Period 2 Rhetorical strategies Essay All can relate to that one special time of the year‚ Christmas‚ when whole families unite and spend hours endlessly sharing stories‚ making memories‚ and of course‚ opening presents! What happens though‚ when all of the sentimental value of Christmas is replaced solely with physical value‚ the gifts? What would Christmas be like then? Richard Rodriguez takes the readers through one of his annual Christmases and brings to light‚ through his thoughts‚ the disconnect
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The Rodriguez Family Crisis The crisis that the Rodriguez family is facing is very serious. They are dealing with a flooding in their area that has caused them to lose their home and their only means of support‚ which is Mrs. Rodriguez job. The basic needs that need to be addressed is‚ the Rodriguez family is in need of somewhere to stay and means of getting food‚ clothing‚ and necessities that would carry them through this crisis. The first thing I would do is help the Rodriguez family
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Web December 1‚ 2011 Relating Differences-“Los Pobres” In the essay‚ “Los Pobres”‚ by Richard Rodriguez‚ a young educated man wants to show his people he can do manual labor. Earning money was more important for his family. Money allowed Rodriguez’s family security and social mobility. Even though Rodriguez was a college student he did not use the tools of manual labor correctly. He did not fit in with the laborers. Rodriguez was book smart but was not able to communicate with the other workers
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colder than usual; the wind pierced his very skin and etched his bones. He tossed and turned restlessly in his mahogany bed. There was nothing but silence; the usual orchestra of crickets were quiet tonight. “This is the coldest it has ever been since I moved to Trinidad” Chavez whispered to himself in anger. Frustrated Chavez crawled from his bed and walked out to the veranda. There was an unnatural stillness in the air‚ as the full moon’s light beamed along his house‚ and the trees stood stagnant
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of his music as encouragement for ending apartheid‚ further exemplified by the song lyrics of “I Wonder” and “Sugar Man”. The culture of South Africa in the 1970s is depicted in many of Rodriguez’s songs‚ which in turn brought more attention to the issues South Africa struggled with‚ mainly apartheid. Rodriguez’s song‚ “I Wonder”‚ released in 1970‚ claims “I wonder will this hatred ever end / I wonder and worry my friend.” Rodriguez’s lyrics were analyzed by South Africans as though Rodriguez was
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Memory’‚ I noticed that the author‚ Richard Rodriguez‚ in a satisfied tone‚ defined his private family as alienated in a public society. A society in which intimacy has a very much different meaning than what he presumed. This notion was primarily based off linguistic differences that‚ from his point of view as a small child‚ build a pleasantly intimate bond that kept his family close. Very far distant from the un-intimate world. In the middle of the chapter‚ Rodriguez writes “... children lose a degree
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In Richard Rodriguez’s story "Complexion‚" he solves the conflict between his brown skin color and his own identity. Rodriguez had accepted who he is and was no longer concerned about his brown skin color and facial features that identify him as a working class Mexican. He stated that his skin color means nothing to his identity because Rodriguez realizes his skin color does not label him "disadvantaged" in life (148). Rodriguez’s real identity separates himself from the Mexican workers. He tells
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in America. Immigrants have helped shape American culture and identity by bringing diversity and challenging assimilation. Immigrants have helped shaped American culture by bringing diversity. In the essay “ ‘Blaxicans’ and Other Reinvented Americans” by Richard Rodriguez‚ Rodriguez mentions that immigrants bring many
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the passage by Richard Rodriguez‚ he describes family Christmases past and present and the difference between the two. But even though it isn’t the main focus of the piece‚ a personal detail shines through; Rodriguez’s unbalanced relationships with his parents. After reading the passage it is evident that his mother is far more important to him and has had a much larger impact on his life than his father. The heart of the passage is made clear by the very first sentence. Rodriguez begins‚ “My mother
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to hurt him! He has ຕາຂປີ!” I protested as my teacher led me to the corner. The phrase appears as confusing written as it does spoken‚ and my teacher could not comprehend. Apparently neither did my classmate‚ who yelped when I pointed my finger at his eye. It would take three years before I learned the English equivalent of this word. What others call “eye boogers” or “sleep eye” I call “ຕາຂປີ.” It’s not an exact translation because of the fickle Laotian alphabet‚ but basically‚ I call it eye poop
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