Mango Briefing Book Edition 1.1 September 2009 Prepared by the USAID Pakistan FIRMS Project USAID Pakistan FIRMS Project Mango Briefing Book‚ page 2 Preface This briefing book on mango and Pakistan has been prepared by the USAID Pakistan FIRMS Project in an ongoing effort to develop and support the execution of a four-year strategy to make Pakistani mango a force in the international marketplace. It is a compilation of primary and secondary research. This is the first edition. Subsequent
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do not want their women to be strong. It is also difficult to abandon the encultured ways that a woman has lived her entire life. But the feeling of truly being her fullest self is reward enough to do so. It is empowering. In the book The House on Mango Street‚ Writer Sandra Cisneros demonstrates the power she wishes to have (and does have‚ after accepting her ‘masculine’ desires) and her realization that she did not want to allow her soul to be chained anymore; that she did not want to be a square
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the money to travel back to Puerto Rico in one way. Marin does this-described in the chapter Marin-by‚ “...saving the money she gets from selling Avon and taking care of her cousins” (26). Also in this chapter‚ “Marin says that if she stays here [Mango Street] next year‚ she’s going to get a real job downtown because that’s where the best jobs are…” (26). It may be hard to find a job for Marin because she is a woman. Things may be hard for Marin‚ although‚ they may not be as hard as the Vargas family
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Vignettes Contents 1) The Fire in My Father’s Hands 2) Practice Till You Get Tired of It 3) The Playful Shadow 4) Not The Usual 5) Home Ruler 6) All Alone 7) Stop Judging! 8) Party Pooper 9) Different Things‚ Deep Meanings 10) Work‚ Save‚ Relax The Fire in My Father’s Hands When I was a kid‚ about 5 to 8 years old‚ my hands would always get cold whenever the surrounding air is chilly. My dad would always tell me to rub them together‚ like you would in order to make fire. And so I did
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Esperanza is shaped into the person she was at the end of the book by a series of events‚ both good and bad. The people behind these events caused Esperanza to change in some way‚ and ultimately leading to the decision she makes at the end. As she grows up‚ she begins to notice the women and their struggles around her. She observes the women around her‚ searching for a female role model. In “My Name”‚ Esperanza explains the origin of her name: “it was my great-grandmother’s name and now it is mine…[she
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Esperanzas loneliness has made her depressed in ways and has made it to where she can’t express herself which can mean trouble in the near future and her isolation has made her feel lonely since boys and girls are separated it isolates her from having friends that are boys which can lead to her loneliness. Esperanza talks about the isolation between the boys and girls and about how everyone has friends or plays with people but says “Someday I will have a best friend all my own.” (9). This quote expresses
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was her first day. Esperanza didn’t actually think he looked very nice. But she knew she couldn’t tell by their looks! So when Mama left‚ Esperanza went downstairs and saw Abuelita cook breakfast. When Abuelita saw Esperanza‚ she told her that Mama had left. But Esperanza nodded. After they had breakfast‚ Abuelita started the needlework and Esperanza went upstairs and slept a little more. Then a couple of hours later‚ it was 6:00 a.m already. She looked for Abuelita
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Logan Stepp revised on 10/13/11 English IX Mrs. Rosett Revision Boys and Girls PG 8 “The boys and the girls live in separate worlds. The boys in their universe‚ and we in ours. My brothers for example. They’ve got plenty to say to me and Nenny inside the house. But outside they can’t be seen talking to girls. Carlos and Kiki are each other’s best friends…not ours. Nenny is too young to be my friend. She’s just my sister and that was not my fault
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Grilled Mango and Basil Popsicles Tools/Methods: Smoke grill‚ popsicle molds Total Time: 25 minutes Freezing Time: 4 hours Serves: 8 Ingredients: • Two ripe mangos‚ chopped & peeled • 1/4 cup sugar • Juice of 1 lime • A quarter-cup of finely diced fresh basil Instructions: 1. Set the grill temperature to medium. 2. What is the difference between a’smart’ and a’smart’? Mangoes‚ sugar‚ lime juice‚ and chopped basil should all be pureed until smooth in a blender. 3. What is the difference between a’smart’
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In the short story "The House on Mango Street" Sandra Cisneros unfolds her childhood memories where she and her family struggled with poor living conditions on the way to their own house‚ and she seems to suffer from it more than anyone of the family. When one day they finally get the house of their own and her family seems to be ready to settle with it‚ she continues suffering because it ’s not the house she imagined and built up in her dreams. At that point Cisneros obtains her dream to be fulfilled:
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