... not matter. When McBride asks his mother, what color god's spirit is, she responds "It doesn't have a color...God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color."(McBride 51) That is the meaning of the title of the book. God has no color. Color does not matter to god, only character and fulfillment of our potential, which is inside of us, not determined by the color of our skin. This is beautifully proved in McBride's work. "Mommy's children are ... extraordinary people, most of them leaders in their own right. All ... ...

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... responded by saying that he is not black or white, but a spirit, leading into the main metaphor of the story, saying, "God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color." The metaphor displays how God has no color, no race to him, and would accept anyone, no matter what their race is. This representative of how Ruth and James McBride were accepted as Christians solely, therefore avoiding any difficulties ... with somehow. In this case, an old, sincere, and rich white woman suffered the loss of her husband suddenly. All the amount of money she is able to amass cannot help her, and th...

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... a strong devotion, lust for another, or love of God, instead, it is the inborn feeling that all people hold for their family members. The degree of love is the one and only measuring point of the strength of a family. There is no better example of this than the McBride/Jordan family in James McBride's memoir The Color of Water. Every one of the children had a different skin color, half of them had a different father, and they were all ... he knew her past she was no longer white or black. She was the color of water; she was his mother. Through the stories of these two families in The Co...

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... often agreed with his peers" racist remarks against whites, while at the same time feeling ashamed, yet guilty, of his mother's race. I really can't blame him for doing this, because I would probably do the same if I wasn't sure of my family's race or background. I was inspired by Ruth's statement that "God is the color of water." It showed her son that God loves all races equally and when ... it really comes down to it, one's actual work determines their worth in this world. She passed on the emphasis on work and education to her ... children, each of whom ended up successful in their...

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The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Ruth, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The two stories told ... very special to her because he helped her out when she was going through some bad times. He treated her like no one had ever treated her before. Even though the conflict of blacks and whites...

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... you know that she will always be there for you but you better stay in line. This is a healthy balance of love and discipline and I will use this parenting strategy when I grow up. In the book The Color of Water, James's mother Ruth uses a blend of authoritarian and uninvolved parenting styles to raise her children. Unlike my mother, Ruth didn't have a healthy balance between love and discipline ... towards her children. Ruth made what seemed to be a bold stand in her life when she chose to marry. As a white Jewish woman, it was expected of her to marry a white ... is, and that's exactl...

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... some assistance or intercession when you needed it. In the autobiography The Color of Water, by Mr. James McBride, Mr. McBride tells of how his life was changed for the better at a time in his life when he was headed down the wrong path through the assistance of several people whom he encountered. I also experienced a ... time when other people influenced me, and helped me become the person I am ... She also helped me prepare myself for her death. Even though I didn't understand, the shock of her not coming back was lessened by the memory of the day in the park. I will never forget that...

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... many different themes coincide within the painting's array of color. Many good qualities are displayed. Some examples are the qualities of peacefulness, hope, and love. This good is conveyed through the colors the artist uses. The way he positions the people in the painting, the expressions shown on the people's faces, and the body language they seem to possess reinforce the theme of goodness. Pierre Puvis de Chavanne spreads the goodness of peacefulness throughout this painting in ... several different instances. An example of this solitude of peace is in the boat's reflection bouncing...

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Chapter 20 In this chapter it was 1982 James has grown up and is out of collage. He badgered his mother into telling him about his family roots. When she did he left and set out to find out more about his mothers side of the family. James landed in Suffolk, Virginia. This was the place where his mother grew up. When he went into a McDonalds he found out that this place use to be where his mother lived. After hunting around he found a man named Eddie Thompson. Eddie in turn told him all he knew about the Shilsky family. It turned out that his grandfather was a extreme racist. He would cheat on ...

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... a family can be dysfunctional in several ways there are some characteristics that occur more often than others. Drugs, alcoholism, death, abandonment, starvation and anxiety are some examples of dysfunctional characteristics that can be found in both Angela's Ashes and The Color of Water. Just because a family is dysfunctional does not mean it's members do not love each other. Dysfunction usually results from a large amount ... those feelings. they can't value their needs realistically because their needs have always come second to the needs of the family, which were to stop anything fro...

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... mother and father worked in my grandfather's business. I spent lots of time in my early years at the family business while my parents worked. I would sit and talk with my grandfather or go help my father color water closets on the job blueprints. Helping my father color toilets was my first real and direct experience in the plumbing industry. Nor-Well Company Inc. was started by my ... grandfather, the late Sandy Greenwell, and my great uncle, Earl Norris. In 1950 they purchased a small plumbing company ... . My grandfather would tell me stories of how they started the company with only...

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... fabric she bought. When I was six years old my mother wanted me to wear one of the suits, she had made for me, to church. At that age I was worried what my friends would think; therefore, I refused to wear the suit for church. Suddenly her face changed from a pale color to a dark red. I never saw her so outraged. Her soothing eyes turned to daggers ... word things, so it sounds like she's attacking them. For instance, my mom bought an investment property and when the contractor came to do maintenance on the Osmosis Filter (Filters the water coming in the house to make the water potable)...

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When my dad and I arrived at Home Depot, with no idea of what kind of flooring we wanted for our kitchen, we thought about my mother's favorite colors, which happen to be her sorority colors. My dad and I saw a nice color that would fit my mother's needs. My mother wanted a new kitchen floor; the stick tile is what it is called. She wanted a new look ... for the kitchen. My father, of course, did not want to pay any professional to do the job for us; he is cheap and likes to handle things himself ... sometime). Because this was my first time doing this type of work with my father, he had to ...

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THE COLOR OF WATER "I felt like a Tinkertoy kid building my own self out of one of those toy building sets; for as she laid her life before me, I reassembled the tableau of her words like a picture puzzle, and as I did, so my own life was rebuilt." Reviewing your life is not simply about assembling the details of your past. It's about finding meaning there. It can help you see clearly what ... me this secret, to possibly reveal more to me about this character. I was assigned a project in class that required us to research our medical history of our immediate family. The purpose was to show us...

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... solid tile floor. I tried waking up her up but she would not budge. So I ran from the room to the kitchen for my mom's help. My mom went running over to Rosa's bathroom. She had splashed Rosa with a cup of water to see if she would wake up. Rosa then woke up confused and afraid for her life. My mom asked, "Honey are ... balloons for everyone to let go after Rosa's casket was lowered down into the hole. Purple was her favorite color; we released the balloons into the sky once Rosa was buried. Every birthday and anniversary the whole family wears purple in honor of Rosa. Since I am now th...

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... exclusive, or remote and discreet. In the picture, there are no other people on the beach and there are no boats out on the water. The family had the whole place to themselves. But, if you look closely at the sand, the reader will see a myriad of footsteps and tracks. This is contradictory to what the image of children alone suggests. Having the family have the beach to themselves implies exclusivity, making Cannery ... happy, or at ease, when their family is safe. This advertisement is playing off that emotion. Cannery Row is also a peaceful place by the bay. The ocean looks calm and t...

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... was so happy, yet they didn't know what to call me, since the day was still during sunrise; he decided to name me Nour, which means sunrise. When I was born I was four pounds fifteen inches. I was snow white of color with dark black hair. As baby I never was bottle fed, I was ... breast fed for about two years. Surprisingly I also stopped wearing diapers when I reached a year old. Many parents don't plan for the last child, yet mine actually planned to have me. My ... I started to develop my language, I would say things like "Ana bade boa" which in Arabic means I want water (boa) is no...

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