Allyson Lambert English 090 Narrative Essay June 24‚ 2010 A prank on my Mother It was around the time I was fourteen years old. I decided to pull a prank on my mother. I was supposed to go to the movies‚ but to her surprise when she returned home‚ I was still there. I had gotten permission to go to the movies with some friends one summer afternoon. My mother needed to go to the store and pick up my father from work. My ride was on the way‚ so I stayed to wait on them. I don’t recall where
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actors such as Tom Cruise or even maybe sports stars like Eric Cantona. As for me‚ my source of inspiration is my mother my mother is not a well-known politician or a famous performer. She is just plain working mother who devotes her life to me and that is what makes her so special in my life. She never fails to wear a radiant smile that is able to lighten up the room she walks in‚ my mother sa always be my side during the good times and has always been a shoulder to cry on during the bad times. she
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The poem‚ ¨Mother to Son¨ by Langston Hughes depicts a mother talking to her son about how life treated her and how he should treat it in return. In the first stanza of the poem‚ it says ¨Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it. And splinters‚ And boards torn up...¨ This can be seen as the mother’s life has not been sunshine and lollipops‚ but it was filled with pain and heartbreak. With these emotions coming in throughout the good and the bad times‚ sometimes it may want you
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A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi‚ A Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon‚ a heart wrenching poem by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ is about the tragic and horrifying murder of a fourteen year old boy named Emmett Till. This poem follows the lives of the “Maid Mild” the wife and the “Fine Prince” ‚ the husband‚ and how they feel after the verdict of the trial. Brooks brings together powerful allusion‚ poignant diction‚ vivid imagery and alliteration to convey the huge amount of guilt and insecurity that
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Exercise Two The Mother Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks’ “The Mother” is a poem depicting the flow of heartache stemming from the regret of abortion. The speaker reflects on this emotional situation that has lived with her‚ haunting her thoughts even after the procedure. The conflict between the title of the poem and its content immediately confuses the reader‚ adding to the overall conflict between maternity and grief. The poem is entitled “The Mother”‚ which connotes
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The Story of the Aged Mother A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHO Long‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowed mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble were peaceful and happy. Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given
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A good mother is one of the few prized people in our lives. We depend on them from the start of our existence and latch on to them as they become a part of us. They influence our first words‚ tastes in food‚ and tastes music. They teach us girls how to use make-up properly and shop for the deals. A mother isn’t always the being who gave us life‚ but could be the one who proves herself a role model on how to live. A maternal presence can be made up of many women filling the gaps of a dead or absentee
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STRUGGLES OF BEING A TEEN MOTHER Do you know the struggles of being a teenage parent? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Unplanned Pregnancy states that there are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. Eight of ten of these are unintended and 81 percent are unmarried. Today teenage pregnancy is a major social problem. Many difficult decisions are to be face not knowing to keep the baby‚ give the child up for adoption‚ or either abortion. Waking up to their baby’s cries is part of typical
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against Grendel. Beowulf exposes his ethical aspect when he inquired Hrothgar’s permission to kill Grendel. Beowulf’s quests are always successful by virtue of showing neither weakness nor fear. He is glorified during his battle against Grendel’s mother under the sea‚ which is virtually impossible. Beowulf died a noble death nevertheless he leaves with the glory of an epic hero. One of the four qualifications of an epic hero is strength. “But the truth is simple: no man swims in the sea as I can
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“I Have a Mother” I have a mother who loves me for me. I have a mother‚ who through all the hurt and pain; she stayed there for me through thick and thin. I have a mother who calls me for no apparent reason just to tell me how much she loves me and how she just watched the new Young and the Restless. I have a mother who taught me right from wrong‚ what to do and what not to do. My mother may not be perfect‚ but in my eyes‚ she is God Like. She is there for me when I need someone to talk to about
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