Liang, J., L. (2009). Red Scarf Girl. Marco Book Company
The red scarf girl is a story that gives explanation about a girl and family who lived in China. It gives details of their experiences during the Cultural Revolution and how it affected them. it clearly shows the effects of war and the impact that it had on the family. We see the child being emotionally affected by the happenings. This is very important in realizing the causes of war and its impacts on human beings. It also gives clear description of the occurrences of the revolution. Culture is also evident in this context and the impacts it has on the people. This book is of great importance to readers especially those that identify with history.
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Alexie, S., & Forney, E. (2009). The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian. New York: Little, Brown and Co.
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This is a story about a junior who grew up in India. The story explains how the cartoonist decides to leave his school and go to a school full of whites. It is also evident that he and the school mascot were the only Indians. This book speaks about breaking racial barriers despite the fact that it is funny and heartbreaking. It clearly shows the effects of racism and how they impact our daily lives. It is also evident in showing that destiny is a matter of choice. Just as the child left the school he was supposed to be and where he wanted to be is significant that human beings can be where they want to be as long as they go for it.
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Larche, D. W., Larche, S. E., & Lowry, L. (1996). Number the stars. Woodstock, Ill: Dramatic Pub.
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This is a story about a Jewish family that escaped their home during the World War 2. The story is centered on a young girl of 10 years and how she has been involved in the different activities that cause her and the family not to be deported. The book is vital in showing the occurrences of the world war and how it affected human beings and their way of life. The book helps readers to identify with such people because it explains it detail the causes of the war and the life after the war.
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Jiménez, F. (1998). The circuit: Stories from the life of a migrant child. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
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The circuit is a story about a father who illegally enters the United States of America and begins life there. This book is a collection of stories of people who illegally migrate and live in the United states in search of a better life. The book is of great importance in identifying some of the struggles that immigrants are facing. The occurrences of the book are so real such that create a lot of emotion. This is also a message to the United States that they should seek to identify the illegal immigrants and seek ways to make legalize their stay there. The issues that immigrants are facing to poor living conditions are clearly outlined here. It is also evident that just as the boy managed to become a role model for people despite being an illegal immigrant, there is hope.
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Ryan, P. M. (2007). Esperanza rising. New York: Scholastic.
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This is a book that explains how California was during the great recession period. The book also shows the struggles that the Mexican people underwent and how they struggled to survive and adapt in the United States of America. In this case, the issue of immigrants is very evident and the manner in which they live in the United States. The book illuminates the different activities that the Mexican people were involved in the United States such activities include farming. This book clearly highlights the pkight of the immigrants in the United States.
The title of the book is Alice adventures in wonderland. The book is a story for children about Alice and a rabbit. The book is of great importance to children because it enables them to improve their English vocabulary. The audio book has interesting events that would capture the attention of children thus encouraging them to listen more. It is a story that children cal listen to for the purpose of enjoyment. It also enables the children to create imaginations that would help in developing mental pictures. The book is god to use in the class room because it widens the knowledge of the children. For example those that have never seen a rabbit would want to see how one would look like. This would therefore increase the understanding of the children.
The story is about a girl that is called Cinderella. She lived with her stepmother who did not like her but eventually after she had grown she was married to a prince. This is book that is filled with a lot of emotion and is good for children because it enables them realize the power of emotion. It is also beneficial to use in a class room because the vocabulary used in good for children to enable them t better their language. It also teaches us how we should treat other people which are foundational skills while growing up. The story also shows that despite current circumstances there is hope for the future.
This is a story about Rumpelstilskin written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grinn. This because is very critical as it enables the children to identify with nature. Most of the events in this story are a replica of what happens in the real world. The book teaches of wrong virtues such as greed which is seen by the King. It also teaches children the moral of helping others. The book is very important enable children to learn different vocabularies in English. It also teaches the importance of promises that we make and how they affect our lives.
This is a story about three little pigs. This book is very important for children because it has stories that catch their attention. The audio book is very important to children because it identifies with the real life in the world. The book also helps children to identify with sounds of animals. It also shows the durability of materials. This also helps the children to be able to make informed choices. This can be seen from the manner in which the houses collapsed. The use of repetition also shows much of emphasis. It also teaches the children that they should be wise in order to avoid being lied to. I chose this book due to the moral story in the book that is of great importance to children.
This is a story about snow white and the seven dwarfs. It is a tale about snow white encounters with witches and elves. It also shows that fairies are able to grant wishes and magic. The book also teaches children that jealousy and hatred is wrong ad should be avoided. This book is good to use in classes because it has proper vocabulary for the children. It also teaches children that should avoid doing things that are wrong in the name of following orders.
While evaluating Hamlet by Shakespeare the deconstructionist features of the different elements of play are evident (Andrews, 2011). Most of his themes identify with the reality; mortality is one of the major elements of play that are vivid. The complexity of death and life are seen from the start of hamlet. This theme is seen at the beginning of the play where ghost of Hamlet’s father appears and starts talking of death and its consequences. There are many questions that come into picture like what happens after the death and things to do with heaven. The aspect of political maintenance is also evident in this play (Innes, 2001). This is to mean that Shakespeare reflects to the things that happen in the real and then bring them into a theatrical experience.
There are multiple reasons as why imagery is used in hamlet. It enables the readers to be able to understand the message of the author (Andrews, 2011). An example is the imagery of disease all through the play. For instance, this metaphor “his downward spiral has already begun and already he is contemplating suicide,” reinforces the theme of mortality in the play (Shakespeare & Gill, 2006). It brings the understanding that this is an aspect of life that is real. For instance, Hamlet says that her jocularity is dead and Gertrude also claims of her soul that is sick (Andrews, 2011). Bernado also says, “…in the same figure like a king that is dead” (Shakespeare & Gill, 2006). This is a metaphor that reinforces the theme of political maintenance because it shows that people in authority should always be seen alive even in their works. The use of imagery also puts much emphasis to bring out a clearer picture and increase the understanding of the readers.
Metaphors are also used in hamlet to reinforce the story. This is because they enable the author to personate with the story or the play (Innes, 2001). It is also evident that they make a writing to become memorable as one thing is likened to another and also persuading the reader. Metaphors help to create mental pictures of things that are explained in the play (Innes, 2001). They reinforce the themes and the story by getting into the subconscious mind of the reader and enable them to identify with the play. For instance the asleep of death is explained as sleeping in Hamlet (Innes, 2001).
References
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Andrews, J. F. (2001). Shakespeare's world and work: An encyclopedia for students. New York: Scribner's.
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Innes, M. (2001). Hamlet, revenge!: A story in four parts. North Yorkshire: House of Stratus.
Shakespeare, W., & Gill, R. (2006). Hamlet: Reader. Oxford [u.a.: Oxford Univ. Press [u.a..
The author challenges his audience with new thoughts and that’s true. In the film Columbine, he reveals the inquisitiveness of the best broadcasters who set out to discover an issue without the information of what their conclusion will be. The film is a mind chat investigation that uses a stunning the collection of filmmaking skills such as humorous lively account about the American violence history. The trap dialogue of Charles that concludes the movie is the well-known bit of the film although it is not what makes people flashback the movie. It is real that the film shows a clear documentary customary. Moore compares possessing a gun and gun fierceness in other countries with that in the United States and concludes that there is nothing like gun possession and gun fierceness. Fear makes American s to be armed as concluded by Moore thus the gun is advantageous to them. The author relates the manner of the Columbine shooters to the incidence in Littleton to a huge defense developed for manufacturing missile knowledge. Based on fear, the author compares this with the insolence rising in Canada, where gun possession is at the same levels to the United States. He exemplifies his thesis by visiting the Canada neighborhoods and the Canada U.S border where he finds the front doors unlocked. This shows that people are much less concerned about crime and their own security. Moore stresses the dreadful incident at Columbine High School and like everyone else he wonders how such a thing could have happened and that is the reason he is talking much about the American Society (Moore, 17).
Why Americans shoot one another much than citizens from other advanced countries and why our lives are controlled by fear are some of the questions that are rendering in my mind. Through these questions, Moore hesitates between admitting their intricacy and surrendering his personal wish to abridge. He also tries to suggest some answers to the questions reasoning on whether to blame the violent known culture. He argues that he cannot blame it as some countries like Japan which has fewer gun deaths; people produce movies and amusing books more. Deficiency is also not the answer since Canada and other European nations are encountered to huge unemployment rates and much lower murder rates. It is important to note that the Columbine killings happened on the same day with the United States blasting of the Kosovo combat. The film bowling for Columbine is fascinating and frightening and its focus on the society is based on fear, split by disparity and is not heartening. Mr. Moore’s less commendable personalities cannot be ignored especially if one finds worth in some of his opinions. The film seems to have a natural conclusion when Moore escorted by two boys injured at Columbine, visits the company headquarters to claim that the company should stop selling bullets. He well knows that the murderers in the high school kept bullets in one of the company stores. Moore is not able to have another opportunity to verify his ethical dominance, ends the film with a visit to the Heston house. One is deterred by Heston’s movements as he is shown addressing pro-gun gatherings that happened during the day of the school assassinations and still find that Moore strategies are repugnant (Moore, 20).
Work cited
Moore, M.(Producer & Director). (2002). Bowling for Columbine. Dog Eat Dog Films.
This TED talk by Chimamanda Adichie helps us know learn how to tell stories well, read and understand stories by other people. In her view stereotypes are complicit in upholding single stories. She believes that the problem with stereotypes is that they are incomplete and these stereotypes are created by single stories (Chimamanda, 2013). Her expression in the danger of single story guides students on how to develop sensitivity to narrative. She believes that hearing the same story over and over again makes people believe in that story alone and that is the danger of single story.
A look at race relations through a child’s eyes
This TED talk by Anderson discusses the perception of children on races. It addresses the general view of children on races. The Ted talk shows how teachers can play a big role in minimizing racism among children. Teachers can meet children in person and hear their view of and perception of color (Anderson, 2014). It shows that issue of skin color can properly be addressed in schools. From the Ted talk, we get to learn that parents are responsible of imparting in their children the character of racial segregation. They advise their children to choose friends based on color.
Ways how teachers can improve relationships between races, genders and abilities
A teacher should not only impart quality education to children but also ensure good relationship among children in class. Teachers’ communication with the children determines a lot (Ramsey, 2004). Teachers do not need to show any biasness in terms of race, gender, or even ability but should always be cognizant of different learning styles of various children by ensuring all children are effectively taught. By showing this example to the children, they will have an unbiased mind towards others hence enhancing better relationship among them.
This paper provide a critical appraisal of an article that was aimed at examining a diary of a patient that indicated how she coped with facedown position after she underwent a macular analysis. The study article to be analysed examined the narrative of a self-motivated person about the obstacles she faced during her postsurgical requirement. The summary of the diary content was done qualitative analysis method, that is, thematic analysis. The article came up with seven areas of study including the emotional state of the patient, sleep quality, visual functioning, social support, physical status and her entertainment needs.
Introduction
This paper discusses the thematic analysis method used in analysing the areas of the study that emerged from examining the diary. The paper also describes how trustworthiness was addressed in the in the study considering that any study is aimed at being used widely in other areas of study or application.
System for grading Strength of Qualitative Evidence in this study. table 1
Good evidence
Fair evidence
Insufficient evidence
There was one study selected where the methodology used was qualitative description that used thematic analysis for the reason for analysing data. This method was used to represent the events and experiences as described in the diary by the writer. The application of the methodology was well done so as to come up with a coding schema after each theme was given a meaningful name.
Rigor/quality
Rigor/quality
Rigor/quality
· The quality of data analysis is high where two investigators were read line by line together through tout the text and scrutinized the diary content and adjusted the scheme of coding accordingly.
· The sampling method of deviant case was adequate that was purposeful for this kind of study where data being analysed was from a secondary source.
· The description of the data is consistent with the information contained in the diary since it interprets the daily experiences of the patient without deviating from them.
· The study used three levels of abstraction for data analysis that include textual description, use of a table and a model that was used to describe the information contained in the diary.
The study does not identify any bias in the expression of the experience by the author of the diary or its existence in the analysis of the recorded information.
Credibility/consistency
Credibility/consistency
Credibility/consistency
· Authenticity-the data used was got from the patients diary and did it could be confirmed by the patients relative who were part of the experience the author underwent
· Conformability- the data does not represent the views of the researcher and the coding done by someone outside the field.
· Credibility- the data is the same as represented in the diary and the interpretation matches with the diary content.
· Criticality-it is free of personal bias since it’s not the researchers’ opinions but the contents of the author.
· Transferability; the findings of the study can be compared to the experience of different patients who underwent a similar surgical procedure.
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Relevance/feasibility
Relevance/feasibility
Relevance/feasibility
There were no concrete reasons for the results of the study not to be applied by the patients and the medics.
A coding schema for the content of the diary including examples. Table 2
Category
code
Information regarding
Quote
Emotion
Time
Hope
Feelings
Time in the context of the things she had to do after the surgery to enable healing
Feelings about the success of the whole recovery process.
The interpretation of emotions and feelings
Having everything fitted in ten minutes an hour was impossible and I developed the habit of allowing myself twenty minutes during the morning to ensure I did posturing for one hour, forty minutes before and after.
I saw a big black floater that worried me, I rang the Eye Infirmly who thought that is normal.
my vision has improved much, to my relief, better than it was before the surgery.
Vision
Bubble
Function
Health
The gas bubble in her eye
What she can see or cannot see
Visit to the doctor and eye drops
The gas bubble could be seen clearly
The distortion in my central vision was still slight, but could watch TV and read books normally.
While leaving the infirmary, I was given eye drops bottles , I ran out of one bottle and I after finding out the drags were out of the counter in a pharmacy I made an emergency visit to the doctor at the eye affirmatory.
Body
General
Health other than visual
Personal care
Because of a lot of hand washing to prevent infection my skin became very dry and cracked and I had to apply hand-cream between washes
I was not allowed to shower as water getting into the eye was to be prevented.
Others
Support received
Support given by others on personal care
Social support
I was forced to rely on a friend to come over early in the morning to run for me a bath and to change the beddings.
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Thematic analysis as qualitative descriptive tradition
This research article has widely used thematic analysis for the purpose of analysing data contained in the diary. Thematic analysis is a system used to recognize and analyse patterns that can be found in qualitative data. It is an analytical method but not a methodology. The purpose of the method is to principally recognise the patterns of meaning in a dataset so as to provide a qualified answer to the research question that is being addressed in a study (Clarke, Braun, 2013).. In this particular case the, the author has used thematic analysis to look into how the patients for macular hole surgery cope with the face down position in the recovery process.
Thematic analysis is one of the many qualitative descriptive tradition that aim at developing concepts that can be applied in trying to understand the social phenomena and putting emphasis on the meanings of the experiences and views of the participants in a natural setting. Thus the thematic analysis is used by the authors of this article to analyse the experience of the diary’s author while undergoing the face down procedure as a requirement for the healing process. This analytical method is advantageous in that it is flexible theoretically, meaning that it is possible to use it with different frameworks to help answer different kinds of research question (Mohammed, 2012). It is suitable to people’s personal experiences, their views and perception arising from such experiences. Thus it suits questions that requires one to understand the data and then give a representation of the data according to their understanding. This method is suited to a broad range of research and theoretical perspectives thus it is good when used as a basic method. There are different ways of approaching thematic analysis. The first is the inductive way where the coding and development of a theme are directed by the data content. The other one is the deductive way where coding and development of a theme show the explicit data content and a latent way whereby theme development and coding theories and assumptions involving the data. The other one is the essentialist whose focus is on report on assumed reality that is evident in a data set. Last one is the constructionist way whose focus is on checking how data creates a certain reality (Mohammed, 2012).
The thematic analysis used by the authors in this article has used six phases. The first phase involved looking for the theme in the data, where the information in the diary was examined to identify available pattern of meaning. There was summarising each section in order to reveal the major theme. The second phase involved reviewing the themes where each theme was checked against the information recorded in the diary and then given a meaningful name. This approach then resulted to the initial coding schema. The fifth face involved familiarising with the information obtained from the diary. In this phase there was reading of the data so as to be thoroughly familiar with information contained therein. This involved two investigators reading the text line by line in the entire text checking the content keenly so as to adjust the coding schema accordingly (Wittich, Southall, 2008). The process of coding is very essential for the purpose of systematic and thorough engagement so as to come up with a rich and complex analysis that will be able reach beyond the meanings that are obvious in the data. Failure to develop codes that will evoke the data successfully may lead to problems themes will be determined by the codes themselves.
An important aspect in thematic analysis is evaluation of themes and codes in to ensure their reliability in representing the entire text. The researcher should use the help of an outside reviewer during the early stages of the analysis of data who will evaluate and identify the themes in the data under study. This is important to ensure that those themes and codes are reliable and consistent with the whole of the text or not. The researcher can then compare the report against the feedback from the independent reviewer and this whole procedure will go a long way in ensuring that reliability is built in themes analysis and coding. The researcher will be better informed about any conflicting results if they exist in regard to the themes that may have been removed by the independent reviewers (Mohammed, 2012). The authors of the article being analysed have applied this procedure more so in the coding process. Once the codes and application planned for them were deemed satisfactory, the researchers recruited a colleague from outside their field so as to code a section of the diary that had been randomly selected. The independent reviewer was given the codes, their definitions and the procedure they should follow while in the process of coding. The level of reliability was indicated when acceptable accuracy was arrived at the first trial and thus the researcher were satisfied with the list of codes.
Thematic analysis can also involve a model. Such a model has various functions namely reduction of the data, displaying of data and the conclusion of such data. Reduction of data refers to the process where data is chosen, focused, simplified, built and transformed. The researcher can apply new thoughts and ideas in regard to what should be included in the data displayed in the model. This stage focuses on information visualisation by applying various techniques of display like quotations, figures, narrative text, tabulating similarities and differences and making clear the relationships that include complexity of data associated with the study. The advantage of using various data display techniques in thematic analysis makes clear the description of the comparison and the similarities (Mohammed, 2012). The researchers in the article uses tables and a model diagram in order to make the content of the diary more clear and simple. The model has a simplified structure that builds a visual summary that shows a representation of the most noticeable content information in the diary. The representation helps the viewer to visualize and understand the psychological and emotional part of the experience of the rehabilitation programme that the diary’s author underwent (Wittich, Southall, 2008).
The final stage in thematic analysis is involves the drawing and conclusion of the data. The method can adopt various ideas to come up with the meaning of the data obtained from various sources. Such may include noting various patterns and themes, whether any statement is relevant especially in the case of similarity or contradiction. The researcher may also put into groups or come up with categories of information that can be deemed similar or can go together and the researcher can identify how factors and variables interrelate. Moreover the researcher can also result to building conceptual consistency and rationality and, at the end the analysis method can be used to discover the legitimacy of the findings in order for them to be applied in the theoretical framework of the research (Mohammed, 2012).
Trustworthiness of the study.
This is clearly expressed in the study from the early stages of the analysing the data where two investigators were given the chance to read through the text, line by line, checking keenly through the content of the diary together , while at the same time including adjustments in the coding scheme where necessary. Also, after the lists of the codes and their planned implementation were deemed satisfactory, the researchers embarked on test interrater reliability which was considered to be necessary. To do this, the researcher recruited a reviewer who had no association with vision rehabilitation. The reviewer was tasked with coding of section of the diary that had been selected randomly. The individual was given the lists of codes as well as the definition of the codes, together with a procedure that he had to follow in the process of coding. This lead to an establishment of reliability of the codes used after calculation of the number of passages that had been coded similarly which were then divided by the number of coded passages. Moreover the researchers also sort the assistance of an external professional who has specialised in the vision rehabilitation field in order to review the information from form a clinical point of view and the professional confirmed that the themes found in the analysis are commonly encountered (Wittich, Southall,2008).
Conclusion
The rating of the article can be termed fair in representation of evidence to support the study. The paper has shown a high level of reliability because it involved the views of external professionals and viewers and thus can be referred by other studies on similar field.
Reference
Wittich, W., Southall K,(2008).Coping with Extended Facedown Positioning after Macular Hole surgery A Qualitative Diary Analysis.
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Clarke, V. Braun, V. (2013). Methods. Teaching thematic analysis. The British Psychological Society. Retrieved from
According to the quote “I think therefore I am” simply means that he has disapproved each and everything that he used to believe in. therefore he has nothing left, he can only rely on himself since he is only left with himself and there is no one or nothing else but only himself. Whether Descartes is being deceived by either demons or if the beliefs that he has are wrong, he is capable of doubting anything he therefore must be alive in order to doubt anything in the first place. He therefore believes that his ability to think is what makes him to believe that he is really existing, and if he deceives god, it cannot change anything. This beliefs have consequently made Descartes to live peacefully without having to fear anything at all since he is alive and existing and nothing can change that (Chapter 13, p 314).
How certain is Descartes that he is thinking? On what grounds?
Descartes is certain that he is thinking simply because he is able to see things the way they are and he can also provide a judgement on that thing. According to Descartes, since he is able to see different things which exist such as colours, and he believes that he serves an all-powerful God, then he is thinking (Chapter 13, p 315). He believes that each and everything in the world is deceiving and there is only one thing that can make him believe that he is thinking and that is his mind. This is because, the mind can be able to judge and make decisions thus being able to carry on with his life. Descartes is certain that he is thinking on the grounds that he is able to use his mind to make judgements. He believes that there is a demon who is responsible for deceiving people on to believing that the world there are those things which exist when they actually don’t exist. He goes on to give the example of a candle and a melting wax where the candle makes the wax to melt as it burns (Chapter 13, p 316). This consequently shows that the mind tells a person that both the candle and the wax are melting thus one is able to think and reason using the mind (Chapter 13, p 317).
How certain is he that he exists? On what grounds?
Descartes is certain that he exists because he is able to do things on his own and if he is able to reason then he is existing. According to Descartes, he exists on the ground that there is something that is deceiving him (Chapter 13, p 318). This is what makes him to be able to understand he exists. This is because If he could not be existing, then nothing could be able to deceive hence is really existing. Furthermore, through God, who is infinite, he is therefore infinite and a finite cannot exist without the infinite. Thus because God exists, then he also exists since it is the all-powerful God who created him thus he is existing. On the other hand, he believes that if he can be able to doubt anything, then this means that he is really existing since one cannot be able to doubt if he is not existing. One can only dream if he or she is existing. He dreams thus knowing that he is existing since he can be able to see what might happen. This consequently makes him to believe that he is existing since he can be able to do different things which really show him that he is actually existing.
How certain or indubitable is the Cogito itself?
Cogito is certain and indubitable simply because it provides the reasons as to why a person is living and why he had to exist. It provides different reasons as to why people think and this consequently shows that one is existing (Chapter 13, p 319). On the other hand, it makes it easy for a person to be able to reflect on the life lessons which are mainly passed through dreams. Thus a person can be able to connect to the way that he or she came into being. Moreover, cogito makes a person to know why he or she has to think, reason and to make decisions. Existing does not necessarily mean being alive but it means being able to think, reason, and doubt and to be able to relate to different issues (Chapter 13, p 320).
What does the Cogito tell Descartes about his own nature?
Cogito tells Descartes that the nature which is the human mind, takes place on the first immediately after the first meditation (Chapter 13, p 321). It is basically responsible for giving the body the commands that it has to do. The mind doubts, reasons and also thinks. This consequently acts as the driver of a person’s life since it guides the body on what to do. Through the meditation, he is also able to see things that are not real, since the memory cannot be trusted because it is faulty (Chapter 13, p 322).
Work Cited
Chapter 13. Rene Descartes: Doubting Our Way to Certainty.
The name of the character to be discussed is Maggie, in her short story, “Everyday Use,” Alice Walker is the author and tries to figure out how things are happening in daily lives. The author outlines that the issues based on the daily life in the story are the disagreement around the characters which is similar to that of the comforters. The comforters are not likely to be used for friendliness but their everyday use is enfolded in symbolizing a social or chronological superlative. Talking of one of the characters, Maggie is Mama’s skittish younger daughter who was scarred in a house with fire when she was a child and is uncomfortable about her burns. She lives and works with her mother and she is an innocent young woman who has not yet realized who she is. She is personified with traits such as shy and weak, she is anxious and disturbed, she also lacks education.
Maggie is shy and weak due to the scars she has on her legs and arms. Dee her elder sister states that Maggie’s major problem is that she does not understand her heritage and as a result she will not make anything of herself.” Maggie does not really understand what her sister means by legacy but she knows how to cover. She feels weak when she sees her sister dressed in a dress that is so showy which also discomforts her mother’s eyes. Her damaged body bears a resemblance to the faded patches of the covers while the stitching looks like healing. Her mama also says that “She will attitude miserably in turnings unattractive and humiliated of the burn marks down her arms and legs, observing her sister with union of jealousy and admiration” (409). She is literally changing her self-esteem every day as well as she and her mother make things every day. Her shyness is caused by her being secluded from the external world. This fear that she has due to her not exposed to the external world makes Maggie move with shy making her drag her feet walking and lingers uncomfortably in entrances rather than getting involved in her personal life. Her mother is being much protective of her but she is in fear that the shyness in her will causes her shortcomings and problems. The scars that are making Maggie shy are symbols of the scars that the African- American carriers which come from the fire of slavery (485).
Maggie is anxious and disturbed; she portrays cleanliness but is innocent by selfishness or compound and emotional wants. As she was harshly scorched in a house with fire at her childish age, her damaged and horrible outlook does not make it possible to signify her kind and plentiful condition. Due to her anxiety, she lives at home under her mother’s protection and she remains almost unharmed by the external world. As her homebound segregation protects her, she is also affected by the isolation as she does not get the education and this forms the shyness in her. Even though her mother says that she is going to get married to Thomas, it is also unclear that the marriage will take away her fear and disturbances and this will also not make her stronger to drive her personality. Her mother describes her fear when she states that, “Maggie will remain in anxiety until after her sister goes” (408). Although Maggie’s relationship with Dee is full of jealous, she seems to be disturbed on why her sister was gifted with an easy life while her expectations and wishes were once in a blue moon. The time that Maggie portrays her disturbances is when her sister tries to take the covers that their mother had promised to give her. She is irritated by her sister when she drops the plates and bangs the door annoyed. Her nature fear makes her give up he covers to her sister while this makes her mother pity her and becomes angry of Dee. Maggie does not have a will and this brings about her innermost disturbances when the cover which she needs most in the domain is near to be unavailable (502).
Maggie is a character who is not educated. She barely knows the external world but the only one she came from. By her being uneducated, she can only read haltingly in that she only does what she is told and this makes her feel comfortable of the life without any complains. Although she lacks education, she has learned to be self-confident. Her sister lack of knowledge has made an unfriendliness to the family while a lack of education has harmed and silenced Maggie. Maggie lacks education but despite her sister being educated, she lacks knowledge which is common in Maggie. Maggie’s life seems like complete and fate. She is a victim of education in that she has problems in reading and this makes her visual affected. The narrator of the story emphasizes, “Maggie read out to me but she staggers laterally genially but can’t see well. She knows she is not optimistic” (13). Despite her lack of education, her personality is based on special strengths. Although she did not attend school and learn the things that her sister has, she has learned to comfort herself. Her capability to comfort herself is something that she shares with her ancestors and this makes her get much connected to them. For her not going to school, she still has a greater and superficial knowledge sense of her family when she tells her mother that Dee can actually have the covers as she can still remember her grandmother without them (74).
Conclusion
The main conflict that the author conveys in the account is Maggie’s familiarity of the daily effects and her target to their consumption and for their purposes. Her associate Dee ponders herself more educated and who reasons that everyday thing should be suspended and well-regarded as traditional. She is not senseless but is blemished from a house fire and the mother has caused her backflow. She is conceited and not used to be told nope and she is conscious of the African custom as she shows in her outfit and her fiancé who had implemented an African title that no one can articulate. She is quite and always giving to her fellow sister thus when her sister claims in taking away the covers that her mother had vowed to give her as a bridal reward she allows her to take them. Through irritation, she bangs the kitchen door and throws the plates down. She finally comes back to the house resigned to give her sister the wedding covers and this makes her mother stand against Dee telling her that she cannot take Maggie’s covers.
Reference
EVERYDAY USE, Norton anthology of African American literature. (2014). Place of publication not identified: W Norton.
It is also known as Lakota and was engaged between the combined armies of the Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho and Lakota tribes against the seventh Cavalry Regiment of the U.S Army. It took place in June twenty five and twenty six in eighteen seventy six, close to Little Bighorn River in the eastern territory of Montana ( Henretta, A, 2005).The rutted federal army was led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer from the year eighteen thirty nine and eighteen seventy six. Tensions between the two had been there since gold discovery on the lands of Native Americans. Confrontations always occurred when some tribes missed a federal deadline to go to reservations. The lieutenant was not aware of the number of Indians who fought under the Sitting Bull command at the river. This led to his forces being outnumbered and rapidly overwhelmed which resulted to Custer’s Last Stand ( Henretta, A, 2005).
Between the year eighteen forty and eighteen seventy seven, the Sioux leaders on the Great Plains resisted strongly the efforts of American government in the mid nineteenth century to detain people to reservations. The tribes did not want to leave the area due to a number of reasons and one of them was that the region was well watered (Sandoz, 1978).The other reason was that the Yellowstone Rivers was known to be a well productive ground of hunting. The tribes gathered regularly in huge numbers during the spring carry out celebrations of their yearly ceremony of sun dance. The ceremony had occurred almost two weeks earlier near the present day and during the ceremony, Sitting Bull received a vision of soldiers who fell upside down into the village. He prophesied that soon there would be a great victory for his people. ON the twenty second of June, General Terry detached the seventh cavalry in order to make a wide bordering march to approach the Indians from the south and the east (Sandoz, 1978).
In eighteen seventy five, after the discovery of the gold in the Black Hills of Dakota the United States Army ignored the earlier treaty that was agreed on and attacked the region. The tribesmen of Cheyenne and Sioux felt betrayed and made them to abandon their reservations to join the Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana. Almost ten thousand Native Americans had assembled in a camp at the Little Bighorn River by the late spring of eighteen seventy six. This was to defy the United States war department order to go back to their reservations or risk an attack (Welch, 2008). Three columns of the American soldiers lined up against the camp in mid June and prepared to march. A twelve thousand force of the Native Americans had turned back the column on the seventeenth of June. After five days, General Alfred Terry ordered the seventh Cavalry of George Custer to scout ahead for the troops of the enemies. On twenty fifth June memory, George drew close to the camp and decided to go ahead instead of waiting for reinforcements. At midday of the same day, six hundred men of Custer had entered the Valley of Little Bighorn. Word rapidly spread among the Native Americans about the looming attack. The old among the Sitting Bull brought the warriors and managed to save women and children. The Crazy Horse on the other hand, went with a big force to the attackers and despite the desperate attempts by Custer to regroup his men, they were overwhelmed quickly (Welch, 2008). Two hundred men and Custer were attacked in his battalion by more than three thousand Native Americans in an hour. This led to the death of Custer and all his soldiers to die. This Battle then marked the most crucial Native American success and the worst defeat of the Indian war in the long plains. The Custer’s demise and his men irritated many white Americans and set their image of the Indians being wild and bloodthirsty. The United States government meanwhile raised their efforts to restrain the tribes. After five years, nearly all of the Cheyenne and Sioux were to be confined into reservations (Welch, 2008).
Conclusion
The paper has discussed that the Battle of the Little Bighorn took place on the twenty fifth of June in the year eighteen seventy six. This happened close to the Little Bighorn River in the territory of Montana. It has also discussed that rutted federal troops were led by Lieutenant Colonel Custer in from eighteen thirty nine to eighteen seventy six. The troops were against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. The paper has discussed that there had always been tension between the groups due to the gold discovery on the lands of the Native Americans. The leaders did not agree with the efforts of the United States government to move their people to reservations. After the discovery of gold the U.S government ignored the earlier agreement and attacked the region. The paper has also discussed that Custer and his two hundred men were attacked and died within an hour.
References
Henretta, A, 2005 A Concise History, 1865, 5th Edition. Bedford/St. Martin's, 01/2012.
Sandoz, M. (1978). The battle of the Little Big Horn. Lincoln [Neb.: University of Nebraska Press.
Welch, James. (2008). Killing Custer: The Battle of Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians. Paw Prints.
A quote in the Chicago Public Library described the ‘Raising in the Sun’ as being “reflective of the essence of black people’s striving and the will to defeat segregation, discrimination and national oppression” (CPL 1). The play revolves around a family of five who are forced to work extra hard so as to survive in the community they live in. the family lives in a small apartment that is infested with cockroaches and too small to comfortably accommodate them. Due to the size of the apartment, some members of the family are forced to share a bathroom with their neighbors who live across the hall. Despite the harsh reality the family is forced to live in, they still remain hopeful that their life will be better. Their hope is strengthened by a check they expect to receive through mail whose value is enough to change their lives. Throughout the play, the family strive hard to fight discrimination and segregation by fighting national oppression and doing all they can to get out of the ghetto and this is seen by the way the characters live their lives.
One character who is determined to change the condition of the family is Walter and Beneatha’s mother, Mama. She encourages members of her family to be respectful and to always follow their dreams. Despite the poor condition of their home, she requires it to be kept clean and tidy at all times. She acts as a pillar that holds the family together, guiding them on how to make good decisions in life. She leads a moral life and tries the best she can to ensure that her children do the same. This is seen in her reaction when Ruth, her step daughter gets pregnant (Hansberry 57). Ruth believes that the house is too small and having another child will make things worse because it will have no place to sleep and she therefore considers having an abortion. Mama is devastated by this idea and tries to find a way to resolve the situation.
Mama is determined to make a better life for her family and the only way to do so is by defying the segregation and discrimination against the African American race. When they get the money, rather than investing it in the liquor store business idea that Walter had proposed, she decides to buy a house in Clybourne Park, a white neighborhood (Hansberry 97). Even though the move results to the family facing more discrimination, it shows the determination to end segregation and a fulfilment of her dream of one day owning a house with enough space for her grandchild to play in. it also solves the problem of abortion because the child will now have room to sleep in. similar to how she takes care of the dying plant by the window, Mama aims at changing the lives of his family and raising them from a bad place to a good one.
While Mama demonstrates the family’s will and determination to live a better life, Walter demonstrates the challenges that people face as a result of national oppression and the effect it has in their lives. Throughout the play, Walter engages in various actions that do more harm to the family (Kelly 1). Being the man in the family, Walter tries to find different ways to get money and take care of the family. The desire to get rich quickly sees him engage in various schemes with the hope of getting enough money because, according to him, it is the only way to solve the problems his family face. Despite the various forms of disappointment, Walter does not give up because he believes that one day he will be able to overcome national oppression, get enough money to be able to move his family into any neighborhood and thus bring an end to segregation. Later on in the play, Walter realizes that what is important to his family, like most families in his community, is not getting rich quickly but rather owning their own home. It is this realization that leads him to rejecting the money from Mr. Lindner and kicking him out (Hansberry 149). Mr. Lindner had offered the family money in exchange for the house they had bought, rejecting his offer is sign that the family has not only overcome oppression from the white man but also defied segregation because the house is located in a white neighborhood.
While some endured struggle and hardships by in their quest to bring change to their lives, others made their lives better by building relationship with those who were oppressing them. George is able to lead a comfortable life because he has assimilated with the white people. He sees himself better than other African Americans in his community. Even though they see him as arrogant, this does not take away from the fact that he lives a better life compared to theirs. Another example is Beneatha, Walters’s sister. Despite going through challenges, she ends up leaving her country for a better life with in Nigeria with her boyfriend, Asagai (Hansberry 149).
Whether it is facing challenges head on or finding a way around their problems, the characters in the play demonstrate their determination to defy national oppression, segregation and discrimination. Even though they are forced to endure hardships, they find a way to make their lives better and bring the positive change they all desire. Mama moves into her dream home, Walter is able to make a better life for his family and Beneatha goes to Nigeria to start a life with her Boyfrend.
Work cited
Chicago Public Library, “background and criticism of a raisin in the sun” 2016,
Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun., 2015. Print.
Kelly A, “The art of social criticism: Lorraine Hansberry’s a raisin in the sun” 2003
‘’The Raisin in the Sun” is one of Hansberry book which she mainly emphasized on the relationship between art and propaganda thus; the focus is on the American culture and its connection with the African. The author’s objectives were directed to those individual who prior to raisin but their freedom is limited. The main point in this book is a thought that whether anyone outside the black culture, would care about the struggle of the black family around. The author did not only major on the voice of a poor black family but also threaded information about Africa throughout the play. To structure the play and make it more presentable, Hansberry ensured that she utilized the traditional classic with European dramatic system. This drama also obtains its tide where it is alienated into three conventional acts as well as scene. In my critical analysis of the play i agree with the author that Walter is an ambitious man as seen in Act 1, ‘Money is Life’ (Hansberry 15).
Walter’s ambitious character is first depicted in Act one where he has a dialogue with Mama on the money Walter’s dad left behind as he faced his death. The poor black family received the money amounting to $10000 from Life Insurance Company thus; they had no idea on how the money should be spent (Hansberry 10).. In the attempt to make thing right, mama entrust Walter with the money and discuss with him on how the money should be spent. Walter being ambitious he generates the idea that his dreams of becoming wealthy has begun however, he asks for the money for himself to invest convincing Mam that money is everything and that now they got all they require to generate their lives improved. At firs Mama does not agree with him asking him why he always talk of money, yet there are other important issues of consideration other than money. Walter pride dives her and tells her mother that success is defined depending on how much one owns. The author gives a clear indication that Mama is able to see the ambition in Walter thus; she gives him some advice on the benefits of economic struggles (Hansberry 50).
I agree with Hansberry depicting the ambitious character in Walter because despite him being black and poor he still have hopes left in him that he will be successful someday. The author also depicts Beneath with supportive views to his brother that money is the answer to everything since it allows individuals to gain respect from the society especially that their neighbours were the white. Walters aim on wealth was to give back to his family and ensure they lived comfortable as well as carefree lives. He also aimed at filling the gap left by his father by measuring the success the money would lead him in plus gain the ability to provide for his family. Despite the feeling he feels in his job and life as a slave the money gives him hope because it is his truest freedom (Hansberry 28).
The whole idea of determination and desire of wealth in Walter is developed by the connection between money and race. Mama tries to convince Walter that freedom can never be compared to money since it is the only life she believes in, but since Walter grew up as a free man he cannot be convinced that one can survive without money. Walter desire for better life is depicted both positively and negatively. He believes that as Mama tries to convince her freedom is not enough considering how the civil rights are huge steps for the black person thereby, still with the freedom in the South Side of Chicago black are still treated harshly by the whites due to their poverty status(Goldin, Ian, &Geoffrey 56).
Walters’s ambition is focused in Act 2 where he invests in a liquor production thus; his dream appears like something that will eventually become broad and presentable. He becomes famous however; he uses his mind to understand that his aim to becoming wealth can only be achieved by engaging himself with Joseph’s culture. Despite Walter being ambitious he did not know what was wrong and right thereby. In Act 3 the author depicts how Walter is driven by pride hence losses all the money in the liquor store venture as well as intruding a third party in his family investment (Goldin, Ian, &Geoffrey 56). Hansberry aim on ambitious character is to illustrate that ambition requires focus because it is often connected with negative characteristics such as greed, intolerance as well as power (Hansberry 77).
Conclusion
Hansberry ensures that Walter characters in the play are defined by success by employing unique techniques in him. Despite Walter being a lover of money he also love pleasure where in scene two he is depicted as a drunken and also he is able to dance and chant. The author’s skills in Walter’s part in the play thus, the bizarre makes his performance appear plausible to the audience. Walter’s ambitious character is illustrated in the scene where he is oblivious stark to contrast between Joseph and George. He uses his mind to understand that his aim to becoming wealth can only be achieved by engaging himself with Joseph’s culture. In scene three we see Walter attributing his poverty level and rising to George’s level thereby, despite being ambitious he also generates pride (Hansberry 123).
Work Cited
Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. , 2015. Print.
Goldin, Ian, Geoffrey Cameron, and Meera Balarajan. Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. Print.
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“Now for the last portion of class, we will focus on putting all of this together. For the final assignment, you will research and write a paper that is also a plan for wellness across the lifespan. Start by describing who you are. What aspects of your identity (gender identity, socioeconomic class, ethnic/cultural group, immigration status, spiritual orientation, etc) are important for the reader to understand about you and why you created this specific plan? How did those identities influence the plan we are about to read? Layout a simple one-page plan for each of three stages of life: Childhood/Adolescence, Adulthood, and Older Adulthood. Use references here to substantiate your claims and recommendations -- do not just make it up based on your own experiences and opinions. For someone coming from your own cultural perspective tell us 1) Why is leisure important to someone in this stage of life? What purpose/needs does it fulfill? What form should it take? 2) What challenges or obstacles to healthy leisure participation might a person from your cultural frame experience and how might we overcome those? and 3) Give an example of healthy, leisure activities you would prescribe for someone in your cultural group at this age? Identify resources in your community to support people in carrying out your recommendations for leisure at each stage of life. List at least seven references. At least three should be peer reviewed journals, no more than a maximum of three online sources (videos, wikipedia, etc), and at least one book (it can be your textbook!). Some of you like outlines, so here's an overview of what should be in your paper: I. Introduction II. Leisure and wellness plan for three life stages A. Childhood/Adolescence (Importance/description, obstacles and remedies, prescribed activities)* B. Adulthood (Importance/description, obstacles and remedies, prescribed activities)* C. Older Adulthood (Importance/description, obstacles and remedies, prescribed activities)* III. Local resources for implementing recommendations A. Childhood/Adolescence B. Adulthood C. Older Adulthood IV. Sources * All sections with asterisks should be substantiated with cited sources. ” Instruction:
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PAPER LAYOUT/FORMAT: APA format: View the sample paper at Purdue Owl. Below is also a video that reviews how to correctly format an APA-style paper. Style: 12 point font, page numbers, double-spaced, Times or Times New Roman. Introduction: Purpose, and a description of your cultural framework (1page) Research: Life Stages, Stressors and Strategies (3 pages). Organize your paper chronologically. Review the course materials and supplementary academic literature you have sourced and describe the potential stressors and most effective strategies for experiencing optimal wellness in this life stage according to research. Be cognizant of role restraints you might have at different times of your life. ( i.e. Being a parent, taking care of parents as they age.) If you have already passed a life stage (ex: you are 30 and you're describing the 20s) identify the stressors you experienced and strategies you wish you had used, or those you found effective. Your recommendations and potential stresses should be based not only on your personal opinion and experience, but substantiated through cited research and sources. Conclusion: Resource List (one page) List 3 LOCAL RESOURCES TO WHERE YOU LIVE that will help you accomplish your goals or handle life stressors (i.e., parenting groups, exercise clubs, 12 step programs, church/community resources, etc.) BE CREATIVE! Be specific.References: must have a minimum of 3 journals, 3 online sources, 1 book or combination thereof. You may use the textbook or any class materials in your references. - 7 references total (1 page). Make sure the References page is correctly formatted.
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Session 1 Journal: Beginnings Discuss and evaluate the composition and nature of the Old Testament Scriptures as a source of truth and analyze the Old Testament's credibility and reliability.
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it is an analysis paper and must include ethos, pathos, and logos by using chapter 26 from the text book "Everything's an argument with readings 8th edition 2016 MLA". this analysis paper also must be about chapter 26 from the same text book. the thesis statement and the topic sentences should contain the main terms of the analysis--like ethos, logos, and pathos. the thesis should be a roadmap that shows how the argument will unfold. As such, you should follow the path you establish step by step. For example, if you mention ethos first in the thesis, it should be covered first in the first body paragraph.
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