former glory. Nonetheless‚ death is nothing without life‚ as life is meaningless without death. From mourning to peace‚ death instills a sense of appreciation for life because it reminds people to live life to the fullest. “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer portrays how death is mourned by those who care enough to keep a name alive even after life; legacy is all one leaves behind. When President John F. Kennedy is pronounced dead‚ the protagonist‚ Elena‚ experiences how death quite frankly changes
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Yuliya Slipets A Analysis of Essay “Volar” In “Volar” Judith Cofer‚ she portrays the problems faced by many immigrant families‚ such as problems with fitting in‚ homesickness and starting life from the beginning in America. The author shows the daughter’s‚ the mother’s‚ and the father’s secret desire through their dream. The daughter’s obsession with superheroes is her desire to fit in to the culture where
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In the essay‚ “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ the author talks about her experiences leading up to and during the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated‚ with this event the country plunged into grief and distress‚ narrating her rebuffed heartbreak through the injustice of racial inequality. The book states how people of color are excited about this new chapter of the presidency. He was a figure who assured the creation of racial equality and a finer opportunity for all; furthermore‚ this
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The theme of “Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz Cofer is after losing a loved one‚ people can overcome the bitterness that develops by working and helping others. First in the story‚ the narrator says that Luis would “build a display wall for his father. People would be able to come into the yard and point to whatever they wanted.” This supports the theme because although Luis started by being sneaky‚ troublesome‚ selfish‚ and fearless‚ he changes into a kind‚ thoughtful‚ motivated‚ caring‚ and helpful
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My response to the title of the poem was a fifteen-year-old Latina girl becoming of age. Quinceanera can be compared to Sweet Sixteen or becoming eighteen-years-old all of which represent the transition into adulthood for a young lady. Traditionally a Quinceanera is celebrated among the Latino culture and catholic community. The poem demonstrates tone well using her emotions and feeling toward turning fifteen. This author takes her own experience and puts it into the poem. She describes the time
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Jack Huston once said “Rule number one is ‘don’t get too attached to a character.’” He was talking about fictional characters‚ but the same can be said for real life. In the short story “American History‚” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ a girl named Elena becomes friends with a boy named Eugene‚ but she is devastated when she finds out that he will be moving soon. The moral of this story is not to get so emotionally attached to someone. Elena got so attached to Eugene because of how similar they are. She
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Chris Robinson Ms. Thomas English 1101 January 25 2014 Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Silent Dancing” Essay of the cultural shifts of Cofer’s mother‚ her cousin and her cousin’s brother girlfriend From Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Silent Dancing” Cofer’s Mother Cofer’s mother is in the middle of the assimilation phase she is involved in both the American culture and the Puerto Rican culture. She often shops
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more than others. Connie‚ from "Abuela Invents the Zero" by Judith Ortiz-Cofer‚ decided to put her feelings in front of Abuela’s when she chose not to help when Abuela could not find her way back to the pew in the church. When Connie noticed that Abuela was lost‚ she decided not to help her because‚ "I just know that on Monday my friends‚ and my enemies‚ in the barrio will have a lot of senile -grandmother jokes to tell" (Ortiz-Cofer para 14). Connie put her feelings before Abuela because she did
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In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “First Love”‚ the speaker is opportunistic and infatuated. The narrator is opportunistic because she did not let a sense of morality stop her from taking advantage of whatever opportunity she had to get what she wants. Simply because the narrator wanted a mere glimpse of her crush who worked at a grocery store‚ she hoped her mother “[smoking] with so little enthusiasm”(Cofer 1) did not mean that she’d have to stop going to the store to pick up cigarettes. The narrator did
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Analysis of “Catch” use of metaphor Writing about Poetry Questions for Responsive Reading and Writing‚ a list of questions to assist in evaluating poetry Together we will read‚ discuss‚ and annotate the following poems: John Frederick Nims‚ “Love Poem” speaker‚ irony Elizabeth Bishop‚ “The Fish” syntax‚ imagery‚ speaker‚ characterization Philip Larkin‚ “A Study of Reading Habits” poet vs. speaker‚ use of slang‚ tone E. E. Cummings‚ “l(a” form‚ metaphor‚ lyric Regina Barreca‚ “Nighttime
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