Our soldiers leave wars in foreign countries only to fight another war at home. David Finkel explores the hidden pain and suffering of war-families and veterans in his book Thank You For Your Service. Finkel‚ winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of a New York Times Best Book of the Year‚ has spent hours upon hours researching‚ interviewing‚ and simply documenting what a two-decade war does to a soldier and their family. With no specific target audience‚ it is at least suggested those unfamiliar
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Joe Fuchs 9-25-08 Short Literature Mr. Brannigan The setting of the short story‚ Thank You‚ M’am by Langston Hughes‚ takes places during the early 1900s. There is a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and a young boy named Roger. Both characters are the protagonists. The one main character‚ Roger‚ can be viewed as both a dynamic character and a stereotype. The story starts off with Roger trying to steal Mrs. Jones’ pocketbook‚ but he is caught and then gets
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Matthew Meyers Mrs. Jones Solomon 12th Grade AP Literature; 7th period 8/27/14 Characterization in “Thank You M’am” It was fate that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger met. Through their short meeting‚ a metamorphosis occurs between the two; a relationship buds. Though the two probably won’t ever see each other again‚ Roger needed Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones to transform his life and teach him true human compassion. Langston Hughes develops the relationship between these two characters
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Each and every one of us has their own reaction about the third State of the Nation Address of President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III. There’s always a negative and positive reaction. We always have comments in every part of the SONA especially the topics and issues that the president have mentioned‚ even the language that the president used. Most of the issues in our country were mentioned by PNoy like the billions wasted by PAGCOR for coffee. I agreed with what PNoy said‚ wondering if the people
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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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Summer reading is meant to be purposeful. Although I did not procrastinate‚ I found the task of reading two books and writing additional assignments daunting initially. However‚ once I began the first reading selection‚ Thank You For Arguing‚ in early July‚ I realized that the assignments were not useless drudgery. I rather discovered that the books had meaning and would further me as a reader‚ writer‚ and learner. Unlike other school required readings like Shakespeare‚ Dickens‚ and Golding‚ this
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“Thanks” Poems are one of the deepest expressions of humans’ inner vision and feelings‚ this fact sets poetry as one of the most thought provoking literary genres. An instance of this is a great poem called “Thanks” by William Stanley Merwin a poet from the twenty century. The makes the reader particularly wander around the real conception of gratefulness. Moreover‚ this poem contains a strong imagery that provokes in the reader a varied set of strong emotions. In the poem the speaker uses
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In the story “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ there are many examples of kindness by Miss Jones. A Few of which include… When Ms. Jones says “---Are you hungry?”(357)‚ this demonstrates how she understands how they may not be anyone else to care for him at home‚ and she feels empathy and understands why he was taking her purse. This matter because it shows that she cares about people and is kind‚ rather than just beating him up or taking him to the police station. Another example is when she
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