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Sandra Cisneros’ history, Mexican heritage, recurring themes, her influences, as well as her own views, to most people they see Cisneros as an important Mexican woman writer. Although she has been writing stories and poetry for more than 35 years, her writing style keeps developing. Cisneros is bilingual, so she incorporates Spanish words into her story as part of her writing style. She centers her writing on the theme and society of the American South-west. Cisneros uses her own experience throughout her life, her observations within her community. Cisneros had the job of a poet, a teacher; teaching creative writing in first grade, a magazine editor and this helped her influence her writing. Sandra Cisneros herself said, "The greatest influences

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