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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"hive-122108",<br>"author":"alishi",<br>"permlink":"the-poor-man-comprehension-for-learners",<br>"title":"The poor man - Comprehension for learners",<br>"body":"<html>\n<h3>With a frown I see that the price of milk has increased again.<\/h3>\n<p>And because we can do nothing about it,<br> we just take it and pay for it. \u00a0There is the normal 5 o'clock activity in the supermarket. \u00a0An unknown girl passes me by and a women stands and wonders out loud about the prices of vegetables and fruits that keep on going up.<\/p>\n<p>I wish somebody would do something about the Christmas music they are playing. \u00a0Does anybody even listen to it?<\/p>\n<p>I walk faster,<br> very irritated and I just want to get out of here.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72018.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72018.jpg\">image source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I see the old brown jacket first. \u00a0Inside is an excuse for a human body. \u00a0Small and wrinkled.<\/p>\n<p>He dropped something and while he bends down slowly,<br> my eyes goes down to his shoes and pants with the cement stains.<\/p>\n<p>He avoids my eyes and walk away limping. \u00a0The pain visible on his face and his eyes that looks at the floor.<\/p>\n<p>I turn around to go to the bakery. \u00a0<em>Have you got wholewheat? \u00a0What? \u00a0Only tomorrow? \u00a0<\/em>I feel cornered in this place,<br> my irritation high and I want to get out of here.<\/p>\n<p>People are talking loudly at the deli and they stand around blocking my way,<br> undisturbed by my "Sorry,<br> excuse me".<\/p>\n<p>The shop is busy. \u00a0A child is crying. \u00a0I find the toothpaste and quickly sidestep an oncoming trolley. \u00a0I find a short line at the tills. \u00a0Thankfully.<\/p>\n<p>I see the jacket and the shoes and the pants again.<\/p>\n<p>His eyes are ripping out my heart. \u00a0The sadness,<br> the worry and the hint of hope.<\/p>\n<p>It is as if the food on the shelves want to attack him and shout "What are you doing here? \u00a0You do not have enough money. \u00a0How do you think you will feed your family? \u00a0How will there be enough for every body?"<\/p>\n<p>He does not have a wallet. \u00a0His pants are torn where the pocket use to be. \u00a0His face is crumpled up and in his hands he holds an old note.<\/p>\n<p>He shuffles from one foot to another when the lady behind the till tells him he does not have enough money.<\/p>\n<p>I put my hands over his and says "Don't worry,<br> I've got this."<\/p>\n<p>I see the thanks in his eyes and the crooked wave when he leaves.<\/p>\n<h3>I just cannot help to think <em>What about tomorrow?<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>Answer the following questions<\/h3>\n<ul><li><em>Who are the two main characters in the story?<\/em><\/li><li><em>There are no names for these characters? \u00a0Who do they represent? \u00a0Do we have people like this in our country?<\/em><\/li><li><em>What do you think is the theme of the story?<\/em><\/li><li><em>Name 3 differences between the two characters<\/em><\/li><li><em>What is the setting of the story?<\/em><\/li><li><em>What problem does the one character have?<\/em><\/li><li><em>Out of which point of view is the story told?<\/em><\/li><li><em>Have you ever helped somebody? \u00a0Write an essay on it.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72022.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img src=\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72023.png\"\/><\/p>\n<\/html>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"reading\",<br>\"understand\",<br>\"questions\",<br>\"story\",<br>\"students\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72018.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72022.gif\",<br>\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72023.png\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/imgoat.com\/uploads\/2ddea18f00\/72018.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.2\",<br>\"format\":\"html\" " |
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