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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falls defective‚ the society cannot make progress. Hence we need education for the females as we need for the males. The female education is highly necessary for the society. Because mothers are the first teachers of the children. They are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers be ignorant‚ they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence‚ the very foundation of our people will remain weak‚ if the females will be
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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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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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Jane Addams‚ The Mother of Social Work For years‚ men and women have shared the same rights that every American citizen can expect to have today. The land of the free prides itself for being associated with the idea of freedom and equality. These rights are often taken for granted and seem superficial until they come under threat. By being an American citizen‚ one would expect that the American government would grant those rights to every legal citizen. However‚ it has only been about ninety six
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“Your mother‚” he began‚ “was the Belle of the Ball. She was beautiful. I fell in love with her when I saw her as the captain of the cheerleading squad. She loved her friends so much. We used to host great parties. She was a friend to everyone. It didn’t matter who they were or what their background was. She just loved people with this special energy that lifted people up.” He paused as if he were suddenly reliving former days‚ ordinary at the time‚ but now considered
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EFFECTS OF WORKING MOTHERS MERGEFIELD Last Uka 7 EFFECTS OF WORKING MOTHERS MERGEFIELD Last Uka 7 THE EFFECTS OF A MOTHERS EMPLOYMENT Abstract As more mothers are becoming employed‚ the concern of whether a mothers employment has a positive or negative effect on children and family is being questioned. This research paper reviews the effects of mothers’ employment on a child’s behaviour‚ education and the relationships within the family. It concludes that a mothers employment is indeed a positive
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Mother is a Symbol of Sacrifice “The heart of a mother is a deep ocean at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” A great saying A mother is a unique relation in humanity which has no replacement at all. No one can return for mother’s sacrifices. Nothing can come close to the love that a mother feels for her children. Mothers carry the young ones before they are born and then continue to nurture them throughout their childhood and even into adulthood. She takes the total
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Speech to Entertain: A Guide Joann Babin Rationale and Definition If your instructor assigned you to do a speech to entertain‚ you are lucky. Since so many public speaking text book authors declare entertainment as one of the three major goals of a public speech‚ it is a great skill to practice. It is hard to deny the value of entertainment. Humor has been used to soothe many difficult situations. At a board meeting in San Francisco where there was a heated debate about closing Golden Gate
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