To: Digital Managers‚ I want to thank you guys for this past year: I have had a personally rewarding and wonderful time at Pier 59. I have learned so much since my first day‚ and for that I am thankful for having been a part of Pier 59 Digital. Also‚ it has been a pleasure getting to know everyone who has taken the time to show me the ropes at Pier 59 (especially Ian‚ Lauren‚ and Brian): I consider it pure luck for me to have been able to work with some of the coolest‚ and smartest‚ people in
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Have you ever done something that you got in trouble for? Many people in life have gotten into trouble for something they did. In a story written by Langston Hughes called “Thank You Ma’am” a boy named Roger did something that got him into trouble and it showed a lesson that you should always think before you say or do something because your actions have consequences. Even if you get in trouble you can still learn from your mistakes. My first reason that actions have consequences is that the
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In this world‚ we have families that doesn’t have as much opportunity as we do. Roger‚ the male protagonist in the short story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes‚ was a boy who couldn’t afford much and didn’t have a family he could come home to. One day‚ Roger tried to steal a purse from a woman‚ Ms. Jones‚ because he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. But then‚ he got caught‚ and the woman grabbed him by the shirt and forced him pick up her purse. The boy thought she was going to let him
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There may be many reasons why Ms. Jones takes Roger home‚ but one strong claim is Mrs. Jones intended to help Roger‚ rather than force a blame. “Thank you‚ m’am” by Langston Hughes‚ is a short story about a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ who finds a dirty-faced boy attempting to steal her pocketbook. This boy’s name was Roger. After confronting the shameful boy‚ Ms. Jones takes Roger to her sizable house and offers him help in different ways: teaching right from wrong‚ turning
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Good afternoon Annika. Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today. I truly enjoyed speaking with you and learning more about Amber Road and the Marketing Coordinator position. Based on our discussion‚ I am confident that I will contribute to the success of Amber Road through dedication and hard work as well as cultivate my passion for marketing and nurture my creative communication skills. As we discussed‚ I have attached links to my online portfolio and LinkedIn page as well as additional
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The theme of the story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes is kindness should be returned It is also the same as Priscilla and the Wimps by Richard Peck the theme is also kindness should be returned. In the text it states‚ “ the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk‚ and his legs flew up.” He tried to steal her purse and got caught automatically she could have called the cops but she was kind enough to take him to her house. The boy rodger was polite and said yes Ma’am to everything she said he could
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Thank You For Smoking Drawing the line between personal practice and personal morals is a complicated task when your job requires you to have a thick skin and get the job done. Compromising the way you live your life and the way you perform at work can make a person feel like a hypocrite. Finding the middle ground can‚ for some‚ take years and years of work in their field to get right. In the motion picture "Thank You for Smoking" PR lobbyist and spokesperson for a major tobacco company‚
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The text ‘Thank you Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes depicts what happens after an encounter between a small boy (Roger) who tries to steal from an older lady (Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones) while she is walking home from work. The story among many other things‚ focuses on the ideas of trust‚ dignity and forgiveness. While Hughes is well known for writing about race‚ this story’s lessons go beyond race. Luella is tough and honest‚ and also trusting and steadfast in her beliefs. The faith she shows
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Roger‚ the protagonist of “Thank You Mom” is not a bad kid. Roger’s mistake does not reflect his true characteristic. First‚ he was not like the real bad kid who can run really fast‚ also not the kid who is pretty agile‚ who have much muscle which means that it was the first Roger try to steal or rob‚ he is just a kid who fail when he was running away‚ been caught by a woman‚ and been beaten by woman with no power to fight back. It seem like his first crime and he didn’t even prepared for it before
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I noticed that the lady from thank you mam is very connected with the boy and knows what he has been through. This is important because you can see that there is a reason the lady took the boy in and fed him and showered him. For Example: when she said “Um-hum! And you face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you.” That shows that even though she knows he is a troubled kid‚ she still takes him in as if he was her own. She showered the boy and fed the boy‚ Like the boy was her son
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