teacher. As Yolanda was the only immigrant in her class‚ she was put in a special seat in the row first by the window‚ so Sister Zoe could tutor her without disturbing the other children. Yolanda had to learn the words: Laundromat‚ cornflakes‚ subway and snow. Soon Yolanda learned enough English to understand that holocaust was in the air. Sister Zoe explained to a wide-eyed classroom what was happening in Cuba. Russian missiles were being assembled‚ trained supposedly on New York. (At school‚
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where nothing is familiar to you. You will love it! You have an amazing new teacher and a great home! But all of a sudden there is a war! You’re scared and have no clue what will happen. This is what happens to Yolanda in the story “Snow” by Julia Alvarez. After reading “Snow”‚ it was clear the author’s word choices developed the tone from comfort to scared to hopeful. You can see the comforting tone through Alvarez’ word choice. Read about how Yolanda loves her new teacher. She describes her teacher
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My First Day at School Not everything that we see‚ face or experienced can leave a lifelong print in our mind‚ unless some unusual situation or fearful first time facing characterized it. A first experience in the movie theater‚ a first flight‚ and a fearful car accident are the instances that leave some kind of permanent print in our memory. I do have such unforgettable experience‚ but my first day to school was the most powerful and deeply inscribed in my childhood mind with the fearful and stressful
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Snow. So many things that I love about it. My story is going to be about the senses that I have seen‚ heard‚ touched‚ smelled‚ tasted‚ etc. Here is how my story begins. I was inside putting my jacket on and getting ready to go outside. As I went outside it was very cold and chilly as if I lived in Alaska. I saw that the seat I was going to sit on was a little covered in snow. I touched it. It was very cold; it felt as if it was in Antarctica for many days. The wind was blowing and singing in my ears
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Favorite Childhood Memory Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of the day I would turn fifteen. So I could have my Quinceñera. Wearing a big elegant dress‚ dancing on a beautiful hard wood floor‚ in a building that looked like a castle. Dancing the last song with my father and having him take off my little ballet shoes and put my heels on representing I was no longer a child but a woman was all I could think about. Having him give me my last doll meant everything! Like Cinderella my dream
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The Journey of Childhood Sandra Cisneros creates a magnificent description of the struggles that children go through in her novel‚ Woman Hollering Creek. The children in her stories experience unfortunate events‚ which will affect their future. In “Eleven”‚ “Barbie Q” and “Mexicans” she tells the stories of three little Hispanic girls who are part of the lower class. The girls are seen differently because they are not the “ideal” Americans. Throughout the stories they learn important lessons and
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than shorts and a tank top any day. For me‚ it is so much nicer to sit outside and watch the children play during the winter days than summer days. It seems as though during the summer I cannot be outside for twenty minutes without sweating or without my face turning bright red due to the hot sun beaming on my face. I love feeing the freezing air on my face and to see the smoke come from my mouth when I talk. The one thing that is missing during Texas winter is snow. I remember back in the winter
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Childhood memories Childhood memories are moments‚ when we are young‚ that we don’t forget. My nicest memories are very clear‚ but there are some other memories‚ that I only can remember in bits and pieces. My clearest memory is when I was three years old. My mother would sing wonderful songs to me. My favorite song was "Dumbo the flying elephant". Sometimes I would fall asleep‚ listening to her comforting voice. As I spent most of my summer holidays in Switzerland‚ I have beautiful
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In every person’s life ‚ there are many important times. One of them is childhood . Some people may argue that childhood is the happiest time in a person’s life‚ other think that it isn’t so. But for me ‚ I had the happiest memories as well as the saddest memories in childhood. When I was a child ‚ the world seemed to be a place of a joy and happiness to me. There was nothing worth worrying about because my parents always looked after me .Also ‚ I lived with the full of my grandmother’s love .I used
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The Tiger and the Snow‚ which have brought him such awards as an Oscar for Life is beautiful. Along with being a director Benigni prides himself on being a family man which is why his wife Nicoletta Braschi plays his love interest in most of his movies. Overall Benigni is a great director who blends comedy and romance in most of his movies. His movies might be a little out there but that’s just who Roberto Benigni is and I can’t wait to see his next film. “The Tiger and The Snow” was produced in
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