... from Mississippi , all because we sometimes expect certain things out of certain skin colors, when in reality color does 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 ... ...

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... 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 interested in completely different ... prosperous, and suburban with the mother and father happily married, and with two or three kids. Yet this is exactly what the two main families in James McBride's autobiographical The...

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The Color of Water, an autobiography by James McBride, tells the story of Ruth McBride, the two men she married, and the 12 children she raised. Ruth is a Polish Jew who immigrated to America 2 years after birth. ... despite being greatly tested, never became discouraged, and would ever let her family live like she used to. James and Ruth were both exposed to various degrees of prejudice throughout their lives. It seems that Ruth quickly outgrew the prejudices that were set by her father's example when she lived in Virginia. For example, she ... mother's race. I really can't blame him for d...

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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 ... . The two stories told by mother and son are both similar in one way or the other. Even though both having to face many obstacles and situations of their own. James had experienced many situations such as problems with drugs, school, and racial problems. Ruth experienced many challenging obstacles in her life. The three ... Hunter later on than suffered a stroke and passed away. "It's not all right! I...

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... 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 ... Even though she is teaching them good morals by not questioning color, she shouldn'...

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... it is today, if you had not received 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 ... grade teacher who made me feel very welcome in the class. She helped me adjust to moving to a new school. Through her guidance I realized that my fears of the terrifying "cliques" were unfounded. The students were very friendly towards me and I developed some great friendships. I also began going to a place called ...

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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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In my opinion the most significant event that transpires during chapters 13-19, occurs in chapter 14 when James is sent to live with his sister in Louisville, Kentucky. His time there is a crucial turning point for James because he stands on the precipice of ruining his life at this point of his story, and his time in Louisville allows him to reflect and change course. Importantly, an old southern alcoholic named Chicken Man is instrumental to James's understanding that James's recent turn towards crime, drugs, and skipping school will inevitably lead him to failure. Chicken Man is a stark ref...

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In the painting, The Poor Fisherman by Pierre Puvis de Chavanne 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 ... facing downward suggests he is at ease in the painting. The fairly clear, mellow sky portrays some area of relaxation. Hope is located in a few different areas. A fisherman waiting aimlessly in the water is always hoping to catch something. The fisherman is standing whi...

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... 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 ... operated Nor-Well in the early 90s. My Dad has continued what my gr...

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... pointing and replied with a thick Italian accent. "If your mother can do it, than you can do anything you put your mind to." After those words of wisdom she would remind us where she came from and all the hardships she endured. It was quite entertaining at times and to this day she gives us the ... suits. For instance, when I was younger she used to make my suits with 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 chur...

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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 ... through the whole thing. The first day was basically using the putty knife pulling up the old floor tile. We came across a couple of bad spo...

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... Cannery Row is a place mothers can relax and enjoy time to them. Furthermore, this advertisement is aimed at the upper-class. The woman is not only holding a cup of coffee, but also is wearing a large diamond ring, pearl earrings, a gold watch, and an expensive looking shirt. This implies that Cannery Row is a place for ... , 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 ... – criminals or otherwise â...

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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 ... one weekend with Shaun, I somehow asked my Grandfather if my biological father was Native American also. He said that it wasn't his place to reveal that kind of information to me without my mothers approval. For the first time I was angry about it. I wanted so muc...

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