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If a man drives his workers/ like a slave master/ what does it matter / over which holy book / he prays?

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"... but here/I cannot spare/ the pennies."

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

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"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 machine/that punched its eyed fang/through her nail"

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"... but here/I cannot spare/ the pennies."

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"There will always be a reason/to set my dreams aside:/my family's well being" page 260

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'''i cannot attend every class every lecture'

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"I miss another English class/ to attend a meeting/ in a smoky union hall./ I am not the only girl/ in attendance/ but nearly so."

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"When I find a new job/ I will hold some money back/ each week/ for myself/ for textbooks/ for tuition."

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" 'Girls are temporary workers/ who could never be relied upon/ to stand fast/ in a long, drawn-out strike.' "

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"She says,/ If you do not stay silent/ you cannot work./ If you do not work,/ how will we eat?" page 186

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"The whirring machines are loud/(so loud)/my head rings/for hours/after I leave./Soon,/I tell myself,/soon/I will be in school full-time/this will all be behind me."

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"This will only earn me more attention/ from the bosses/ when I go looking for work/ at a new shop; / in this battle I never intended to join/ I have officially/ taken a side." page 183

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"The foreman shoves me from the lintel/ shouts something in English,/ spits in my face/ slams the shop door... My head ringing/with the one word/ I understood:/ Union"

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"[the men}/are allowed to leave early"

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"Papa will be angry,/of course,/but he is not the one/working day in,day out to keep us out of the poorhouse." page 184

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" She says,/ If you do not stay silent/ you cannot work./ If you do not work,/ how will we eat? "

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"After a few hours/ in the dank row of jail cells/ called the tombs, / the magistrate issues a stern warning/ and I am released."

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"The foreman/pinches us/ touches us"

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"Every year/ the Educational Alliance asks/ for the name/ of a student worthy/ of a college scholarship."

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"There is no reason for them/to work us so hard/to strip/ our dignity from us"

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They do not allow us/ to use the restroom/when we need it. They lock the door/ from the outside / so we cannot escape.

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"I spoke to the boss,/sure he would make it right./...he said/ There are dozens of girls/ fresh off the boats/ who would be more than happy/ to work in your place/ without complaining./ Fired./ Just like that,"

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"The foreman/pinches us/ touches us/...I spoke to the boss,/sure he would make it right/...Fired" page 183

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"Tonight I am missing an English class/ I cannot afford to miss/ but I cannot/ do nothing."

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

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"This will only earn me more attention/ from the bosses/ when I go looking for work/ at a new shop; / in this battle I never intended to join/ I have officially/ taken a side."

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"She says,/ If you do not stay silent/ you cannot work./ If you do not work,/ how will we eat?"

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Katie, Maya, Kaylee

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Reason 4:Clara would have a safer environment in college.

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Reason 4:Clara would have a safer environment in college.

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The protest may not work and she could lose everything with no reason.

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Clara would put herself and her family in danger.

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If Clara protests, she risks losing her job and achieving her dream of going to college