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osetta bynoeMy Jobiam a domestic worker. I have many duties. One of my duties is cleaning.I have to make sure that every room in the house is clean. That means that Imust sweep and mop the floors. I also have to make sure that all of the furnitureis dusted and wiped properly. This work requires a lot of time and energy, andis very tiring. Most of the time, there are clothes laying on the floor and on thebed. I have to make sure that all of the laundry is washed, including the clothesthat I find laying around.ROSETTA BYNOE Living in NYC26Rosetta Bynoe was born on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. She is a proudstudent of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Eastern Parkway Learning Center,where Gladys Scott is the literacy advisor and Lizeth Baudin is the computerassistant. Rosetta Bynoe also thanks her tutor, Emily Sachar. “I know I can dobetter,” she writes. “I really want to have a better job and better life.”