Eugenia Collier

In the short story ”Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier the author uses several literary devices to create narrator’s voice and point of view. Collier uses flashback to create voice in several examples. When the narrator states “When I think of the hometown of my youth” (16) she is referring to a memory from a long ago in a flashback. This creates a point of reference for the reader to understand that the following story will be told from the narrator’s point of view as an adult. And the author uses flashback

innocence from a young age and does not understand the importance of having compassion. As a child's innocence gradually fade away due to maturity, he or she transforms into a compassionate person. In a coming of age short story, “Marigolds,” Eugenia Collier writes about a series of events where a young girl, named Lizabeth, develops into a compassionate person. Lizabeth narrates these events in a flashback that involve the marigolds of her neighbor, Miss Lottie. Miss Lottie's marigolds were the essence

Sweet Potato Pie; Buddy “Sweet Potato Pie”, by Eugenia Collier includes a character named, Buddy. Buddy is the narrator throughout the story. This story is about how Buddy, the main character, and his family grow up living in poverty. Buddy and his family barely have enough money to support Buddy going through high school. He grows up to break his family’s chain of poverty and shows how important the idea of getting an education is. Buddy shows how someone can achieve anything by working hard

Collier County History Collier County was created as one of many new counties during the 1920 land boom and was named after Barron Gift Collier-a businessman who had a vision for the growth and development of the southwestern coast of Florida. It is the state of Florida’s 62nd county and in terms of total land area, it is the third largest in the state. It is even the birthplace of swamp buggy racing. Some of the first residents arrived centuries ago after migrating farther south after the end of

The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier discusses why the poorest countries are failing and then offers some insights and solutions to the problem. He says the four major problems in developing nations are: conflict, natural resources, bad neighbors, and bad governments. The conflicts are usually civil wars which have huge costs and the situation just becomes worse the longer the conflicts drag on. Collier states that countries rich in natural resources are often worse off than countries that are not

Paul Collier is the author of The Bottom Billion a 2007 book about Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) and why they struggle to progress despite vast amounts of foreign aid. Collier makes the argument that while much of LDCs are becoming wealthier, this isn’t the case in Africa and Central Asia who is stuck due to four development traps. Seventy percent of the bottom billion is in Africa. According to Collier, the first trap is the conflict trap. He claims that 73% in the bottom billion are in or

country, it would make your life different.” (Collier 38) Tim, the protagonist, is trying to live an ordinary life during time of the Revolutionary War as he works on his family’s tavern. However, his brother Sam wants to join the Rebel Army and wants to defeat the British, otherwise known as the Loyalists who Sam and Tim’s father support as they support the king. In My Brother Sam Is Dead the author’s James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier use the Brown Bess to symbolize power and authority

“What is the relationship between greed and grievance as motivating factors in violent conflict? Use at least one case study to illustrate your argument” The greed and grievances theory provides opposing arguments as to what really are the causes for violent conflict. Scholars have conducted numerous researches on a number of violent conflicts in attempt to analyze to what extent greed or grievances appear to be motivating factors for violent conflicts such as civil wars etc. Those who believe

War: The Real Price To Be Paid "In war the dead pay the debts for the living," (Collier and Collier 167). The real cost of war is so great that the thought of paying the price is rather unfathomable. In My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier we get a glimpse into the lives of not only the Meekers but the people of their town and we observe the price they paid for one of the biggest and most powerful wars of our American history, The American Revolution. In this historical

freedom, rights, and glory. Sam and Tim’s parents, however, were loyal to the British Crown and disapproved of their son fighting with the rebels. In My Brother Sam Is Dead, although both sides of the war are shown, authors James and Christopher Collier ultimately argue that war is futile. One way the authors argue against war is how they show examples of family division. A major conflict in the Meeker family was Mr. Meeker being loyal to the British King and Sam fighting as a patriot soldier in