... after them selves. In the foster home there were other kids, amongst them were a few babies and one seven year old little black boy named Harmon. Janie became to look to Harmon as her big brother and he was the only on she ever came to know as for the babies she could barely stand to be around ... where they played and listened to music and also got involved with drugs and alcohol. That next morning Leshaya had found herself lying naked next to some man she did not remember meeting she had also woken up sore and bleeding as if she were on her period, she figured that she ended up sleeping...

• Word Count: 2988
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... I was making more money than my parents. I bought me a new car and had plenty of money to spend on the girls. Life was good and I was the man in the neighborhood. All good things must come to an end. That day came in March of 1987, when I was laid off work. I was devastated. I was ... have a child out of wedlock. I wanted to be a better father to my children than my father was to his. I had to change from a young boy to a man. So we married in December 1989, shortly afterward our first son named Patrick Jr. was born on 6 February 1990. Later on in 1990, I was promoted to sergeant. My ......

• Word Count: 2587
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... that Ida would become the alleged mother. During Clara's pregnancy both girls were sent away to a convent to have the child. Ida was treated with little respect and had to earn her keep at the convent by cleaning while Clara was doted on. Once the child was born, Ida returned with Christine, ... 's father very much and he started working even more so he could be away from home and became dependant on alcohol. He became a very angry man and got into many fights. Many years later both her mother and father passed away. Ida, at 15 years old, seemed as if she was ... inhibit initiative; chi...

• Word Count: 3938
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... very small child of "toddling age." Narrator says, "she was abandoned in front of a plantation home." Its owners adopted her. Armand Aubigny: Young man who inherited his father's plantation, L'Abri. After he marries Desiree, they live at L'Abri. The Baby: Male child of Armand and Desiree - notices several ... cowl, " the narrator says, and the shade of oak trees surrounding the dwelling suggested that it was a tomb rather than a house. The Negroes who man the place are dispirited, for Armand is a demanding master. When his father was in charge, they were in high spirits. When Madame Valm...

• Word Count: 2905
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School