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HectorRuiz

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Hector

~~Ruiz

AWaterways ProjectPublication

Richard SpiegelBarbara Fishercodirectors

Thomas Perryadministrative assistant

Miriam LockTeacher

East Brooklyn Congregations Schoolfor Public Service in Bushwick

Shirley Edwards

PrincipalStephen E. Phillipssuperintendent

Alternative High Schools & Programs

I997 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts

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A Person I Respect

I respect many people,but if I chose itwould be my father.I espect my father.I want to be aman like that. He'sa hard workingman, a funnyman, a serious man.That's a person Irespect.

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My Pillow. My Pillow.

That's a good pillow,my pillow, my pillow.That's a cool pillow.without my pillowI won't get through

the night. When Ican't get through thenight, he willtry to get methrough the night.

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Poems, Poems, Poems

0, how I hate poems.I don't like poems.I don't like poems. Poems are not for me.F or me poems aresometimes hardto make up.I ell you some things

are not easyfor me.I hope, I hope this is

the last poem

I do.

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'\Vhat's Worth WorkingHard For?

To me it is your job.When you work hard andYou can probably geta good bonus so you canget nice

things or go on anice vacation.

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In Ten Years From Now

I will hopefullybe an employeein a job workingwith computers.I ike working with

computers that'swhat I always wanted to do.I will hopefullybe living in a houseme and my dog thatI hopefully will have.I hope I am about toget married.That's where I see myselfin the next ten yearsfrom now.

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Today I am grateful forit being Friday andnot MondayI am grateful forit yesterdayIt was about time itsnowedI am alsograteful forbeing here so I canbe grateful formany things in life.

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