Bambara Run

She is still the same person she was just a moment ago; snotty, mouthy, and disrespectful. She is shown to have no filter when she says things. Squeaky is referring back to Nursery School when her parents forced her to dress up. She absolutely despised it and thinks “I am not a strawberry. I do not dance on my toes. I run” (Bambara 108). She prides herself on being different from others but does it in a mouthy and unnecessary way. When Squeaky is receiving her pin number from Mr. Pearson, he calls her “Squeaky”. Her thought process is that if she can’t call him Beanstalk, he can’t call her squeaky. “Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, I correct him and tell him to write it down on his board” (Bambara 109). This shows that Squeaky is snotty. She has no problem biting back against anyone and anything. After this, Mr. Pearson tells Squeaky about how Gretchen, her arch nemesis, will give her a “run for her money”, and he even lightly suggests that Squeaky should go easy on her. “I give him such a look that he couldn’t finish that idea into words” (Bambara 109). The fact that Mr. Pearson even nudges the idea of allowing someone else to win makes her offended and furious. Squeaky is even disrespectful towards adults. She is the same person as she was in the beginning and only shows that side of

This theme shows in a multitude of ways that the author utilizes throughout the story, but perhaps most significant is the central conflict

In the world,many people struggle with .In the short story ‘Raymond’s Run’ written by Toni Cade Bambara we

In “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky is very protective of her brother. She says, “if anyone has anything to say to Raymond, anything

Another theme I have discovered was stay on path/don't lose focus on your goals. Danny, ignored by several scouts and coaches of his talents end up one of the top players along with Terrell. Danny was underestimated until, he proved himself. Also, Terrell eventually got on the right path and became very successful. In our social society people encounter struggles and temptations that may take them off our path of success.

My claim is that Squeaky is meant to protect the things she loves. As in the story, which helps her tend to be overly protective of her brother in her pride and reputation as this causes her to be isolated from other people. She is overly protective of her brother. For example, Squeaky doesn't have a positive viewpoint when people interact with her brother Raymond because she believes that the people who talk to Raymond bully him for entertainment.

"The Lessons" explores the awareness of economic inequity in America through the eyes of a young girl.

In Raymond's run Squeaky has a bad attitude which makes it hard to make friends. How squeaky approaches things is with a tough no it all attitude like she will knock anybody in

Throughout “The Lesson” Bambara weaves the theme of economic inequality with a lace of feministic elements. Lessons taught are not only of economic inequality but also of the importance of knowledge. Bambara addresses how knowledge is the means by which one can escape out of poverty. She uses race to highlight economic inequality along with a childlike wonder of the world. “The Lesson” explores the concept of economic classes while also dealing with the question of how to even the class inequality.

Regardless, this conflict that rages internally in the hearts of every character functions as a driving force of the story which ultimately lends significance to the theme and the

Despite many obstacles, Squeaky asserts her true identity: “I am not a strawberry. I do not dance on my toes. I run. That is what I am all about¨. (p. 32, lines 199-

Squeaky realizes that if she gets up running she can study and she can do the spelling bee. Also she realizes that she can do piano lessons from her mom if she gives up running to coach Raymond who she feels is more important than running. “Even if I won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion. After all, with a little study I can be cynthia her phony self at the spelling bee. And if I bug my mother I can get piano lessons and become a star”( Bambara

Miss Hazel Elizabeth Deborah, also known as Squeaky, was a born runner. "I've got a roomful of ribbons and medals and awards," Squeaky had thought of in the story. While she was always running down Broadway and doing her breathing exercises, her main job was to take care of her, "little," brother Raymond. Raymond was a little slower then the other children, hence the need to be taken care of, so people say Squeaky as his big sister, instead of being the little sister she was. Squeaky was a little stubborn and hard-headed, and was always ready for a fight. "I'd much rather just knock you down and take my chances," Squeaky mentioned when speaking about caring for Raymond.

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe inspired my creative project because I am a visual learner and I found quite a bit of interest in this specific writing. The way this story caught my attention was the dark the dark tone that Poe had used, which is different than the other works that I have read thus far. In the short story there is a plague and kills many in this kingdom and because of this Prince Prospero had locked him and a couple of others in his kingdom to hide from the Red Death. He then throws a party since they “safe” from the plague and that is when the Red Death appears at his party. He felt threaten by this and tried to kill the red figure, but his reaction was caused him the ultimate price, “There was a sharp cry—and the dagger dropped

Diversification is entering the new markets with new products and different from those in which the firm is currently engaged in. It is helpful to divide diversification into ‘related’ diversification and ‘unrelated’ diversification. Related diversification is when a business adds or expands its existing product markets. The company starts manufacturing a new product or through new market related to its business activity. For example, a phone company that adds or expands its wireless products or services by purchasing another wireless company is engaging in related diversification. Under related diversification, companies want to make easier the consumption of its products by producing complementing goods or offering complementing services. In a related diversification the resulting combined business should able to improve return on investment (ROI) because of increased revenues, decrease costs and reduced investment.