The Perfect Nanny

symbolisms Janie had throughout the movie convey how Oprah interpreted the novel. Much divergence between the novel and the movie causes events to change. Zora Neale Hurston’s major theme of Janie’s journey through life becomes overridden by Oprah’s perfect love story. Oprah took all of Janie’s marriages to an extreme level of love. The real expectation…

things I occasionally resented hearing about as well. Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl is a short story featuring what appears to be a mother explaining to her daughter what would make her a respectable woman in their culture. She tells her daughter how to be perfect to help her daughter have a good reputation in their community and live a pretty straight and narrow path. Yet, Girl also goes much deeper by using the instructions given by the mother to her daughter as a way to analyze and give insight…

that things don’t always work on my time. It is important to get rid of bad habits so that they won’t hold me back in life. I have learned that I have a great amount of potential but in order to use it most efficiently there are some things I could perfect. You created a class where we could all be open and close with one another because we share similar habits and interest. Thank you for caring about my personal life and sharing words of wisdom that will help me carry on. I would give your…

separation between the married couple. After constructing a general store and a post office and bringing the modern concept of a streetlamp to the town, he was unanimously given the position. Achieving wealth and status, the couple couldn’t be more perfect, or so it seemed from the outside. Janie felt oppressed and ignored at Eatonville. First, Joe’s position as Eatonville’s mayor didn’t allow him to indulge in his relationship with Janie, “… it jus’ looks lak it keeps us in some way we ain’t…

I am more excited about school than I ever have been. I know what I am doing and have an idea on how to exceed expectations when I have never understood how some people are so confident in their study abilities, decoding is something that I will perfect, along with the word wall. I didn 't have expectations, but I think this class is crucial for anyone even if you aren 't in school. I have learned how to communicate better with people and to decode my translations of things like directions or…

One reader commented on Amazon.com: “[…] The Giver was a great book that showed what love and pain are really about. It also shows how scary a world of perfection can be. […]” I totally agree with this opinion. Jonas’s world is perfect without sadness and love; everyone lives happily in their disciplined society. However, because there is no love, children are taken away from their birthmothers and live with parents who are not their real parents, children and elders are killed…

represents a female whose sexual and emotional desires need to be fulfilled. The bee represents a male who gives those desires whether they are wanted or not. She ends up kissing a boy named Johnny Taylor due to being in the romantic pear tree daze. After Nanny scolds her for kissing a trifling youth, Janie tries her best to find the “true love” she has imagined since seeing…

who are seeking an identity” (Miss Representation). Fonda clearly states that sex in the media is causing issues with girls today and is actually affecting all of us. Commercials, shows, and even movies encourage weight loss and the idea of the “perfect body” when actually many things we see on television are…

In The Great Gatsby carelessness pulls people in like gravity until they all collide and make a mess of those who were willing to care. Carelessness is central not only to the characters of the novel but also the time period. What could possible be the cause of this lack of caring? Money. Not only does it permeate the loose and easy times of the twenties but some of the most careless of all the characters are incredibly wealthy. The world is full of people; some of them are charitable, polite,…

that pit bulls are not aggressive. Pit bulls of course are aggressive, but blaming them for that aggression is what is wrong. Even though people stereotype pit bulls as dangerous, it does not mean they are accurate. Pit bulls can be referred to as “nanny dogs.” Pit bulls are known for their loyalty. They will do anything to please their owner even if that means taking care of their owner’s kids. They will be the family’s best friend until the day they die, if they are treated right. Pit bulls…