Every Christmas Eve the Johnson’s family throws a party for everyone in town. Their family is well known for the best party hostess and most importantly the biggest homemade gingerbread house. Two days before every Christmas party the Johnsons start making their traditional gingerbread house. It takes them a total of two days to make it and if you add up all the hours they work on it with no breaks in between that would be 9 hours. The Johnson family is a family of 6. The mother and father, a 3 year old daughter named Ava, two 8 year old twin boys named Alex and Anthony, one 14 year old daughter named Amanda, and last but not least a 16 year old son named Matt. Matt always felt like an outsider of the family since everyone’s name begins with an A and his begins with an M. But he didn’t let it bother him even though it hurt. The johnson’s are a happy loving family, everyone wishes they can have that family bond for their own. Since they …show more content…
Little lucy was getting very hungry. “Daddy i'm hungry” “yeah me too pops” said charles one of the twins “ ok kids let’s take a look around and if there is still nothing I will risk walking outside” The kids knew that if their father had to walk outside he won’t get caught. Matt couldn’t find himself to keep his mind off of what he has seen the the gingerbread house. So he decided to go take a look of what was going on. The gingerbread father couldn’t find any food so he hugged his family not knowing if he would see them again then left to go find food. As he opened the front door he saw 3 people carrying a huge tub of chocolate next to their home. As Matt was walking over the Robinsons tub of chocolate they bring every year was getting placed next to the gingerbread house. When they were putting the chocolate down he saw one of the gingerbread cookies open the front
Emily was white and sounded a little strange when she said goodbye. She had a bag of molasses cookies packed for them to take with them on the road. Before they left, Emily held out her hand to Josh like the night before and gave him a warming handshake. Emily said she would always remember Josh and was wishing the best for them. There dear friend Edward C was nowhere in sight , but he sent them an envelope because he could not handle their departure.
As humans grow and mature, they obtain knowledge of the world around them as they go through self-discovery and learn from past events. In the story, “The House on Mango Street,” by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza undergoes a series of transformations from someone who was clueless about the world, to someone who is experienced. Cisneros uses transformation to show how Esperanza changed from a clueless inexperienced girl, to an experienced adult. As one grows older, they go through self-discovery and experiences that help them gain knowledge of reality.
Gingerbread houses are very creative and decorative. Although they may be creative and decorative they have been around longer than one person would think. Ginger bread houses have been around since medieval times. From what sources tell us gingerbread houses have been through 3 major phases. It began in medieval times. Gingerbread houses was then modernized around the 19th century. Finally, its modern usage from the 20th century on to today. (Ultimate Gingerbread, 2013) Also how we shape Gingerbread today and what kind of tools we use to build a gingerbread house and how they are put in competition.
One night when the dad, whose name was Jon, was asked for the fifty gazillionth time to hear "The Gingerbread Man" story, a funny thought occurred to him. This time he would instead tell the story of the Stinky Cheese Man, making it up as he went along. Well, the little girl was certainly surprised by the new twist on her favorite tale. Instead of protesting and insisting that her dad go back to telling the story the way she'd always known and loved it, she simply laughed and listened contently to this new version, which she proceeded to request night after night. Little did Jon Scieszka know, but his gift for re-inventing bedtime stories would lead to many more adventures in storytelling.
Borders detach us from the outside world; it constricts us with its walls and warps us into bystanders to the events occurring around us. Borders are a central theme in The House on Mango Street as we witness different characters trying to cope with the borders that enclose their daily lives, some attempt to cross it while others are held back by it. A common border which manifests in the stories throughout The House on Mango Street and Woman Hollering Creek is the boundary between the two opposing genders: male and female. This border between genders is created because of the expectations and stereotypes that are placed upon them, further contrasting the inherent differences between them and erecting a border that causes friction between the two groups. This border, stemmed from the differences between the two genders, manifests in different forms and are broken by different characters in the stories of The House on Mango Street as well as Woman Hollering Creek.
The story started early Christmas morning. Jonbenet and her brother, Burke, ran downstairs to open presents. The whole family then went to a friend’s Christmas
Before Mat or Mark could ever reply to Joey’s question they heard ton of screams saying run there is a fire. Joey,Mat, and Mark all looked at each other and they all said "Run!" and as they were running they saw the fire blazing out through the maze. Then Joey shouted "i told you that we shouldn't even came to this maze." "We should have listened." Said Mark. "We don't have time to chit chat unless you guys want to get burned to death." Said Mat then they continue to run then caboose!! they heard an explosion that sounded like it came from a propane can. And as they still continued to run they heard even more blood curtailing screams and crys. Then right smack out of nowhere Joey went face slapped against a man. The very scared man said with every hair on his head sticking up "Can you help me find my little girl." “no i’m sorry we don't want to die." Mat said in a rude tone. "Yes we will help." Joey replied in a brave ton. "Ok but we will have to hurry Joey go east,Mat go south." said Mark." Are you crazy!" exclaimed Mat then they heard a little girl scream "help me help me." "That’s my daughter." said the man. so they all run in opposite directions. After 3 minutes of running through the maze. "Hey i found her." said Mat. "Good bring her back." said Mark in a happy tone. and as he was about to run but woosh a blaze of fire circled both Mat and the little girl. "I need help someone help." shouted Mat. "were coming."
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros puts in perspective what it is like to grow up in a Latino neighborhood. Esperanza Cordero, the protagonist, is a young Chicana that lives in a Latino neighborhood in the city of Chicago. Esperanza comes from a big family that is constantly on the move from house to house until they get to the house on Mango Street. The neighborhood that Esperanza and her family find themselves in is one where the opportunities are low. In The House on Mango Street, the setting impacts Esperanza’s views on roles of women, violence, and the economy in the Hispanic culture.
When we see little kids running around and playing or sound asleep, most of us think of them as angels sent from heaven. We, as parents and future parents, love to see our children grow to become handsome sons and beautiful daughters. We do everything in our hands to keep them in the right tracks to become respectful human beings. We would want to be with them every second of their lives, but at some point we have to let them go and set them free. At one point in life, everyone hold secrets, including our own children.
Oscar Wilde once said, “Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” The content of this quote embodies A Doll’s House and The Glass Menagerie because of the sexual control in both the plays. A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee William, the characters, although from different time periods, face the hardships of sexual control through the men they admire. Nora is written as the naive protagonist of A Doll’s House, who embodies the themes of the novella as she matures throughout the play. Nora learns that her husband, Torvald, uses her as a doll for his own pleasure and does not truly care for her. In The Glass Menagerie, Laura, the main character, is also
In the end the two boys trade gifts, Matt gives Attean his treasured watch that his father gave him before he left and Attean leaves his dog behind with Matt. Attean's grandmother gives Matt some berry bread, and Saknis gives Matt a pair of snowshoes. When Attean left, Matt's family came and Matt told his family about Attean. The story ended happy and sad. It was happy because Mat...
Another thing is that the nursery had replaced the kids parents and think that there parents were bad so they decided they had to get rid of their parents for the nursery. How they did this was that they put something there father had and something the mother had, the father had the wallet and the mother had the scarf. The
In the novel, The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros describes the problems that Latino women face in a society that treats them as second class citizens. A society that is dominated by men, and a society that values women for what they look like, and not for what is on inside. In her Novel Cisneros wants us to envision the obstacles that Latino women must face everyday in order to be treated equally.
It was late and the house was silent. Tom came home from work late a lot, so the silence was expected. By this time, Marie was in bed and his dinner, the evening newspaper, and the mail were waiting for him on the table. Tom closed the door and walked down the short hall to the kitchen. Everything was set on the table. He quickly looked through the mail and went over to the bin to throw an unwanted advertisement away. Tom noticed a crumpled piece of his wife’s stationary inside. He picked it up and opened it.
This report is being written as if you were to fully design my senior project. These are all