An Analysis Of Martin Luther King's 'No Hug Rule'

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“No Hug Rule”
1. The author’s message about the son was to never resist the urge to show appreciation. As the son grew older, his goodbyes became less and less affectionate. The author’s message about the mother was to never give up on your child, no matter how stubborn he/she may be. Considering kindergarten, the mother relentlessly waved to his son before leaving to school.

2. Yes I do believe that, most parents feel this way when their children are growing up through the time they go off to college and eventually have a life of their own. I feel this way because many parents know that their kids know better as to where home really is and that their mother will always be there for them.

3. My family became more and more distant and I adore this. They have been yearning for my high-school diploma ever since middle school.
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I believe the story correlates to family because each family was responsible for planting a tree. This shows the each family pitches in to aid into the community to avoid grave circumstances. The story connects to community because when the young man proposed a plan to disentangle his kind from near extinction while bounding the community together to defeat a common goal. This shows that the community works together to works together to defeat a common goal.

3. Text: “Why Can’t We Wait” by Martin Luther King. World: George Hotz, basically he was the first ever to carrier unlock an iPhone. Self: My friend had a great job opportunity, but unfortunately he did not have a ride to the job. I proposed an idea to use my ASAP MetroCard to go to the interview.

“The Lottery”
1. This story serves as a message on how family and culture could end up deadly. No I wasn’t surprised at the ending, it was brutally ironic. Reading the story I jotted down that. Jessie’s very own husband, Bill, tells Jessie to shut up. Also once she tried to defy the ritual. It was just so obvious to me especially after attempting to justify that the ritual was not

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