Our Neighborhood Project

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This paper explains that most of the neighbors got involved in this neighborhood project not so much from the kindness of their heart but because they were concerned about the way the neighborhood looked. The author points out that, if any one individual had to buy all the supplies and labor, it would have been a substantial cost; however, because no one individual had to bear the burden, no one was put upon financially, and Mrs. Maryble did not feel obligated to any one particular person. The paper concludes that Mrs. Maryble resisted at first, saying she did not want anyone to go to such a fuss over her; however, she was so genuinely grateful that it made everyone who was involved feel proud and joyful that they took part in such an act of kindness.

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"The woman who lives there, Mrs. Maryble is widowed and probably in her early seventies. She lives on her pension and makes extra money here and there by doing odd jobs such as sewing, babysitting, or pet-sitting. From what the older neighbors say, when her husband was alive he was the gardener, and kept everything ship-shape, but since his death, she had not been able to afford to hire anyone to do the heavy work, nor could she afford to buy the materials for the repairs made in the first place."

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