How do the details Judith Ortiz Cofer includes support her THESIS that latinas are poorly understood and grossly stereotyped? When she goes to her first formal dance‚ she gets kissed by a guy who just overeager kisses her painfully but Judith didn’t respond. Which made the guy think " i thought you Latin girls were suppose to mature". meaning he thought she was going to attack him with kisses. Another example is‚ when Judith is about to perform her first poem. But a lady mistakens her for a waittress
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Friends A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart‚ and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Good morning to the panel of honourable judges‚ teachers and friends. On this fine morning‚ I would like to talk about “Friends”. On this planet‚ who can’t live without friends? Everyone. We need our peers to live our lives‚ to joke around‚ and to help us with our mischievous plots. Who would dare to tell an adult about our plans? Friendship is a blessing‚ and
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same neighborhood‚ there is nothing between us. Base on Viorst ’s description‚ convenient friends are those that we would not have naturally befriended‚ and only cross paths occasionally. These people are not really friends in the original sense of the word. These are people we get to relate with out of convenience and do not have talk to them too much about ourselves. Even Viorst admitted that: "But we don ’t with convenience friends‚ ever come too close or tell too much: We maintain our public
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Friends A quirky sense of humor‚ great advice‚ and honesty are all things that come to mind when you think about a friend. Friends are important to have because they are a backbone when things get tough in life and are always there to love and support. However‚ anyone who has spent time with friends will notice that each one has a special personality with respect to their honesty‚ loyalty‚ and care. Basically‚ friend types can be fallen into four groups; acquaintances‚ school or activity friends
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have an understanding friend is far more worth than gold. You are a gift wrapped in ribbons of thoughtfulness and trimmed with kisses and smiles‚ given by God to stay not just for a day‚ but for life. So I hope you’ll be always there when I needed you the most. I will be always here for you my friend. When you have a problem you can come to me and share what problem you’ve got. I won’t promise to be your friend forever‚ because I won’t live that long. But let me be your friend as long as I live. I
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Sarah Egas September 25‚ 2013 English 9 6° “I promise to go out of my way to see you as much as possible”‚ a promise we swore not to break after going our separate ways to high school. My best friend Marisa and I have been inseparable since the first day of kindergarten. Going to a very small Catholic school we all knew just about everyone there. Preschool through eighth grade there were a total of 140 kids with only one teacher per grade. My graduating class had only 24 students in the
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Antigone through the lens of Judith Butler’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect” Introduction Antigone is tied by two key sentances to the message in Judith Bulter’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect”‚ “It has been since at least the time of Antigone‚ when she chose openly to mourn the death of one of her brothers even though it went against the sovereign law to do so. Why is it that governments so often seek to regulate and control who will be publicly grieved and two will not
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Dear friend‚ I’m not the type of person to keep a diary‚ and I’m not the best at telling people what’s really going through my head. Because honestly no one would understand‚ I don’t even know what’s going on in my head half the time. I’m a person with a lot of thought though. My name is I’m 16 years old and I like to think that I’m living my life up to the fullest. But what am I living for? Am I living or just existing? More and more I’ve been realizing that being a teenager isn’t everything
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point of view‚ tone‚ diction‚ syntax. We will begin with general discussions on reading and writing poetry in which we work together to form meaning from given poems. Students will look at samples of annotated poetry‚ close readings‚ and student essays on poetry. As the unit progresses students should become more independent and confident in their abilities to read‚ discuss‚ and write about poetry. Reading Poetry Suggestions for Approaching Poetry‚ a discussion on how to read a poem Billy
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A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED Meaning Almost always it is the origin of a phrase or saying that requires the most research; the meaning being well understood. This phrase is interesting because there are various interpretations of its meaning. Firstly‚ is it ’a friend in need is a friend indeed’ or ’a friend in need is a friend in deed’? Secondly‚ is it ’a friend (when you are) in need’ or ’a friend (who
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