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"They lock the door from the inside so we cant escape."

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" I make four dollars a week/ and U have to pay rent/ for the stool/ I sit upon." pg.192

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"Before the end of the workday/ he moves the hands back again/ farther this time/ to keep us at our workstations/ even longer."

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"There are new machines/ but with them/ we are expected to produce/ twice as much."

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" Girls are temporary workers/ who could never be relied upon/ to stand fast/ in a long, drawn-out strike" pg.226

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"The foreman knocks it to the floor." (talking about her hat)

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"The foreman knocks it to the floor." (talking about her hat)

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"Evelina cries out/snatches her hand back/from the machine/that punched its eyed fang/through her nail."

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

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"snap/ Evelina cries out/ snatches her hand back/ from the machine/ that punched its eyed fang/ through her nail.... the foreman crosses the room/ smacks the back of her head...He heaves her up/ and out/ her stool crashes/ to the floor."

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"I did not understand why/ the foreman came running/ scooped up the children/ dropped them behind/ a pile of crates in the back corner/ tossed a stack of fabric / over their heads."

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"Get those children/  back to work!/ and he locks the door behind him."

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" I spoke to the boss,/ sure he would make it right/ hardly lifting his eyes/ from the ledger sheet/ 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." PG.183

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"I make only four dollars a week/ and I have to pay rent/ for the stool/ I sit upon."

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"The whirring machines are loud/ (so loud)/ my head rings/ for hours/ after I leave."

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"There are no hooks in the workroom/ for something so delicate/ as a ladies' hat,/so I leave it on my head./ The foreman knocks it/ to the floor twice,/ yells each time I set my needle aside/ to pick it up,/ dust it off."

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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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"The toilet is indoors/ but still, we are only permitted/ to use it once in the morning/ and once again after lunch."

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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 waists/ to the presser table."

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I could not/ look away/ anymore/ I spoke to the boss/ sure he would make it right

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"One by one the foreman pats the workers down."

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"One by one the foreman pats the workers down."

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"...my fingers are sore/ my eyes grow tired/ from squinting/ at tiny stitches/ all day./ The whirring machines are loud/ (so loud)/ my head rings for hours after I leave."

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"One by one/ the foreman/ pats the workers down/ roving over curves and creases/ searching for scraps of fabric or thread or dignity/ that might find their way out/ of the shop."

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" I will work seven days a week/ten hours or more/ each day./ I will earn six dollars/ to bring home at the end of each week./( Though I have to buy/ my own needle/ and thread)" pg. 141

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"Starting tomorrow/ I will work seven days a week/ ten hours or more/ each day./ I will earn six dollars/ to bring home at the end of the week./ (though I have to buy/ my own needle/ and thread)."

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"My eyes are tired/ my backside sore/ from sitting for so many hours/ in a single day./ I step outside / fill my lungs/ like dusty bellows/ rusty/ from lack of use."

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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."

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"It is as if blood already flows/from her finger tips/and the sticky/stain of it/is all over my hands".

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Members: Matt, Stone

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Ivan, Jaydien, Xavier Z.

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Natalie, Lily, Jasmyn

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Reason 3:
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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Reason 1: There are terrible working conditions in the factory and Clara could work to improve them.

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Reason 1: There are terrible working conditions in the factory and Clara could work to improve them.