Summer Reading Assignment Name: ____ __________________ 10th Grade The House on Mango Street Before returning to school next school year‚ you will need to read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions‚ summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September. By carefully completing this assignment over
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One evening my mother told me that thereafter‚ I would have to do the shopping for food. She took me to the corner store to show me the way. I was proud; I felt like a grownup. The next afternoon‚ I looped the basket over my arm and went down the pavement toward the store. When I reached the corner‚ a gang of boys grabbed me‚ knocked me down‚ snatched the basket‚ took the money‚ and sent me running home in panic. That evening‚ I told my mother what had happened‚ but she made no comment; she
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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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epigraphy‚ numismatics‚ monuments Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry‚ scientific literature‚ literature‚ literature in regional languages‚ religious literature. Foreign accounts: Greek‚ Chinese and Arab writers. 2. Pre-history and Proto-history: Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic and mesolithic); Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic). 3. Indus Valley Civilization: Origin‚ date‚ extent‚ characteristics‚ decline‚ survival and significance‚ art
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The House on Mango Street shows the reader the life of a Mexican-American girl through the character’s eyes. Only‚ the story isn’t just about her ethnicity and poor environment‚ it’s about finding a home and growing up. Everybody could learn a lot from her. She teaches people of determination‚ inner strength‚ and connections that can’t always be explained. Cisneros’ vignettes read like individual stories with one big purpose and that in itself is beautiful. In The House on Mango Street she creates
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vinegar and salt were more effective than baking soda in inhibiting the growth of mildew and bacteria and eliminating the odour from washed clothes. The obtained results will allow households to have better alternatives during rainy days to remove the odour of washed clothes. Lastly‚ future research can focus on the identification of mildew on washed clothes in the interests’ of the society. Contents Table of Illustrations 2 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Background Information 3 1.2 Objective
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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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"Ba") in an arranged child marriage‚ according to the custom of the region.[20] In the process‚ he lost a year at school.[21] Recalling the day of their marriage‚ he once said‚ "As we didn’t know much about marriage‚ for us it meant only wearing new clothes‚ eating sweets and playing with relatives." However‚ as was prevailing tradition‚ the adolescent bride was to spend much time at her parents’ house‚ and away from her husband.[22] In 1885‚ when Gandhi was 15‚ the couple’s first child was born‚ but
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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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