” is what Mrs. Jones says strictly to the boy‚Roger‚ in the beginning of the story “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. Throughout the story Mrs. Jones is trying to teach Roger a major life lesson by being strict and caring at the same time. The biggest reason why Mrs. Jones wants to teach Roger a major life lesson is because she is strict. For one thing‚ she wants everything to be tidy. To prove this she says “You might want to run a comb through your hair.” Which means that she wants him to
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People do not always make great decisions because sometimes life is tough and wrong decisions are made based on circumstances. The text‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is a great example of how one woman changes a boy’s life by her act of kindness and beliefs. Mrs. Jones can be described as a woman who is very considerate‚ understanding‚ and fair-minded. She is a woman of action. When she sees something that needs to change‚ she does not wait for someone else to make it happen‚ she immediately
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Ma Famille N ’est Pas Comme Votre Famille Essay #1 Family is one of the most intrinsic possessions that each human being has. Whether we are born to them‚ marry into them‚ or get chosen by them‚ they are people whose name and identity will be closely linked to our own. It is these very same people who tend to shape the overall foundation of our approach to society. No one family is exactly the same‚ so it is society and culture ’s role to establish guidelines and expectations that will enable
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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 New York while writing and then joined on as a freighter that ended up taking him to Africa and Spain. Vachel Lindsay was key in Hughes success by reading his work and promote it to a wider audience. Person versus
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her house‚ where she coaxed the reasons why he stole out of him. Satisfied with the answer that she got‚ Mrs. Jones cooked the boy dinner and talked with him in a light manner. Mrs. Jones did this because she saw a chance to impact this young man’s life‚ and stop him from making the same mistakes again and‚ later on‚ suffering the according consequences to his plausible crime. Furthermore‚ Mrs. Jones understood
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Charlie Taylor Professor English 1301 18 September 2013 We Are Young During the Super Bowl of 2013‚ Taco Bell released a commercial titled “Viva Mas”. Which means “Live More” is Spanish. The commercial begins with an elderly man sneaking out of a nursing home late at night to join his friends. His group of elderly friends is waiting outside in a green‚ older model vehicle. They then begin their adventure by having fun and enjoying the night by acting young again. Throughout the commercial
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important piece of the text is when Mrs. Jones helps Roger learn to not steal from others. As a quote says “give a man a fish he eats for a day teach a man to fish he eats for life.” What this quote is saying is that if you teach someone something it will stick with that person. At this point in the text‚ Rogers outlook on life changes as he is shown kindness and will likely spread that kindness to others‚ and his behavior becomes a lot
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In the story‚”Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes a boy named Roger decides to steal from a woman’s purse and gets caught; the woman reprimands him for his bad deceitful choices‚ takes him home teaches him a few lessons about life‚ gives him money‚ and lets him go. Mrs. Jones (the woman in the story) takes Roger home‚ because she wants him to learn that sneaky choices always have consequences. For example‚ in section 50‚ Mrs. Jones asks him if she turns him loose what he would do. Roger says that
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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 over a short period of time. Actions by the lady cause the boy to think and change himself. The boy’s decisions
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68 Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS 4-1: a PAR BOOGIE BIRDIE Capital balances before realization P 20‚000 P 16‚000 P 10‚000 Loss on liquidation‚ P40‚000 ( 20‚000) ( 12‚000) ( 8‚000) Cash distribution P – P 4‚000 P 2‚000 4-2: c PING PANG PONG Capital balances before liquidation P 50‚000 P 50‚000 P 10‚000 Gain of P10‚000 (150‚000-140‚000) __6‚000 __2‚000 __2‚000 Cash distribution P 56‚000 P 52‚000 P 12‚000 4-3: b PING
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