Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Strangers Generosity

     Mike Nobile, Matt Roser and myself have chosen to pick a heartfelt story about the generosity of a store owner.  It has been said many times before that this country is losing its mom and pop stores to bigger corporations.  As that may be true, a little mom and pop restaurant in Indiana has made major headlines for the generosity of the owner to an unemployed teen.  Jhaqueil Reagan, 18, was walking to a job interview when he stopped to ask Art Bouvier for directions.  Art pointed him in the right direction and recommended that he take a bus due to the bad weather.  Later Art was driving when he saw Jhaqueil walking.  Art pulled over and offered him a ride.  As they were driving they had a conversation where Jhaqueil explained to Art how his mother died two years ago and he was heading to a minimum wage job interview to support his two younger siblings.  Art was touched by his story and offered Jhaqueil a job for more money at his restaurant.  Art's generosity has sparked news and headlines around the country.  People have come in swarms to meet these two people and some have given gifts to Jhaqueil to try and help him.  Our group is going to take this story and re-create it to our own interpretation.

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