Mattie Silver arrives at the Frome farm with the purpose of taking on the household chores in order to help out the bedridden Zeena Frome. This the first and last time Mattie puts anyone’s wants above her own. When she realizes that she has feelings for Ethan, Zeena’s husband, Mattie does the bare minimum to keep these feelings hidden. She spends time alone with Ethan without a second thought about…
Damien Peter Parer (1 August 1912 – 17 September 1944) was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machinegun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He married Elizabeth Marie Cotter on 23 March 1944, and his son, producer Damien Parer, was born posthumously. He was also the uncle of Australian politician Warwick Parer and film-maker David Parer. He was cinematographer for Australia's first Oscar winning film, Kokoda Front Line, an edition of the weekly newsreel, Cinesound Review which was produced by Ken Hall.…
The hardware and software functions of the SS7 protocol are divided into functional abstractions called “levels”. These levels map loosely to the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) 7 layer model defined by the international standards organisation .…
There are so many disparate elements in her personality that I find difficult to tell you what kind of person she is.…
wonderful- I've seen that myself. But sometimes the two of them get going at each other, and then Ethan's face'd break your heart... When I see that, I think it's him that suffers most... anyhow” (Wharton 140)…
9. In this quote, Ethan now sees Zeena in a completely different light. The description of Zeena represents a major contrast between her and Mattie. This depiction is very negative and describes Zeena as old and dry. Her stature is dark and unfeminine as the quote uses the words ‘tall and angular’ and ‘flat breast’ which are associated with a more masculine body. In the story, this is the opposite of how Mattie is described. On the other hand, Mattie is youthful, sweet, and pretty. Now the readers can see that this contrast is most likely the cause for Ethan’s indiscretions.…
Within chapters 6-8, we learned of Zeena’s outlandish illness, the extent of the sad and endearing love that Ethan and Mattie have shared, and final to what moral ends Ethan is willing to go so that he may stay with Mattie even if it is against Zeena’s wishes. I look to the text so that I may have a greater understanding of these three characters throughout this chapter so that I may develop my opinion, “It's the way your father began, and I was warned of it when I took you, and I tried to keep my things where you couldn't get at 'em--and now you've took from me the one I cared for most of all-- ” this makes Zeena seem heartless towards both Ethan and Mattie to see appears to only care about the things she has not their marriage, “"Because…
Chris McCandless and Adam Shepard had a goal set out to accomplish. Both of their goals were similar but very different at the same time. McCandless wanted to go to Alaska for his dream. While Shepard wanted to prove that anything is possible if you have the right kind of attitude along with motivation and determine. How they both did it was very different from each other. McCandless had a major impact on who he met along the way to Alaska. While Shepard didn’t have that much of an impact on people because of the way and area he did it in. McCandless wasn’t that hungry for money cause he saw the world for only needing the basic essentials in life. Shepard on the other hand had to get money to prove that you won’t be stuck in the same place forever if you are willing to work hard enough. They both achieved their goals in the end but with different outcomes.…
around the house so she takes Mattie in. Ethan begins to develop an attraction to Mattie that he didn’t have with Zeena. Zeena begins to have “complications” that deteriorate the little bit of health that she still had (61). Ethan is responsible for Zeena’s complications becoming worse because of the lack of love and affection he gives to her; as a result of his neglect Zeena thinks herself worse. Ethan’s desires for Mattie triumph against his obligations to his…
Mattie was not a great housekeeper or cook. Ethan begged Zeena to let Mattie stay, however as always he lost the battle. Ethan had a thought at this time in the book at this point about Zeena thinking she was his hold up. His thought was, " All the long misery of his baffled past, of his youth of failure, hardship and vain effort, rose up in his soul in bitterness and seemed to take shape before him in the woman at every turn had barred his way". (95) He at this time had so much resentment towards Zeena at this point and time. He later said he would take Mattie to the train station.…
“ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” (Arthur C. Clarke). “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Anthem by Ayn Rand are both two attempted societies striving for equality and fairness for all. Failing to complete this achievement the two protagonists of these stories revolt against their societies and fight for what’s right. Although “ Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut , Jr. and Anthem by Ayn Rand are both pieces of dystopian literature, their portrayal of technology differs greatly.…
Unlike Dee, Mathilde is described as a woman with unsatisfied living conditions who thought she should have been born with more luxuries. “...feeling herself born for all the delicacies...She suffered from the poverty of her dwelling…” (Maupassant, 3). Dee’s mother compares her to Maggie as being “…lighter...with nicer hair and a fuller figure.” (Walker, 10) and describes her as an outstanding child who held her life in the palm of her hands. “You’ve no doubt seen those TV shows where the child who has “made it” is confronted, as a surprise, by her own mother and father…” (Walker, 3).…
Other nontraditional families include Edna and Virgie Mae, as well as Mattie and her house full of political refugees. Because Edna is blind, she is dependent on Virgie Mae. They support and care for one another. Mattie, when asked if she has "grandbabies," responds, "Something like that." She loves the people who are in sanctuary in her house. They are fellow human beings, and she risks her life for them time and time again. What she does to care for and support these refugees is no different from what most biological family members do for each other.…
All of the resentments she held onto over the years toward her grandmother culminated one day when Senna heard her verbally abusing the 'cleaning lady'. She let go on her grandmother, defending the woman's right to be treated with…
Tuesdays with Morrie, is a look a man dying from a terminal illness and how he chose to deal with his prognosis. The book was written by Morrie Schwartz’s former student, Mitch Albom. Mitch was busy with his career, but one night while watching Nightline in 1995, he rediscovered his old professor, dying with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease is also known as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosisis). ALS is a fatal degenerative disease of the nervous system marked by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. It is a form of motor neuron disease.…