The realistic fiction short story “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is a great story because of the different lessons it teaches you and because of the actions of the characters. I like stories that show a character having a change of heart‚ and chooses good over bad. I also like stories where a character can be a role model for another character and help them get back on their feet. For example‚ in this story a woman named Mrs. Luella helped out a boy named Roger by teaching him a lesson
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Student Initials: BCW J21 “Thank You‚ Ma’am” - Langston Hughes In the short story “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ there’s a young boy who seems to be about 14 or 15‚ and a woman whose age is not revealed. The boy tries to snatch the lady’s purse and the lady catches him and takes him home with her. She teaches him some life lessons and changes him as a person. “Thank You‚ Ma’am” uses dialogue to describe a time period and two personalities and how they change
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With Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ discipline was a word that was very important to and held importance to her childhood. In the story Thank You Ma’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ a fictional story about a boy named Roger was poor and he wanted some shoes. While Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones was walking on the street‚ Roger ran and tried to snatch her purse. The outcome was not what Roger had hoped. And hopefully he learned a lesson. Lot’s of innocent people get caught doing the wrong thing and
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Forgiveness‚ charity and poverty are all a big part of this story. Mrs. Jones knows all about the three. This paradox is explored in Langston Hughes’ famous short story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ as he introduces that she is very forgiving‚ poor‚ but yet still gives charity. Mrs. Jones proves that no matter what is going on in your life‚ you call still be generous and help others. This story teaches readers that it is okay to forgive‚ and how to treat others no matter rich or poor. Forgiveness for one
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Thank you‚ Ma’am by Langston Hughes is a rather peculiar story where a boy names Roger plans on robbing Mrs. Jones‚ but his actions led him to a place he would never have had imagined. Langston Hughes was an American poet‚ novelist‚ and play write. His African American themes instantly made a major contributor to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. He published his first poem in 1921 and later his first book in 1926. Hughes traveled a bunch in his early life‚ and throughout college. He worked in
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Wireless GSM Based Electronic Notice Board Mrs. S.P.Gaikwad ‚ Manikeshwari Shahdeo ‚ Meghna Priya ‚ Prashant Kr. Raghav Department Of Electronics Bharati Vidyapeeth College Of Engineering ‚ Pune India shilpapgaikwad@gmail.com maanimagic@gmail.com meghna.aquarious@gmail.com lucky_prashant90@yahoo.com Abstract- GSM based electronic notice display system is presented in this paper‚ this is the model for displaying notices in college on electronic notice board by sending messages in form of SMS
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“MA‚ MA‚ WHERES MY PA?” Grover Cleveland is the man responsible for establishing a trend of New York Governors: to be involved in a sex scandal. For that‚ David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer salute him. Cleveland was right in the middle of his 1885 presidential campaign when his opponent‚ James Blaine‚ dug up some serious dirt on the dubbed “Grover the Good.” On July 24‚ 1884‚ the Buffalo Evening Post published an article entitled “A Terrible Tale: A Dark Chapter in a Public Man’s History‚” which
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The aim of this report is to research wireless antennas and differences between them. Antennas are included 3 types: omnidirectional‚ semi-directional‚ and highly-directional. Any antenna has three fundamental properties: gain‚ directional and polarization. Omnidirectional Antennas. We can use this antenna in a: point-multipoint link‚ warehouse‚ hotspot‚ trade show‚ airport. The omnidirectional antennas transmit a signal in all directions‚ it is known dipole ("non-directional") antenna. The
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’’Thank You‚ Ma’am" share common characteristics in their personalities. Michael and Roger are both extremely trustworthy‚ honest and they also came from the same background. In this text‚ one can tell that one could trust him"After he had dried it again‚ the boy turned around‚ wondering what is next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run‚ run‚ run‚ run!"p.17 Moreover‚ Michael also cares for others‚ but if one is ever talking poorly about someone that he cares
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house‚ Roger was given the money to buy what he desired‚ blue suede shoes. When he received this gift‚ he was left utterly speechless. He wanted to say thank you very badly‚ but he only muttered it as the door slammed. Roger never saw Mrs. Washington again‚ and he had learned a very valuable lesson that night‚ Roger realized that there was hope for a brighter tomorrow. He had an opportunity to treat others with true generosity‚ just as Mrs. Washington had treated him with. In conclusion‚ Mrs. Washington
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