Character Analysis: A Smart Cookie

While the other girls grumbled that their piece rates had dropped so that it had hardly been worth slaving…” ( Paterson, p. 86) The implication is, Lyddie is not paid by the hour, but also from how much fabric she makes. Other factory girls are not even increasing their pay, in fact their pay is only lowering. In addition to the other girls not even going to budge working because of their low pay, Lyddie has a chance to get the money she needs to reunite with her family. Therefore, if Lyddie were to sign the petition, her pay will only decrease. Lyddie is already making a good amount of money, signing the petition will only slow her down, and even worse, Lyddie could be dismissed leaving her with debt.

Jeanna tried odori but she felt that she was not good at it and she felt like she did not belong with the other Japanese students in the dance class. Jeanne wanted to do something American because she felt like she could do much better at that. Jeanne tries ballet but she does not want to do it after she sees that the is so worn out and her toes are bloody because of all the ballet she does in her life. Jeanne tries other things but finally settles on baton twirling Jeanne wanted to give Catholicism a try because

Imagine sitting in math class, and just not being able to pay attention. The teacher is talking about something that will be very important, yet focusing still seems utterly impossible. You feel hungry and longing for something interesting, but you aren’t allowed to have the one thing that can help your situation; a piece of gum. Unfortunately, many schools don’t allow chewing gum on school property. Focus decreases and grades become lower as a result of gum’s absence, and many students lack gum’s dental benefits.

This way, it will be faster and students would not have to walk into the Learning Commons. Another student states, “I wish Gator Town sells more variety of clothing, like flip flops and leggings." and "No, I am not satisfied because there is no door from Main Street." While most students complained about the lack of merchandise, many complained about the prices. One female student responded, "I feel like sometimes the merchandise can be expensive.

Dr. King organizes his thoughts about education being a culture, is beyond the need for education to be more efficient. America is one of the most richest countries in the world, but build schools that never allocated enough resources. As he knew, one of the major roadblocks to equality in this country is equal access to education and its benefits. Dr. King wanted what every culture would be in their education, whether Native American, Asian, Hispanic, or African, system that promotes the values, traditions, and beliefs. Dr. King expresses how we are prone to let our lives be invaded with propaganda, legions of half truths, and how the press is pursuing an agenda that the viewers are fed half truths.

They overcame and destroyed the notion that women were inferior beings because of their ability to bare children. Sadly they also failed to achieve some of their goals, like balancing a job and a family. But in distinct contrast to these seemingly minute failures, women achieved more than the revolutionaries could have ever dreamt of, and “they still wore silly, impractical shoes,” (Collins

Students just wish that food was up to their liking instead of the standards that were given the school. Lunches never give out the good cookie anymores and students really don’t like cornbread that goes with majority of the

The society, and more precisely men, didn’t understand why the ‘weaker vessel’ should be educated, and thought it wasn’t important. Thus, women did not receive a very important education. Girls went to school to learn the basics, like reading and sometimes writing, but never stayed long . Girls were taught how to be good wife and a good mother, and to take care of her household. Fletcher explains that a woman ‘had been well-trained for the role of household manager in adolescence’ .

Studies show, “Among those not attending their first choice college, sixty-two percent said they could not afford to attend it and twenty-five said their first choice school didn’t not provide them with any financial aid” (Lucie Lapovsky). Clearly, many people, do not receive the education they have earned because of their monetary situations, and that is not fair. Furthermore, if the school is not assisting them financially, they are not encouraging young adolescents to continue their learning journey and if anything, they are discouraging them saying if they do not have money, they do not deserve the education. That student could be brilliant and hard working, but cannot afford the tuition for the level of education they deserve. That student could be a doctor and find the cure or a

It is only at the end of the book that she starts to realize the consequences of having had the experience of living in both worlds. Moreover, most of the money Maiguru had attained was silenced. This was why Tambu was so surprised by Maiguru’s educational achievement. Maiguru is not expected to achieve so much intellectually, therefore she must hide it and tell no one. “What it is,” she sighed, “to have to choose between self and security”.

those cells we’d been working on came from a live woman. I’d never thought of it that way.” (91) They finally began to realize that Henrietta was not a toy; she was a real human being with a life, a family, and thoughts of her own. The fact that she was an under class, black woman in the 1950s made her less of a human. So doctors didn’t treat her fairly like they would someone with a lighter shade of skin. These three ideas relate to each other because it shows how people didn’t bother to get to know Henrietta or the Lacks family until real profit was involved; and the only real time they’d attempt to “contact” the family was to ask for the permission to have Henrietta’s medical records, or it’s bothersome reporters constantly asking them questions that they wouldn’t know the answer

Students like Eve are not receiving the proper education they are required to have to graduate, but they found a loophole in order to receive their diploma without learning anything: participation points. Teachers should limit the weight of participation and effort grades so students stop passing classes when they do not learn anything.

In America we are facing a huge issue on whether the American dream is still alive many say no but I believe yes, the American dream is still possible through hard work determination and initiative. Although many obstacles may come your way through out your journey it’s still possible to excel in life. Being in America is a gateway to many opportunities. I believe that in order to be successful you have to work hard for what you want, great opportunities can surround you your entire life but if you don’t have that drive to go and get it then you will remind exactly where you are in life. Another issue is rate of poverty and homelessness, just because you are in a certain situation does not mean that you will continue to be that way forever.

What people perceive as the American Dream varies radically. Martin Luther King Jr. believed the dream could be achieved through racial equality, while others had thought that American Dream was based solely on economic prosperity. In order to address the concepts of many, the American Dream is a dream of change, a dream that someday we can all achieve our goals; a dream of happiness. Although many believe that America does not provide access to the American Dream due to many government restrictions that limit the potential one may possess; others claim the American government provides power to those who allow for constant growth in their lives that then leads them to achieve what they believe to be the American Dream. To some, the American Dream seems unimaginable.

Public schools across the nation are wasting their money on equipment and better facilities, but they are forgetting what matters the most which is each students education. In the Documentary Stupid in America, they said that a lot of schools spend a lot of money a professional pools, and well equipped gyms, but all of the extra money sent to the public schools did not help improve test scores (Stupid in America). They also stated that small charters schools do not have gyms, pools, even, buildings, but they are still able to outperform student attending other public educations (Stupid in America. Schools are not doing enough not maximize their funds on just the children 's education and not hobbies or sports. There are many public schools that