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    my family does for me. My parents spend time apart and my siblings often find themselves at a game without the support of a family member or perhaps worse‚ stuck a horse show for eight hours. Similar to the members of my family‚ the characters in Julia Alvarez’s novel‚ In the

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    Our world has shrunk‚ and as a result societies are intermingling frequently. In the essay‚ “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” by Julia Alvarez‚ it discusses the struggles of assimilating into American society‚ during a time of prejudice against minorities. People face persecution when coming to a new country and it only stops if they assimilate. The tone of “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” by Julia Alvarez shifts from depressed and disappointed to hopeful and relaxed enhances the central idea. The central idea of being

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    the world are most likely to be influenced by society and culture in which we exist in. Hence we become end product of the culture surrounding us. Both authors Julia Alvarez and Alice Walker were mutually influenced by their life experiences but their stories present an extreme different trend by which people adjust to a new culture. Alvarez‚ who is a Dominican reflects part of her life experience growing up as a girl in her story "Daughters of Invention"‚ which is about a family seeking a new life

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    Behind The Story of how the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Hispanic American Literature Summative Assessment Savannah Blakely April 27th 2015 English III Honors Abstract Julia Alvarez wrote an amazing and spectacular novel‚ with the name of “Howthe Garcia Girls Lost their Accents.” This paper will take you through a summary of the novel‚ and how the story begins‚ and ends. It will surely answer any questions you have after reading the book. By the three articles to help back up different information

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    to the Alvarez and related readings‚ to be used in literature discussions. Your log is to be turned in on the date indicated in the class calendar. Consider your own literacy histories as you read about the lives of others. Develop 2 vignettes based on artifacts you have saved or can replicate to share in class. These vignettes serve as a basis for your Memoir Portfolio. Develop an inquiry project‚ using the world wide web and other resources‚ grounded in any topic related to the Alvarez author

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    How the Garcia Girls lost their Accents. In How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents‚ Julia Alvarez discusses the four girls’transition from the Dominican Republic to America. The Garcia’s are an immigrant family who must find a balance between their identity as Dominicans and their new identities as Americans. Yolanda‚ the sister on whom the story primarily focuses‚ must find a balance between the strict and old fashioned culture she comes from and the new‚ innovative and radical culture she is

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    The Nine Muses

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    The nine Muses are the daughters of Zeus. They have the power to inspire arts. Raised by the god Apollo and nymph Eurifme‚ each Muse created a instrument or inspires a particular art. This paper will explain the origins of the Muses‚ The type of art each inspires‚ and each muse in detail. The nine muses were: Calliope‚ Clio‚ Thalia‚ Melopomene‚ Terpsichore‚ Erato‚ Euterpe‚ Polyhymna‚ and Urania. The muses inspire poetry‚ music‚ and science. The nine muses were the daughters of Zeus

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    The non-fiction novel‚ Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez is about the Garcia family’s hardship throughout the dictatorship of Trujillo. This took place in the 1960’s. Anita is a protagonist of the story. She is only 12 years of age. During this time Trujillo governed the Dominican Republic. He killed innocent people. Every household had to have a picture of him hanging on the walls or you would be considered as a tarator. He had to be treated and respected as if he was a king. He would also

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    Betting On The Muse

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    Pursuing the ideal is a central theme frequently mentioned within the three poems Sailing to Byzantium‚ Betting on the Muse‚ and Constantly Risking Absurdity and Death. While writing poetry‚ an artist’s main objective is often to reflect on their perception of beauty depicted in either the eternal or temporal realm. Throughout the poetry unit‚ it became quite evident that the eternal realm is the ideal due to its expression of everlasting love and happiness with an emphasized correlation to art and

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    To My Muse

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    To my Muse Invoked no longer is the Muse‚ The lyre is out of date; The poets it no longer use‚ And youth its inspiration now imbues With other form and state. If today our fancies aught Of verse would still require‚ Helicon’s hill remains unsought; And without heed we but inquire‚ Why the coffee is not brought. In the place of thought sincere That our hearts may feel‚ We must seize a pen of steel‚ And with verse and line severe Fling abroad a jest and jeer. Muse‚ that in the

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