Chapter 12 by Molly Sparrow

Sources

mollysparrow9 — 2014-08-29 19:48:47 UTC

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)

- http://michele-norris.com

mollysparrow9 — 2014-08-29 19:50:01 UTC

USS Intrepid (CV-11)

Belvin Norris Jr. served as a cook on the ship during WWll. "'I would say you could skip the mess area.' 'I'd like to find the mess area. My father was in the navy, and that's where he spent most of his time. I want my children to see it.'" (Norris,190-191).

mollysparrow9 — 2014-08-29 19:52:23 UTC

"But I think I know what she was doing: Trying to do her part while not living with dad and me...Or she may have been trying to make life easier for dad regarding my hair care regimen. Betty Norris was a mother looking out for her daughters best interest" (Norris, 175).

"There is often Grace of Silence, but there is always power in understanding."

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mollysparrow9 — 2014-08-29 20:03:47 UTC

"When the Cosby show was on, that was America's family...It wasn't a black family. It was America's family." (Norris, 184).

“Often the indignities and despair we endure can serve us in surprising ways.”

mollysparrow9 — 2014-08-31 18:11:53 UTC