debt by heavily taxing the colonies without their consent. The colonists were outraged and refused to pay the unfair tax. They even boycotted British goods to get back at the king. The king was furious that the colonists were rebelling, so he sent soldiers

Although the mother shows signs of strength in the beginning of the book, when times get tough for her and her family in the camp, she failed to preserve the traits that made her seem strong in the first place. In the beginning of the book, the mother showed command over her children and was able to take care of them on her own. “Then she stood up and told the girl it was time to practice the piano for Thursday’s lesson.” (Page 16) This shows the mother influencing her children to do the right thing and looking out for them.

The English had rebelled against the monarchy so why shouldn't the American colonies. Even if the colonists were proud to be British; they were far away from the Great Britain,which means they could follow their own minds to do whatever they wanted. As an old proverb says：“Far water does not put out near fire. ”，the Great Britain located too far from the American colonies that they can only let them pay the taxes rather than help them out on some

This essay will examine the rise of “modern America”, there were economic, religious, and aspect of life changes took place and it was greatly changed the Americans society’s perceptions, specifically, the north and the south. The rise of “modern America” was greatly motivated immigrants to come to the United States for economic opportunity, industrialization in the North after the civil war created new businesses and job regulations, and the demand for social changes; all of these factors shaped America socially, politically, and economically.

Continuing to read this story I found more situations relatable. The argument between the mother and the children made me think of my mother and I fighting. We disagreed a great deal, but we always resolve our conflict. At the end of the day, she is my mother and I am her daughter, and family sticks together. The mother hiked with no pants, and unknowingly loses one of her loafers in the snow. The children assisted her with the search for it, but ended up creating her a shoe from their hats and scarfs. The existing love the children shared for their mother conqured the dismay they previously felt for her. That’s how it was for my mother and me. The love was not always visible but it was still present.

American society developed since first immigrant arrived from Great Britain. Historically, United States fought for the freedom frequently, and as a result, they became the symbol of the land of freedom in modern days. The struggles United states suffers for freedom were in similar criteria: for one’s

"To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime, we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness, old age, and eventually death. (The Big View).