“COACH K” -Mike Krzyzewski is a very prestigious‚ well known college basketball coach. He currently coaches at Duke University. Place of Birth? When? Parents? (1947)-Born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ the son of Polish American‚ Catholic parents Emily and William Krzyzewski - His father was an elevator operator‚ his mother a cleaning woman. The family shared a two-story home with relatives. -Grandparents moved from Poland to the states (Pennsylvania) EARLY LIFE? HOW DID IT SHAPE HIM? - Visited
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In “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ the two stories both share a similar theme. It is portrayed by both authors that the moral of the stories is that all actions have consequences‚ whether they are good or bad. Langston Hughes writes a story about a sweet old lady that is walking down the sidewalk alone‚ when a boy comes up behind her and tries to steal her purse. Instead of being upset about the situation‚ the woman takes the boy into her house and
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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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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 the short story “Thank You Ma’am” there are different themes there is compassion‚ love‚ and trust. That is very ironic considering that young boy Roger did try to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones purse in the beginning of this story. Even though he was trying to steal from her she never called the police she never judged him because no one should ever judge a book by its cover. Langston Hughes shows that there are still people that care it does not matter if you know them are not they
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life. Sometimes they also perceive themes from works of literature. One piece of literature that has a theme found in life‚ is a short story called “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. The story is about a boy named Roger who makes the mistake of trying to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ pocketbook to buy some blue suede shoes. “Thank You‚ Ma’am” develops the idea that things are better earned than taken through the actions and words of the characters. The first quote that portrays this
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In the writing Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones is like a mother to Roger. One reason is she’s understanding like you see in a mother. Another reason is she tough-loving like a mother bird to her chicks. The finally the last reason is she is forgiving like when a child gets introble a mom forgives them. The first reason is she is very understanding. The reason behind this is she’s been there done that scenario. Such as She states in the text “I were young once
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got a great mind to wash your wash for you‚” 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
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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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