Me and Mrs. Jones

You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes, Roger a young pickpocket fails an attempt at stealing Mrs. Jones’s pocket book by falling to the ground! In addition, Mrs. Jones steps on him, and kicks him, and even makes him pick it up! Not only did she kick him, but she dragged him home with her to feed him. This short story shows many acts of boldness, kindness, and wisdom. In the short story “Thank You, M’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones shows she is firm, generous, and wise. Mrs. Jones is firm in the short story “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes. She reveals she is unyielding when she takes Roger by his shirt and shakes him immediately after he tried to snatch her purse. When she does this it shows how she is single-minded because she is being very assertive to the situation. Also, she boldly took his shirt and shook him which shows she already knew what she had to do before thinking about it, or Roger would have most likely runaway.“Pick up my pocketbook, boy, and give it here” (173). This quote describes Mrs. Jones as unwavering because she demands Roger to pick up her pocketbook without giving him a chance to say no because she is firm. In addition, it shows that she is firm when she takes control of the situation Roger put her in when he tried to steal from her and makes him do what she asks of him. Finally, she shows she…

Through creating fear within the animals Squealer was able to make the animals abide by what he was saying, creating a very unsettling and fearful atmosphere for the animals to live in this can be seen through the continuous repetition of this phrase "Surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back" (Orwell, 23). This phrase allows Squealer to be able to quickly grasp the attention of the animals since this is the utmost worst scenario that the animals would want to be in. For…

The Traveler’s Wife There is a young woman by the name of Nettie Jones that has become a frequent subject of gossip in our town. She’s a pretty little thing, with silky brown hair and warm brown eyes. Her voice is sweet and melodic, and she has a soft spoken and kind demeanor. She lives a fair distance away from the rest of the town, in a little cottage in the foothills of the mountains to the north. Every morning, she comes down from her home to go about her business in the town, buying…

Among the short stories that I have read, I chose “Thank you ma’m” by Langston Hughes. The author from this story have developed the protagonist Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from negative to positive way. When I first read this story, I had a negative impression about Mrs. Jones because of her strong appearance and powerful actions. However, as the story goes on I got to know her real human nature. An example for Mrs. Jones symbolism will be a bear. The moment when a bear look angry and…

great impact on their life. This is what Mrs. Jones did for Roger. In the short story “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones was crossing the street when Roger tryed to snatch her purse. Instead of dragging Roger to the police station Mrs. Jones decided to whip the boy into shape instead, and give him some discipline. Mrs. Jones had an impact on Roger and the kindness she had towards him changed the way he will look at life. Despite the juvenile behavior that Roger showed Mrs. Jones…

approached me and stated the dog lives at 1494 Blaine Drive. The male subject stated that the dog owner is currently homeless and the house has change ownership. While talking to the male subject I saw a brown and white pit bull running loose in the general area of 1492 and 1494 Blaine Drive. The pit bull ran from the front of 1494 Blaine Drive to the back yard of that location. I competed talking to the male subject and enter the backyard. The pit bull stated growling and barking at me as…

If in this very moment, you grab a dictionary or search the web for the scientific definition of the word race, you will find 'homo sapiens' or 'human species' as the true meaning of the word. But over the year’s men kind have constructed a social concept, “race”, to refer to others differences. Today, the word race is used to classify humans into groups base on physical traits, genetics, ancestry, and social relations. I recall a distasteful incident my senior year of high school in my AP…

Trent Jones and Carlton Stowers states in “The Praise Method” about the positive and negative reinforcement teaching methods. A boy called Rodney, and his sisters and mother think he is not a smart child, so the negative reinforcement leads him has a poor academic performance at school. After he transfers to another school and meets Mr. Jones, Mr. Jones believes that Rodney is on the same level with other students, and he uses “the praise method” to help Rodney to become one of the best students…

Has one ever done something they regret? In the story, “Thank You Ma’am”, by Langston Hughes, a boy named Roger, tried to steal a lady’s purse. That lady was Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones scowled at Roger and dragged him to her house and took care of him. She lets him wash his face and fed him dinner. The reason why Mrs. Jones took Roger home is because she wanted to teach him a lesson. The reasons why Mrs. Jones took Roger home is because she wanted to tell him that some people are willing to give…

as speech by expressing what they feel through sound. Elvin Jones is a Black American drummer who express himself through jazz. Elvin Ray Jones was born on September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan and passed away on May 18, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey at the age of 76. When Elvin was a child he was exposed to gospel, blues, and jazz through both his parents and older siblings, and his musical talents became evident at a very young age. Elvin start drumming in his teenage years. He then went to…