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front door again and it finally unlocked, my mother was holding the lock on the door so Wayne, Davion and I could not get in. As soon as Wayne,Davion, and I walked in my mother and father were standing in the living room. My dad said, “ so where have y'all been”. I told him where I have been and he was not mad that we snuck out but was mad that my car had broken down in Caryville. Dyvion, Wayne, my parents and I went to get my car with my father’s truck into the truck to go get my car from…

Having Get Gussied Up as my community partner has made me realize how important it is to distinguish the different audiences and understand how to communicate with specific audience members. A business could not be successful without proper communication with customers, employees, and business partners. With the help of manager, Haley Spreen, I have analyzed the messages, methods, and visuals of Get Gussied Up. Get Gussied Up and its employees focus on making sure they communicate to their…

off stage for far too long.” Because of the way the song is played, it could be easy to ignore the lyrics and imagine it encouraging another cast member to continue the plot. In this way, it reminds me of “Hey Ya” by Outkast where Andre 3000 says, “y'all don't want to hear me, ya just want to dance.” The hilarity here is also due to the character breaking the fourth wall to clearly send a message to the audience that this musical should be her show and not any of the, “British knights, prancing…

Miles Halter was a young student on a new journey with the start of his new school. Of a social outcast and wishes he could be anywhere then where he is. Miles was just starting to attend the culver creek boarding school. Plunging into the milieu of a boarding school where he intends to make good grades and good friends. Amazingly, he accomplishes both, as well as learning about life. The subject is an introverted young man and a lot of the story is taken up with his feelings and those of is new…

Carter's wife was deeply willing to stay a part of this call, whenever Carter would suggest they should leave she would tell him to “stop scaring the baby.”(Life and Death of Peoples Temple) Who was only a few months old. Despite being present during the massacre Tim Carter claims there was nothing he could do to stop his wife from poisoning their child in cold blood. She was convinced that since no one else was fighting then there was no reason not to poison herself and their child. Carter was…

Not just only blacks were discriminated, but also everyone else in other ways by sex, skin color, family background, or even their physical appearance. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, Mama used some of the insurance money to buy a new home in Clybourne Park. This new neighborhood is a white neighborhood but, they are a black family, so they were not welcomed to move in. This caused everyone in the family to hesitate about whether or not to move in. But, this was Mama’s…

In the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, Stacey Logan is trying to figure out who should be a better friend, TJ, or Jeremy. Stacey should be friends with Jeremy because T.J. lies constantly, doesn’t take responsibility for his actions, and he takes advantage of others. First of all, it can be true that Jeremy may not be trustworthy. But, it is easy to recall that TJ can be caught lying multiple times throughout the book. The text states, “When we got outside. T.J.…

“Salvage the Bones” is a very influential piece of modern literature which tells the story of courage, bravery, self-realization, and coming of age. This is the second novel by the renowned author Jesmyn Ward. The book was a major success and was critically acclaimed. The books success resulted in Ward receiving the National Book Award for Fiction in 2011 for her work. The story is set in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi. The main character is a fifteen-year-old African American…

“Never forget yesterday, but always live for today, because you never know what tomorrow can bring, or what it can take away.” -Unknown It was a hot and humid summer night this past summer. Just two weeks before I started my first year of college, and was simply enjoying the last few days with my friends before we went separate ways because of college. Unfortunately, tragedy decided to make an appearance and ruin the rest of summer for myself and others. The news came to us on August 15, 2016…

pressure of fitting in with friends or a certain group influences Author Wes 's opinion on going to a fancy predominantly white school that can lead him into a more successful life. Author Wes is challenged by one of his basketball buddies, “How y’all like it up there at that white school?” (Moore 49). This causes Wes to feel like he no longer fit in with his friends, and that was all he ever wanted to do. Although they are influenced by friends, their main source of influence comes from their…