The novel “the She “ by Carol Plum-Ucci is based on the main character , Evan Barret Evan is just getting over the death of his parents and beginning to push the mysterious occurrences surrounding the event to the back of his mind. And his big brother (now guardian) is helping. Eight years of repressing memories and avoiding belief in a sea man's superstition known only as "The She". But one school project has the power to change all that. When Evan must help a mean girl of the first degree he discovers that they might have more in common than he'd thought and that there might be more to the disappearance of his parents than anyone had ever dared admit, who is living with his older brother Emmett, a philosophy graduated student. Also, eight years before, his parents were lost at sea. Evan’s parents died in a tragic…
In The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, Charlotte, the main character, is a thirteen-year- old girl who had to travel across the Atlantic to America as the only passenger on a ship. On her sea voyage, her courage was shown by the way she handled the many challenges and dangers that she encountered. For example, when she wanted to join the ship’s crew, she met resistance from the crew members, who finally decided that she must prove herself worthy before they would take her. The crew proposed, “Let her [Charlotte] climb the royal yard [highest sail on the mainmast of the ship]. If she does it, and comes down whole, and still willing to serve,…
During the Victorian era, the Greenman family from Westerly, RI relocated to Mystic, CT, where the three brothers and their families created a shipbuilding community, the remnants of which can still be seen today. Located at the Mystic Seaport, parts of Greenmanville are on display, including the houses of each brother and some of their personal belongings. Thomas Greenman and his wife Charlotte built their large home in 1842, which included a double parlor for Charlotte to use as her own space. This parlor was not only ornately decorated, but served as much more than a room, being used to host members of the community, helping to form a bond between the wealthy Greenman’s and their colleagues as well as employees.…
In the book, Mary McLeod Bethune, by Barbara A. Donovan I learned that ¨ After the Civil War, there were still two worlds in the South. Education was not accessible to everyone. Many whites did not think that blacks needed to read or write. But Mary knew that she must learn to read to get a better life.¨ (Donovan 6) I find it rather repulsive that they would segregate schools and make the African Americans education unequal to everyone else. Another fact I found very interesting was ¨When Mary McLeod Bethune was offered the chance to start a school in Florida, she moved her family there. Then in 1904 they moved to Daytona Beach. Here she established her second school. It was the start of her lasting legacy.¨ (Donovan 9) I think that despite…
"All of a sudden, I hear a 'swoosh' and I collapsed on the floor," she told Inside Edition's Lisa Guerrero. "I had no idea what had happened. I just remember being hurtled to the floor, not being able to move because I was in so much shock and so much pain."…
My sister N’siah, My sister B’nai Brith Girls, I Rachel Phoebe Tabin am caucusing for the highly esteemed position of your fall term 2016 Shlicha.…
The ballad of Charlotte Dyamond is a story about a girl, which gets murdered by her Psycho…
In 1931 Jane Addams was the second woman to receive the Peace Prize. She ran Hull House in Chicago, a center which helped immigrants in particular (Nobel Media, 2014).…
Karen Armstrong's novel, A History of God, is a well known and prominent chronicle of how the Abrahamic traditions have developed over the past four thousand years. In this book, Armstrong addresses how the three most commonly practiced monotheistic religions; Islam, Judaism and Christianity, have been shaped and developed throughout history. Like many pieces of literature, this book has positive characteristics, as well as negative. However, as readers begin to process this book in a critical manner, several flaws become more pronounced. Despite its rich historical content, readers of this book are exposed to an inordinate amount of bias and opinion shaped…
The Yellow Wallpaper, a semi-autobiographical novel written by Charlotte Perkins Gildman, first wave feminist theoretician, in 1892, is questioning the social norms that were presented in the 19th century. The author elaborates on the connection between gender division and the effect it had on women. It is interesting to see how and why the author, known for her social activism and involvement in a feminist movement, decided to portray male in the novel.…
The 2016 election in the United States has been one of the chaotic elections in recent US history. The two major candidates running for president had many flaws that would have made them as drop out in any other given election in any other election year. However, this year both candidates are still running for president despite major issues with each of them. One of the candidates, Hillary Clinton, had many problems with her emails. One after another, a new email issue is being released on a weekly basis. So much so that many people, both republicans, and democrats, are questioning whether or not Hillary should be running for office. The question is proposing to the American people: “do the last emails released by the FBI have a major impact…
Statistically, women are more likely than men to experience depression and psychotic disorders, so mental illness is a familiar subject that brings women together due to their shared vulnerability. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the narrator is confined to a nursery in order to cure her hysteria but her further descent into madness liberates her from more than just the room’s appearance. The titular yellow wallpaper is symbolic and deeply connected to the narrator for it relates to her state of mind, her position in society, and her relationships. Gilman’s characterization of the narrator is based on autobiographical experience of hysteria and Neurasthenia, her treatment with S. Weir Mitchell, her marriage and motherhood.…
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on July 3, 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Mary Perkins (formerly Mary Fitch Westcott) and Frederic Beecher Perkins. She had only one brother, Thomas Adie, who was fourteen months older, because a physician advised Mary Perkins that she might die if she bore other children. During Charlotte's infancy, her father moved out and abandoned his wife and children, leaving them in an impoverished state. Since their mother was unable to support the family on her own, the Perkins were often in the presence of her father's aunts, namely Isabella Beecher Hooker, a suffragist, Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of Uncle Tom's Cabin) and Catharine Beecher.…
Mary Barnett, the mother of a six month old daughter, left for San Francisco to see her fiancé. Leaving her daughter behind, she returned seven days later to find her child dead. After calling the police and telling them she left the child with a baby sitter, she later told them this was not true and that she left the daughter on purpose knowing the consequences. A trial was then conducted to determine if she would be convicted of second degree murder and be sentenced to 18 years. The witnesses and information they provided was laid before me and I am to determine with the evidence presented whether Mary Barnett is rightfully guilty or not guilty.…
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was renowned writer, economist, and feminist. She fought for women’s rights in the early 1900’s. Because of her writing talents, her views and beliefs could easily be spread. Gilman is most known for her short story titled “The Yellow Wallpaper” and a non-fiction named Women and Economics. Not only did she write books, she also wrote and created a magazine, The Forerunner. Although she had a strenuous and difficult life, Gilman influenced many.…