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describes: What did you revise specifically? - How did these specific revisions make the end product better? - If you chose to ignore some feedback‚ why did you do so? After meeting with Mrs. Johnson‚ I had to review over the suggestions and reflect about the feedback I received. For the most part‚ I followed the suggestions. The things that I revised specifically was simple grammar errors and showing progression of the characters and conflict‚ which needed to connect to the thesis statement. In the case
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LIT 100 Milestone One: Thesis Statement Worksheet 1. Use the following guiding questions to help you develop a thesis statement for an essay based on a story that you can relate to: a. So far in this course‚ what reading have you connected with the most (provide the title only)? Barbie Doll b. Think about the author’s overall intended message or begin to draw connections between the author’s time period‚ culture‚ etc.‚ and the text. I believe the author was trying to show how something like a
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Mar’Quis Mitchell Dr. Suzanne Bost English 354: Contemporary Critical Thinking Theory October 23‚ 2012 Langston Hughes: “Thank You‚ M’am“˗˗Deconstruction Analysis “Thank You‚ M’am” is a short story about an elderly African American woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ who was walking alone in the dark‚ when suddenly a young boy‚ Roger‚ attempts to seize her purse. After the failed attempt‚ Mrs. Jackson decides to teach Roger a life lesson. Surprisingly‚ Mrs. Jackson did not treat
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Trust is a hard thing to earn. You have to prove your trustworthiness‚ and the tests you are put through will not be easy. In the story “Thank You‚ Ma’m” by Langston Hughes‚ Roger‚ the protagonist‚ tries to steal a purse from Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She brings him to her home‚ and in their brief time together‚ Roger learns that trust is earned‚ not given. At first‚ Mrs. Luella obviously doesn’t trust Roger. She kicks him and punches him and yells at him. She puts him in a ‘Half-Nelson’
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GEN/200 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet Bobby Watson GEN/200 1/26/2012 Jackie Novak GEN/200 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet Achieving Collegiate Success through Personal Responsibility I. Achieving collegiate success through personal responsibility is your responsibility. My thesis statement is: Even though collegiate success is directly proportional to effort applied‚ we must develop a true sense of purpose and responsibility because individuals
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WRITING A THESIS STATEMENT: FIVE QUESTIONS Question Answer 1. What is the general topic? Sports. 2. What is my limited topic? The benefits of tennis. 3.What is my opinion about the Playing tennis is a sport I enjoy limited topic? because of its benefits. 4. What is my purpose in writing I will tell readers what the benefits about this topic? of playing tennis are so that they will have
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Trust and kindness are usually not very freely given‚ and it is rare that it is given to a total stranger. However‚ if someone is in need of trust‚ it should be the duty of any human to help them. In Langston Hughes short story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’m‚” the main character Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones demonstrated a true act of generosity when she took Roger to her home and allowed him to to be cared for‚ when she told him about her life story‚ and when she gave him ten dollars for his shoes. These
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(Google’s Definition) Being a generous human would make that human see different point of views of the world. Human being can be very generous even though he or she might be going through a low point in their life. In Langston Hughes’s short story “Thank You M’am” the main character Luella Bates Washington Jones demonstrated a true act of generosity when she brought Roger home with her‚ washed and fed him‚ and gave him money for the blue suede shoes. Mrs Jones‚first‚ demonstrated an act of kindness when
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Second Chance Everyone makes mistakes‚ but everyone has the second chance to change in their lives. Langston Hughes has written many enlightening stories to tell us positive attitude and lifestyles. In Hughes’ short story‚ "Thank You‚ Ma’am "‚ it talks about a boy named Roger‚ who attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s purse but fails. He fears that he can be sent to jail after he gets caught by Mrs. Jones. Instead of ending in jail‚ he learned a precious lesson from his mistake
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