Suede

the market place, she ran. Waverly did not want to have anything to do with her mother at the moment, which is why she wanted to be far away from her. In Thank You Ma’am it states, “‘I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes,’ said the boy. ‘Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes,’ said Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. ‘You could have asked me’” (Hughes 2). Because Roger wanted shoes that he could not get, he resorted to stealing. Roger did not try to figure out how…

I’m walking down the street, and it’s eleven o'clock at night. And, while i’m walking some kid tried to snatch my purse. So, I did what anyone else would and get my stuff back. I look at the kid and he looked like a mid 14 or 15 year old boy. He looks like he takes care of himself, or like his parents left him. He looks like he knows better, so I put him in a half-nelson. That ought to put him in check. Then after I took care of the things I needed to take care of,I dragged him by his ear and…

When great teachers are mentioned, most people think of biology instructors, football coaches, Girl Scout leaders, and others in similar positions. However, some of the greatest teachers may be individuals not normally classified as teachers. Roger, a characters in the short story, “Thank You Ma'am,” by Langston Hughes, encounters such an unusual teacher on a city sidewalk. Roger was being a thief and Mrs. Jones encounters it in a polite way. The story tells only of the encounter, but also the…

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This story falls into both categories. It falls into reality and dreams because the boy dreams about are a pair of blue suede shoes. He would do anything to get a pair of blue suede shoes but the story suggests he is living in poverty. Child poverty is a very real issue that occurs all around the world. There are one point two million children living here in Canada. (https://globalnews.ca/news/3739960/canadian-census-children-poverty/)…

life around. He was more grateful of the chances he had to change. Knowing that he could’ve been turned in to the police, but Mrs. Jones took him to her home and shedded light on him to change. Last, she gave Roger the money to buy the suede shoes he wanted. But that would be the last day they’ll ever meet again. But I think she influenced him to change. Roger, I predict will stop performing illegal actions, and make money differently to afford products. Everybody can change no…

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…

Jones shows Roger that even if you make mistakes you can always make it better and change yourself for the better. In the beginning of the story Mrs. Jones tried to change Roger for the better. He tried to steal her purse to buy himself a pair of blue suede shoes. When he got caught, Mrs. Jones took…

The article "Iraq Anniversary: How Poetry Played a Part in the War in Iraq" is an article is about the war in Iraq and the impact which was brought about by poetry. The poems in this articles display different features of style,this author mentions John, a platoon commander, who narrates the journey of poetry in war through his contribution and also the contribution of others. After war John acquires a masters in poetry and becomes a pioneer of war poetry through consulting his friends on war…

How would someone react to an attempt of being stolen from? Well in the short story “Thank 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…