Keri Donahue's Hard Work

A challenge Sean felt his parents could not undertake was a strong testament to me of Gary's selflessness and commitment to giving back. Gary set strict guidelines and rules which Sean adhered to, excelled in school and never once doubted his decision to live with Gary.

Keturah plans to attend college and earn a degree in Art, in Graphic Design. Keturah is being presented by her mother, Ms. Katrice Wills and her uncle Mr. Ronald Willis. Her escort is Mitchell

Jarren Calizo is currently a freshman at Waipahu High School and is also enrolled as a Early College student. He first registered in the EC program (LCC) this Spring 2016 semester as an Olympian and chose to immediately take 3 classes, which are Speech 151, Music 107 and Religion 207. Jarren employs top-of-the-line expectations for himself in his future, like maintaining his straight A’s in both HS and EC, becoming a future Valedictorian, earning scholarships and getting accepted into an outstanding university in the mainland. His academic drive is inspired by his favorite biblical verse “I can do all things through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13). Jarren is really involved in his school’s extracurricular clubs, which his two

Carolina Flores has had an extraordinary experience at Casco Bay High School. She had a passionate smile as she said, “I would redo my four years here again.” Her journey before a CBHS was different. Her 8th grade year everyone kept telling her only weird go to CBHS or it's a hard school. But her mother didn't wanted her to go to Deering High school because her older sister had a horrible experience at DHS. “My older sister didn't want me to same experience as she did in high school,” Carolina said. But right now she is so grateful and thankful for mother forcing her to go Casco. She learned how to come out of her comfort zone, for example, her biggest millstone was being a dj at her 10th grade year for the Halloween dance.

As told through her mother’s perspective, one will learn that Trina is a eighteen year old female of African-American decent and resides with her mother in Los Angeles, California. Trina’s parents, Keri and Clyde, provide their daughter with an upper/upper middle class lifestyle due to her father’s sudden successful career and her mother’s successful resale clothing business in Los Angeles. This well rounded and beautiful adolescent has recently graduated from high school with high grades and was accepted to Brown University, however, due to her summer manic episodes, Trina has not attended college yet.

Another main character, Kattie Strickland, faces her own unique set of challenges, some of which began even before she arrives at Clinton. Kattie was forced to leave her children behind in order to follow her dreams. Instead of constantly feeling sorry for herself, she uses her kids as motivation, and even sends most of her income back to support them. Kattie faces additional setbacks at Clinton itself, as she is treated differently due to her being African American. The guards would randomly force their way in to her living space and search it for no real reason. Kattie’s husband was also not allowed to go to where she lived onsite at the facility, but the couple easily got around this rule by going to where her husband lived (albeit on a curfew). As time went on, she began making more money and in turn sent more funds back to her kids. Despite the odds being against her, Kattie still managed to surpass her problems and achieve her dream, assisting her

A school teacher, a husband, and a father, Dan Coughenour is a very dedicated man. Dan was born on January 22, 1969 to Richard and Sue Coughenour. He grew up in Macon, Georgia where he lived with his mom and dad and two brothers. He was the middle child in his family and didn’t mind it at all. As a young boy, he went to a private school. Once he went to highschool he decided to go to a public school. As a child, his favorite memory was getting to see his grandparents in North Carolina. They lived eight hours away so he didn’t get to see them but once or twice a year. He also enjoyed going to Sunset Beach, NC every summer. After high school he went off to Valdosta State College planning to become a school teacher.

Kia, a young teenager who endures the hardships of not only pregnancy but the decision of adoption, is able to keep hold of her good values and reassess others that are tweaked, is a mentally strong person. Being strong means having the ability to cope with pressing and traumatic experiences and having the ability to persevere in the face of conflicts. When Kia finds out that she is with child she decides to keep the baby and finds friends that will stick with her throughout the heavy times-namely Justin from her church youth group and Grace from the old persons home she volunteers at. Although this time in her life is important and also filled with hard decisions her perceived childhood friend Shawna and people at school shun her, for not terminating her child, when what she needs most is support. Kia not only sees the reasons for her old friends’ distance she eventually confronts those who had shut her out and shows them that she has indeed changed for the better and is able to be better than the superficial attitude they had extended towards her for the duration of her pregnancy. Rather than just pretend that nothing is different between them, as many would have done, Kia risks her oldest standing friendship because she knows that that would not be a true friendship ever again because of this large moral gap. This part of the story reveals that Kia is mentally strong because she

Connie’s parents, who choose to isolate themselves from their daughter, tremendously impact Connie's development. Throughout Connie’s journey she is often isolated. A large part of this is due to Connie's relationship with her mother. Whenever Connie

In analyzing Riley Andersen through the psychosocial theory of development, it is important to understand what is going on in her life throughout the events of the film. The psychosocial theory “addresses growth across the life span, identifying and differentiating central issues from infancy to elderhood” (Newman & Newman, 2014, p. 62). In the beginning of the film, Riley is 11 years old and is in the Middle Childhood life stage (6-12 years old). The developmental tasks during this stage include friendship, concrete operations, skill learning, self-evaluation, and team play (Newman & Newman, 2014). As seen in the film, Riley is a social child with many friends while living in Minnesota. She is a successful member of a hockey team, and is able to relate to others in a positive manner. It appears that Riley has successfully accomplished the developmental tasks associated with Middle Childhood. When Riley moves to San Francisco, she is forced to restart these developmental tasks with a brand-new group of peers. Although she tries to connect with other students in her new classroom, she struggles with making friends and can only think of getting back to her old friends in Minnesota. She also

Consequently, her pessimistic nature and unimpressed attitude towards the world tend to rub off onto her children in many ways, including Cody’s need to always win at everything as a child. Not only is he obsessed with winning, he also expresses that “his smallness colored every act; he was conscious of a desperate need to learn to manage, to take charge of his surroundings” (47). It may be concluded that Pearl’s overwhelming expectancies of her children is one of the main catalysts working to cement Cody’s self-worth, of lack thereof. As an adult, Cody Tull even goes as far as stealing away the wife of Ezra in a jealous attempt to “win” what he craved most, the glorification that his brother Ezra received his whole life without having to lift a finger. However, Cody’s never ending desire for what he does not have proves to be more damaging than beneficial in his life. His lack of affection and ongoing resentment of others causes him to develop into a rather negative character that despises the home he has made for himself. The linkage between Cody’s cynical nature and his mother’s dissatisfaction becomes more and more apparent as Cody reaches adulthood and embarks on parenting his own son.

In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, we notice that action only happens in a few places, among which are the forest, the market place, the governor’s residence, and Dimmesdale’s house. Although all these locations are significant to the story, the most important symbol among them is certainly the scaffold in the market place, where the story begins and ends. The scaffold’s meaning changes throughout the story and has different values for different characters. It represents humiliation, then insight, and finally redemption for Hester and Dimmesdale, but for Chillingworth, it symbolizes birth of sin, growth of sin, and ultimately consummation by sin.

Another consistent theme is that of peer pressure and influence. Tracy, who is obviously seeking validation and acceptance, succumbs to these pressures time and time again. However, these pressures do nothing to alleviate the underlying issues at hand. This inability

     Throughout the story there are several aspects of the Protagonist’s character that play a major role in the shaping of her future. During her childhood she

For instance, Katharine has contacted the Family and Children’s Services to discuss the option of giving her unborn baby up for adoption. She is going against the wishes of her and James’ parents by not wanting to marry James and raise the baby together. Also, Katharine is very determined and set on the option on pursuing adoption. She wishes to give the baby a better future while allowing her and James to achieve a better life as well. In addition, Katharine is considering a career as a travel agent and knows that she would be able to handle college. In regards to her home life and upbringing, Katharine was face with many challenges. Her home was chaotic with her mother leaving the family and her father moving the family so often. Katharine is behind in school as a result, but is hopeful that she will be able to finish school and pursue a higher education. Due to her family history, Katharine has a strained relationship with her mother for leaving the family and with her father for always taking her mother back. Although Katharine has faced numerous challenges in her life, she is hopeful that she can create a better life for her and the baby by placing him/her up for adoption.