Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes tells you about a woman who ends up helping a younger boy after he tries to stealing from her to get a pair of blue suede shoes. Langston Hughes uses revealing action to create the setting‚ description to introduce characters‚ and dialogue to set up a problem. The author uses revealing action to create the setting.In the beginning he wrote “It was about eleven o’clock at night‚ and she was walking alone‚ when a boy ran up to her and tried to snatch her purse.”
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Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing him or her to suffer the consequences of an unjust act privately. According to the legal statutes at the time and the prevailing sentiment of keeping in accordance with a strict interpretation of the Bible‚ adultery was a capital sin that required the execution of both adulterer and adulteress--or at the very least‚ severe public corporal punishment. Indeed‚ even if the
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Dear Parents‚ Teachers‚ and Supporters‚ Members of the School Council‚ Teachers‚ Parents‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ Fellow Students‚ Good Evening On behalf of ____‚ I would like to thank you for the efforts and time you have put in to the annual day function. This is a wonderful tradition‚ great tradition and important tradition. Without all of you this would of not be the success that it was. I would like to think the owners of _______(whoever supported your school with revenue and supplies needed)
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Writing Your Self Assessment What is a Self Assessment? A self assessment is an employee’s narrative description of accomplishments related to their job objectives. Purpose The purpose of an employee self assessment is to assist employees and supervisors in preparing for performance evaluations. Being asked to complete a self assessment invites you to be part of a discussion about your performance over the past year. Your self assessment can help you to reflect on your performance in the
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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 hair.” Which
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A teacher that has influence your life As one grows and changes from a child to an adult‚ one looks back at one’s life and the many memories. Since one spent five days a week in school‚ it is no surprise that many of these memories are about school. One probably spent more time at school then at home as a child. As one looks back upon these memories there is one teacher that we still cannot forget her name and still remember her face after so many years. These memorable teachers could have had
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overcome any obstacles that stand in my way‚ and break the cycle of education barriers‚ which have impacted me and my family for many years. I want to obtain an Associate of Applied Science Degree for Computer support Technician. I also want to transfer to a Southern Oregon University and get my bachelor degree on Computer Science. My parents didn’t have the opportunity to attend college‚ or even complete elementary school‚ but they have always been wise enough to realize how education is the key to a better
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Writing the Story of Your Life Many students ask me‚ “Whenever I meet a foreigner‚ I want to talk to them‚ but I never know what to say.” Others are merely interested in their careers and only want to learn “Business English‚” so they can “get many‚ many moneys” when they get out of college. Truth is‚ even a successful business person has got to be a person first of all‚ and since mutual trust is a must in business‚ you’ve got to have the ability to engender that trust in you with your future business
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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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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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