... of the crime and with the avuncular aid of Sammo, as well as more than a little goading from Tyrell, Jake manages to help the boy and his mother. Like Ray, Jake learns to be a "man- and take responsibility for those in his care through the intervention of a Chinese man, who has his own familial difficulties. In the case of Sammo, he has ... never shown, the fact she lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, dresses simply but elegantly, and drives a newer sedan suggests that she promises a life for Cliff far from the poverty of the black urban ghetto. Unsalvageable, Ray turns himself into the police...

• Word Count: 9463
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... there were other kids, amongst them were a few babies and one seven year old little black boy named Harmon. Janie became to look to Harmon as her big brother and he was the only on she ever came to know as for the babies she could barely stand to be around them. Harmon was one known to be ... the eleven people whom had lived with her. Leshaya noticed Rosalie's brother Cliff first she wouldn't take her eyes off of him, Cliff was in a band and Leshaya was interested in singing for it so after this incident Leshaya and Cliff started dating each other. Leshaya and Cliff would always be togeth...

• Word Count: 2988
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate