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Silence can be a great thing... it surely raised Michele Norris, and look how she turned out. It has some great benefits. Belvin Jr.'s silence helped him ensure that he wasn't being contradicting in the way he raised his children. He put his awful experiences behind him, and he didn't let them hinder him from a better future. Yet silence can also be negative. While helping generations to come have a more optimistic point of view, it also buries important information that needs to be shared. Information that makes us who we are.

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http://www.oprah.com/own/Shocking-Family-Secrets-About-the-Show

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shocking+family+secrets

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"Life is full of little ironies"(151).

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" There is often grace in silence. But there is always power in understanding" (169).

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Kayley's English Blog That I Don't Want To Do, But Have To Because It's Required :(

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1. This video puts Alice's grandma into a perspective of being a very strong woman. It offers insight that her Grandma will be talked abut very highly in the book. This that the only perspective of her Grandma, would be Alice's.

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Michele Norris wasn't able to speak at her father's funeral because she was feeling heartbroken, grief stricken and lonely. As she figured out her father's story she learns that she should have asked him questions when he was alive. She said to ask questions about your family and find out more even though it could be uncomfortable. She believes that history is a big part of your life. You should ask questions because if you find out more about your family you can find out more about yourself.

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In Chapter 12 Michele Norris goes through a variety of topics starting from her father's experiences in Chicago, and leading to the visit she made to Intrepid, the ship he served on. To explore every single topic she explored would take paragraphs.. But we'd like to mention a couple of the very important ones. One of the areas Norris covered was the representation of middle class black families in America and even globally. "Average" families like hers weren't portrayed in the media until the Huxtables from The Cosby Show. Norris also wrote about her mother taking her to get a hair cut-- It was a major transformation point for her. This decision made by Betty Norris showed the genuine love she had for her ex- husband. They weren't together anymore, but she was doing her part in helping him raise their child.

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The ship that Norris' father served on.

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"You'll find out amazing things about your family, and thereby learn essential things about yourself. Be patient. Be gentle. Record the stories if you can. Invite the children to participate: get them to ask questions, because there natural curiosity has not yet been tinged by judgement. And remember, food always helps" (Norris 174)

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"Many steps lead to the crossing of a threshold, and many are the people,often anonymous, who play minor roles in history's grand tales. I am betting that some of them might be sitting at you family table. They might take their tales to their graves if you don't invite them to share their stories and wisdom" (Norris 174).