December 20‚ 2013 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is written on behalf of Destiny Williams. I was fortunate enough to have Destiny in my Leadership class this past Fall Trimester. She is an honest‚ thoughtful‚ and intelligent person with a promising future ahead of her. Destiny is a driven and intrinsically motivated person. Normally‚ during a high school student’s career‚ they are beginning to form their opinions on various issues‚ however‚ Destiny has a clear vision for her future
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01-14-14 Language Arts‚ Period 4 Tuesday Convince Your Principal Letter Dear Principal Martinez Lopez‚ I think there is a great play our school can have about Robert Smalls‚ an African-American slave who disguised himself as a Confederate ship captain and dodge heavy cannon-fire to escape to the Northern
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Thank You‚ Ma’am (by Langston Hughes) I saw the lady through my own eyes‚ she was a rather large woman with a huge purse. It was bulging full of items. I ran for the purse‚ I planned to run after I grabbed it. As I ran for it‚ I thought to myself‚ “Why do I have to do these types of things?”I tried to lunge for it but my footing gave in and I fell instead of running like planned. The lady looked at me and grabbed my torn shirt. She said “Boy‚ what do you think you’re doing?”‚ in an angered tone
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argument is a means to a solution. Thank You For Arguing by Jay Heinrichs shows readers how best to win an argument with 28 concepts. Three concepts that I believe are most important in the development of a successful argument are set your goals‚ speak your audience’s language‚ and finally give a persuasive talk. First and foremost‚ goals needs to be set. It is the second concept learned in Heinrichs’ Thank You For Arguing‚ know what you would like to accomplish; what you want to get out of an argument
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This is clearly evident as shown by the short story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ the magazine article “Community Service and You” by T. J. Saftner and the magazine article “Feeding Frenzy” by Peter Ames Carlin and Don Sider. In the story “Thank You M’am”‚ Hughes states how Mrs. Jones helps Roger even though he had done her wrong. The text states‚ “‘ I would teach you right from wrong. Least I can do right now is to wash your face. Are you hungry?’” (88). This shows how Mrs. Jones was nice
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Sometimes‚ short stories can teach you life-long lessons called morals. For example‚ the story “Thank you M’am” is one of them. Written by Langston Hughes‚ the story “Thank you M’am” is about a teenage boy who tries to steal a lady’s purse. In return‚ he gets a surprising and possibly life-changing reaction. When people come across challenging times in life‚ it can be easier to go on the wrong path than the right path‚ because the right path is tough - but eventually it leads to a more positive‚
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“Thank you M’am” In the story “Thank you M’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ a 15 year old boy named Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Jones’s purse‚ however Mrs. Jones furiously caught him‚ after a few of questions Mrs. Jones quickly changed her thoughts on Roger‚ after asking him if there was anybody home to tell him to wash his dirty face‚ she became nicer to Roger. From that moment and on she started to care about Roger more and more. She decided to bring him home to teach him a lesson about the importance
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In Thank You M’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones’s kindness changes Roger. She changes him in a positive way. In the beginning of the story‚ the boy tries to do pure evil‚ and to steal things. At the end of the story‚ Roger thanks Mrs. Jones and shows that he actually payed attention to and applied what Mrs. Jones taught him. “…a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.” To begin the story‚ we are introduced to a boy attempting to steal Mrs. Jones’s purse. “When she got to her door
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In Langston Hughes’ short story Thank You Ma’am‚ the main character Luella is filled with kindness. Luella is a strong‚ independent woman who normally doesn’t take any nonsense. Until a teenage boy named Roger ran into her while trying to steal her pocketbook. When Luella saw him she immediately starts treating him with kindness. Luella is caring because she gave Roger a chance‚ she took Roger in‚ and made an effort to make a difference in Roger’s life. Luella is caring because she gave Roger a chance
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Praise to Peace A counselor and a life coach‚ Laura Trice in her TED Talk‚ “Remember to Say Thank You‚” describes the importance of not just receiving praise‚ but asking for it yourself‚ wishing her audience to use her knowledge to make their own relationships increasingly healthier‚ and‚ in turn‚ take the “first step toward world peace.” Her straightforward and serene tone allows her to convey the importance of asking for praise to all the people who are struggling in maintaining a healthy relationship
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