Day 18: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

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Day 17: An Art Piece (Skipped A Few Days)

"Embarkation of the Pilgrims"

This is a picture of Reverend William Brewster, who is my 10th Grandfather. He was a Pilgrim leader who came to the American colonies from Scrooby, Nottinghamshire on the Mayflower. Painted by Robert W. Weir, it depicts the Pilgrims on the deck of the ship Speedwell as they depart Delfshaven in South Holland on July 22, 1620. The Pilgrims traveled aboard the Speedwell to Southampton. There they met additional colonists and transferred to the Mayflower.

The painting shows William Brewster, holding the Bible, and pastor John Robinson leading Governor Carver, William Bradford, Miles Standish, and their families in prayer. The rainbow, at the left side of the painting, symbolizes hope and divine protection.

Day 14: A Non Fictional Book

This novel tells the true story of a retired sociologist professor Morrie Schwartz and his relationship with his students. On his graduation, Mitch Albom, the narrator, tells his favorite professor, Morrie Schwartz, that he will keep in touch. However, Mitch hears nothing of his old professor until one night on T.V. when he sees Morrie being interviewed. It turns out that Morrie has developed ALS, a terminal disease, and is on a wheelchair. Mitch begins to visit his professor and soon realizes that, though he has grown remarkably, he still has a lot to learn from Morrie. Both the film and the book chronicle the lessons about life that Mitch learns from his professor.

Day 13: A Fictional Book

The Help is a novel about African American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s. It's told from the perspective of three characters: Aibileen Clark, a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson, an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

Great book!

Day 12: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

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Day 11: A Photo of Me Taken Recently

Day 10: A Photo Taken of Me About 10 Yrs Ago