As a child I was fortunate to know all of my grandparents. Of all of them my paternal grandfather was my favorite grandparent. He was a tough little man‚ barely five feet six inches tall. He was never excessively over weight but he had a little round belly. He had a beautiful mischievous smile which I found utterly charming. Welding had faded the color of his eyes to the palest blue I had ever seen. He was hardworking‚ just‚ fun loving and surprisingly reverent. Granddaddy was retired
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As I began reading the story The Marble Champ by Gary Soto‚ I realized that the main character‚ Lupe Medrano‚ often compares herself to others. As a result‚ she feels badly about her athletic abilities. She seems to think that she’s only good at something in which she can win. Right at the start of the story‚ Lupe’s accomplishments are impressive. But all Lupe seems to notice is that she cannot run as fast as the other girls in school. Another example of Lupe comparing herself to others
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In the story Marble Champ by Gary Soto there is a girl named Lupe Medrano.In the story she is a admirable character by her unique style..The way she proves to be a admirable character is because she is hard working with marbles.The other way she proves to be a admirable character is because she uses her intelligent personality to play marbles. The first reason Lupe Medrano is a admirable character.In the story Lupe is determined to win a sport and that changes Lupe’s mood a lot.In particular what
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Differing Opinions on The American Dream In the book‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ one of the main focuses is the American Dream. While Gatsby’s idea of the American Dream may vary from Tom’s‚ everyone understands what the dream is to themselves. Whether it is money‚ fame‚ family‚ or success‚ the American Dream is whatever someone wants to achieve in their lifetime. There are many ways that people view the American Dream. Some view it as money‚ status‚ or fame while others view
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Company‚ 2011. Print. "modernism." Merriam Webster ’s Encyclopedia of Literature. Springfield‚ MA: MerriamWebster‚ 1995. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 May 2014. Mora‚ Pat. Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love. New York: Ember‚ 2010. Print. Soto‚ Gary. A Fire in My Hands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‚ 2006. Print. Norton & Company‚ 2006. 1827-50. Print.
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How cool is your grandmother? Nikki Giovanni‚ Gary Soto‚ and Lorna Dee Cervantes share poems with their audience about their grandmothers and the lessons they have been taught. Throughout the year as we grow most of our grandparents get to see us change into the person we are today. “Lord these children”‚ Grandparents do not care what generation you grew up in they are mostly traditional and do not take disrespect too well. Here are some poems dealing with: Performance in everyday life‚ Traits that
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country. He goes to the airport to find her‚ and‚ when he does‚ he kisses her and lets her know that he likes her. While the film does not tell the audience what happens in the future‚ it can be assumed that there will be a new love blossoming. In Gary Soto’s "Oranges‚" the speaker is describing the first time he walks with a girl. He is at the tender age of twelve and this simple act of innocence takes place on a cold‚ grey day in December. As the two walk together‚ they stop in a drugstore and
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Danielle Procope #310 "The Landlady" versus "The Broken Chain" essay A good plot in a story is something that will keep you interested and make you want to read more of it. In "The Broken Chain"‚ by Gary Soto‚ the plot was about a boy who was having problems preparing for his first date. In "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl‚ the plot was about a murder mystery. Overall "The Landlady" had more external conflicts and suspense. In the Landlady there were a lot more external conflicts. In "The Broken
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In Marble champ‚ By Gary soto‚ Lupe is a super shy girl who only is good at academic things and is not good at sports. Then she finds the sport marbles and now trains to be the best to win the marbles championship. She literally speaks in whispers as in she is very shy and does not really connect with people. But one thing Lupe really does good is believing in herself. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” Theodore roosevelt said. By believing in herself‚ Lupe practices‚ and she has tons of
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A myth is an idea that people presume to be correct however it is not. A myth is a widely held idealized conception of an unproven or ambiguous idea. Myths remind us how things were before in the distant past‚ and serve in explaining our outlook on an idyllic world. Myths have an astonishing impact on society because people tend to comply and follow through with the traditional standards endorsed by society. People tend to accept these misconceptions because these implications are embedded into
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