When I began the power-point I was not quite sure how I wanted to go about it. So I started with the template and went from there. Then while I was going through the book I found Wild Geese which just reminded me of all the things I need to be thankful for and for how far I have come through life. Being a single parent is not easy, I just need to remember to be thankful for what I have because there is a lot of people who I have less than I do. So I chose this because it is something reflective on my life. The things I need to worry about when I feel like I have not gotten as far as I wanted to in life. I think it is just the fear of not providing the things I want to for my son. Plus not having the things I want for myself. I know that even …show more content…
I have had the same job for fifteen years and I feel like I am in a rut. While I look at everyone else 's life and compare it to mine which is not ideal, but I think that is what people do. So I compare myself to what others have that are my age, and beat myself up because I am not doing things they are. I don 't have the things they do. I might have a nice car and my own home but I want so much more than that. I want to be able to go out and buy a new pair of shoes for my son when need be but I can’t I have to wait till I have the money. Not saying others do not do the same. It is just that it looks easy for them. I want to have the feeling of it being easy. I want to actually take my son on a good vacation and give him the things he deserves. I want to be able to go out and buy bras when I need them. Rather than wait till they are almost falling apart to get them. I shouldn 't compare myself to others because everyone has their problems it is just hard. People like to shove what they have in your face. It is not right and it just shows what type of person they are. They haven 't had to deal with the things I have had to which just makes me …show more content…
Being a mom is hard. You’re trying to teach your child as much as you can about life. Giving the best knowledge you can and you don 't even know if you’re doing it right. He has grown up with me. We were both children even though he was a baby and mine. In a lot of way I think Gavin came into my life to save me because I was going down the wrong path. He has bought so much life into my life that I didn 't have before. I have someone who will always love and adore me no matter what decision I make. He helps me realize everyday who I want to be and how I want to be. I am so thankful for him coming into my life. When I was pregnant my family spoke of me getting an abortion. I did think about it but there was no way I could do that. I wrote about the “Hills like White Elephants” because I remember the decision I had to make and thinking of the possibilities that could happen and I am proud to say I made the right
Alex Johnson wrote a short story “How to Queer Ecology: One Goose at a Time” that revolved around the idea of human and nature. Spoke about how the two are connected where sexuality, culture and science are part of the seven steps to queer ecology. Johnson asked questions such as “Where is the line between what is Nature and what is Human? Do I spend equal times in the parking lot and the forest? Can I really say the parking lot is separate from the forest? What if I end up staying in the parking lot the whole time? What if it has been a long drive and I really have to pee?” allowing the readers to not only consume information but cross-examine what the readers have read. Before reading the short story I always believe there was a slight line
The short story, “The White Heron” and the poem, “A Caged Bird” are both alike and different in many ways. In the next couple of paragraphs I will explain these similarities and differences and what makes them unique to the stories.
In the video “My Life As a turkey”, naturalist Joe Hutto begin an experiment on behaviors of animals, especially turkey. From the birth to the adulthood of the turkey, Hutto stayed with the turkeys side by side to nurture them.
Famous American poet Mary Oliver penned the poem Wild Geese and it was added to the collection of poems that she wrote that gained her fame through the nineteenth century. Mary Oliver has received the Pulitzer Prize for her writings and is an incredibly talented writer. In her award-winning poem, Wild Geese, Oliver compares human life to that of a migrating goose. In the piece, she states that as the geese know their place in the sky and have found comfort where they belong so should humans. She then relates this to the human experience by writing, “Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination.” (Lines 14-15) This poem affected most of the people who read it by urging them to find comfort in his/her own
Duck Hunting has been around since the 17th century and waterfowlers have been passing down the great tradition of waterfowl. Waterfowl or also known as duck hunting has been a growing sport and more and more people are starting to duck hunt around America.
There were many days that passed when I felt as though I wasn’t going to make it and I felt as though I didn’t deserve to be alive, but who is really ready to take care of a child anyhow? I wasn’t. Then one day I woke up and realized that my life would go on, and that I just had to do the best I could and learn from my mistakes.
The White Heron is a spiritual story portraying great refinement and concerns with higher things in life. A 9 year old girl once isolated in the city found fulfillment in a farm surrounded by nature. Too those less unfortunate, money charm and other attractions can be intoxicated; Sylvia did not bite. She could have helped her situation and found a way to wealth but in the end she realized that it wouldn’t help her to be the person she wanted to be. This paper will illustrate a critical analysis of the story of White Heron and focus on the relationship between the literary elements of the story, plot, characterization, style, symbolism and women’s concerns that are specific to this period.
I was raised by my mother and grandmother. They kept my head leveled and taught me that working hard leads to success. I loved them, and they were my role models. I grew up in a middle class family with strong women. I learned independence, and the strong will to never give up. It was the summer of 2005 when my mother re-married, and I was in the eighth grade. My mother was happy because she found the conclusion to her life: a husband. I was ecstatic because I finally had a daddy! My hopes, wishes, and dreams had come true. I felt that God answered my prayers. I loved having a father figure, although I had certain doubts. My uncertainty came from the way he looked at me. He looked at me the way men crave women. However, I concealed my unclear feelings because I did not want to ruin the current circumstances. Unfortunately, all of my suspicions were true.
Please take into consideration that our fourth group member dropped the course 2 days before the deadline.
Let Go of the Idea That Your Worth Is Determined by Your Achievements and Accomplishments
You came into my life and changed me forever. Over the years people have complimented me for being a good mother but I can't take credit for that. You were born good and you were the one who was often teaching me. I believe you are an angel God sent to teach me. You taught me love. You taught me honesty. You taught me how to forgive and how to be strong. You are the strongest person I have ever known and you gave me strength when I was weak. When times were sad and tough I looked to you for strength. You taught me how to be myself. Most of all you taught me about life and how to live.
When I found out I was pregnant I could never have imagined how hard my life was going to be as a teen mom. I remember my dad sitting me down and telling me he respected my decision to keep my daughter, but that I had no idea how hard I just made my life, I don’t think that in that moment I really realized what he meant, but I would soon find out. I was just starting my 11th grade year when my daughter was born so I still had two years of school left. I also had to work so I could take care of my daughter, so trying to do both seemed impossible, at one point my school wanted me to go to school during the day and at night so I could graduate. There was no way I could work and go to school during the day and at night. I had to think long and hard about what I needed to do, my daughter and I needed to be able to survive so I definitely needed my job, so I did
I had to mature quickly and learn how to take care of someone else besides myself. I am now a mother to four children. They have taught me how to have patience. This has become something I value very much. I have learned that in life you must wait for things. I now know that there was a reason why I had my son so early and wasn’t able to go to college upon graduating high school. I am so thankful that I had patience and waited for the right time to enter. It has been 14 years since I graduated high school, and I’m attending college and know exactly what I want to become. I had patience and took care of my babies at home before I decided to go to school. It hasn’t always been easy, but I’m so glad I
According to Salewski and Bruderer (2007) is the regular, endogenously controlled, seasonal movement of birds between breeding and non-breeding areas. Migration is an adaptation that has been shaped by the natural selection. Birds have likely been migrating for millions of years. Migration continues to be a widespread phenomenon, with more than half of the world’s approximately 10,000 species of birds classified as migrants (Berthold 1998). However, the percentage of bird species that exhibit migratory behavior varies with latitude. The desire of migration is a hereditary impulse. The timing of the migration is usually a mixture of internal and external stimulus. Migration is a dangerous but necessary journey for many birds. Fortunately, they
The first observations relate to appearance, attitude, and locomotion (Linares and Martin, 2010). These authors mention that, while active, healthy poultry stand holding their head high, wings folded close to their body, and legs extended directly under their body. Bracke and Hopster (2006), mentioned that some species-unspecific behaviors are very beneficial to health, performed by several species, such as playing, walking, limb stretching and turning, standing up and lying down normally. Poultry walking ability may be improved by perching and walking on ramps (Mench et al., 2001). According to Linares and Martin (2010), preening is the act of smoothing out or cleaning the feathers with the beak. It is a common behaviour performed in group