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    Victor‚ a character in the story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto changes in the story many times‚ including being nervous‚ being embarrassed‚ and being happy. In the first place‚ at the beginning of the story‚ Victor is nervous about whether or not Teresa will like him. In the text it states “He raised his eyes slowly and looked around. No Teresa. He lowered his eyes‚ pretending to study‚ then looked slowly to the left. No Teresa. He turned a page in the book and stared at some math problems that scared

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    In the short fictional story “Broken Chain” Gary Soto begins drawing in the reader’s attention by describing Alfonso pushing back his teeth because he felt inadequate about his appearance and was trying to fix his teeth on his own because his parents could not afford braces. I immediately felt compassion for this character. I immediately wanted to know what was going to happen next‚ that’s when I learned he met a girl and needed to borrow his brothers bike. First the story

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    through phases in life‚ just like the author of the poemBehind Grandma’s House.” The poem takes us back to a alley way with a 10 year old boy with a comb in his hair acting all tough‚ until he gets caught red handed by his grandma. It was a significant moment in the author’s life. He is showing the readers how his experience of acting invisible and acting tough‚ backfired on him because his grandma heard him and taught him a lesson. The poem is powerful in showing that everyone makes mistakes‚

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    important military techniques used in World War 1 was the use of trench warfare. In the movie‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ both the positive and the negative aspects of trench warfare are highlighted. The movie begins with German men hiding behind the trenches as the French Army approaches. As the French march closer‚ the Germans are able to shoot at them‚ but avoid being shot themselves by ducking down in the trenches. This is particularly helpful because it saved lives while also taking down

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    his friends and even the teachers make fun of him. theme in the jacket is be thankful for what you get. Three ways that the characters problems are shown are through symbolism‚conflict‚and climax. Lets see Frist the symbolism in the “jacket” by Gary Soto supports that the boy has problems with his jacket because

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    In the passage‚ “A Summer life” by Gary Soto. He writes an autobiography about his childhood past. One summer day‚ where he stole a pie from the market. Knowing it was a bad idea‚ he still did it anyways. In the pie-stealing passage from his autobiography‚ Gary Soto presents his guilty six-year-old self through descriptions of his guilt‚ through references to religion‚ and through his paranoid belief that everyone can see what he has done. Gary Soto’s guilt is first made clear by his descriptions

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    Work” by Gary Soto‚ tells a story of his younger years where he wanted his family to be like the ones he saw on television because they were wealthy and perfect. In another story‚ “Arm Wrestling with My Father” by Brad Manning‚ who recalls a time where he and his father showed no affection towards one another but changed over time. Being in a similar situation as both of these authors‚ I am able

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    "Broken Chain by Gary Soto shows how people act differently to be accepted by other people their age." Near the beginning alfonso‚ the main charecter‚ is someone who definitely does certain things to be more accepted. But he only cares what his peers think‚ no adults. For instance‚ Alfonso knows his father doesnt understaned the desier for a cool haircut. Because the story states‚’his father‚ who is pure mexicano‚ would sit in his chair after work‚sullen as a toad‚ and call him sissy if he dyed his

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    The setting in the novel Buried Onions by Gary Soto is based of in Fresno California and the protagonist Eddie had a negative past as a child with his father not being there with that having a big effect in Eddie’s life. He needed a father figure to touch him his way of life and how to respect and to be loyal. Eddie is now older and he lives by himself in a apartment in fresno he has lived in fear hoping he isn’t a victim of murder. This has happened to hir cousin/brother jesus he was murdered and

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    In the story‚ “Seventh Grade”‚ Gary Soto creates a character that faces challenges with impressing his crush. As Victor tries to win Teresa over with embarrassing tactics his French teacher helps him to not embarrass himself in front of Teresa. So does Victor actually learn from his experience? Does he have responsibility in the problem he has caused? In the beginning of the story Victor decides that in his seventh grade year he is going to get a girl named Teresa. Victor soon discovers

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