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Andy had to make the decision of choosing between his fatherly influences on his two sons or being able to financially support his family. If I was in his situation, I would choose the long-term path of being able to get a higher paying job to support his family. Though he may not have such a fatherly influence to his two sons, they will be able to realize his sacrifice is for their futures. Hearing many stories of my parents’ hardships, I am able to relate to the story from the author. My grandparents made the decision of leaving their homeland, Vietnam, to come to the United States of America. They gave up their prosperous lives which they had work very hard to obtain to start over again in a new foreign land. From there, my parents had to endure harsh lives of providing for their families in a foreign country which they did not even know its language. However, my parents were determined, able to educate themselves and obtained careers. Thinking of only long-term decisions, my parents are here today, providing for my brother and me as well as giving back to their parents. My parents gave up their personal interests for our futures. Our happiness and life style are because of my parents; they work hard every day to see us smile. For that, I am truly thankful to them and admire their long-term

On their search, they meet people who live in terrible circumstances. There are people in a Ghanaian Leper Colony who have been abandoned by their family and friends because of a terrible illness they have, but have managed to stay positive despite their situation. Furthermore, there are homeless people living in New York city who live in difficult circumstances every day, often not knowing who they are sleeping next to at night, these experiences have taught them to not take things for granted. Jeffrey and Clifford also met some children living in a hospital for orphans who go through lots of pain every day but often manage to have smiles on their faces. People can learn, as have Clifford and Jeffrey, from these people's

There once was a man named Brad, who lived on a farm in Louisiana. He had three children and a loving wife. He had two boys that were 12 and 9. His little girl was 6 years old. The time that they were living in was very scarce and the weather was very hot. Their crops were dying out and their resources were getting very scarce. Since they did not have much food because of the lack of rain to water their crops, they began to starve. Brad knew he had to do something to save his family.

However, it was disheartening to hear that sometimes when she walks at work, she encounters people who insult her by calling her “ trashy”. This opened my eyes to how some people view others of the lower and poor class and that people often judge those who are marginalized, even without listening to their story of hard work. I was also angry at the system when I heard Tammy mention how she works long hours at Burger King, yet her employers cannot give her a raise like they give other employees. Tammy’s story also taught me that being poor can make people feel shame and embarrassed at their living situation, this is evidence when Tammy’s son explain how he is embarrassed living in the trailer, how he sometimes denies his relationship with his brother and the embarrassment he feels toward his mother because of the burger clothes she wears. I was inspired by Tammy’s story because it showed me that even poor people work hard and through this hard work, they get ahead in their lives. Instead of staying in the same situation, Tammy has managed to move forward and has bought a new house. Instead of walking ten and a half miles to work, she now walks twenty minutes and still has dreams of being a teacher.

The story focuses that regardless when things don't appear to go your direction, you have to remember the significance of family since they will acknowledge you for your identity. This

Their situations weren’t any better than mine; there was always a chance any of our families would be evicted from our homes. Despite this commonality between us however, the group maintained a “better than thou attitude.” I liked witnessing the power they had over all of the younger and weaker kids. Even though many

I would say that this piece touches my inner activist. I personally love works that are blunt and aware that the world we are in is crueler to some more than others, and there are not as many people as it should be whom are trying to change this because people are turning a blind eye to what does not affect them negatively.

This shows that when others are in a dark times friends can help get through them and also show different perspectives on a situation “I opened the door expecting the three of them to be standing in the foyer but, in the living room my mother, father and Mr. Pirazada who’s head was in his hands. India and Pakistan drew closer and closer to war, most of what I remember is the three of them operating as a single person, sharing a single meal, a single body, a single silence. Lilia saw the pumpkin that was smashed and she saw it as being the most worst thing in the world but when she went inside she saw what state Mr. Pirazada was I and realized the pumpkin was just something small. Lilia is the narrator of the story she is getting worked up about this small thing when I could be worst like losing your family. Some of the characters like Dora’s mom, Lilia’s parents show kindness as well as Lilia show kindness towards each other throughout the story for example when Dora’s mother waited for Lilia to enter her house then left. When the pumpkin was smashed and strung across the yard it was

A once life threatening situation that turned out not to be has helped Jake’s family be appreciative of every day. They got to spend more and more time together and that made their family even closer. With that experience they are really appreciative of their lives, and how they are very lucky to still have Jake still in their

Three children who are considered homeless. A father who is an alcoholic in addition to beating their mother in violent drunk rampages. Abandoning home at least once every two or three weeks because The FBI is hot on there dad's trail but in reality they are just bill collectors. The everyday lives and lies that the three children Jeannette, Brian, and Lori had to face with there mother and father Rose Mary and Rex Walls. Would these three children be better off as without there parents if they had grown up without them. In comparison to that of a relatively normal child the answer is yes. These kids had to suffer through a lot as a result they are tougher then the average kid due to there obstacles in life.

Growing up in poverty increases the potential to understand each other in difficult times. In Lila, Marilynne Robinson accurately grasps the concept of knowing what it is like to live below the poverty level. The lack of empathy is usually seen throughout society, especially in impoverished areas. Theft, abuse, violence, prostitution, are indicators of a poorly driven area. Further, Robinson suggests through empathetic characters, that there are people in the world that actually go out of his or her way to reach out to others at the poverty level. Despite living in unfortunate circumstances, poverty enriches the goodness of others. As demonstrated by Doll and Lila, empathy passes on through each character’s understanding of poverty.

Everyone has been lost at one point in life. Walter Evans has been depicting many parts of the Great Depression era. Having been a time of disparity, families did not always have homes. Living on the street at the time meant many things from having a low income source to using their income to support her kids or even both. Seeing that the single mother who could not supply her children with clothing shows that being a single mother is not always so easy. She is just sitting there thinking about how this will affect her kids futures and how they will end up overcoming it. Considering the time frame, most children had to do a lot of labor work that could not only be a way of helping the family but a way of showing respect.

This story depicts the lives of the forgotten few, the invisible citizens, the poverty stricken citizens. Here in American we tend to get overwhelmed by the glories of our nation and tend to forget the destitutions many of the citizens face. The story does an incredible job depicting the life of those invisible citizens. For example, in the beginning the narrator is asked by his mother what kind of jacket he would like, however the narrator is perhaps too young to comprehend his family’s situation. Therefore, when he responded to his mother’s question he describe an expensive leather jacket with “silver studs, and enough belts to hold down a small town.” However, the narrator was not totally oblivious to his family’s wealth status, for when

*The following story was written to teach the importance of educating children about working hard and having pride the job they do, no matter what others may think. Sometimes in life people don't always get high status jobs. Some may work as garbage men, scavengers, or in low status jobs. Even though people might have jobs with a low status, they should still be proud of doing hard work. It is important to teach children that it doesn't matter what job have when you grow up. What matters is you feel satisfied with yourself and the job you do to support your family.*

The people featured had typical, normal day jobs and lives that were mundane and unfulfilling. The characters in the story recognises a shared humanity that the audience can relate to. People are