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“The Tequila Worm” by Viola Canales is a marvelous book that shows the story of a young girl named sofia;on her journey to explore life but to never forget where she came from her roots which means becoming a good comadre.
Sofia is a very talented girl who is struggling to make a tough decision, whether to go to the elite boarding school that’s 350 miles away from home or follow the path every young woman in her culture is expected to take to become a good comadre.It all began when sofia was trick-OR-treating she was unsatisfied with what she was getting in her pueblo,so she asked her dad to go to the other side of town where the rich people lived and was happy about what she gotten from the rich side of town. After that sofia wanted to
Pashtana said she would rather die than not go to school and acted on her words. Her education is limited and she doesn’t have all the recourses to make school easier, yet she still loves and wants all the knowledge she can get. While I sit in my three story private school, a clean uniform free of holes or loose seams, my macbook air in my lap, the smell of cookies rising up from the cafeteria, wishing to be anywhere else but there. No one has beat me because I want to go to school, no one has forced me into a marriage, I’ve never put my life in jeopardy for the sake of education. Pashtana’s life and choices made me take a moment to stop and reflect on my own life and how fortunate I am to have what I have. We dread the thought of school because to us it is a chore, it’s a hassle, it’s something that messes with our sleep schedule, it is something that gets in the way of lounging around and binge watching Netflix. Pashtana doesn’t take her school and education for granted because she does not have the same liberties we do. While we enjoy driving into the city and shopping over the weekend, Pashtana unwillingly makes wedding arrangements with her cousin. While we complain about our mom nagging us to clean our room, Pashtana is getting beaten by her father because she wants to learn more about the world. While we have stocked fridges and pantries and
The Tequila Worm is a acclaimed text because of the development of each character, and the realness of every situation he or she encounters. Throughout the text, Sofia finds herself in a constant struggle between remaining loyal to her Mexican culture and heritage, or assimilating in to American
“Summer’s Choice” gives us insight on a student who is “at-risk” when in reality she is extremely talented. The author showed us why we view these students as non-beneficial members to society but then we understand how we are entirely wrong. Through the use of pathos in sights and sounds we get a first-hand look at these students who are viewed in the wrong way because all these students need is an opportunity to be successful in
“Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel, is a beautiful romantic tale of an impossible passionate love during the revolution in Mexico. The romance is followed by the sweet aroma of kitchen secrets and cooking, with a lot of imagination and creativity. The story is that of Tita De La Garza, the youngest of all daughters in Mama Elena’s house. According to the family tradition she is to watch after her mother till the day she does, and therefore cannot marry any men. Tita finds her comfort in cooking, and soon the kitchen becomes her world, affecting every emotion she experiences to the people who taste her food. Esquivel tells Titas story as she grows to be a mature, blooming women who eventually rebels against her mother, finds her true identity and reunites with her long lost love Pedro. The book became a huge success and was made to a movie directed by Alfonso Arau. Although they both share many similarities, I also found many distinct differences. The movie lost an integral part of the book, the sensual aspect of the cooking and love.
Demetria Martínez’s Mother Tongue is divided into five sections and an epilogue. The first three parts of the text present Mary/ María’s, the narrator, recollection of the time when she was nineteen and met José Luis, a refuge from El Salvador, for the first time. The forth and fifth parts, chronologically, go back to her tragic experience when she was seven years old and then her trip to El Salvador with her son, the fruit of her romance with José Luis, twenty years after she met José Luis. And finally the epilogue consists a letter from José Luis to Mary/ María after her trip to El Salvador. The essay traces the development of Mother Tongue’s principal protagonists, María/ Mary. With a close reading of the text, I argue how the forth chapter, namely the domestic abuse scene, functions as a pivotal point in the Mother Tongue as it helps her to define herself.
Maria de los Angeles Fernandez hija de el alcalde de San Juan, Don Fabiano Fernandez es la protagonista de esta novela. Ella aspira ser bailarina. En cambio la sociedad en que ella víve, tiene otros planes para su vida. El colegio Católico, en el cual Maria de los Angeles es una exelente estudiante la quiere monja. “No puedo negarle que en su hija habiamos cifrado nuestras esperanzas de que algun día recibiera el premio mas alto de nuestro colegio'; (Ritos, 166) “las alumnas que han recibido este alto honor, muchas han sentido la llamada de la vocación'; dice la Reverenda Madre Martinez en una carta que le escribió a los padres de Maria de los Angeles, despues de enterarse de lo impropio el espectaculo que dió ella, en su último recital. La familia Fernandez por supuesto tenia diferentes planes para esta joven.
“I always knew I wanted to be a teacher,” she stated. Her passion for helping children with special needs was developed at a later age. The reason why Chris decided to be a special education teacher was because of two twin boys in her grade who had special needs. Chris was only in kindergarten at the time, but she recalls that one of these boys did not get to go to school. The other boy, Jimmy, could come to school, but he would have to leave halfway through the school day. Chris was confused and upset about how Jimmy could not be at school and asked her mom about this. The reason why Jimmy and his brother were not at school was because there was no special education program. This moment, even though she was in kindergarten, shaped Chris’s plan for her
This story is about the friendship of too girls from very different families. Carlotta is a darker skinned girl whose family is "new money". She wants to go to Scared Heart Academy for her high school education. Scared Heart does not let in girls of her skin tone. The school has been financially struggling and Carlotta's father donates money to the school, which in turn get her accepted in to the school. Since she is new money she was not "locked up" in her home her whole life. She knows the town and tells her friend Merceditas all about the way things are there. The other girl, Merceditas come from a very wealthy family who has been this way for gene...
During her early years, according to Dyer, (1983) Anna worked at the Cottage Lyceum with third, fourth and fifth graders. Anna was asked to sign a contr...
She didn’t wake up every morning, happy to go to the school and learn more things, instead she felt terrified wondering what was going to happen to her. Some days were not as bad like the others but there was some days that Melba could've really got hurt but she always found a way out without getting too injured. Kids just kept taunting her every moment of the day and the worst part was the teachers didn’t do anything about it. Even though they know she is a child too and that they should care that because she could get badly hurt and it would be the teacher's fault because they didn’t do anything about it or to stop
In 1922 Frida begins classes at The National Preparatory School. 35 girls attend this school and she attends to study becoming a doctor. An event called “The Mexican Mural Movement”. In this
“I always knew I wanted to be a teacher,” she stated. Her passion for helping children with special needs was developed at a later age. The reason why Chris decided to be a special education teacher was because of two twin boys in her grade who had special needs. Chris was only in kindergarten at the time, but she recalls that one of these boys did not get to go to school. The other boy, Jimmy, could come to school, but he would have to leave halfway through the school day. Chris was confused and upset about how Jimmy could not be at school and asked her mom about this. The reason why Jimmy and his brother were not able to be at school was because there was no special education program available. This moment, even though she was in kindergarten, shaped Chris’s plan for her life.
First, there is the setting of a strict military like boarding school where the students, all females, are craving the love and affection that they are missing from their family. One particular student, Manuela von Meinhardis, had just recently joined the school after the recent death of her mother. She is particularly vulnerable to the love and care that is provided by the only caring teacher in the school, Fraulein von Bernburg.
One day, there was a girl named Kyla, who lived in Michigan,was walking to her band class. She has band class every monday, wednesday, and friday, and kyla adored it. She loved the sounds of all of the instruments together. When she arrived she saw a piece of paper on the door that said, “WANT A FREE SCHOLARSHIP TO COLLEGE FOR BAND? AUDITION FOR IT PLAYING THE SONG WYNDHAM MARCH AT YOUR LOCAL BAND CLASS AT 5:00 PM ON SATURDAY.” Kyla thought this was a perfect opportunity for her life. As she walked into the band room she started practicing until the band director started directing. A Girl named Skylar noticed was song she was playing, and she wasn’t pleased about it either.
closes the school and writes Thoughts on the Education of Daughters. She then goes on to become a...