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Showing posts with label underemployed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label underemployed. Show all posts
Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Adventures of Lola in 100 Words: Football
During the recession, Lola's neighborhood has gone through
many changes. Her favorite book store became a luxurious spa. The Indian family
who ran it disappeared. The foreclosed
church is now a high end condominium, own by the football quarterback. She overheard
two students say,"No one prays anymore anyways." The library is
slated to become a sushi restaurant. In the distance, where mostly immigrants
live. One of the worst eye sore is still unfinished. A structure for a
low-income housing development.It's been five years since they broke ground. Oh
well, like I said soon we all be eating Sushi.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
100 word challenge "27%" by RedGoddess
At 6:00pm, Lola hears the harmonious chorus of church bells. She arrived home from her hotel job with sore feet and aching back. She plopped down in front of a small tv. Her grandmother is out for bingo night at the community center. Her siblings are also MIA. She turns the tv on and immediately hears the newsanchor reports, "unemployment is still in the double digit and the President has not provided his new job recovery plan." I'm lucky to have a job in this economy, Lola thought. Looking at her paycheck, she realizes her wages have been reduced by 27%.
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