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My bare feet slap against the smooth, cold floor as I graze my hand across the fractures of the dark gray walls. Patients walk around me with nurses scolding them like monstrous mothers. Compared to all the psychos in here, I seem to be an angel. I never talk back, I always listen, I do what they say. Nurse Helen even said I may be released in a month's time. The workers don’t understand why I was sent here, and neither do I for that matter. I can ignore his voice, I can reject his advances on my

"The Chrysanthemums" introduces us to Elisa Allen, a woman who knows she has a gift for things, but can't make more use of it than to grow her chrysanthemums. She is trapped in the Salinas Valley, where winter's fog sits "like a lid...and [makes] the great valley a closed pot." Her human nature has made her complacent in ordinary life, but the short glimmers of hope offered by her flowers and a passing stranger reveal that there is more to Elisa than her garden. Her environment may be keeping

Buddy Club Case Study X., aged 8, was referred to Buddy Club because of his difficult family situation. X.’s parents separated a few years ago and X. lives with mum and stepdad. The relationship between mum and dad is tense and dad, who lives outside London with a new partner, has lately expressed his wish to have custody of the child. Mum firmly disagrees with this request. X. appeared contained, thoughtful, very kind, well-mannered and with a mature attitude for his age. During the summer term

Most life changing events happen with someone whom you truly trust. It is easy to ignore people, withdraw, and not form relationships built on love and reliance. I have truly grown closer to my role model in my life. Matt Harp, my role model, is a man of truth, integrity, love, selflessness, and compassion. Many different times he surprised me with how he acted, spoke and thought. I clearly saw the Lord lead his life, and his actions revealed as much. I wanted to follow his example. He led me through

In An American Childhood by Annie Dillard, Dillard reminisces on her many adventures throughout her childhood living in Pittsburgh. Her stories explain her school, her home life, her family, and growing up. Dillard also talks about changes in her life, and how they affect her, and how she felt about others around her. One’s childhood is a crucial part of life, because it’s a time of learning more than any other time of life. Childhood is a time of curiosity and realization. What you learn in your

Phoenix Jackson One could view Phoenix Jackson as an old granny who might be a little crazy in the head. Another could describe Phoenix as a frail elderly woman who has lived through a lot of life's history. Either accusation could probably be proven true to a certain degree. Phoenix Jackson carries those traits along with

Post World War I, many new opportunities were given to the growing and expanding group of African Americans living in the North. Almost 500,00 African Americans moved to the northern states between 1910 and 1920. This was the beginning of a continuing migration northward. More than 1,500,000 blacks went north in the 1930's and 2,500,00 in the 1940's. Life in the North was very hard for African Americans. Race riots, limited housing resulting in slum housing, and restricted job opportunities

A darkness. An absolute darkness accompanied with deathly silence. Just somewhere from a distance is heard a baby crying. Kaloona immediately knew, why the darkness clouded her planet. She went in tears to the balcony, looked up to the sky and quietly cried: “I failed. I could not protect Balathron-the light of life. Now our planet will die and all people with it. Mummy, please forgive me.” Kaloona felt hopelessly, but she knew, she must do something very quickly to save her planet and her nation

“The Dollhouse” “NO MOM I AM NOT MOVING WITH AUNT LORA” Carla screamed at her mother. “You do not have a choice in this decision, your father and I are sick of the constant partying and you do not respect the privileges that other people would die for. Last night when we had to bail you out of jail was the last straw, plus it is only for the summer.” her mom stated calmly as she packed the last suitcase containing her daughter’s things. “Mom she

In Michael Ondaatje’s In the Skin of a Lion, the play of light and shadow are reoccurring motifs that identify and relate to the general themes of remembering and forgetting. H. Porter Abbott has defined motif as “a discrete thing, image, or phrase that is repeated in a narrative”, where in contrast, a theme “is a more generalized…concept that is suggested by… motifs” (237). Abbott emphasizes that “Themes are implicit in motifs, but not the other way around” (95). In In the Skin of a Lion, Ondaatje