The Middle Kingdom
In the middle kingdom, there was a small village called____. This village was famous for having
colossal mountain called_____. The mountain was very lavished with a rich ecosystem that include
many unknown animals to mankind, and on top of the mountain there was an ancient monk that had
been told to give people the power of the "superior person" or Junzi. Once every 1000th lunar moon,
he hurries to the village to pick a family to have a chance to be Junzi. On one lunar moon the ancient
monk came down and picked the Xang family. The Xang family had built a bad reputation within
the village. Luckily, they're a wealthy family that had built their fortunes from their money that had
built up for many generations. The wealthy family had four sons. The monk wanted to see if one of
the four sons can bring back the honor to their family. The old monk told the family that the four
sons must come on top of the mountain and bring a part of strength, part of wisdom, and a part of
courage. These parts will show the characteristics that a Junzi must have to obtain the title Junzi.
With the title one can bring back the lost honor back to the family and the son will become Junzi.
Each part must be given on top of the mountain at dusk by tomorrow. After the monk told the family
about the request, the ancient monk returned to the top of the mountain. The sons stayed up all night
thinking what to take to the old monk. While the older sibling thought of the items, the youngest son
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Rite Of Passage ( 1983 )
Duc Tran
ENGL 111
10/7/2015
Rite of Passage (1983) – Sharon Olds
As the guests arrive at my son 's party they gather in the living room–– short men, men in first grade
with smooth jaws and chins.
Hands in pockets, they stand around jostling, jockeying for place, small fights breaking out and
calming. One says to another
How old are you? Six. I 'm seven. So?
They eye each other, seeing themselves tiny in the other 's pupils. They clear their throats a lot, a
room of small bankers, they fold their arms and frown. I could beat you up, a seven says to a six, the
dark cake, round and heavy as a turret, behind them on the table. My son, freckles like specks of
nutmeg on his cheeks, chest narrow as the balsa keel of a model boat, long hands cool and thin as
the day they guided him out of me, speaks up as a host for the sake of the group.
We could easily kill a two–year–old, he says in his clear voice. The other men agree, they clear their
throats like Generals, they relax and get down to playing war, celebrating my son 's life.
.Introduction/Overview
In Sharon Olds ' "Rite of Passage", talk about how the rite of passage, a ceremony of whose
definition are a significant transition or an important event or achievement, is seen as having great
meaning in lives of individuals; but portrayed by the lives of a mother and son in a twisted and dark
way when these events lies on the negative side of society. The poem become darker and more
disturbing as it progresses, and the

Dancing In The Night Short Story
1. The genre of this story is a fairy tale. It soundly fits the criteria of a fairytale but could also fall
into a few other categories. This story could be considered a fiction, and a short story.
2. The exposition of this story begins with the explanation of the twelve daughters and the king's
orders. The exposition explains the problem that must be solved, this problem being the twelve
daughters worn out shoes form dancing; "but every morning their shoes were found to be quite worn
through as if they had been danced in all night". The exposition explains how the problem must be
solved "and find out where it was that the princesses danced in the night", the reward for providing
the solution "he should have the one he liked best for his wife, and should be king after his death",
and the risk of this endeavor "but whoever tried and did not succeed, after three days and nights,
should be put to death".
3. The rising action takes place during the period of several previous attempts made by the "kings
sons". It is also during the soldier's preparation phase when he travels to the kingdom and obtains
the invisibility cloak.
The climax is long and takes place in many different areas. The climax starts when the eldest
daughter claps her hands to open up the secret passageway, and continues until the solider return to
his bed and pretends to snore.
The falling action begins with the soldiers second and third night following the daughters and ends
when the soldier gets married

Leaving
1. Nowadays, many immigrants have moved to America(north, central, and south) for many reasons,
searching for a fresh start. My family was one of them. I was born in Egypt and lived there for six
years of my life. My family's decision to immigrate to Canada was basically for my future. At that
time, the state of the Egyptian government was very unstable, the economy was poor and there were
many problems between Christians and Muslims in the country. Also, the education system in Egypt
is not one of the best in the world. So, thinking of my future, my parents decided to immigrate to
Canada. I have been living here for 12 years now. My country will always be the best to my eyes but
I have to say my place is in Canada. In one's life, it is ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This leaves a large burden on the mother's shoulders as she starts feeling emotions of loneliness.
One day, the family sells their store and move from Uhuru Street to Upanga, which was described as
peaceful and quiet. During Aloo's graduate year, he goes on a life changing fieldtrip with a former
professor back from abroad. His chat with the professor was the turning point that made Aloo get
courage to apply to an American university. In reaction to this desire, Aloo's mother humored the
boy, feeling this was a waste of time. she did not want to get his hopes up only to see them shattered
afterwards. When the character finally receives the letter from the California institute of technology,
Aloo learns he has been accepted in the agriculture program. Aloo initially wanted to go into
medicine and had gotten accepted in the local university of Tanzania. Mother, surprised by the news,
kept trying to put Aloo down to protect him and keep him from leaving telling him they did not have
enough money. She also joked about how some of his uncles in America would help with financial
aid. When Aloo kept insisting, they all decided to confide in an old friend, Mr. Velji. Mr.Velji was
very impressed by Aloo's straight A average and said that it would be a good opportunity and a good
experience for the young man. Mother had a hard time letting her son go but ended up doing it to
make him happy. The final passage of the story is a letter from Aloo written from

Humposition In The Great Gatsby
In this exhibit they wanted to go around looking to take money and steal things such as magic beans
, eggs , and any other of golden. Puss and Humpty were bestfriends when they met each other when
they were little. Puss was on the side of good and making his mother happy , but Humpty was on the
side of getting out of San Ricardo so they could do their own thing because they were orphans.
Humpty didn't call this home so he wanted Puss to tag along with him to get back at the people who
did him wrong. From there on Puss and Humpty tried everything thing they could to get magic
beans by stealing things from people , faking injuries , or just planning tricks to set people up. Puss
was out to look for the magic beans which would set him for life after Humpty betrayed him in San
Ricardo for the plan he set him up. He wanted to pay back respect in his honor of him doing the
right thing instead of following up Humpty. Humpty was all about getting money and being rich he
only cared about himself and the magic beans. He wanted to do anything he could to get them , so
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He was only looking to get back revenge from when he left him on the bridges in pieces when he
was jailed for sometime. Ego , was shown a lot as when Kitty Softpaws felt differently before she
really got to know Puss she was only in it for the money. She changes how she feels about him and
does the right thing to help him get out of prison and helps alongside of him instead of going against
him. The superego was Puss in Boots he stayed the same no matter what happen between any of
them he was all for doing the right thing and keeping his mother proud and getting the goose back to
his mother and saving San Ricardo from Humpty's

Willy Rant In Death Of A Salesman
What strikes you about this?
What strikes me about this is how deeply absorbed Willy is in his own delusional ideal of Biff.
Although it is a pleasant thought to think that anyone's life can turn out glorious no matter how old
they are or how much time they have left, it is obvious that Biff's time of glory is far over. He is no
longer a boy; he is a man. His life lacks the promise it once held, with Bill Oliver not even
remembering him. It is reminiscent of the previous scene from pages 106 to 113 where Willy argues
without logic that Biff was a salesman and that Bill Oliver does want him. After all his son revealed
in his rant that preceded this line and him crying, one would hope that the least Willy could take
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Firstly, I cannot help but to pity Biff. His father has set these impossible standards, and refuses to
lower them. Biff has done everything to try and get his father to lower those standards, but yet his
father has kept them. Willy holding his golden boy up on a pedestal over all these years has caused
Biff to fall hard. In the scene right before this outtake, as he declares himself basically worthless and
cries to his father, you can see the damage the expectations have caused. Nearly anything Biff did
would make him feel inadequate due to the opinions of his father. Not to mention that, while
expecting such unattainable perfection of his son, Willy has inflicted emotional damage on his son
by cheating on Linda. Biff is damaged beyond the point of being able to achieve greatness, let alone
the perfection that even up until his father's death is expected of him. On the opposite side of the
discussion, there is Happy. Right after this, Happy insists that his life is heading in a positive
direction, that he is getting married. His father pays no attention to his claims. Prior to this, Happy
also had proven himself to be at least moderately successful with a stable job and apartment.
Nevertheless, this outtake continues to show that Willy just does not care. One of my least favorite
traits of Willy's is his lack of concern for his youngest son. Up until the end, he only hopes for Biff,
only thinks about Biff, and only sees greatness for Biff. Previously, on page 115, Biff said that
Happy did not "Give a good goddamn" about Willy. Although I disagree with Biff's statement, if
such were true it would be perfectly understandable. Happy has, throughout the flashbacks of the
play, longed for his father to notice him, and always been pushed to the backburner. Up until the
end, his father does not care. His father sees no hope for him because he is not Biff. It's extremely
aggravating, and I feel so sad

The Boat, by Alistair Macleod
A household is a precious and sensitive system of a group. Everyone has a role and responsibilities
and even if someone took a sliver of more than the rest the balance could be broken. In the short–
story "The Boat" written by Alistair MacLeod, the mother controls decisions in the house and abuses
them even if they are not for the better of the house. She refuses to accept the daughter's gifts, she
discourages her family towards getting a better education and she married their father and pressured
him to be a sailor. Though these decisions are what she feels is right, it does not work out for the rest
of the family members. The mother's stubbornness towards change and education caused the state of
desperation in the house–hold. The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
She said phrases such as "God will see those who waste their live reading useless books when they
should be about their work" (MacLeod267). The general disapproval of education closed any
possible doors for the family to improve their situation. The son was clearly struggling with getting
an education because he would "wonder at [his] own stupidity in thinking [he] was somehow free
and go on doing well in school" (MacLeod271). The son is not doing well in school but the mother,
thinking the books were useless, does not care about him struggling in school. Perhaps if she were to
get a job to help support the house her son would be able to get a better education instead of being
forced to become a fisherman and barely support the family. The mother made it border–line
impossible to further education when she would "slap [his] youngest sister so hard that the print of
her hand was scarletly emblazoned upon her daughter's cheek while the broken–spined paperback
fluttered useless to the floor"(MacLeod271). Confidence is fundamental to further ones future but
when your schooling has been oppressed confidence in it scarce, making it difficult to trust yourself
to become any future job opportunities involving education and no physical work. Even if any the
family members became very successful the mother would not accept any help from someone who
is not a fisherman. The mother thinks their family having to work for their family in physical labour
is how life should be, even if

The Theme Of Death In The Boat By Alistair Macleod
The Boat is a short story written by Alistair MacLeod in 1968. The story is narrated by a boy when
after he has grown up and become a professor at Midwestern university in Cape Breton, east
Canada. The narrator reflects on how events in his childhood have shaped the man he is today. He
speaks about his family and the cold, frosty fishing community in Nova Scotia they belonged to.
There is a somber tone and a presence of sadness, dismay and death throughout the extract. It is told
in the first person, which allows for the emotions of characters to be expressed the most precise.
This way, themes and symbols of the short story are carried across to the reader better. The narrator
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Having experienced death and separation of family members, and have gone through the trials and
tribulations of a past filled with decisions now regretted. The fishing culture and heritage have led
both father and son to places where they feel incomplete. For the father this place is his room of
books. For the son this place is the all–night restaurant. This extract goes to show what a powerful
influence ones childhood has on the rest of their life, and how it can create fears such as that of

The Boat By Alistair Macleod Analysis
In the short story, "The Boat" by Alistair Macleod, symbolism is used to represent an abstract idea.
The boat, being a major symbol of the story was the way of life for the family. As the story goes on,
the boat starts to make the family feel confined giving them a choice to leave or stay with the boat.
There were symbols that impacted the story that had connection towards the boat. Chain bracelets,
the father's clothes, the books that the father read are all symbols that tied to the boat. The father's
chain bracelets and clothes represent the father feeling trapped as a fisherman since he never
changes out of them. We find out more about the characters and their personal connection with the
boat and the other symbols and what it means to them. The family starts to fall apart due to the kids
learning about the father's books leading to them moving away from home. Symbolism is used when
one thing is meant to represent something else adding meaning and emotion to the story which is
well represented throughout the story.
The boat represents the only way of life for the family due to the tradition of it being passed down
the family. But the boat can cause disruption throughout the family because it is the center of
attention for the family. The author was introduced to the fisherman lifestyle when he was a kid,
"when I was very small he took me for my first ride," (224) which can symbolize the family trying
to get the author ready for the future. The mother (whose family passed down the boat) had a strong
connection due to growing up with the boat being in her life. The mother put a lot of pressure on the
family to stay in the family business and not go elsewhere. When she found out about the daughters
leaving, the author said, "she was worried about herself and about her family and her life,"
indicating her devotion towards the boat. The daughters were able to find a different path and move
away from the boat and so did the son but it wasn't as easy for him. He felt the most pressure being
the youngest and the only male in the family next to his father saying, "I would remain with him as
long as he lived and we would fish the sea together," (234) putting the father in a tough spot since he
wanted his son to

Comparison Of King Lear And King Lear
In the play King Lear Shakespeare puts emphasis on the ignorance of both King Lear and
Gloucester by revealing their personalities in similar ways. This allows the reader to better
understand the characters as well as give a point of reflection for both characters. Throughout the
play, Shakespeare develops King Lear and Gloucester into parallel characters by creating
similarities in their relationship with their children, their blindness, in both a literal and figurative
sense and their doomed fate.
Within the first act of the play, it is shown that both Gloucester and King Lear are ignorant to their
children's true character. First, when King Lear is determining the division of his kingdom, he only
hears the surface of what Reagan and Goneril are saying. Although they claim to love him "beyond
what can be valued," (1.1.57) it is becomes obvious that these are just words, rather than truths. In a
similar fashion, Gloucester is quick to believe the words of Edmund. Edmund claims to have found
a letter from his brother Edgar plotting to kill their father. Just as King Lear was manipulated by his
daughters, Gloucester falls for Edmund's trap. Gloucester banishes Edgar on the spot and now it
under Edmund's thumb. While Gloucester turns against his eldest son, King Lear turn against his
youngest daughter Cordelia. She is banished as well, similarly to Edgar, for being honest with her
father. She tells him that she only loves him "according to [her] bond," (1.1.93) Both characters

Hyper Masculinity Vs. Emasculation
Hyper–Masculinity vs. Emasculation The role the father figure plays in a family is very important;
from providing food, and shelter, to raising their youth into functional members of society. The
actions of Abner Snopes from "Barn Burning" and Guy from "A Wall of Fire Rising" have a huge
impact on their families, but more important their sons. The fathers try to teach their sons values and
lessons that will prepare the young boys to become men. While teaching these lessons the fathers
commit monstrous acts and their sons see up close what type of men they are. Each of the families
come from different periods of time and live in different social and cultural environments; however,
the relationship between each father and his family are very similar. Each of the fathers teaches his
sons lessons that are very important as they develop into young men. The most important lesson that
Abner Snopes teaches his son Sarty is that if he wants to make it far in life he must stick with his
family no matter what. "You're getting to be a man. You got to learn. You got to learn to stick to your
own blood or you ain't going to have any blood to stick to you" (Faulkner 191). Abner Snopes and
his family live in a time and place where many feel that family is all that they have, and with the
dozen or so moves that the family has made, they have never gotten the opportunity to settle in a
community and form social relationships. Abners youngest son Sarty understands this lesson, and
refers to

How Is King Lear Alike
Ran (乱) is a movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, and it was inspired by one of Shakespeare's
famous plays, King Lear. The movie resolves around the emperor, Hidetora Ichimonji, who decides
to retire and announces to divide his kingdom among his three sons. In exchange for the kingdom,
the emperor expects to retain his title as a Great Lord and spend the rest of his life visiting his sons.
The youngest son, Saburo, calls the emperor a foolish man for dividing his kingdom because there
will be unity between the brothers. Infuriated by Saburo's frankness for expressing his thoughts,
Emperor Hidetora banishes both Saburo and Lord Fujimaki for attempting to defend Saburo. When
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In King Lear, Lear is wandering in the storm, spewing out non–sense speeches and cursing his
daughters, which is the exact definition of madness. On the contrary, Hidetora is silent though out
the time in the open plain, and with a frightening expression as he goes mad as if he is already dead.
One notable feature of Hidetora is the eyes. During his sanity, when he hears Saburo's name, he
widens his eyes and flees. Hidetora widening his eyes can be symbolized as a transformative
experience for him. He realizes Saburo is the son who loves him the dearest, and yet he banishes
Saburo. The sorrow runs through Hidetora's body, leaving him speechless and with a terrifying
expression on his face.
Despite the fact that King Lear and Emperor Hidetora are two different characters from two
different plays, however, they share many themes and characteristics in common. Such as the theme
of madness, where they realize the truth after losing their sanity. They also share many identical
characteristics such as self–preservation of pride, holding animosity to any individuals who defy
their authority and banish them. Ultimately, Shakespeare's play, King Lear, inspired Ran, both
containing many identical themes and

Canto Poem
Canto I
The mountain stands snowy, jagged, prominent, and treacherous,
Its summit piercing a hole into the brilliant azure sky.
Below lies a small village, its people quite adventurous.
Some time ago, the village had a deficient food supply,
And one boy decided he could not watch his family starve.
At just thirteen, the boy climbed over that towering mountain,
Securing food that rescued his village and made him a star.
He earned praise that surged out of the villagers like a fountain.
The boy brought his family great pride and joy with this massive act,
His parent's eyes always shining their brightest when they look
At their son who gave the family name newfound respect. His impact
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Surrounded by greatness is a short boy with shaggy blonde hair
The younger brother of the legend, whose shadow follows him
Wherever he goes, the shadow's weight almost too much to bear.
His parents pressure him, and his self–confidence is now dim.
Canto II
"Sam! How does it feel to be thirteen?" his beaming father asked,
Overjoyed it was finally time for his youngest son to
Live up to his potential and conquer the mountain at last.
Sam heavily sighed as his terror for this dreadful day grew,
Sneaking up on him like a ruthless predator pouncing on
Its helpless prey that couldn't do anything to stop the attack.
'Feels like a win–lose situation, the only way I've won
Is that I can finally stop being told what exact track
I have to be on to be respected by my family.

But what if I lose? What if I can't complete the one thing
I've been asked to do all my life? There would be no happily
Ever after for me.' Sam thought, his mind going in a ring
Of incessant violent circles that have left behind a

Character Analysis Of Willy Loman
Willy Loman was portrayed as an impatient and insecure man, father and husband who only wanted
to be successful for his family. Even though he was a salesman, he had lots of economic issues with
house disposals. Biff Loman and Happy loman were both his sons, whom he expected a lot from
and Linda Loman was his wife who loved him more than he loved himself. Whenever things went
wrong for Willy, he would throw a big fuss and always wanted things his way. "Howard: ... there
just is no spot here for you. Willy: [with increasing anger] Howard, all I need to set my table is fifty
dollars a week." (Miller Act II:91) after this scene, Willy kept bickering about why he deserved the
job, and didn't accept no for answer. This showed Willys anger ... Show more content on
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"Biff: [Crying, broken] Will you let me go, for christs sake? Will you take that phony dream and
burn it before something happens?" (Miller Act II:17) All Biff wanted from Willy was for him to
understand that his destiny wasn't to be successful.
Happy Loman, the youngest son, was also expected a lot from Willy but not as much as Biff was
expected of. Unlike Biff, Happy was an idealist, he wanted to be successful, and content with
himself for Willy. While growing up Willy provided more attention to Biff about his future, so he
tried earning Willys attention once a while. "Happy: [Lies down on his back and pedals with his
feet] I'm losing weight, you notice, pop? ... Willy: [Stopping the incipient argument, to happy] Sure,
he's gotta practice with a regulation ball, doesn't he? [To Biff] Coach'll probably congratulate you on
your initiative!"(Miller Act I:66) The attention always rebounded to Biff though.
Charley is a humble friend to Willy, but because of how successful he is, Willy is jealous of him.
When willy gets fired from his job, Charley offers him a job, a job that Willy requested for from
Howard, before he got fired but won't receive it because it comes from Charley. "Linda: and what
goes through a man's mind, driving seven hundred miles home without having earned a cent? ...
When he has to go to Charley and borrow fifty dollars a week

Personal Narrative: Can It Be Exposed To Domestic Violence?
You wouldn't know it just by looking at me, but I spent years of my life being abused by the father
of my children. We married at the tender age of 15, while I was pregnant with our first child. At the
time, I imagined us having a wonderful life together while raising a passel of kids. Instead, he
physically and emotionally me and my children. Although I left him several times in the next few
years before finally leaving in 2011, I was still often held hostage by his mind games, physical
violence, and drama until the summer of 2016. Looking back on the violence that filled my years
with this man, I'm surprised that I didn't stand up for myself sooner. Of course, every time I tried to
escape, improve my situation, or enjoy a modicum of success, he was always there in the
background working against me. He would tell others lies about me. If the lies didn't work, he levied
threats at my family and friends. When the threats would fail, he would initiate a report to Child
Protective Services. Naively wishing that moving on would change my situation, I met an ... Show
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Had I known that children exposed to domestic violence often identify with the abuser to feel
powerful, I would have left the first time he hit me. Whispering lies in my children's ears, he told
them that I was abandoning them to start a new life with my husband. Manipulating my youngest
son by demeaning my current husband and sharing secret strategies for getting rid of unwanted
people, my son was sent back to me charged with the mission of getting rid of the other man by
stirring up trouble. "Hit him," he whispered to my son. "Make a scene and then tell them he hurt you
and then your mother will come home and we can be a family again," he lied. Unfortunately, my son
believed him, and it wasn't too long before regular visits from CPS workers became the norm, with
each outrageous allegation more improbable than the

Charlie Anderson Reflection
Charlie Anderson was a man who revolved his whole life around his family. When his youngest son
got captured during the civil war, Charlie and his other children went off to look for him while one
of his sons and his son's wife stayed home with their newborn daughter. During the journey, Charlie
lost one of his sons to a young Confederate soldier. After that, they were forced to turn around so
they could bury the dead son. Once they got back, the doctor stood outside as if he was awaiting
their arrival. The doctor told Charlie that the parents of his first granddaughter were murdered
during an invasion while the rest were gone looking for Boy. The war practically tore apart the
Anderson family. The film begins with Charlie having no hope for the war, having no value in the
war. He did not think it was right, and he did not think it was something that he or his family should
be participating in. After his son is kidnapped, he decides that the war is valuable. He chooses to
join the war in an effort to find his son. At that point, he has a purpose to fight. At the end after his
family is tore apart and hurt from the war, Charlie realizes the true meaning of war. He realizes that
it is not valuable at all and he also realizes that there is no need to hurt each other because of one
disagreement. Charlie values his land and his house almost as much as he values his family. It is
something that keeps him going, and something that he is proud of. He also values his freedom and

Carl, The Prince Of A Dragon And Princess
Carl Wong, the son of a dragon and princess, had no knowledge of his parents and origins as a
youth.
Until the day he turned eighteen when there was a great famine in China, his foster father revealed
5 "Save the kingdom, seek vengeance for your father, the dragon king!
Your father slain like a pig, and fell to the hands of the evil king. Carl, son of the dragon, fight and
slay the evil king mercilessly, for then you will free your nation, and bring righteousness to all. Now
Carl,
10 you must depart into the wilderness and search for the capital and slay King Horribus before the
people die of starvation." Carl was introverted and was reluctant in leaving the house and into the
unknowns of the outer world.
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The old beggar revealed a large sword as magnificent as diamonds, "This sword," he declared in a
booming voice, "is as mighty as steel, and as sharp as a knife. It will help you kill anything!
Also, Carl, you have inherited powers
35 of a dragon and can blast fire from the palm of your hand when you are provoked. Enough
talking. Hurry, let us set off before our people starve!
Carl and Albert sprinted into a boat that was departing from the dock to the capital. They sailed
swiftly
40 to the capital, but as they neared their destination, pirates swooped down and began to fight for
Carl's shiny sword.
Carl blasted fire from his hand, which killed the pirates, and tore Carl's boat in half, so they had to
swim to the mainland in order to get in the capital.
45 Upon their arrival, they decided to rest at a hotel near the royal kingdom. However, the hotel
owners saw Carl's sword, a spectacular and valuable piece of weaponry, and they plotted to kill him
and Albert with Carl's sword. In the
50 hotel room Albert fell into a trance and spoke,
"Two greedy thieves will arrive tonight Carl. They plan to take the Sword of Great Power, and use it
to kill us."
Albert immediately was thrown back as if he had been pushed, and Carl said "Quick! We must find
a shady
55 place in the forest to build a camp, tomorrow we must set off to the capital." They ran towards
the deep forest and camped there, but hotel thieves tried to follow them. Carl used

A Closed Family In Anne Tyler's Dinner At The Homesick...
A Closed Family:
Growth Through Suffering
The novel Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant is one of Tyler's more complex because it involves not
only the growth of the mother, Pearl Tull, but each of her children as well. Pearl must except her
faults in raising her children, and her children must all face their own loneliness, jealousy, or
imperfection. It is in doing this that they find connections to their family. They find growth through
suffering.
"Cody Tull, the oldest child and the one most damaged by the failure of his parents' marriage he
becomes an aggressive, quarrelsome efficiency expert."(Voelker 126) He feels that it his fault that
Beck, the father, left. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
"Ezra creates and manages a restaurant that corrects the excessive closeness of his family with an
atmosphere that consoles the customer while making no demands."(Volker 126) This was his
idealistic home.
"Jenny, the youngest, becomes a pediatrician, a professional mother, who can avoid stifling
emotional obligations."(Volker 126) She, as a child, ignores most of what's going on so that no
emotional harm is done to her. Jenny exclaimed: "We made it didn't we? We did grow up. Why, the
three of us turned out fine.", as if she has no regrets nor has made no mistakes. This shows how she
ignores and avoided emotional conflict throughout her life.
Pearl often wondered how other families worked and why hers didn't. "At one point late in life she
indulges in the signal act of idealization imagining the lives of other, 'happy' families"(Voelker 128).
She always kept outsiders out of the lives of the Tulls. She did this for two reasons. The first was so
no one could see their problems and the second was so her children couldn't see what they were
missing.
Closed families produce people less socially and personally satisfied. For instance, the son or
daughter in a family business may tell the parent what to do with the business, but their relationship
problem is never really resolved. It is just

Observation Of A Parent-Child Dyad
There was a cool breeze blowing on this lovely Sunday morning at the Greensboro Arboretum. I
was out on my morning run; the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. When I got to the park I
decided to walk around, take in nature and people watch. There were a lot of people, including
parent–child dyads, who have gather to play and relax, after what seems like a walk around the park.
The strollers were off to the side while the mothers and their children now are sitting down in a
grassy field. Meanwhile, I found a bench to sit on to rest and after observing for a few minutes, I
was able to focus in on two parent–child dyads that stood out to me. A mother with her daughter and
a different mother with her son. As I watched, both children were misbehaving in opposite ways, I
was able to compare the difference of how each mother chose to discipline their child and how other
factors such as gender and the environment influenced that discipline.
The first parent–child dyad I noticed was a mother and her daughter. The mom seemed to be young,
late twenties and the daughter I believe looked about three years old. The little girl had an alarming
combination of high energy and what looked like to be a sugar rush as she had a lollipop in hand.
She was expressing that by running around like a crazy girl. At first, she was just actively playing
near the mother, but the playing distance grew larger and larger and you could see from the mother's
body language that she was getting more

Edward Albee 's Who 's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Big Illusions Bring Big Endings
Act three of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is called the Exorcism, however it
would be better suited as a title for the play as a whole. As there are two couples both hiding behind
illusions, the goal of the play is to rid them of those lies. Honey and Nick, the young guests have a
facade to cover up their marital problems. George and Martha have a lie that is not meant to be seen
by anyone. In both cases, the play is set to stop at nothing to take down everything, leaving them
with nothing but the truth to deal with.
The illusion made by Nick and Honey is very public. Meaning, their facade is made to give off the
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The problem with this is that her husband is unaware of her taking these pills. Honey catches Nick
as he thinks that she is unable to conceive, due to her slim hips. The truth of the matter comes out
when Honey confesses to George after her drunken nap on the bathroom floor. Crying and
screaming "I...don't...want...any...children. I'm afraid! I don't want to be hurt...(176)" where George
realizes that Nick has no idea of her distaste for motherhood. However he never does get the chance
to reveal the truth to her husband. Nick, who sits, listening to Martha's story about her son, still has
no idea because Honey cries out that she wants a child, and he takes it as common behaviour.
Honey, even in a very drunk state, and barely audible knows that she needs to keep up with her lie
and doesn't let her confession to George get in the way of that.
Nick, on the other side of Honey's illusion, has a lie of his own. The reason he married her was not
the intense love and passion they had, since they never really did feel that. It was because he had
thought that he had gotten his childhood sweetheart pregnant. Surely to Honey's pleasure it was a
false alarm. However there was a plus, Nick was not a fool to marry her, as she comes from money.
His father–in–law "was a man of the Lord (108)". Honey's father was a preacher, a famous one at
that, and he travelled the world spreading God's word and getting money for it. The money from
God

Genesis 1-11 Exegesis
This biblical passage is in Genesis. Its start in genesis chapter 37 and end in chapter 46. This is the
story of Joseph and his brothers, the sons of Jacob.
When Joseph was born, his father Jacob or Israel was elderly. Joseph had ten half older brothers
because they were the sons of his father but not of his mother. When Joseph grew up, his father
taught him how to read and write. His father loved him more because he had Joseph in his later
ages. When Joseph was around seventeen, he took care of the sheep with his brothers, but he did not
work in the field like his brother because his father wanted him to be always around him and his
older brothers envied him for that matter.
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During the years of famine, Joseph's brothers came from Canaan to buy some food and as soon as he
saw them, he recognized his brother and he made them look like spies, retained them and put one of
them in jail and put the condition that to liberated him, the other brothers had to bring the youngest
one. With struggle, the older brothers of Joseph convinced their father to allow them to take
Benjamin, who was the youngest brother to Egypt. When they returned to Egypt, Joseph liberated
his brother, the one putted in jail and had prepared a banquet for his brothers. He ate with them, at
this time none of them knew that it was Joseph. When his brothers left the palace with grains in their
bags, Joseph tricked them again putting his cup of silver in Benjamin's bag. The soldiers stopped
them before they left Egypt and Joseph said Benjamin should be put in jail, but his brothers begged
him to take for slave another one because their father would not survive that. At that moment Joseph
reviled himself to his brothers and told them to bring their father to Egypt. They told their father to
go to Egypt with them because Joseph was still alive. And Jacob accepted. Moreover, The God of
his father Isaac appeared to Jacob in a vision and told him not to be afraid to go to Egypt and one of
the things God said to Jacob is that "I will go down with you in Egypt...and Joseph hand shall close
your eyes."
The first main different between the biblical passage and the movie is that in the movie, all the
brothers of Joseph were present when he was sold. But, in the bible, Reubin, one of the brothers,
was not present when Joseph was sold and he planned to return Joseph to his father after Joseph was
thrown into the pit. I believed this situation is presents this way in the movie to emphasize that
Joseph's brothers envied him and hated him without excluding any of

Comparison Of 'Master Cat And' How Stories Came To Earth
How does someone become wealthy using a cat? That is explained in the "Master Cat", when he
married a poor miller's son to a wealthy princess. He did this by making the son look like he had
money, land, and that he hunt. The son gave the cat some boots and after that the cat gave animals to
the king and said they were from his master. "How Stories Came to Earth" and "Master Cat" both
contain a lot of similarities and almost as many differences. "How Stories Came to Earth" and
"Master Cat" share many similarities. One similarity is that both used anthropomorphism. They had
many animals in the stories that were talking and doing things animal can't do. Another reason is
they are fighting someone more powerful or higher ranked than them. In "How Stories Came to
Earth" he is against the sky god while in "Master Cat" he is up against a king. One more is that both
protagonists are both animals. Master Cat was of course a cat and Anansi was a spider who looked
like a man. Last reason is that both had goals they wanted and ended up getting those goals. Master
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In "Master Cat" women were seen as prized objects that could be won and given away like the
princess. But in "How Stories Came to Earth" women were equal to the men. That why Anansi
always came to his wife for help in trapping the animals. Both protagonists may have goals, but
their goals were very different. Master Cat all he wanted to help him and his master by getting a lot
of money, but Anansi, he wanted to help the people by bringing them stories. By knowing their
goals, you can also tell another difference. Anansi was very selfish by risking himself for the better
of the world while Master Cat lied and killed to get money from a king. My last difference is that
Master Cat was just a talking cat who wore clothes but Anansi was a spider who looked like a old
man not a

Separating By John Updike And Alice Walker
"Separating" and "Everyday Use" are two short stories published by renowned American authors in
the mid–1970s. Although these works relate to two completely opposite topics of controversy in
American history, John Updike and Alice Walker both developed storylines that provide readers
with a keener sense of cultural understanding and include deep moral themes concerning the
magnitude of heritage and family in one's life. Updike's "Separating" is a story about a couple's
struggle to inform their children of their decision to separate for the summer. Upon their oldest
daughter's return from England, the two arranged a homecoming meal; here, Richard and Joan
would have the opportunity to discuss the situation with all four children so that they might grieve
together as a family. In the presence of three of his children, Richard begins to cry; moved by
curiosity, they unearth his secret. Although the girls seem unaffected, the youngest son frantically
and drunkenly erupts; his father then removes him from the room and shares with him a deep,
rewarding conversation about his troubles. Later that night, the eldest son also returns. Dreadfully,
Richard retrieves him and apprises him of the situation; shocked, the son flees to his bedroom. The
parents enter the room and console their saddened son; when Richard is asked to explain the
reasoning behind the separation, he realizes he had forgotten. Walker's "Everyday Use" is a tale
concerning a mother and her daughter awaiting the

Like Water For Chocolate By Alfonso Arau
Like Water For Chocolate was directed by Alfonso Arau and released in the year nineteen–ninety–
two. The movie is based on Laura Esquivels 's novel 'Como Aqua Para Chocolate '. The movie is set
in Mexico during the early nineteen hundreds. There are many influential characters in the movie
such as Tita De La Garza, Madame Elena, and Pedro Murquiz. The movie is narrated by Tita 's great
niece.
Tita, the youngest daughter of Madame Elena was hopelessly in love with Pedro Murquiz however,
she is destined never to marry because of a family tradition. In early Mexican tradition, the youngest
daughter was to stay single and care for her mother until her death. From an early age, Tita ad Pedro
had an unbreakable chemistry; as time goes on, their love for one another would only grow stronger
despite family traditions. Poor Tita had to live with the fact that she could not marry and is forced to
keep her feelings for Pedro hidden; her body aches for Pedro and she longs to be with him yet, is not
allowed. Pedro returns Tita 's feelings and even requests to marry her, unfortunately Mama Elena
denies his request. Instead an arrangement is agreed upon for Pedro to marry Tita 's older sister
Rosaura. Knowing that this will break Tita 's heart, Pedro believes that by marrying Rosaura, this
will keep him close to Tita. Tita is in constant agony and yet tries to move on with her life however,
she cannot because on a daily basis she interacts with both Rosaura and Pedro. Because Tita

Essay about Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Many times while reading modern literature you will hear reference to the "American Dream". What
the various authors and or readers must decide is whether or not this is a true goal. There are many
arguments that state that the "American Dream" is a figment of imagination. There are others that
believe this is an attainable goal.
One of the discussions that is held is what the true definition of the "American Dream" is. There are
beliefs that think money and power are the ideal things to strive for. Still others believe that personal
success is truly hard to measure and that there is no bench mark. In the play, "Death of a Salesman",
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(1474) Willy responds first that "Not finding yourself at the age of thirty–four is a disgrace". (1474)
Willy goes on to state that "the trouble is he's lazy, goddammit".(1474) This clearly shows that the
ambition of Biff, the oldest of the two children, is well below what the father thinks it should be. For
the time period this play takes place as well as when it was written, this attitude of being "lazy"
doesn't correspond with society's view of how a successful person performs. There is a certain
amount of conformity that is expected by members of society during this period of time. According
to the
historical context remarks written in Bookrags: "the United States became a nation of people who
wished desperately for acceptance by their peers, which meant they needed to appear successful in
the eyes of society". (1) This was the view in 1945 after the end of the Second World War and
exemplifies the attitude written by Miller in his play. This is also the current time in which it was
written and shows how the social impact is reflected in the story line. Willy Lohman is a man driven
by the desire to be accepted in societies eyes. "Willy displays this wish for acceptance in his
preoccupation with being "well liked", which he views as the ultimate measure of success".
(Bookrags) What we do not see in the story is how Willy might be going about achieving this
acceptance other than by talk. He is very talented at

The Family Of The Middle Kingdom
Once where in the middle kingdom, there was a small village called____. This village was famous
of having huge mountain called_____. The mountain had creature of the highland, nightmare from
the low land, and on top of the mountain there is a old monk that had been told to give people the
power of the "superior person" or Junzi. Once every 1000th lunar moon, he comes down to the
village to pick a family to have a chance to be junzi. On one lunar moon the old monk came down
and picked the Xang family. The Xang family was a wealthy family that had build their fortunes
from their ancestor being Confucian bureaucrats. The wealthy family had four sons. The old monk
told the family the four sons must come on top of the mountain and bring an part of strength, and
part of wisdom, and an part of courage. Then the family will be honored and the son will be Junzi.
The parts must be given tomorrow dawn on top of the mountain. So the old monk returned on top of
the mountain and son thinking what to take on top of the mountain.
The next morning, The sons set off to find the items. Each went their own separate ways. The
youngest of the sons set off to find the part of strength first. He thought," What is something that is
strong? I know silver. There is a big silver vein eat of the mountain." So the youngest son set off
however he also saw his older brother heading off the same way. The two brothers had reached the
same destination. The two brother picked a big silver nugget and headed

Comparing Master Cat Or Puss In Boots And How Stories Came...
How does one make it big and get wealthy in life? Getting a good paying job, or working honestly?
No, all that is needed is a cat in a pair of boots. This is explained in the short story "Master Cat or
Puss in Boots". A cat is given to one of the miller's sons who only wants to eat and skin him. Master
Cat proves himself by threatening, killing, and lying to get the miller's son in the lap of luxury. The
two stories "Master Cat or Puss in Boots" and "How Stories Came to Earth" are similar, but also
drastically different at the same time. Firstly, the two short trickster tales have quite a lot of things in
common. To start off, both of the tricksters was in an animal form. In "How Stories Came to Earth"
the trickster was a spider with the face

The Handmaid's Tale: A Summary
Once upon a time there was a king. He had no sons, but one daughter. One day she became sick, and
the king inspected her food for traces of poison by having taste testers eat the food to see if they got
sick. When they had come down with sickness the king analyzed the food with one of his scientists
new inventions, the Sample Tracer, a machine that can detect traces of foreign material from
whatever it scans. It took samples of the uncooked food and the food given to the princess and
detected traces of an unknown substance in the princesses food. The king was told that his daughter
could be healed by eating an apple. After the king heard this he announced that whoever brings his
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Hans would hide under the bed and the wife would talk to the griffin about the key, the girl, and the
tall man and when the griffin was asleep he would get one of his feathers. Then when the griffin
leaves the next morning Hans can head back to the castle. When the griffin got home the wife had
told him about all of the problems she was told about by a visitor and the griffin answered them all.
When he had fallen asleep Hans plucked one of his feathers and waited until morning to leave. On
his way back the tall man asked him if he found out anything and Hans said he would tell him after
he had carried him across. Hans then told the man that the next person to show up at the lake you
have to put them in the middle of it and you won't have to carry anyone across again. On the back to
the castle Hans fixed all of the problems he was asked to fix and was rewarded many things. When
he arrived at the castle he brought the feather and all of the rewards he received to the king. Hans
told the king that the griffin gave everyone whatever they wanted. The king then set out to meet the
griffin, but when he arrived at the lake he happened to be the first person there since Hans left. So
the tall man put him in the middle of the lake and drowned. Then Hans married the princess and
became the new king. Eventually the king's crown and robe were found in the lake by some guards,
so they investigated and found his

Benjamin Vankoughnett Background
Thus by the early 1870s, there was a grand clustering of Vankoughnetts and relatives in Foley, and
the rugged land, not easily adapted to farming, could be tamed from a such a large pool of family
connections. Of course there was always the lumber industry, chopping and splitting trees, log
drives and the mills to aid in outwitting the bush and severe winter. Son John even got voted in as a
Foley Councillor for 1876.
As the 1870s progressed the Vankoughnetts and kin formed a hardy and tight knit community
surrounding Otter Lake. Slowly the land was cleared and the farms started looking like farms and
the young township started taking shape. There were two events however, that would significantly
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Hence there were more and more lots available. This migration culminated in the third week of April
1892 when 300 brave souls left for Saskatchewan being labelled the "Parry Sound Colony".
By 1891 Benjamin had moved along with his daughter Julie Ann and her husband Donald
McDonald, Robert, with his youngest son, William H. was living with a young family of 3, Ned
Wyld, Margaret and young daughter Mary. Even Benjamin's ex–step daughter Nancy Burns had
moved to the westernmost end of the road to Haines Lake.
Benjamin's eldest son bucked the trend and headed 6 km to the southeast into virgin forest on
Blackstone Lake. In 1888, he would have to start there from scratch but had lots of labour in the
way of sons and daughters, not to mention Mary. As Conger at the time was an unorganized
township, there was no municipality or political structure of any sort (and hence no help!). He
squatted with his family of 10 on Lot 11 Con 15 Conger without title, a common practice at the
time. He would finally get the land via a Free Grant by 1900.
The only offspring of Benjamin not moving was Alexander and his brood who, at least for the time
being was still living in Collingwood. He would not be resisting the call of his family for much

A Short Story : The Story Of The Princess?
"Will you be okay while I am gone, Princess?" Yoongi's tenderly whispers, gazing at Seungwan with
soft, loving eyes as his calloused palm cups her porcelain, rosy cheeks. She glances timidly at him,
feeling suddenly vulnerable and defenseless at his intimate proximity, before breaking out in a
reserved smile. "There is no need to worry so much, love. You know how much I am protected
around the palace walls – I cannot even leave anywhere without a companion." Seungwan interlaces
her fingers against his brushing against her face, the faint cold chill of his scarred fingers against her
warmth gave her such ease, such comfort – yet she was afraid this was not going to last. Growing up
in the palace, the pendulum always swings as things never last and as they seem. What is now is
what it is yet you cannot say the same for tomorrow and what the distant future brings, but
Seungwan knows she cannot show even a minuscule of the intelligence she possesses. To her –
ignorance is her weapon. Her indoctrination, her wide–spread lie that makes everyone around her
believe she is a weak pawn being pushed around in their games, yet they forget that she is the
ultimate player, the master puppeteer in her own playing field. Her ivory dresser is covered in
scratches from the spines and pointed edges of the novels and volumes she spends night and day
drowning and immersing herself in. She shared her mother's clandestine abiding pursuit of
knowledge and wisdom, yet hid the same intellect and perception with doe eyes and painted lips
decorated in jewels and adornments deflecting from their true weapon. They forgot she is as much
as her father's daughter she is her mother's– but the illusion of weakness is all her own. Schemes and
conspiracies have been stacked against her since birth, as pointed edges, liquidated poison, and
malicious misinformation flying left and right has turned rhythmic and habitual it doesn't even phase
her. A previous attempt was made to take her life in which hooded assassins veiled in clouded
calligraphy rushed in her manors with sharpened spears and blades, yet all the public ever knows
about the enigmatic circumstance that the failed slayers numb bodies mercilessly laid against the
ground in

Essay on Understanding the Mothers in Amy Tan's The Joy...
Understanding the Mothers in The Joy Luck Club
In America, it is common to take mothers for granted and reject the advice they try to give.
Generally, their attempt to give advice is considered as an intrusion into our lives and our privacy. In
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan tries to get the reader to take a step back and see the good intentions
behind our mother's actions.
In the stories told by Jing–Mei, Tan weaves in flashbacks and memories of Jing–Mei's own
childhood experiences, including stories she has heard of her mother Suyuan's early life in China.
These stories help to explain why she teaches her daughter the v alues of optimism and
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challenges she may face in life. When learning to play the piano Jing–Mei's mother never expected
her to become a genius and told her in broken English: "Only ask you be your best. For you sake"
(Tan 136). By encouraging her to be her best, Suyuan wants to teach her daughter to be the best she
can be and never have to regret not trying. The reader is able to recognize that Suyuan's intention
was like that of most mothers: not to make her daughter's life miserable, but to help her. By teaching
her daughter the values of determination and perseverance that have helped Suyan to overcome
challenges in her life, Suyan intends to protect her daughter from the tragedy and disappointment
that come from giving up and settling for less than the best she can be.
The character of Lindo Jong also reveals her tragic past through Tan's use of flashbacks and
recollections of her youth in China. Lindo has been betrothed to the son of a wealthy man, an
arrangement she was not very fond of. She went through with the m arriage and "sacrificed [her] life
to keep [her] parents' promise," (Tan 49) living in unhappiness until she devises a plan to release her
from the marriage without bringing shame to her family. By revealing Lindo's unhappy youth
through flashbacks, Tan demonstrates to the reader her willingness to sacrifice her own happiness to
keep her family's honor and her inner strength to continue

Who Is Benjy Compson?
The ideal traditional 1920's southern family is not complete without a loving mother dressing up the
children for church every Sunday and preparing either a delicious home cooked meal or a crisp
apple pie to put everyone ease after a long day. William Faulkner in The Sound and the Fury was
able to illustrate a household that did not quite fit this mold and bring to light how various family
relationships can affect an individual's emotional status, rather positively or negatively. The most
drastic comparison between two maternal relationships was exemplified when Faulkner introduced
Benjy Compson. Benjy Compson is a character with good intentions, yet, damned by the physical
inability to transform his thoughts into concrete actions. Some critics describe Benjy as nothing but
the "mentally retarded, and castrated youngest brother"(Matthews 35). While others see his
potential, defy that idea, and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The only thing that gave her the platform to take on this responsibility was Mrs.Caroline Compson's
neglect toward her disabled son and her entire family in general. Mrs. Compson ignores most of her
family and devotes all of her adoration to her favorite son, Jason. To any mothers who read The
Sound and the Fury , Caroline's openness with her favoritism with Jason would have been one of the
first red flags. Her adoration and praise seems misconstrued from the opening statement of Jason's
chapter as he rants ""Once a bitch always a bitch, what I say" (Faulkner 180) continuing on to
obsess over gaining money and power. He becomes fixated on how well he is doing in the stock
market and preys on those weaker than him like Quinton, constantly muttering threats like "It
wouldn't take me but about one day to straighten her out" (Faulkner 222). Mrs.Compson fails to
realize that she lavished the wrong son. But, it is more her open distaste toward her other offspring
that cause her to be seen as such an unfit

Creative Writing : A Short Story
Writing anything down is almost always a risk because readers love to analyze. So I can write this
for no other reason than to share the story and people will go on about what my true intent is. I
suppose it would be best if I just flat out told you right here so that there was no confusion or gossip
or whatever else. But here's the thing: what I say doesn't actually matter. Readers should make
inferences, but where they go wrong is pointing to me. Because you know why they say "Don't kill
the messenger." I am just a messenger here serving my civic duty. Analyze at your own risk. The
youngest character in this story may be criticized by many as rude, but you must understand that
prior to her sister's home–coming, she spent her entire life attempting to live up to impossible–to–
meet expectations set by her perfect older sister. Before you dismiss her, empathize with those years
of suffering. Maybe I am biased, but that is not relevant to this discussion. Our story begins at
approximately five thirty on a brisk November Thursday. The sun had just disappeared behind the
horizon and darkness was creeping in. Sitting at the dinner table were Mrs. Triplett, Mr. Triplett,
their son Wes, and youngest daughter Mae. Just as Mae prepared to share an enlightening story from
her day, two headlights shone through the kitchen window and a vehicle approached the house. The
car was accompanied by a driver, eighteen year old Mallory Triplett, home from college
unexpectedly. The oldest of

Beverly Mount-Douds Book Report
Beverly Mount–Douds is a historian and genealogist living in Port Saint Joe, Florida. She was born
and raised in Bay County, Florida grew up in the local area, graduated from Bay County High
School and attended Gulf Coast Community College. She is the founder and president of the Gulf
County Genealogical Society. In 2000, the society received an achievement award from the Florida
State Genealogical Society. She is a member of the St. Joseph Historical Society and The Friends of
the Library, Inc. Other titles published by Arcadia Publishing; Apalachicola, and Gulf County, and
Light Keepers, published by Dream Catcher Pub inc. The front cover has the title Images of
America in a small font with WEWAHITCHKA in large bold letters.

Parable Of The Prodigal Son Thesis Statement
INTRODUCTION
My thesis statement is about how the Parable of the Prodigal Son can be used to understand the
mercy of God.
I will show the reader the different ways we can understand the mercy of God in the Parable of the
Prodigal Son through the following sections that describe the process of mercy as a conversion,
from who are the main characters in the parable within the gospel of Luke to how that mercy is
destroyed by the different actions of the human being.
The (1) first section is about who are the human beings in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, their
principal role and actions in the story followed by; (2) section two about the self–awareness of the
Prodigal Son, who was truly the prodigal son and what he desired in life; (3) the ... Show more
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son is extremely rich in meaning, especially in mercy. Mercy
constitutes the center of Christian spirituality and of our life in Christ; it is a very clear and profound
representation of the reality of the human being when he does not appreciate the goodness and love
of God. The parable of the Prodigal Son presents the moment in which the youngest son moves
away from the father in a selfish way, disregarding the goodness of the fatherly love, to begin an
uncertain journey that he believes will bring him to fuller and more abundant life, and he departs in
search for freedom and happiness.
The parable describes, then, a progress; slow at first, but triumphant at the end when he returns, with
a broken heart and freely abandoned, to his father's house. The God of Mercy in the parable invites
the human being to discover the meaning of life through the experience of the lost son who begins to
discover himself as a human being and reveals himself before his

Joseph
The story of a young brother that unleashed anger, envy, annoyance , and rivalry in his own family.
He was the eldest son of Jacob and Rachel, the product of true love. His life faced a turning point,
caused by his father's decisions which later became the reality of being abandoned by his brothers,
sold to the Ishmaelite and being raised in another culture. While It was his father's and brother's
decisions that made Joseph fulfill his destiny in Egypt , Jacob's behavior leads to conflicts in his
family. Joseph is given preference over the rest of his brothers, and he is awarded with a tunic that
makes his father's position towards the rest very clear.. The beginning of parental favoritism, can be
traced a few chapters back in the book of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
It would have been better for the entire family if Jacob would have never given the garment, because
everyone knew already that Joseph had the undivided attention from his father, and the tunic was not
necessary to approve that. Jacob is the one to blame for unleashing the wrath of his sons towards
Joseph. The problem was big enough and there was no need to make it bigger, which eventually
later in the story results in Joseph's exile into Egypt. Most importantly this is a passage that
interestingly shows many family problems that we are currently witnesses of, such as parents
marking their children lives through their decisions which further more have an outcome in their
children future and that parents are not always the best at their job, but they think they are. This
story is important , it shows the traveling periods of human beings , how obstacles in life can shape
a person and be rewarding in the future. It is clear that God, had a plan for Joseph, since the
beginning of the story, we do not know why, but maybe it was Joseph's attitude overall that honored
God. And he is to be truly admired by his faithfulness in the entire story, he never gave up. His
dreams were a vision of the future, and visions that became true, in the moment he saved his
family's

Noah And Noah : The Story Of Noah By Tubal-Noah
In the movie Noah, you are exposed to many different scenarios and decisions that have various
ways to be looked at and how someone would deal with it personally. Although this myth is based
on a time that we will never be apart of because it was so long ago you can still see how this relates
to the same things that are happening in today's world just not in the same exact scenario. The quote
by Tubal–Cain in the movie he say's " Man isn't ruled by the Heavens. A man is ruled by his will."
(Noah, Aronofsky) That is one part of the movie that stood out the most to me. I think it was a major
part of the author's purpose in this movie, how he could show there are two sides of people and how
some choose to let their selfishness rule them instead of being obedient and following the creator's
rules for them. In a brief explanation of the movie, Noah is a flood myth that took place before
Christ existed. It starts off with the off–springs off Cain and Abel that declared war against each
other because of their beliefs. Noah, the son of Lamech says that The Creator has spoken to him
through his dreams at night and that a flood is coming to wipe out the human race because of how
they treated his world. He wants a fresh start to the world he created, and this is because he no
longer will watch what they have done to it. Noah is told that he has a task of creating an ark for all
of the animals to survive the flood since they are innocent to The Creator. Noah is only to allow his

Theme Of Decline Of The West
The Decline of the West
The short story "The Decline of the West" written by Hanif Kureishi and published in 2010 deals
with heavy themes such as materialism, bad parenting and focuses on the dysfunctional families that
can be found in our modern society as a consequence of materialism.
In the short story we are introduced to the father Mike who has lost his job in corporate finance and
is on his way home to tell his family. The reveal of the bad news to his dysfunctional and
materialistic family is constantly being put off by his family's constant demand of new and better
things such as guitars or televisions.
This constant demand is one of the major themes in the short story and is shown to be the root of all
the problems in Mike's family. "At the far end of the garden was a shed he'd built for the boys to
play music in... The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
"You've spoiled and neglected him, you ridiculous, foolish man. And now you expect him to obey
you!" (p. 4, line 134–135) The wife, Imogen, knows that you do not earn a child's respect or love by
buying things as an excuse for not being there, a vital point that has been completely overlooked by
Mike. But even the mother who is the family member most outraged by this incident, is not free
from the grasp of capitalism and materialism. After reprimanding Mike she goes on to say that he
owes his youngest son a guitar and other musical instruments. So even with a violent father
attacking his own son, the only thing on the family's mind is things, things and more things.
Capitalism has been around for a very long time and with it comes a burning desire for economic
and materialistic improvement that overshadows everything ells. This is the decline the West is
faced with. We become so obsessed with materialistic accretion that we forget all the things that
might actually mean a lot to us, such as our family or our own

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