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Summary Of Complainers By Rudy Fransico
In his spoken word "Complainers," Rudy Fransico uses jarring survivor accounts to frame his audiences' perspective and to make the distinction between inconvenience and tragedy. He wastes no time in reminding his listeners that life is by no means easy and that it could always be worse; if you should be so lucky to find yourself with a glass "half empty" or "half full," to stop complaining and allow yourself to be strengthened by your hardships. What I can infer about Rudy from the context of his poem and from the passion in which he delivered it, is that he has a spirit of persistence and an unwavering strength to forego the lure of one's own pity party. He is poised with much ferocity and has a stony attitude that reflects his petulance for

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