A Tribute to the Unsung Hero: A Contemporary Monologue

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an accounting firm that had been past on from his father. He made all the money in the world. My mom was the opposite, she came from a fairly poor family and was probably very lucky to have met my father. While my dad was away working non-stop she stayed at home with me, made me meals, cleaned the house, drove me around and punished me when I needed to be. I was always told that I was so lucky to have a rich dad that bought me all the new clothes and brought me to the Leaf’s game every week, but my mom was the real backbone of our family. She didn’t get the credit she deserved but she didn’t care about that. And that’s why I’m here to talk to you today, I’m here to talk to you about unsung heroes.
By definition, an unsung hero is someone that who puts forth great effort to help others, but receives no credit or recognition for those efforts. These people are the blue collars, the ones who don’t necessarily care if they get recognition, these people put forth their ...

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is about a poor family with a sick child who finds a huge pearl that is worth a great amount of money. The father of the family, Kino, brings the pearl to the agents where he plans on selling it. His wife, Juana, is so happy that their family has finally caught a break. The agents offer him very little money because they know he has to take one of their offers. But Kino wants more money for it. The story quickly takes a dark turn and people try to steal the pearl and even kill their family for it. Even after this Kino still is determined to sell it while Juana learns that the pearl has brought bad luck and misfortune to the family. She tries to tell Kino that they must get rid of it if ...

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