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(Sam)It served as therapy, the cheapest kind available to my mother and her friends. Not only did it help them recover from the long wait on the corner that morning and the bargaining over their labor, it restored them to a sense of themselves and reaffirmed their self-worth. Through language they were able to overcome the humiliations of the work-day.

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(Sam)It served as therapy, the cheapest kind available to my mother and her friends. Not only did it help them recover from the long wait on the corner that morning and the bargaining over their labor, it restored them to a sense of themselves and reaffirmed their self-worth. Through language they were able to overcome the humiliations of the work-day.

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I totally agree with this talking to someone in this case its with friends its like coping/having some support and understanding of their everyday life. This is a good way to not loose yourself.

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family is very important to her

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going after your dreams

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"And their talk was a refuge. They never really ceased being baffled and overwhelmed by America — its vastness, complexity and power. Its strange customs and laws. At a level beyond words they remained fearful and in awe."

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"Yet although they caught H in ''this man country,'' as they called America, it was nonetheless a place where ''you could at least see your way to make a dollar.'' That much they acknowledged"

Although they struggled in America, they still saw it as a place of opportunity.

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“They’re living poetry rather than writing it"

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"But more than therapy, that freewheeling, wide—ranging, exuberant talk functioned as an outlet for the tremendous creative energy they possessed. They were women in whom the need for self—expression was strong, and since language was the only vehicle readily available to them they made of it an art form that — in keeping with the African tradition in which art and life are one — was an integral part of their lives."

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The women had to subject themselves to be treated in a condescending manner, by the women that were well off just to be given the opportunity of employment from those women.

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. ''In this man world you got to take yuh mouth and make a gun!''  page 5

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fight for your right and to express your feelings

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"They raged against World War II when it broke out in Europe, blaming it on the politicians. ''It's these politicians. They're the ones always starting up all this lot of war. But what did they care? It's the poor people got to suffer and mothers with their sons.'' If it was their sons, they swore they would keep them out of the Army by giving them soap to eat each day to make their hearts sound defective."  

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"They raged against World War II when it broke out in Europe, blaming it on the politicians. ''It's these politicians. They're the ones always starting up all this lot of war. But what did they care? It's the poor people got to suffer and mothers with their sons.'' If it was their sons, they swore they would keep them out of the Army by giving them soap to eat each day to make their hearts sound defective."  

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(page 2) summer

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“Some people, they declared, didn't know how to deal with adversity.” Page 2

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“Some people, they declared, didn't know how to deal with adversity.” Page 2

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To me this means they were in difficult times and many could not deal with it. They chose to keep on going on and the use of their language and sayings helped uplift them.

David

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work hard to get where you want to be in life

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The afternoon gatherings made the ladies feel so much better after a hard day of work and the humiliation they encountered.

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The afternoon gatherings made the ladies feel so much better after a hard day of work and the humiliation they encountered.

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Vilma

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women be stuck with all the work while men enjoy thmeselves

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''a few raw-mouth pennies,''

Victor

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I feel like the females take up a mans job and a woman’s job they also dress in a privilege manner.