Mathilde’s Comeuppance You can’t have your cake and eat it too‚ but that is exactly what Mathilde expects. She is a lower-class woman who dreams of an upper-class lifestyle. She felt that she was worthy of “… all the niceties and luxuries…” that were apart of the lifestyle of the rich‚ but her world consisted of “…shabbiness… dinginess… worn-out appearance[s]… ugliness…” of those who are not as privileged. Mathilde dreamed of the better life she felt she had been deprived of due to a fluke in her
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In a cultural melting pot such as the United States‚ every person has their own story. Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club" follows the stories of seven different women as they navigate their lives in America and their back stories in China. Several stories involve the idea of searching for a better life‚ including those of Rose Hsu Jordan. Rose is the American daughter of An-Mei Hsu and the wife of Ted Jordan. Through a series of unfortunate events‚ Ted and Rose split up‚ leaving Rose to pick
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Chapter 1: -summer of 1964‚ lily is turning 14 -doesn’t call T-Ray daddy b/c it “doesn’t fit him” aka he mistreats her so she isnt able to see him as a father figure -rosaleen was a stand-in mother -lily calls t-ray into her room saying there’s a swarm of bees -t-ray comes in and there isn’t any bees and he’s like “the fuck nigga y u b playin” - does lily have schizophrenia??????? or just a very imaginitive mind -only memory of her mom lily has is the day that she died‚ December 3rd‚
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Nicole Lantz 2-18-14 12:15-1:30 My Most Successful Moment to Date Through all my years of high school I was homeschooled. This was due to the fact that my mom was taking care of my grandparents in Florida‚ at the time we lived in North Carolina‚ and my dad traveled for work; therefore‚ there was no body to take us to school. Online school became the only option in that situation. As a way of staying busy and getting out of the house I always worked odd jobs that would hire
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Not long after the death of Mr. Maloney‚ Ms. Maloney had given birth to their child‚ or may I say children‚ she had given birth to twins. When she looked at them she saw her only reason to keep on going on‚ her children. Soon after her son and daughter were born she debated if she should turn herself in or if she should continue to hide the truth and raise her children. She had eventually made her choice‚ she wanted to raise her kids. She knew it’d be difficult to be a single mother and raise her
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October 6‚ 2007 Invitations Carol Shields The character’s conflict is initiated by the arrival of an invitation‚ is exacerbated by further invitations and is resolved‚ in the end‚ when she decides to preserver her private time. It’s a Monday as our protagonist walks over and looks inside her mailbox. She doesn’t have much reason to expect a letter so soon‚ but as she looks inside her mail box‚ she finds herself chewing on her own thoughts‚ as a small‚ square card‚ makes itself visible.
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In the book “Bad Girl” by Abigail Vona‚ she describes her struggles while surviving in a mental hospital known as The Village. Throughout the story she dramatically changes towards being a better person. Abigail‚ also known as “Abby‚” longed for sharing her story in a book while being dyslexic. Fifteen year old Abby created idiotic adventures thinking all teenagers lived this way. She smoked‚ drank alcohol‚ ran away from home‚ went to insane parties‚ and snuck out of her home frequently. Clueless
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AYOUB LAISSOUF The Most Decisive Moment in my Life Last year was the most turbulent period of my life. I spent the whole of it in pubs drinking beer and gaming girls. I didn’t pass the baccalaureate exam‚ nor did I live up to my family’s expectations; I was the most disappointing and miserable member of my family. At first‚ they were looking after me and trying to guide me‚ but in the end‚ they forsook me and left me to myself. They started demeaning me and considering
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I’m in someone’s room‚ in someone’s bed‚ and I don’t know how I got her. Then I remember and it all comes crashing down in a thousand jagged pieces. I jerked the covers back‚ relieved that all my clothes are still on. The clock on the nightstand says seven a.m. The bus leaves in an hour.(35)During this moment in time Sid realizes that she had made a big mistake about going to meet that boy. What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton is about a girl‚ Sid‚ who goes on a school ski trip to the mountains
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In the movie Wit‚ English literary scholar Vivian Bearing has spent years translating and interpreting the poetry of John Donne. Unfortunately‚ she is a person who has cultivated her intellect at the expense of her heart. Both colleagues and students view Bearing as a chilly and unfriendly person lost in her private world of words and mysterious thoughts. At the age of 48‚ she is diagnosed with stage-four metastatic ovarian cancer. Dr. Kelekian wants her to take eight high-dose experimental chemotherapy
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