A Hope in the Unseen: Barbara Jennings

Title: A Hope in the Unseen: Barbara Jennings
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 340 | Pages: 1.4 (approximately 235 words/page)

A Hope in the Unseen: Barbara Jennings

Sadly, Barbara’s horrific childhood is comparable to most poor neighborhoods around the country. After her family moved from South Carolina, they lived in a clapboard two story house in Washington D.C. (25). Her father, Maurice, was a construction worker during the day and a janitor in the evenings. Janey Bell, her mother, worked as a cook in the evenings. Barbara was the third oldest of ten siblings, whom she cared for when she was …showed first 75 words of 340 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 340 total…she invested all her dreams in him. She quit her secretary job when he was two years old and went on welfare, because she wanted to instill the love she was denied. She understood the importance of these early years and her role as Cedric’s mother. Together they bought books, made flashcards, and spent time with each other. She left her needs unfulfilled for Cedric. When Cedric entered kindergarten, however, Barbara returned to work.

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