In Chapter 26, Sonia Sotomayor herself discuss why she could endure, even thrived, as she growing up in such a formidable environment. This is also the question that led me during my reading. As far as I am concerned, three major reasons played important roles in her extraordinary success, transforming her from a little Hispanic girl suffering from juvenile diabetes, losing of father and various discriminations, to the first Hispanic and third woman Supreme Court justice.
First, even though Sonia faced many obstacles and difficulties in her childhood, she had the ability to see them as opportunities that offered her special gifts, and actively made use of these gifts. For example, growing in a family in with an alcoholic father and endless fighting between
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The reason for this, I believe, is that Sonia’s family never failed to provide her the deep sense of protection and family tie. At the beginning part of the book, Sonia herself says that “in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect and confidence.” (P20, line 7-9) For her, it was Abuelita. Abuelita showed her how life can be filled with love, energy, and creative exuberance. Her house is always Sonia’s safe shelter, physically and metaphysically. Abuelita’s passion toward life and her ability to heal instilled in Sonia the will to overcome illness, insufficiencies and various difficulties. Even more importantly, Abuelita’s love and action gave Sonia the thought of “A luck with a purpose”(P324 line13) , motivating her to “find a worthy purpose to earn the protection and luck”(P324 line19), which led to the determination to serve. Abuelita showed her that gifts were for sharing with others, and we should never take anything for
Norma was a really good student. She was smart, intelligent, and attractive too. She seemed flawless. Sonia made Norma her role model. She used to follow her in every way. But then as Norma changed, Sonia became
Sotomayor faced a lot of racism throughout her life, and her family often struggled due to a lack of money. However, Sotomayor still shined through the struggles to show her drive, independence, and her intelligence. These three characteristics are what helped guide her journey of becoming a Supreme Court Justice. She has to have the drive to be able to make a case and form an argument. Her independence allows her to choose a side of an argument, even if she is standing alone. Finally, her intelligence is what helped her to preserver through law school in order to become a
Day's curious nature made her want to see first-hand the conditions of life for those who were poor. She adventured through the poor district and looked into the houses and looked into the people, both containing very depressing things inside them. Day did this a lot, and as she did it she would imagine the characters in The Jungle, and imagined their existence in this very alive and very real neighborhood. It would become her childhood that she wou...
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Through Lily's life journeys and lessons she learns to appreciate the small things in life and thank those who care. The impact of the Black Mary, Rosaleen and the Calendar Sisters help Lily go through positive changes. Even though Lily lost her mother at an early age, she still had the opportunity to have a great life. Lily was lucky to have the love and support of the many women that are in her life. Lily had a great life and fit into the African American culture perfectly.
Growing up as a Latina in a small conservative town was not always an easy thing. I often faced presumptions that I would not graduate high school or amount to much in life because of my background. I knew that I would have to work twice as hard to accomplish my goals and prove to myself and my peers that the stereotypes made of Latinos and our success were nothing more than thoughts by people ignorant to our abilities and strengths. I was always determined to achieve my goals, even when others doubted or implied that I couldn’t.
In the article from Time Magazine, titled, “How Neil Gorsuch is shaking up the supreme court,” written by Tessa Bernson, it discusses how Neil Gorsuch is changing the traditional behaviors of new justice. One way he does this is by doing more than the experienced justices is did. For example, as Tessa Bernson wrote in her article, “Gorsuch a conservative nominated by President Trump, who was confirmed in April, waited just 10 minutes before asking his opening question at his first oral argument. Ver the next hour he fired off 21 more, posing more queries during his debut than any of his eight colleagues did at theirs.” This shows that the traditional new judges were quiet, bu Gorsuch acts like he’s been there for years because he doesn’t let
During her teen years, she was abused and lonely. She gave birth to her first child when she was only sixteen years old. She was in her first marriage when she was only nineteen years old. After three children, two marriages, and a breakdown, she realizes that there is a lot more to life than her current circumstances.
She explains that African American and Latina/o students and their families continue to have high educational aspirations despite persistent education inequities. The culture of power as the “norm” of Whites.
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She learned to read and write at school, but that doesn't mean that other obstacles weren't thrown her way. “I am the only daughter in a Mexican family of six sons”. Being the only daughter meant that she would be spending a lot of time to herself, she needed something to keep her occupied. Who knew that writing would be the answer. When she was in fifth grade and decided to share her plans for college with her father, he had said “Que bueno, mija”. The problem is that her father had envisioned another path for her. “What I didn't realize was that my father thought college was good for girls- for finding a husband”. Just imagine how hard it was for her to go against her father's wishes and continue to follow her true calling.
As a teen, Rayona is in a confusing period of life. The gradual breakdown of her family life places an addition burden on her conscience. Without others for support, Rayona must find a way to handle her hardships. At first, she attempts to avoid these obstacles in her life, by lying, and by not voicing her opinions. Though when confronting them, she learns to feel better about herself and to understand others.
Due to the presence of structural inequality, Sonia went through emotional and mental distress throughout her high school career. The structural inequality in Sonia’s life was the plethora of discriminatory remarks or setbacks she encountered because she was a lower socioeconomic minority. One key example is when she explains how she felt and was treated during her high school life. She attended a Catholic High School that served underprivileged children of Irish and Italian immigrants. Sonia has been raised with little to no expectations for higher education. At her school, the notion of higher education for the students was already exceeding their parents’ expectations and would make them extremel...
The United States is known as the “land of the free” attracting many immigrants to achieve the “American Dream” with the promise of equal opportunity for all. However, many groups, whose identities differed from the dominant American ideology, discovered this “American dream” to be a fantasy. In the 1960s, movements for civil rights in the United States of America included efforts to end private and public acts of racial discrimination against groups of disadvantaged people. Despite the efforts made to empower the disadvantaged groups, racialization and class differences prevailed leading to social inequality. The novel My Beloved World is an autobiography written by Sonia Sotomayor illustrating her early life, education, and career path, explaining the unresolved contradictions of American history and how they continue on in society. Prejudice against certain socioeconomic classes and races prevented equal opportunity. Sotomayor’s text explicates the racialization and class differences that many Puerto Ricans experience while pursuing a higher education, revealing the contradictions between the American promise of equal opportunity and discrimination against Puerto Ricans.
Before and following Raskolnikov’s murder, he lives a life of anxiety and pride. Raskolnikov has no concern for anyone. But gradually Raskolnikov changes his attitude and actions. This alteration then leads him to confess and recognize his crime. This positive change is all thanks to Sonia. Throughout Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov meets with Sonia and at each meeting Raskolnikov advances in recovering his lost emotions. Sonia was necessary for Raskolnikov’s growth because without her Raskolnikov would have remained a prideful, miserable, man. Sonia’s actions and thoughts for Raskolnikov influence and move him. Yet Raskolnikov is the one who truly changes himself. But this transformation is only possible by Sonia. So she is a positive and