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Girls are so gossipy. It is funny how they tried to cover for Mrs. Wright. I think Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters covered for her because of how the County Attorney made fun of women.

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This is what soldiers would carry in their ruck sack. Add it all up together, it becomes heavy. Still, I do not think it is as heavy as the emotions and memories they carry throughout their entire deployment. In this story, you can tell just by the way the soldiers acted; they have disconnected themselves from showing any emotion.

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I am not sure how growing up in a house like this made this Dee think that she could get whatever she wanted. I am glad that her mother finally said no to her and gave the family quilts to Maggie, who I think deserved them more.

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The little girl did not believe she could be anything she wanted to be. I think anyone should just want to be themselves and that is genius enough.

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Goodness. No wonder his mother divorced his father. I do not know how the little boy did it but I do not think I could stick around for as long as he did with his father.

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No matter how much you enjoyed something before sometimes it is not always enough to help someone though depression or PTSD.

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To me, it sounds like this is one of the fondest memories of her and her father spending time together.

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A mother and daughter relationship is very special and unfortunately the young woman in the story did not get to experience that bond with her mother.

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I was surprised when Armand accused Desiree of not being white because of the child not being white.

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Boys get so distracted by girls sometimes. They even make decisions without thinking them through. Sammy thought he was doing right by quitting for those girls but he didn't get anything when all was said and done. Here is a picture of an A&P in a small town from back in the day.

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Given the time period that this poem was written, it is widely assumed that Hughes is writing about the "American Dream". This was very difficult for African Americans to achieve during his years, 1902-1967. Here is another poem By Hughes talking about the "American dream".

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Let America Be America Again - Let America be America again.

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The way Collins described how he wishes people would read poetry reminded me of a doctor doing an autopsy on a body. To understand it, you need to dissect it. Picking it apart to study it and get a true meaning instead of looking (reading) the surface and assuming.

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It isn't necessarily a bad thing that our younger years sneak out every once in a while. Rachel used the Matryoshka dolls to describe how you have all of your previous years inside of you. Sometimes you act your age and other times you may act like you would if you were five.

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People usually take chasers after a strong drink. I found it weird that Austen was the only one who was getting the benefits of the potions but Diana was the one who had to drink the potions unkowingly.