Cynthia Ozick

I found her writing on the famous Indian Squanto to be particularly interesting. Squanto was the famous Native American who helped the first settlers of the Mayflower. He was the only Native American who could speak English do to the fact he was kidnapped my European sailors early in his

After doing research on Stephanie Coontz, I found out that she has so many accomplishments throughout her life and has written multiple books and articles on various topics. Stephanie Coontz is seventy-two years old she is an author, historian and a professor at The Evergreen State College

We ring in the start of a new year with parties and new hopes, but in January of 1929, Ella Thiesson and Stanley Ciezmierowski started the new year with the birth of their youngest son, William Henry Moroski on the 2nd in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

“Shells” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction short story about a fourteen year old boy, Michael, whose parents have died and is trying to get used to living with his Aunt Esther. In order to do that he has to stop fighting with her. In the beginning, they fight and Michael storms out the door. Soon, he comes home with a hermit crab that starts a little bit of a bond. Finally, Aunt Esther comes into his room and tells him that Sluggo, the hermit crab, needs a girlfriend. Throughout the story, Michael and Aunt Esther learn to get along.

Have you ever heard of someone falling in love over a jar of mayonnaise? I bet you have never! Sounds crazy, but in the story Checkouts by Cynthia Rylant, that is how a bag boy and a girl found love for each other at a grocery store. It was the bag boy’s first day of employment and like anyone who has started a new job, he was nervous. Standing at his assigned checkout lane, he noticed a pretty girl and when he got the opportunity to bag her groceries, his anxiousness got the best of him and his hands gave way, letting her jar of mayonnaise plop to the ground.

magazines of the time, which gave her views a lot of exposure to knowledgeable public.

Miller writes the story in a very unique way. He gives his readers a chance to explore the words written on his pages, with the hope that the reader is able to draw their own conclusions from his work. His unparalleled approach to the essay forces the reader to use critical thinking in order to make since of the essay. Miller’s feelings about reading, writing and the

A prize is defined as, “a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or race or in recognition of another outstanding achievement”. A prize is not given out to just anyone, especially the Pulitzer Prize, an award for an achievement in American journalism, literature, or music. With only thirteen made each year, it is a challenge to win one, but writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings has completed the challenge, winning a Pulitzer Prize for her novel, The Yearling, published in 1938. She won this award not only for the brilliant thoughts the book contains, but also for the way the words and sentences were crafted and woven together. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings rightfully obtained her Pulitzer Prize in part for her use of sensory details,

In the short story “From Behind the Veil,” written by Dhu’l Nun Ayyoub, the author changes how we feel about the main character throughout the sequencing of the plot. We as the readers learn more about how the protagonist really thinks coupled with what her motives are. The author also presents language that clearly expresses how the protagonist feels and uses examples to show an overall theme in the story.

In the story “Checkouts” by Cynthia Rylant the girl in it changes from the beginning to the end. At the beginning she was all depressed and down. All she thought was negative thoughts and nothing positive. She thought nothing good was going to come out of this move. All that was gonna happen was horrible things that she wouldn't like, but it turned out she was wrong.

Susan Glaspell's short story, A Jury of Her Peers, was written long before the modern women's movement began, yet her story reveals, through Glaspell's use of symbolism, the role that women are expected to play in society. Glaspell illustrates how this highly stereotypical role can create oppression for women and also bring harm to men as well.

After reviewing the article written by Lisa Moore, I began to reflect upon how I would incorporate empathy in my interactions with a client during the assessment phase of therapy. Empathy in a nutshell is attempting to match your feelings or current state of mind with that of another individual. In our field, empathy is of the utmost importance. It allows the speech-language pathologist (SLP) to meet clients where they are, to enter their world, and truly understand what it feels like to be them. SLP’s must not only view the client from an external frame of reference, but they must attempt to extract the client’s thoughts, feelings, ideas, beliefs, and values before and whilst administering an assessment protocol. There are several ways in

One artistic aspect of the book is that Stockett chose to tell the story from three different women’s perspectives. Using this stylistic technique helps keep the reader more engaged in the book. Each woman, whether it be Aibileen, Minny, or Skeeter, uses a

Jane Addams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 in recognition of her pioneering work with social settlements, being an international activist for world peace and an accomplished author. She became one of the world’s most important women during the turn of the century. Addams died on May 21, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois.

“Aunt Ida Pieces a Quilt” is a poem about an elderly woman who is stitching a quilt in memory of her great nephew, Junie, who has died of AIDS. It is a remarkable poem about a close knit family who comes together to help each other during hardship. Like “An Indian Story” this poem speaks of long family traditions and illustrates the importance of family. “My mama and my mama’s mama taught me”, says Aunt Ida (49). The two writings are also similar, in that, the main maternal figure also makes sacrifices for her family. This is illustrated when Aunt Ida helps sew a quilt for her family even though, as she describes, “My eyes ain’t good now and my fingers lock in a fist, they so eaten up with arthritis” (49).It is evident throughout the text that this family spends a great deal of time together and have a very strong bond.