M. Angelou, F.Douglas, R.Rodrieguez Memoirs
Model: Until I was thirteen and left Arkansas for good, the Store was my favorite place to be. Alone and empty in the mornings, it looked like an unopened present from a stranger. Opening the front doors was pulling the ribbons off the unexpected gift. The light would come in softly (we faced north), easing itself over the shelves of mackerel, salmon, tobacco, thread. It fell flat on the big vat of lard and by noontime during the summer the grease had softened to a thick soup. Whenever I walked into the store in the afternoon, I sensed that it was tired. I alone could hear the slow pulse of its job half done. {Taken from I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou}Imitation: Inside the park I walked towards the music, the lawn was the worst location to listen. Lost and stumbling in the crowd, the music sounded like a breath of fresh air. Hearing the opening notes was taking the first fragrant breath from above the stuffy air. The melody would cascade powerfully (we listened in awe), booming out across the stage, amphitheater, lawn, grounds. It stopped briefly on the eager ears of each listener and before moving on to the
{Taken from A Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass} next melted into a beautiful harmony. Whoever gathered to hear, perceived the music’s power. All together we could feel the flowing notes of the concert just beginning. Imitation: Sales, nevertheless, can provide precious few bargains, shopping at department stores, whether it be the teenagers or their mothers purchasing; but, above it all, the bargain hunters find and look satisfied that their finds are the best deals available. Shoppers do little to help their own purses, while doing much to boost the economy. Shoppers encourage the storeowner to inflate their prices, therefore gouging the consumer. They buy anything for their wardrobes and also accessories, and while stuffing their closets as they approach bankruptcy, we ought to be thrifty in our purchases to avoid the overwhelming burden of heavy debt. Consumers should hold their savings safely away from the grasping clutches of the greedy storeowners. We should warn others to contemplate themselves drowning in abundances of bill collectors, forever prepared to seize from shoppers bank accounts their last
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Imitation Sales,
Imitation Inside,
Arkansas Store,
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towards enlightening,
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