"Mother" Ideas by Amelia Ortiz https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs Amelia, Charlie, and Gabe en-us 2021-03-16 15:27:49 UTC 2026-02-03 14:58:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f63d.png ameliao22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316336107 "unpleasantries pulled a warm   
comforting silence around
us and read separate books" The author did an incredible job depicting the still awkwardness, I almost felt it.
]]> 2021-03-16 15:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316336107 ameliao22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316350409 2021-03-16 15:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316350409 gabrielz22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316359161 2021-03-16 15:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316359161 gabrielz22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316360551 This poem is oddly comforting, makes me think of my mom.]]> 2021-03-16 15:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316360551 ameliao22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316362705 "we must learn   
to bear the pleasures
as we have borne the pains"
]]> 2021-03-16 15:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316362705 ameliao22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316370631 bear/bore definition: carry the weight of; support.]]> 2021-03-16 15:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316370631 ameliao22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316385220 This reminded me of Picasso's blue period.]]> 2021-03-16 15:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316385220 charlieg22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316395222 "which made me a strong believer in the samson myth"

The Samson myth is a biblical story about a Nazirite who has superhuman strength. Giovanni compares her mother to Samson, admiring her for her strength and capabilities.  ]]> 2021-03-16 15:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316395222 ameliao22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316399341 I was reminded of Elenor Rigby by the Beatles because of the lonely, sad, but also sweet tones.
"Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?"]]> 2021-03-16 15:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316399341 This poem makes me feel the same way as this painting. gabrielz22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316411176 2021-03-16 15:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316411176 charlieg22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316442519 "i see the moon
the moon sees me
god bless the moon
and god bless me”   

This poem that her mom teaches her is a famous Irish lullaby. The lullaby adds to the feeling of comfort and safety that the poem creates. ]]> 2021-03-16 15:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316442519 charlieg22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316487585 "the room was bathed in moonlight diffused through those thousands of panes landlords who rented to people with children were prone to put in windows  "


Diffuse: spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.
]]> 2021-03-16 16:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316487585 charlieg22 https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316503120 2021-03-16 16:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ameliao22/ry1c31zvd68mz7hs/wish/1316503120