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1. "We children of Simon Haley often reflect on Mr.Boyce and his
investment in a Less-fortunate human being. By the ripple
effect of his generosity, we also benefitted".
a. Who says the above line?
b. Why does the speaker say so?
What would have happened if the author's father had not met
Mr. Boyce?
d. What do you mean by less- fortunate r?
C.what would have happened if the authors father had not met Mr.Boyce
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
My father was astonished. The surprise grant not only enabled dad to
finish A&T, but to graduate first in his class. And the achievement earned him a
full scholarship to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
In 1920 Dad, then a newlywed, moved to Ithaca with his bride, Bertha. He
entered Cornell to pursue his master’s degree, and my mother enrolled at the Ithaca
Conservatory of Music to study piano. I was born the following year.
One day decades later, editors of The Saturday Evening Post invited me to
their editorial offices in New York to discuss the condensation of my first book,
The Autobiography of Malcom X. I was so proud, so happy, to be sitting In those
wood-paneled offices on Lexington Avenue. Suddenly I remembered Mr. Boyce, and
how it was his generosity that enabled me to be there amid those editors, as a
writer. And then I began to cry. I just couldn’t help it.
We children of Simon Haley often reflect on Mr. Boyce and his investment in
a less fortunate human being. By the ripple effect of his generosity, we also
benefited. Instead of being raised on a sharecrop farm, we grew up in a home
with educated parents, shelves full of books, and with pride in ourselves, My
brother George is chairman of the U.S. Postal Rate Commission, Julius is an
architect, Lois a music teacher, and I’m a writer.
Mr. R. S. M. Boyce dropped like a blessing into my father’s life. What some
may see as a chance encounter, I see as the working of a mysterious power for
good.