He was a rough looking man, my father, but a great man he should have been a saint. ... Walking that street even with its horrid smells and disgusting people seemed to be alright with me since I was with my parents. ... The bakery was just a cover up, I thought my father was a respectable man, hardworking you know. ... Things got hard after that mama had no job I wasn't in on the molasses run and we were dead broke. ... So my man two-time Johnny, and not because he two-timed women, since he would not kill you once but two-times. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Though discrimination seems to be oblivient to Hally, on pg. 1289 Hally's reminisce of old memories with the boys and the statement "Walking home from school and thinking: "What can I do this afternoon?" ... After Sam tries to simply fill dead air, "You"re only a servant here, and don't you forget it" and "All that concerns you in here is to try and do what you get paid for" comes from Hally to Sam. ... Hally tells of his father to Sam "He's a white man and that's good enough for you" (pg. 1297). ... "That's not the way a boy grows up to be a man," Sam tells Hally. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Sajda's father was a very independent man, but what he could not bare was his wife Saida (Sajda's mother), they were constantly arguing everyday about silly things, but with mutual decision Sajda's parents both decided to call it a day when Sajda was seven. ... On her way home, she saw Sajda walking with a tall Asian guy, this was the moment when her heartbeat was faster then normal, Saida just stood there shocked and with a thought in her mind thinking " Sajda will not do anything stupid will she?" ... Sajda phoned for an ambulance and then phoned her mothers friend Aish...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

My parents are Mexican immigrants and this is who I am: this man who has an Indian face and a Spanish surname and an Anglo first name, Richard." He also says "I didn't decide, when I was child walking down the streets, that I was going to become an American. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He later justifies what he did saying that he has made the man "a happy man. ... As Thornhill is walking back into the lobby to send the message to his mother, he is strong-armed and confronted by the two "thugs" who are carrying concealed weapons. ...

• Word Count: 2455
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School