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MiriamBriggs
Mrs.Burr
English1010,Section8
17Feb2016
Circumstance
Eachpersonisspecial.Everysingleoneofusisdifferent,uniqueinpersonalities,likes,
dislikes,andthoughts.Thesedifferencesiswhatmakeseachofushuman.Wehavebeenshaped
throughtheyearstobeasweare.Circumstanceslimitorexpandouropinions,views,and
capabilities.
WalMart:aretailcorporationoperatingover11,500storesin28countriesaroundthe
world,andmorethan84%ofAmericanshaveshoppedatoneinthepastyear.Thatiswhyyou
canfindsomanydifferentpeople,eachwithseparatebackgroundsandviewsaregatheredinone
place.
Agirlholdingaleashturnslargeposterpageshungonhinges.Herfriend,leaningonthe
shelvesasksifthisonewouldberight,butsherespondswithanotforthisbirthday.Shelooks
downattheblacklabrestingatherfeet.AstitchedlabelGuideDogliesoveritsbody.Thegirl
holdingtheleashdidnotseemblindasshecontinuestolookoverthesuperheroandHelloKitty
posterswithdisgustandlaughter.Atherwaisttherewasapouchfullofdoggietreatstogivethe
guidedogintrainingwhenheobeyed.
TVscreensmountedontothebackwallofthestoreflashtothesameadvertisement,and
Icanfaintlyhearthesoundofitoverthecountrymusicplayingfromabovemethemusic
seemingtocomefromthemetalbeams,preconditionedtopenetrateeveryearinthestore.The

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TVsaresupposedlytheretodemonstratethequalityandcolorspectrumsofthescreens,butit
seemstheyaresimplytheretogaindesiredattentiontothatsectionofthestoreandtoadvertise
commercials,asifpeoplearehypnotizedtotheflashinglightsasbugsaretoastreetlight.They
arecertainlyservingthatpurposewellItoofellintothepullofthesource.
Awomanpusheshercartintheaisle,scanninghersurroundings,takingineachsmall
detailandanalyzingitfasterthanyoucouldsayhowdoyado.Shepusheshercartintothe
boy'sclothingsection,herattentioncaughtbyasalesign.Hershoppingcartispiledwithtreats,
cereal,andEggoWafflesfordependant,growingkidsathome.Themomtreadsaway,
continuingherlatenighterrands.
AladywearingablueapronandabadgepinnedwithbigblacklettersreadingLELA
followscloselybehindthemother,straighteningtheshirtsandrehangingthebuttonups.She
alsopushesacart,thisonefilledwithrejectshirtsandobjectscarelesslyplacedbycustomers.
Lelapicksthemupandplacestheminhercarttopackarounduntilshefindstheirpreciseplaces.
Whatshedoesathome,shenowdoesatwork.Andlikethemomwalkingaway,shetoo,is
findingawaytoprovideforherlovedonesathome.
Ifindmywaytotheindustrialsectionofthestorethesomewhatcleanscentofrubber
tiresfillsmynostrils.AmanwearingatatteredaquagreenandorangeDolphinswindbreaker
overhispotbellypushesametalcartholdingonly2items:aninfantcarseatandaheftybagof
dogfood.Hiswife,socksandcrocsandlongunkempthairstrollsnexttohim.Theywalkslowly,
laughinginconversationasifnothingmatteredintheworldbutthattheyweretogether.
Swaggeringdowntheadjacentaisle:aformationofthreemen.Thetallman,baseballcap
coveringhisgrayandwhitehair(thoughitdoesnotseemtoaffecthisvitality)leadsthepack,his

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twosonsfollowingbodyguardstyleoneitherside.Theyheadinastraightlinetowardtheguns.
Theretheyasktopickuptheweapons.Theyfeelthehandles,lookatthebarrel,andturnthe
blackmetaloverinvestigatingthecraftsmanshipoftheproduct.Andofcourseifoneistolookat
guns,itispredisposedthattheywillalsolookforacase.Fortenminutesthethreebloodbrothers
investigateguns,guncases,andfishingnets.Astheyturntoleave,theworkeratthegundesk
asks,Didyoufindwhatyouneeded?Justlookingatprices,thedadresponds.Thenhimand
hisbroodwalkaway,carryingariflecase.
Ihearafaintnoiseofrattlingmetalgraduallygettingcloser.Ifliparoundandcatcha
glimpseoftwoteenageWalMartemployeesracingdowntheaislewithashoppingcart.They
flashaguiltyfaceinmydirection,butneverthelesscontinuetochuckle,slowingonlyslightly.
AsIwandertheaisles,awomanandmancatchmyeye.The410,middleaged
hispanicladycarriesacane.Shewearsblackleggings,ablacktshirt,andablackfleecejacket.
Herhusbandhandsherabottleofshampoo.Shegraspsontoitandfeelsthebottle,thenopens
thelid,takinginthescent.Shecannotsee.Herhusbandpatientlydescribesthehairwashinher
nativelanguageandhandsheranotherbottle,wheresherepeatstheprocess.Howmuchisit?
Whatcolor?sheasks.Seisdlares,ynaranja.heanswers.
Howmuchmoneydowehave?
Twentysixleft.Doyouneedanythingelse?
Yes,deodorant.
Thehumblecouplethendrifttotheantiperspirantaisle,thewomanpushingthecartas
thelatinmanleadsinfrontwithasteadyhand.Shesmiles,andhelaughs.Theyrepeattheentire
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Inearthecheckoutlines.Amancarryingapackageofdiapersandbabywipesbustlesto
selfcheckout,seemingtomakealastminuteemergencyerrand.
Anothermanwalksresolute,shoulderssquaredbackandheadheldhigh.Hisgraytshirt
hidesmostofhisblackdesignofatattooonhislatinbrownskin,hisblackhairshavedtoabuzz.
Hecarriestwogallonsofwholemilkinonehand,hisChipsAhoy!cookiesandcrackersheldby
abrotherandsisterscurryingtocatchup.Theinnocentsmallboyshairisstyledthesameashis
father's,andhissisterswavyblackhairbouncesasshecuriouslydartshereandthere,cookies
wrappedinherarms.Totheworld,heisaruffian,buttohisyoung,heistheworldtheirfather.
Iwalkpassthecheckoutstationsonlyafewofthenumbersarelit,sayingtheyareopen,
asitisquitelate.Atone,awhitehairedoldladydeliberatelyscanstheitemsofanotherwoman.
Herhandsshake.Idoubtwhenshewasyoungsheimaginedherselfspendingthelastyearsofher
lifeatthatacheckoutstandintothelatehoursofthenight.ShewearsablueWalMartshirtto
representherwork,butherwrinklesandknuckledhandsrepresentmuch,muchmore.