She told us that she was a mother of two; both of her kids were with her that evening. They were two of the cutest and sweetest kids out there. She said that she used to be married until the day came that she; coming home from work early found her recently ex-husband in bed with another women in their own house, while the kids were playing at the neighbors. She filed for divorce, and left with the kids. She shared that her income is only enough to pay for the rent and bills, leaving her with little for food and her kids.
She was 33 years old and did not speak perfect English, but her community had a large Spanish speaking population, so she got by just fine. When Maribel’s husband died five years ago, she went to live with her youngest daughter in Pennsylvania, but began to feel like she was intruding. Even though she said her daughter never said anything to make her feel this way, she asked her family to help her move in somewhere where she can be with people her age. She says that she is still close with her children who come to see her very often. She has seven grandchildren between her three kids and they also come to visit quite a lot.
The good parent will give of themselves so their children will have the best experiences and opportunities. In the book, So Far from the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Yoko and her sister Ko’s mother sacrificed her needs for her children. During the long journey escaping from North Korea and trying to return to Japan, she always gave them most of her food and her coat and blanket so they wouldn’t be as hungry or cold. She felt that education was most important. With the little money she had, she enrolled them in school and paid for their tuition so they could finish school for the year.
His own family disapproved of it. The reason for that was because they knew it was going to be biased. There were too many risks in taking that case. He risks being criticized by the townsfolk in Maycomb. Mrs. Dubose criticizes him at one point and says, “Atticus is a Nigger lover!” or when she says, “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” He also puts his re-election for legislature in jeopardy because of all the racist people living there.
This has placed Viola in the upper middle class of society, where she no longer has to worry about finances, has both of her children in private schools, and has even purchased a home for her mother. At one point, she questioned whether she was deserving of such fortune, because she just didn't think she worthy (personal communication, May 6, 2009). Nonetheless, she and her husband are grateful for their status in society and do not take any of their "blessings" for granted. Our family friend Renee is a 49 year old biracial woman, who's mother is White and father is African American. She was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and has pretty much lived there all of her life.
Paper # 2 “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, is told by a young, poor, black girl named Sylvia who is on her summer vacation. Sylvia and her friends are taken on a field trip by an older black woman named Miss Moore who recently moved onto the same block. Because Miss Moore has a college education, she feels it is her responsibility to keep the neighborhood children educated even on their summer breaks. Miss Moore is determined, on this day, to teach the children a lesson on the nature of money and the differences money can have on the many social classes. Miss Moore wants the children to understand that people who make more money can afford to purchase more expensive and higher quality things.
For the little girl in our story both sides of it effected her. Using care based ethics, she was given the chance to live in a caring home where she grew to know them as her parents. When we used rules based ethics, it helped her in the beginning and one could say hurt her in the end. She was forced to move back in with her birth parents after 9 years of not knowing them. The “parents” that she did know had no choice in keeping her or not.
These misunderstandings escalate to the point that Maggie is kicked out of her home. The rumors that are spread about her then prevent her from returning. Maggie's situation provoked her to do things that she normally wouldn't have done in order to survive on the streets. As a young girl with a crush Maggie is totally blind to the real truth. When she first observes Pete her thoughts are clouded "Maggie perceived that here was the beau ideal of a man.
So, she left Athens and went to New York with her two children, Nene and Anthony, with only a few dollars and support from her family. But eventually because of her lack of financial resources, she was unable to take care of her children. She sent them back to Athens to live with her sister and her sister’s husband. As a young child, Nene was an uber-confident young lady, but on the inside she was a timid, insecure little girl. Her aunt made her life really easy and nobody would ever know if her family was suffering from financial difficulties or if there was a
For Yourself or the People? Society has until recently always placed a stereotype on women, allowing them to only do certain things with their lives. The life that they were destined to live was inside the house, taking care of their family; cooking, cleaning, shopping. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros depicts the life of Esperanza a young girl whose, life is not typical of most of her friends and women of Mango Street. She is trying to reach a life filled with opportunity and hope for a better future, through hard work and determination.