...Vanessa Calderon English 102 April 16, 2011 Research paper Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros a well known author has written two stories that are different in subject but reflect her life in some way. These two exceptional stories are “Barbie Q” and “Eleven”. Most of her writings are about the different events that she encounters throughout her life, some are about the Hispanic community and some about the role of women in society. Cisneros writes about how important is to love one. She utilizes these stories in order to express frustration on the role and superiority that man have and the importance we give age. In her writing Cisneros portrays the struggles she had to contend with growing up as in immigrant in the United States. Cisneros expressed these viewpoints as a child to add an innocent tone to her writings. Sandra Cisneros began writing on the experiences she encountered throughout her life. She came from a different background then most Americans writers. In her stories she spoke about her life, struggles, and challenges she faced. Born in Chicago in 1954 to Mexican parents Sandra Cisneros learned to value culture and the importance of dependency. She was the third and only daughter in a family of seven children. Most of her writings explore issues that are important to her such as feminism, love, oppression, and religion. Cisneros says, "If I were asked what it is I write about, I would have to say I write about those ghosts inside that haunt...
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...Point of view is used to devastating effect in the short stories "Eleven" and "A Sound of Thunder." Written by Sandra Cisneros, "Eleven" tells the tale of a misunderstanding between a teacher and a young girl. Originally, Cisneros uses second person to set the mood, and then the story transforms into third person. Unlike "Eleven", however; "A Sound of Thunder" illustrates a hunting trip sixty million years ago gone wrong, changing the future in infinitesimal ways. Bradbury wrote this story entirely in the third person, and uses description to set the mood and tone instead of the thoughts of the character. In conclusion, both of these authors use point of view as a powerful tool to make the reader "feel" the words they read, but they do so in different ways because of personal preference, context, and ease of use. To start, personal preference has a major part in deciding whether an author uses second or third person point of view. In...
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...Herrera-Sobek, María. "On the House on Mango Street." Critical Insights: The House on Mango Street, Salem Press, Oct. 2010, pp. 3-8. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=57353698&site=lrc-live. Maria Herrera- Sobek received a Ph.D. in hispanic language and taught at Harvard and Stanford University. She is a associate vice chancellor for diversity, equality, and academic policy and a professor of Chicana/o studies at University of California. The House on Mango Street was published in 1984. The book blew up literature for Chicana/ Latina authors in the 1980s, acknowledging other writers such as Ana Castillo, Helena Maria Viramontes, Julia Alvarez, and many more. The triumph of The House on Mango Street stayed relevant...
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...In the short story, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, a young girl is describing her 11th birthday at school. The girl, whose name is Rachel, offers her opinion of how she doesn’t any different on her birthday then the day before. In the story, Mrs. Price, falsely claims Rachel of owning an ugly red sweater. In this short story, the symbolism used in the 5th paragraph in where she wishes she was a hundred and two then eleven as she would have known what to say to the teacher Mrs. Price when Mrs. Price put the red sweater on her desk. Showing that being a hundred and two you’d have entirely more knowledge then an eleven year old. This meaning entirely relates to the story as early in the passage, as when Rachel is describing on how you never really feel how old you are when you turn the next age. You don’t feel as smart in the age you’re in until you’re towards the next age. You get smarter as you age on is what Rachel is trying to get across. Throughout the passage you see the red sweater as a symbol. The sweater can be seen to symbolize the power other people have over Rachel. Say we see the classroom as a mini-social sphere, then it becomes obvious that Rachel doesn’t have much of a say on how things are going to go down. Mrs. Price sets the sweater on Rachel’s desk, and even though it doesn’t fit, smells of cottage cheese, and repulses her with the germs that are not hers. The powers others hold over you can be both scary and surprising, as we see is the case with Rachel and the...
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...In the short story, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros the narrator Rachel has a mortifying eleventh birthday. She was at school like any typical day however, Rachel’s teacher, Mrs. Price found a hideous and repugnant red sweater that had been in the coat room since earlier in the year. While trying to figure out who the ugly sweater belonged to Sylvia Saldivar claimed it to be Rachel’s. Rachel denies it being hers but the teacher does not believe her and she is forced to wear it. This event causes Rachel to feel many emotions. Cisneros uses imagery and figurative language to illustrate what Rachel is feeling. The author uses imagery to illustrate Rachel’s emotion. Rachel was disgusted by the red sweater. She described the sweater as smelling like “cottage cheese.” This portrayal allows the reader to smell the pungent...
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...explaining the product that I chose to review. I wrote about Carmen’s Italian ice, a local custard and Italian ice café in Rockville, Maryland and I stated “Carmen’s Italian ice is the best Italian ice café because they have many flavors of ice and custard and the price you pay is very good and the result is amazing ice and custard.” This compelling thesis statement sets up the body paragraphs to write about. As well in analysis writing I was able to institute a clear start with a thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. In the meaningful word essay created this eighth grade year my thesis communicated what I would write about. “The word “dream” in the novella The Pearl, connects to the development of characters and the theme of the story.” This clearly shows what I will be writing about for the rest of the essay. Clearly over the course of all eighth grade year it has not been difficult to write a thesis statement to begin my argument and analysis writing...
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...including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of Grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.8.10]READING STANDARDS FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT: RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the Grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RI.8.10]WRITING STANDARDS: RANGE OF WRITING Write routinely over extended time frames, including time for research, reflection, and revision, and shorter time frames such as a single sitting or a day or two for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. [W.8.10]KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. [L.8.3]VOCABULARY ACQUISTION AND USE Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. [L.8.6]SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on Grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. [SL.8.1a,b,c,d] | Students, with scaffolding as needed: * read and actively engage in comprehending appropriately complex stories and poetryStudents...
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...2013B Carefully read the following excerpt from the short story “Mammita’s Garden Cove” by Cyril Dabydeen. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how Dabydeen uses literary techniques to convey Max’s complex attitudes toward place. ‘Where d’you come from?’ Max was used to the question; used to being told no as well. He walked away, feet kicking hard ground, telling himself that Line he must persevere. More than anything else he knew 5 he must find a job before long. In a way being unemployed made him feel prepared for hell itself even though he knew too that somewhere there was a sweet heaven waiting for him. How couldn’t it be? After all he was in Canada. He wanted to laugh all of 10 He continued walking along, thoughts drifting back to the far-gone past. Was it that far-gone? He wasn’t sure . . . yet his thoughts kept going back, to the time he was on the island and how he used to dream about 15 being in Canada, of starting an entirely new life. He remembered those dreams clearly now; remembered too thinking of marrying some sweet island-woman with whom he’d share his life, of having children and later buying a house. Maybe someday he’d even own 20 a cottage on the edge of the city. He wasn’t too sure where one built a cottage, but there had to be a cottage. He’d then be in the middle class; life would be different from the hand-to-mouth existence he was used to. 25 His heels pressed into the asphalt, walking on. And slowly he...
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...2013B Carefully read the following excerpt from the short story “Mammita’s Garden Cove” by Cyril Dabydeen. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how Dabydeen uses literary techniques to convey Max’s complex attitudes toward place. ‘Where d’you come from?’ Max was used to the question; used to being told no as well. He walked away, feet kicking hard ground, telling himself that Line he must persevere. More than anything else he knew 5 he must find a job before long. In a way being unemployed made him feel prepared for hell itself even though he knew too that somewhere there was a sweet heaven waiting for him. How couldn’t it be? After all he was in Canada. He wanted to laugh all of 10 He continued walking along, thoughts drifting back to the far-gone past. Was it that far-gone? He wasn’t sure . . . yet his thoughts kept going back, to the time he was on the island and how he used to dream about 15 being in Canada, of starting an entirely new life. He remembered those dreams clearly now; remembered too thinking of marrying some sweet island-woman with whom he’d share his life, of having children and later buying a house. Maybe someday he’d even own 20 a cottage on the edge of the city. He wasn’t too sure where one built a cottage, but there had to be a cottage. He’d then be in the middle class; life would be different from the hand-to-mouth existence he was used to. 25 His heels pressed into the asphalt, walking on. And slowly he...
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...division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) • Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Copyright © 2012 by Junot Díaz All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions. Grateful acknowledgment is made to reprint an excerpt from My Wicked Wicked Ways. Copyright © 1987 by Sandra Cisneros. Published by Third Woman Press and in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf. By permission of Third Woman Press and Susan Bergholz Literary Services, New York, New York, and Lamy, New Mexico. All rights reserved. The following stories have been previously published, in a slightly different form: in The New Yorker, “The Sun, the Moon, the Stars,” “Otravida, Otravez,” “The Pura Principle,” “Alma,” and “Nilda”; in Glimmer Train, “Invierno”; and...
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...This text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee. Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org 1 Preface Writing is often a challenge. If you were ever challenged to express yourself via the written word, this book is for you. Writing for Success is a text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. Beginning with the sentence and its essential elements, this book addresses each concept with clear, concise, and effective examples that are immediately reinforced with exercises and opportunities to demonstrate learning. Each chapter allows students to demonstrate mastery of the principles of quality writing. With its incremental approach, this book can address a range of writing levels and abilities, helping each student prepare for the next writing or university course. Constant reinforcement is provided through examples and exercises, and the text involves students in the learning process through reading, problem solving, practicing, listening, and experiencing the writing process. Each chapter also has integrated examples that unify the discussion and form a common, easy-tounderstand basis for discussion and exploration. This will put students at ease and allow for greater...
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...[pic] FIRST ARMY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPRESENTATIVE COURSE STUDENT GUIDE TO CULTURAL AWARENESS INDEX LESSON TITLE PAGE 1 Philosophical Aspects of Culture SG- 3 C1 Native American Experience SG- 4 C2 White American Experience SG- 23 C3 Arab American Experience SG- 43 C4 Hispanic American Experience SG- 53 C5 Black American Experience SG- 76 C6 Asian American Experience SG-109 C7 Jewish American Experience SG-126 C8 Women in the Military SG-150 C9 Extremist Organizations/Gangs SG-167 STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING FAMILIARIZED WITH ALL CLASS MATERIAL PRIOR TO CLASS. INFORMATION PAPER ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCE Developed by Edwin J. Nichols, Ph.D. |Ethnic Groups/ |Axiology |Epistemology |Logic |Process | |World Views | | | | | |European |Member-Object |Cognitive |Dichotomous |Technology | |Euro-American |The highest value lies in the object |One knows through counting |Either/Or...
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