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    Nannie Monologue

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    thought, but it was too late. They were already entering the kitchen as I chased after them. They came to a halt as they saw Papa crying in his chair and Nannie comforting him while shedding a tear at the same time. “Now can you tell us what is going on?” I asked for the final time. I didn’t realize that I wouldn’t want to hear the answer as I had no idea how the outcome was. Papa stood up, wiped the tears from his face, and looked us right in the eye. He told us, “It’s your…

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    David Logan Courage

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    family on TJ. Mama Logan started a protest on the Wallace Store and glued books together in protest of its chart on book ownership. The Logans courage helped them through times of racism and prejudice. In an award winning John Newbery Novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D.…

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    problem. In this book there are many times where getting back at someone not only amplifies the problem, but can also possibly endanger lives. One example of when revenge only makes thing worse is when T.J. tells the Wallaces about how bad a teacher Mama is as payback, he ends up losing his only true friends. This is an example of how revenge can only make things worse. For instance, in the middle of chapter 4 T.J. gets called out for cheating on a test. T.J. gets mad so to…

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    North Dakota interrogation and takes out his anger at mama. Papa threatens to kill mama one day as Jeanne and Kiyo sit nearby, as this situation occurs, papa raises his stick to beat mama and Kiyo rushes in to punch papa in the face. This is a prime example of Character versus Character in Farewell to Manzanar, where two characters must resolve a conflict, and that conflict is the fight between papa and mama being resolved by Kiyo punching papa in the face which…

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    Much T.V, sharpening the saw is displayed by Brother Bear, Papa Bear, and Sister Bear. The episode demonstrates the habit of sharpening the saw spiritually, physically, and socially. For example, Mamma bear prohibits the cubs from watching television for a week because she feels that the cubs are not taking advantage of the beautiful weather or their childhood. This forces the cubs to…

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    Purple Hibiscus Quotes

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    everyone respects in the neighborhood. The family begins to take a horrible toll when Jaja refused to take communion on Palm Sunday. Papa asked Jaja why he did not do it. When Jaja did not give a reasonable excuse, Papa throws a missal at him. In doing so, he breaks all of the figurines that Mom loves. This act of violence from…

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    and murdered. Most who survived were sent into hiding. Isaac lived in a six story apartment building on 60, in a neighborhood filled with jewish immigrants. Isaac's papa had to go to the police station to register as jews once Germany Invaded France. Isaac dreamed about the police breaking down his front door and dragging his mama and papa away leaving him behind. On June 22, 1940 France is divided into two zones. The Germans control the northern part of the country. Isacc left his apartment to…

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    The Cause Of Papa's Death

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    Before Papa was arrested, he was a very in-control person whom everyone respected. No one dared stand up to him because he was the head of the household and his kids were pretty small. “This was partly Papa’s fault. One of his threats to keep us younger kids in line was “I’m going to sell you to the Chinaman.” When I had entered kindergarten two year earlier, I was the only Oriental in the class. They sat me next to a Caucasian girl who happened to have very slanted eyes. I looked at her and…

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    way it went in 1932 James had said he's going to be home at five and its six what has happened to my brother I thought worriedly . Mia mama she yelled. What I said back not knowing what was going on she ran to me. Where is your brother. He not home wet , and then I sawl it what she was worried about a huge cloud of sand coming toward us , I was scared mama said to me wish your brother is in side. We closed all the windows and locked the doors , we put chairs in front of doors and put towels…

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    after the grape harvest, her parents, grandmother Abuelita, and all the household servants throw her a huge birthday party. But things changed and got worse bandits capture and kill papa while he was out with his close friend or to say a son whose name is Miguel. When evil step brother takes over Papa's land but Mama refuses to sell it to him, so he…

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