The story “Time and Distance Overcome,” by Eula Biss Is about the invention of the telephone. It was like the first man landing on the moon, no one thought it could ever be done. It was amazing how the United States of America could be connected by long wires. When a positive thing appears something negative comes along with it. Black people were hung on these poles for real, or rumored crimes. For example, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a black man charged with kicking a white girl was hung on a telephone pole. In Shreveport, Louisiana, a black man charged with attacking a little girl was also hung on a telephone pole. Also in Purcell, Oklahoma, a black man accused of attacking a white woman was tied to a telephone pole and burned. "Men and women
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It was not until my sophomore year that we actually started talking to each other; we were like best friends. Over the summer we hung out a lot; we would go shopping together, movies and go to each other houses. The more time I spent with her, the more things I notice about her. When she needed me I was there for her, but when I needed her she was never there. For example, when she needed help with her research paper I was there for her and when I look back at it now, I was the one that did the whole paper. Also when she needed somebody to go to the movies with her for a double date I was there. On August 15, 2015, I was looking for my phone all day and I could not find it anywhere. I asked everybody I know if they saw my phone but they all said no. I told my friend Chyna if she could call my phone in class, to see if anyone heard it but nothing. I ran into Haley in the hallway and asked her if she had my phone. She paused, looked at me and went to class, I thought that meant no so I kept moving. Few hours later, I had to go to Florida Southwestern College for class and after I was done with class, I had to go around asking people to borrow their phone. After an hour of calling everyone I knew, I got a hold of my
It was not until my sophomore year that we actually started talking to each other; we were like best friends. Over the summer we hung out a lot; we would go shopping together, movies and go to each other houses. The more time I spent with her, the more things I notice about her. When she needed me I was there for her, but when I needed her she was never there. For example, when she needed help with her research paper I was there for her and when I look back at it now, I was the one that did the whole paper. Also when she needed somebody to go to the movies with her for a double date I was there. On August 15, 2015, I was looking for my phone all day and I could not find it anywhere. I asked everybody I know if they saw my phone but they all said no. I told my friend Chyna if she could call my phone in class, to see if anyone heard it but nothing. I ran into Haley in the hallway and asked her if she had my phone. She paused, looked at me and went to class, I thought that meant no so I kept moving. Few hours later, I had to go to Florida Southwestern College for class and after I was done with class, I had to go around asking people to borrow their phone. After an hour of calling everyone I knew, I got a hold of my