1950s Nostalgia Real and Imagined Stephanie Coontz is a professor of Family History at the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington. She is a nationally recognized expert on the family and an award winning writer. In her 1997 book “The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America’s Changing Families”‚ Stephanie Coontz wrote an essay entitled “What We Really Miss about the 1950s”. In Stephanie Coontz’s “What We Really Miss about the 1950s”‚ she argues that we as
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Oranges‚ have you ever felt something for someone so much you would do anything for them. I think this story is a good description of this because this person cared so much for this girl that he was trying to go out of his way to do this one thing for her and had to give up the only thing he had. I think this poem can be taken many different ways‚ but the way I see it is that he cared so much for this girl that he would give up everything for her. I take it as a lesson for people to learn not to
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Graff‚E.J. “What Makes a Family.” Rereading America. 5th Ed. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2004. 26-38. Print. E.J. Graff explores the history of the term “family” in its Roman origin “familia”. She explains that in early Roman times‚ a family was not defined by bloodlines‚ but by the choice of the head of the family. Soto‚ Gary. “Looking for Work.” Rereading America. 5th Ed.Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s
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not wasting any materials in between all that. Gary Harvey Gary Harvey’s styles consist of long recycled dress using 30 copies of financial times‚ 26 nylon baseball jackets‚ 41 pairs of Levi 501’s he uses the dress a lot. Gary Harvey believes sourcing materials that have been thrown away like recycled crisp packets; recycled jeans; and newspapers. Harvey makes very creative colourful dresses. His collection of dresses was inspired by silhouettes. Gary Harvey uses a range of elements including: size-
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Masks‚ what they are and why they’re beneficial Ian Afseth April 10‚ 2015 7/8 What is a mask? You probably know what a physical mask is‚ but what about
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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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