Patterns

Whats in a name?- talks about an event from his childhood when a man calls his dad by the name of George

Speaking out/ the price of silence- talks about a past experience in high school when she witnesses someone cheating on a test, regrets not telling someone

Words left Unspoken- her childhood with her mute grandfather and how they would spend time together. The two were unable to communicate verbally or by signing with each other.

Ground Zero- author talks about her visit to ground zero where 9/11 had once taken place and she looks for a place to gaze and ponder about the haunting scene

Living like weasels- author talks about her once meeting of a weasel as she walks up toward the lake and how she longs for its presence

The Way to Rainy Mountain- author tells a story of the landscape of Momaday's childhood and on his Kiowa grandmother. The tribe migrates from area to area and she tells of her experience as part of the tribe.

Once More to the Lake- a story of how much the lake had changed since his own dad took him there

The Storm- talks of the daily life that appeared in St. Louisiana and the Creole culture that surrounds them.

Midnight- her working parents coming home late from work

The Peter Principle- people become inadequate to do their job as their responsibilities grow

The Catbird Seat- takes advantage of being crippled in a wheelchair

Make That a Double- French words and whether it is masculine or feminine.

Just walk on by.

.. - his experience and perspective on racial profiling, especially on African Americans

The Human Cost of an illiterate Society- the consequences on an illiterate society

Samuel- several kids start messing around on the train which attracts attention, man kills them.

Brain versus Brawn- Mark talks about his experience of transferring schools as a praised football player to a school where he isn't as acknowledged for his athletics

The Big Move- Margaret talks about her experience from moving from the United States to England.

The kiss- sculpture of a couple in love

Love- Sculpture of the word love in the middle of a plaza

Grant and Lee: a Study in Contrasts, Lee believed in the old ways of knighthood and chivalry, Grant had a sharp eye for the future and believed in advancements.

Dearly Disconnected- Grows nostalgic that many phone booths are being taken out and society has replaced it with cellphones

Two Ways to Belong in America- two sisters who have settled down in America feel betrayed as the government chooses to rid them. Mira is angry and opposes against the new law, and Bharati chooses to simply become a citizen.

How the Lawyers Stole Winter- society doesnt allow people to freely skate on any frozen lake like many did in the past of his childhood

Sex, Lies, and Conversation- Deborah talks about how men and women have their own way of communicating

Walt and Ray: Your trusted friends- the difference between how Walt and Ray developed their own corporations.

Sadie and Maud- Poem of two sisters, one leaves for college while the other lived life at home and eventually had two children.

The Untouchable- , defines the word untouchable as what it means in India, a class of people that is prejudiced by the people as being "untouchable."

I Want a Wife- Brady describes the wife as if she were a tool meant to do every bidding her spouse tells her to do.

Burdens- Galbraith explains the many burdens the government sees as costly: welfare payments, education, the poor.

Tortillas- talks about the tortilla as not only a common food in Mexican cuisine but also servers other purposes.

The Company Man- , defines the life of the company man and how hard he worked until we would be easily replaced

The Wife-beater- the name of an undershirt, but can be offensive as an insult toward women .Fueled by stereotype.

"Hope" is the Thing with Feathers- describes hope as a bird.