Sonia’s Rollercoaster In the short story “Norma”by Sonia Sanchez‚ Whenever Sonia would be in class she would smile at Norma‚ maybe sometimes norma would smile back or she would have liked to be like her. sonia looked up to norma which did not turn out so bad after all. At the beginning of the school year Sonia was this shy and really quiet girl but‚ deep into the story she has a voice only after norma showed up. Sonia liked Norma in a friendly way‚ whenever she was walking in the hallway or
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In “Coming home Again”‚ Chang-Rae talks about his relationship with his mother as he was growing up‚ and how it changed and transformed as he grew up. He talks about his mother’s cooking and goes well into detail with it‚ this can be seen by the quote “When I was six or seven years old‚ I used to watch my mother as she prepared our favorite meals. It was one of my daily pleasures.” (pg1). He talks about every minute action that went into preparing a dish as he watched his mom cook‚ one such example
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Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ also known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was and still is an icon because of her bravery and high self-esteem. She is so famous because she didn’t cover up her body‚ she embraced her curves and never hid them like most girls did back in the day “Imperfection is beauty‚madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Many women from her era weren’t as sexualized as she was and that made her more entertaining also. In 1962 Marilyn Monroe died at age
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short story “Norma” by Sonia Sanchez‚ there was a girl named Sonia and she was very quiet and shy. In math class Sonia did not understand a certain question and the teacher was really bad at explaining. A girl named Norma explained the question instead‚ she was a genius. Sonia’s favorite class was French until Norma snapped at the French teacher. Then Norma was quiet at school and Sonia did not like French class anymore. Sonia gets really busy with school and stops noticing Norma. Norma got pregnant
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In negative ways sometimes just as much as positive. In the short story‚ Going Fishing‚ by Norma Fox Mazer‚ Grace is scared by the image forced on her by her schoolmates. Grace is described as having a “massive body” (Fox Mazer‚ 57). Destroyed by society‚ Grace views herself as nowhere near lady-like. Grace remembers‚ “that day in the cafeteria
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Norma Sklarek Was The First African American Women To Earn An Architect’s License In The State Of New York. Not Only Did She Build A Lasting Career In A Field Dominated By White Men. She Was Also An Advocate For More Women In The Field. Later In Her Career‚ She Started Her Own All Woman Architect Firm. Norma Sklarek Was Born On April 15‚ 1926‚ In New York City. Sklarek Was A Bright Student‚ Who Did Well At Hunter High An All Girls Magnet School That Catered To New York City’s Smartest Students. She
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“Tuesday of the other June” by Norma Fox Mazer‚ is a realistic fiction short story about a girl named June that has a problem at school with a bully. In the beginning‚ June tries to make a new friend at school and asks what her name is and she says it’s June and pushes June into the pool. Soon‚ the other June started to call June names like buffalo brain and turkey nose. June never told anyone about the bullying at school. In the end‚ June gets confident to get the other June to get off her back
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stuff i’m supposed to‚ I can now identify the theme. I think the theme of everything I just looked at is don’t let words bully you and bring you down. I know this is the theme because of these reasons. In the story‚ “Tuesday of the other June” by Norma Fox Mazer the theme of the story is don’t become the bully when you’re being bullied. The main character/narrator is being bullied by a girl with her same name‚ June. Yet June wanted to get back at her bully‚ she didn’t; Because she knew that’s wrong
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rules and does as her mother asks. She wants to keep her mother happy. June is getting ready to go to swimming camp. Once she gets there‚ there is another June. “Your name is Fish Eyes.” The other June always teases her. “Tuesday of the Other June” by Norma Fox Mazer is a story that shows bullying happening and how June deals with it‚ near the end of the story and June always tries to stay away from Tuesday-- the awful days. Even when the other June makes fun of her and calls her names‚ June is a good
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Chang-rae lee‚ in A Gesture Life‚ pictures a Japanese immigrant named Franklin Hata. Hata have been seeking assimilation into the American society. To become part of the society‚ Hata tries to become the perfect citizen in the society‚ a "mascot" who everyone knows and respects. To further his assimilation‚ he tries to complete the picture of a whole and healthy family as many ideal Americans. Through adapting Sunny‚ Hata wants to assimilate through a parental figure. Through parental figure that
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