She had fled from the house seeking somewhere calm; somewhere she could think. The dusk air was still warm from the baking of the sun. The heat acted like a giant hand and enclosed her within its fingers from the moment she stepped outside. Then, as the sun loosened its grasp on the land, so did the fingers of heat.
As the sky darkened, Ella pulled out the candle she had managed to salvage from the mess inside. Along with it, she had borrowed a lighter from her unwitting sister. Watching the ravenous little flame engulf the tall white wick, she felt an understanding form between the wick and herself. She knew how hopeless the wick felt against the flickering flame. She also knew that no matter how much the wick resisted, the flame would catch it in the end.
Likewise were her feelings about her family. For twelve years they had raised her under the idea that all that she ever needed was right there on the farm with them. On this small Ohio farm, Ella helped her mother cook, her sister clean, and her father tend to the animals. Her brother had left a few years ago, claiming that he was leaving to be with the woman he loved. But she knew the truth " love had been an excuse for him to finally leave the clutches of their parents' firm expectations and ideals.
Both Ella's mother and her father had grown up on farms and continued to pass the farm life onto their children. They each lost family members to the city life, and found the entire idea frivolous and completely undesirable. The thought of having to prove themselves to others and live among a city full of complete strangers appealed none to them. .
Ella watched television; she read the papers. She knew the world around her was nothing like the one that shrouded her. But her parents would watch and read with her. And whenever someone remotely successful came on the television, they clucked their tongues and shook their heads saying: "Now why would they leave their family to have their own success? Their family must need them back home.
Ella liked him very much. ... As Hattie, Olive, and Ella traveled, Hattie discovered Ella's secret obedience. ... Hattie ordered Ella to not eat any food and Ella almost starved. ... Ella met her groom. ... Ella went and Char found out that she was Ella. ...
Ella was a poor girl who lived in a little town with her stepmother and stepsisters. ... Ella passes through a lot of problems with Madame Bissset because Ella sometimes does things herself instead of the servants. Mary, a little servant girl, helps Ella in any necessary needs and gives her information of how the house is. In the story Ella talks about how she ended where she did. ... Ella then realized that she didn't want to marry Prince Charming because she really didn't know him that well. ...
Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1917. ... Ella was soon discovered by Chick Webb. ... Billie Holliday didn't have the vocal range Ella Fitzgerald had. ... Ella on the other hand, could take any song and make it beautiful. ... Ella also perfected the art of scat singing. ...
However, to a child, like Ella, Isabel's older sister, imagination is a way to open doors to communication. ... Hemon expresses how the the "surge in language" helps Ella connect her interior thoughts to her external actions and interactions. For instance, when Ella learnt of the word California, she made imaginary Mingus be deployed to the state. ... Ella, as a child, could not understand anything around her or control what was happening in her life or families. ... Throughout the story, Hemon describes Mingus to be a confidante for Ella. ...
These situations include his encounters with the famous jazz musician Ella Fitzgerald, his unforgettable prison experience and his adult pilgrimage to Mecca. ... Malcolm X met many people in his lifetime, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) being one of those people. ... Fitzgerald received the name "first lady of song"(Ella Fitzgerald, Encarta), when she successfully brought jazz into the mainstream culture. Within the 60 years of Fitzgerald's life she had created an everlasting record of art, Fitzgerald's jazz styles and scat singing ("improvised nonsense syllables usually sung to instrume...
Story 1 A young couple, Ella and Thomas, were heading to a party one Friday night. ... Both Thomas and Ella had just graduated from College 4 months ago, and they had been dating for 8 months. ... Ella throughout college had numerous relationship, some of which only lasted one night. Thomas and Ella finally arrived at Jim's house to find the place absolutely packed with people. ... Ella told him she was staying. ...
The value of Ella Deloria's, "Waterlily," derives not only from its thoughtful and lucid analysis of kinship relationships among the Dakota Sioux, but also from the fundamental ethical lessons it imparts. ... We shall regard him as though he were our dead kinsman returned to us. " Ella Cara Deloria led a remarkable life. ...
Ella and George Kahn are emanating the biggest divergences, yet their children also bring about many causes for concern according to their parents. ... The main reason for the conflicting opinions of George and Ella are due to Ella's need to satisfy both, her husband and her children's wishes, as well as the fact that she and George are culturally and religiously different from one another. ... Ella and George have been married for roughly twenty-five years. ...
Sin ellas, el drama no podrí tener el efecto que lo tiene. ... Ella es la antatesis de la controla, y es la antatesis de Bernarda. Ella demuestra este cuando rompe el baston de su madre. ... Ella se representa la destruccion otra vez porque ella rompio es baston de Bernarda. ... Finalmente, ella destryuo su mismo vida al fin porque se suicido. ...
