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" A police man grabs me from behind/ my papers/ flutter to the ground/let go of me/ I shout/ I have done nothing wrong..."

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"... How my meager salary/ will feed one more hungry mouth."

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"a rap on the knuckles/if I talk/a clap on the back of the head/ if I laugh/ a smack on the shoulder/ if I so much/ as hum."
pg. 148

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"... My fingers grow sore/ my eyes grow tired."

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" we work until we cannot/anymore/and still/it is not enough" page 16

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in between lectures on the way to union meetings
pauline is teaching me about commerce:
pressure
competiton
sweat.

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"would you have me stay silent/while those around me suffer"

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But you worked/ Sunday Monday and Tuesday/ she counts the days off her fingers/ you should be payed/ at least for that!"

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"...Whatever the boss decides/ is the, mama/ there is nothing i can do"

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you can wait till lunch/ for a trip to the toilet/ like the rest of them

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"cigarettes droop from their lips,/forgotten/in the flurry/the fever-pitched/sprint/to make the nights deadline." page 223

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"...You can wait till lunch/ for a trip to the toilet/ like the rest of them/................... Ten minutes later/ the sound of sobs/ a foul smell/ rise above the din/ this time/ the machines do not even slow/ as the foreman unlocks the door/ throws the girl out."

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"the foreman/pinches us/touches us./today he grabbed Nadia's backside/

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"Ours is a life of darkness and lamplight./We know that outside the shop/the autumn sun shines-/only we never see it."
pg.204

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"... But you worked/ Sunday Monday and Tuesday/ she counts the days off her fingers/ you should be payed/ at least for that!"

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"you stupid careless girl!/ he shouts./you will pay for that yard of cloth./i cannot,/Evelina cries,/please/we will be on the streets if we cannot pay our rent!" page 220

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"how my meager salary/ will feed one more hungry mouth/

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"my fingers are sore/y eyes grow tired.from squinting/at tiny stitches/all day."

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" ... Today he grabbed Nadia's backside/ when her hands were full/ carrying her finished waists/ to the pressers table."

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"[the men]/are allowed to leave early/so they ca be home in time/to pray/to make way/for a new year,/while the sun goes down and still we work."
pg. 202

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"my fingers are sore/my eyes grow tired.from squinting/at tiny stitches/all day." page 204

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There are dozens of girls/ fresh off the boats/ who would be more than happy/ to work in your place/ and without complaining/........ fired."

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"...There are dozens of girls/ fresh off the boats/ who would be more than happy/ to work in your place/ and without complaining/........ fired."

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"the foreman/pinches us/touches us./today he grabbed Nadia's backside/when both her hands were full/carrying her finished wastes/to the presser table." page 183

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" Would you have me stay silent/ while those around me suffer?

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i say,
they do not allow us
to use the restroom
when we need it

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pg 178
"the machines do not even slow/as the foreman unl;ocks the door/ throws the girl out"

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"'The foreman/takes the same liberties/the boss/expects the same long hours/the floor/is just as littered/ just as dusty/ just as tempting/ to an open flame."
pg. 251

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"...how can I leave this fight/ flit off to college/when so many still suffer/ when I can feel tension/ like mercury rising.

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Ethan, Tyler

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Clara could work to advance women's rights in America/ help the other factory girls. (she is audacious)

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She could prevent any guilt for herself and have a clear conscience.

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There are terrible working conditions in the factory and Clara could work to improve them.