Marcus Mathew Ritchie English 2 Pre-AP 2nd 19 September 2013 American History Paper In the story‚ “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ a girl named Elena lived in Paterson‚ New Jersey in an apartment known as El Building. Her life consists of her getting bullied at school‚ loving to read‚ staring at the old Jewish people’s house‚ and especially having a huge crush on a boy named Eugene. Throughout the whole story all Elena thinks about is Eugene and how she wants to be with him forever
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Mr. Ruth ENG 111; Section 4209 Stereotype: The Myth of a Latin Woman Judith Ortiz Cofer is a Puerto Rican immigrant and a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Georgia. Cofer has written many books‚ poems and essays in her career. As the author of “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”‚ she shows how society uses stereotypes to deny individualism of certain minority groups. In this essay Cofer describes the injustices that Latina women suffer
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In Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ Constancia meets her grandmother for the first time‚ which leads to her being ashamed of being with her grandmother because she acts and dresses differently; that makes Abuela very sad that her grandmother. The theme is given people with the utmost respect‚ or you will lose the respect from the other person. To begin‚ the main character named Constancia and her family picks up her Abuela. Constancia’s mother tells her about the stories of her mother
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Dunbar-Ortiz talks about the history of the United States by challenging the myth on how America was found. She shows that policies against the native people were colonial and genocide based. The policies were intended to seize the habitats of the indigenous population by eliminating and displacing them from their native land. Haunani Kay’s article on social justice supports this claim by illustrating how the indigenous people were mistreated. He uses the phrase “the color of violence” to explain
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The story “One More Lesson”‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ discusses her childhood life in Puerto Rico and when she moved to the United States. The story discusses how Cofers father wanted her family to conduct themselves a certain way‚ to escape the general stereotypes that Puerto Ricans received‚ such as them being loud‚ playing loud music‚ and mothers yelling at their children. Cofer’s family was forced to act differently from the other Puerto Ricans that were around them for the satisfaction of her
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EWRT1A Instructor: Luis Limcolioc Title: Silence Speaks More Than We Observe "Silent Dancing" By Judith Ortiz Cofer There are moments in which the silence can convey a message which is much more momentous than any other words which can be spoken. "Silent Dancing" by Judith Ortiz Cofer is a great evidence of that. In this piece of work the writer conveys a message about her childhood. Around the young age of three‚ the writer along with her mother and her younger brother shifted from their homeland
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betrayal‚ and rejection. In some cultures family circles cannot always be of love and protection. In her case she reveals to the reader a family circle that would murder in order to keep the circle clean of sin‚ no matter what the cost. Judith Ortiz Cofer the author of "Casa: A partial remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood" shows how family stories can control a person’s life. Cofer was never one to disagree with what she was told. She was raised a Navy brat who was both Puerto Rican and American
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really need is education‚ which will help us get to where we want to be. The best outfit will not give you the job you want to get in the future‚ but education will. “I had discovered that I needed stability more than social life” according to Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ author of The Story of my Body. During my senior year in high school‚ I remember seeing a poster that said “Twenty years from now‚ it won’t matter what shoes you wore‚ how your hair looked‚ or what kind of jeans you brought. What will matter
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Finding Love The two stories being compared are “The First Seven Years” and “Catch the Moon”. The First Seven Years is written by Bernard Malamud. Catch the Moon is written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The First Seven Years is about a father who just wants his daughter to find love‚ and the daughter and helper are secretly in love. Catch the moon is about a troubled boy that learns to change and falls in love with a girl. Both stories have a pretty similar theme‚ they are both about finding love
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My response to the title of the poem was a fifteen-year-old Latina girl becoming of age. Quinceanera can be compared to Sweet Sixteen or becoming eighteen-years-old all of which represent the transition into adulthood for a young lady. Traditionally a Quinceanera is celebrated among the Latino culture and catholic community. The poem demonstrates tone well using her emotions and feeling toward turning fifteen. This author takes her own experience and puts it into the poem. She describes the time
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