Prepare to Read Thank You‚ M’am Take itto the Net Visit vvvvvv.phschool.com for interactive activities and instruction related to "Thank You‚ M’am‚" including • background • graphic organizers • literary elements • reading strategies 170 ♦ Meeting Challenges Preview Connecting to the Literature In "Thank You‚ M’am‚" a boy learns an important lesson about kindness and trust from a surprising source. Before reading‚ think about an unexpected act of kindness you have done for someone or someone
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Langston Hughes’s‚ “Early Autumn‚” is an example of something that can happen in everyday life. The conflict in this story shows how one decision can result in a time of sadness. I believe the author uses the end of fall and the beginning of winter to show just how cold and empty the relationship is between the characters. It could represent that there was nothing to say‚ in the story it seemed like she was happier to see him than he was or maybe he was in shock. “The leaves fell slowly from
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I cannot cut out a piece of my head and give it to you. Unfortunately‚ lobotomies performed by untrained individuals such as myself tend to end in death. Even if I did manage to harvest a little piece of my brain and live long enough to place it in your hand‚ you would only have a lifeless‚ squishy mass of tissue that used to be inside of my skull. There would be no memories or emotions; you would be no closer to understanding my experiences or me as a person. That’s the thing about the human mind:
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Thank You Ma’m Rights‚ desires‚ needs and second chance these words came to my mind after reading this story. Personally I think that the writer shows us in this story these themes and I’ll start with the most effectible one which is the rights. Any person in the world has the right to live a good life‚ whatever color one’s is or his beliefs‚ no one has to be treated badly in a society. Unfortunately‚ the recent events which happened in the world over the last decade showed us completely the opposite
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B” the writer‚ Langston Hughes‚ is known as an African American poet and author who joined other black artists to break literary barriers during the civil rights movement. The poem was written thirty years or so after the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance‚ but still symbolizes why the Renaissance had originated in the first place. I believe this poem reflected on Hughes’ life in general‚ but more importantly on the fight against the ignorance that created discrimination. Hughes was an individual
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1.What work or works are you writing on‚ and why did you choose to write on work or these works? Langston Hughes "the Negro Speaks of Rivers" 2. What critical question were you exploring in this essay? Did you find this question difficult to answer? What did this work mean and it was fairly easy to find. 3. How did your understanding of the work(s) about which you are writing change as you wrote this essay? If it did not change‚ why do you think that was? It didn’t I knew what he was talking
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Thank You Speech Let me begin by saying I am simply speechless. This is just amazing! I am completely overwhelmed with this honor. Thank you all so much. Ever since I began to get serious about my music‚ to win‚ or even be nominated for‚ a Grammy seemed like such an unobtainable achievement. Which is why I cannot believe that I am standing here receiving this award‚ and not just any award‚ but the Grammy for Best New Artist. This is every new musicians dream‚ and I’m living it! So‚ for
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The two main protagonists‚ Michael Oher from "The Blind Side" and Roger from ’’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
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Dear Name: I would like to thank you and your administrative team for the opportunity to meet with you and to get a feel for the practice manager position in Conover‚ NC. I found the questions asked during today’s interview to be very engaging and it was exciting to be able to meet the team - a very knowledgeable‚ fun‚ and friendly group of people. Yesterday’s interview served to reinforce my interest in becoming part of the team. If there is any other information I can provide to help
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many of Langston Hughes poems speak to the real lives of backs in the South during the time of slavery and racial prejudice. The Harlem Renaissance was a time of cultural‚ social‚ and artistic explosion taking place during the end of World War 1 and lasting through the mid 1930s. This is where many artists like Langston Hughes‚ Arna Bontemps and Clauda McKay bloomed in “a literary movement that involved racial pride‚ demanding civil and political rights.” (Wormser). In Langston Hughes “Cross‚” religious
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