Ally Jackson
Ms. Brown
AP Language
5 October 2015
The Feather Hat
Mary Turnbow lived in a town where the right were considered to be the most mighty people around and the poor were what was leftover. The rich men were clothed in fancy long dark attire that appeared to be freshly washed and pressed. The rich women wore the long beautifully swaying dresses with jewelry that appeared to be more than the worth of most houses. The poor were then left to wear whatever they could put together themselves since the seamstresses were far too busy making clothes for the rich. The poor also lived in what was called the slum of the town and it was full of trash and run down houses. Then just a few miles up the hill was where the rich lived, there …show more content…
She lived in a smaller house about halfway up the hill. The house was white with a worn picket fence that just barely covered the front yard. They did not own a car but she did have a bike that helped her get from place to place. Her dad worked a job that brought in just the bare minimum for her family to survive. Mary too was very unimpressed with the hat because even she knew that she was nowhere near the importance of deserving the hat.
Until one day when Mary discovered that there was going to be a competition for the next person to wear the hat and it was open to the town. Her first reaction was that she should do it and see if she could qualify but then she realized it was not worth it and she should just move on and let it go. When Mary got home that night her father brought up the competition and said that if she was interested he would help her fulfill her dream. With further thought Mary decided that she might as well do it and give it a …show more content…
She first started with how to act politely. She learned how to eat properly and how to react in different situations. Once she completely finished that part of the criteria she moved on to the next. When she learned how to hold a conversation with an adult she had to learn how to speak with larger words than she normally would use. Finally when she had to learn how to walk it became the most difficult part. She was not used to walking with such clean and modest steps. She eventually buckled down and learned all 3 of the categories so that hopefully she would win the
Ms. Brown
AP Language
5 October 2015
The Feather Hat
Mary Turnbow lived in a town where the right were considered to be the most mighty people around and the poor were what was leftover. The rich men were clothed in fancy long dark attire that appeared to be freshly washed and pressed. The rich women wore the long beautifully swaying dresses with jewelry that appeared to be more than the worth of most houses. The poor were then left to wear whatever they could put together themselves since the seamstresses were far too busy making clothes for the rich. The poor also lived in what was called the slum of the town and it was full of trash and run down houses. Then just a few miles up the hill was where the rich lived, there …show more content…
She lived in a smaller house about halfway up the hill. The house was white with a worn picket fence that just barely covered the front yard. They did not own a car but she did have a bike that helped her get from place to place. Her dad worked a job that brought in just the bare minimum for her family to survive. Mary too was very unimpressed with the hat because even she knew that she was nowhere near the importance of deserving the hat.
Until one day when Mary discovered that there was going to be a competition for the next person to wear the hat and it was open to the town. Her first reaction was that she should do it and see if she could qualify but then she realized it was not worth it and she should just move on and let it go. When Mary got home that night her father brought up the competition and said that if she was interested he would help her fulfill her dream. With further thought Mary decided that she might as well do it and give it a …show more content…
She first started with how to act politely. She learned how to eat properly and how to react in different situations. Once she completely finished that part of the criteria she moved on to the next. When she learned how to hold a conversation with an adult she had to learn how to speak with larger words than she normally would use. Finally when she had to learn how to walk it became the most difficult part. She was not used to walking with such clean and modest steps. She eventually buckled down and learned all 3 of the categories so that hopefully she would win the