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Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General) US African AmericanTranscript
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New York City Summer 18 61 10 pairs of eyes exhibiting various levels of confusion and comprehension, stared from sweat and grime covered faces at the blackboard. German Irish and colored men and women sat side by side on the hardwood and schoolhouse benches brought together by the common desire to improve their lives through education. Some moved their lips silently sounding out the passage scrawled in dusty chalk on the blackboard. Henrietta stood to the far left left side of it allowing them an unobstructed view of the day's literature challenge since the start of classes two weeks ago, no one had correctly answered any challenge she'd given. Nevertheless, she enjoyed giving the students an opportunity to stretch themselves. The waning remnants of the sun's rays cast through the schoolhouse's glassless windows inched down the blackboard marking the limited time the students had to give their final answers. Henrietta stood at the front of the class as she did every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Her largest smile nearly splitting her face in two. She resisted the urge to fan herself, but it was no easy feat. Beads of sweat gathered in the fine hairs on her upper lip until they overflowed, dripping into her mouth. The salty moisture glided over her tongue. And although not the most appealing taste she'd encountered at Lisa gave her something other than the sweltering heat to folks. Teaching classes during human midsummer evenings were not the most ideal circumstances, but she gladly sacrificed her comfort for the sake of her students. After working 10 to 12 hour shifts at backbreaking jobs, most of them ambled into her classroom weary, yet eager to learn. If they could make it through a long day and sit in the stuffy schoolroom without losing their enthusiasm, then she could teach them with equal fervor.