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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license‚ and the key to her apartment. Just like the child who took Janessa’s handbag‚ Roger‚ from the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ attempts to steal a woman’s handbag in order to buy himself new shoes. In “Thank You Ma’am‚” Roger and Mrs. Jones‚ the main characters‚ learn that small acts of kindness can mean the world to even the least of people. In “Thank You Ma’am‚” Mrs. Jones‚ the kind woman who is generous to Roger‚ helps develop the theme that simple deeds of consideration
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“Thank you Ma’am” Analysis In the story “Thank You Ma’am‚” Langston Hughes uses tone and characterization to contribute to the plot of the story. Langston Hughes has wrote many short stories. The short story was about how a young man tries to steal an old woman’s purse. She caught him and watches over him for a day. The tone of the story is reflective. The story is reflective‚ because it shows how the young man looks back on what he did to the old lady. The young man figures out stealing is not
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Thank You for Smoking Essay Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy that depicts the life of Nick Naylor‚ chief spokesperson and lobbyist of Big Tobacco. Nick Naylor speaks on behalf of cigarettes and is very talented at doing just that – speaking and spinning arguments to defend the cigarette industry. The movie paints a vivid picture of the role of public relations for big corporations – damage control‚ acquirement of new customers and corporate social responsibility are some of
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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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In the story Thank You M’am‚ Ms. Jones wants to lead Roger to an improved lifestyle from his criminal ways‚ because she perceives Roger as her past self‚ when she made unforgettable mistakes as well. For example‚ Ms. Jones advises Roger to “look presentable” by washing his face and combing his hair‚ and also tells Roger to “behave [him]self” . Ms. Jones shows a lot of confidence and self respect‚ so she teaches Roger to do the same. Ms. Jones wants Roger to behave himself and change his criminal
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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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society now fifty two percent of the population are the people who are in need. Fifty two percent of this people needs to tighten their belt in order to have their daily needs. Among the two stories I would probably agree with the deconstruction of Thank You Ma’am because nowadays people in the society cannot directly give money to someone they don’t even know just to let them buy the things that would pleasure them. I can’t even imagine it! Practically what people need for their daily lives now is money
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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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Have you ever wanted an object very badly‚ but you were not able to get it? Well that’s what happens in the story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hues. One of the main characters Roger had wanted a new pair of blue suede shoes. Though he did not have the money for them‚ so he resorted to a way of making the money. One dark night he was walking down the street when he tried to snatch a lady’s purse. Instead of taking him to jail or calling the police she was kind to him and took him into her home to clean
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