remember attending my sisters Quinceañera‚ and it being such a sentimental experience. Especially when she danced her first waltz with my uncle and my mom interrupted by giving her the last doll that moment almost made me cry. As my daughter is getting closer to her fifteenth birthday‚ I am getting a mixture of feelings because it means her Quinceañera time is near. Growing up in a Hispanic culture one celebrates the passageway of a girl into a young lady with a Quinceañera‚ which is done when the young
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want to inform my audience about my experience teaching the Quinceanera’s Court to dance for my daughter’s Fifteen Birthday party. PRIMARY AUDIENCE OUTCOME: I want my audience to know about my experience teaching the quinceanera’s court to dance for my daughter’s fifteen birthday party. CONTRIBUTING AUDIENCE OUTCOMES: I want my audience to know: * Teaching them to dance was difficult. * Teaching them to dance was challenging. * Teaching them to dance was rewarding
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My Quinceanera was three years ago‚ and it was an experience I will never forget. A Quinceanera is a Hispanic traditional ceremony when a little girl becomes a young lady at the age of fifteen. In the eyes of the church and family my life as I knew it would be different from this special event. I left my childhood behind in one day‚ I remember the church ceremony‚ the reception‚ and my Sunday dinner for my court of honor. At the church is where you are told what is expected of you as a young lady
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together. We had family get togethers what seemed like every weekend‚ In reality it is more like every month. They didn’t have to be very formal at all‚ events like birthdays‚ weddings‚ quinceañeras‚ Christmas‚ and other holidays are all things that bring families together. And we definitely went all out. Quinceaneras were so much fun for me and everyone.
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particular offer transitional tales that depict vastly different narratives. Judith Ortiz Cofer in her poem‚ Quinceanera‚ presents a dark and literal use of language to portray a raw and reluctant journey to womanhood‚ while in “My Back Pages” Bob Dylan more frequently utilizes figurative language to relay a sense that the anger and resentment of his youth was
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In the poems “Once upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara and “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King‚ both speakers yearn for transformation and spiritual renewal of their minds. In the poem “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King the speaker reflects on his character. He compares the life of flowers to human life and how these flowers accept death with open arms‚ unlike him who fears it. He wishes to be brave like these flowers in the face
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Don’t let your fear of what could happen make something happen. The short story Once Upon A Time written by “Nadine Gordimer” symbolize how fear take its toll on a family which leads to a terrible tragedy. On the Contrary‚ The Vietnam Wall written by “Alberto Rios” is a touchable and remarkable poem. The black marble wall olds so much honor. To Begin with‚ the short the story Once Upon a Time written by “Nadine Gordimer” symbolize the horrifying tragedy of how letting fear take a toll on a family
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In the Hispanic culture‚ the significance of having a quinceanera is to show a girl becoming a young lady‚ to thank god for all he has done and to show her off to her family and friends. It is a very religious ceremony. It is traditional for the Quinceanera to choose special friends to be apart of what is called the Court of Honor. Usually‚ these people are her closest friends‚ her brothers‚ sisters‚ cousins: The people she mostly honors. In the Quinceanera’s Court of Honor all the young girls are
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three in the morning. When my family gets together‚ either it ends either terribly or with rancheras playing and my drunk uncles doing the Mexican grito. For my cousin’s quinceañera my family decided to go all out‚ since it would be the first of many quinceañera’s my family would be celebrating. We didn’t expect for
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something wrong. The poets Gabriel Okara and Dennis brutus both express this feeling of guilt in their personas backgrounds. Therefore‚ okara’s “Once Upon a Time” and brutus’s “It is the Constant Image of Your Face” are poems portrayed with guilt‚ but they show it in different situations. The body of both poems have a specific situation happening. in the poem “Once Upon a Time” the persona wishes to be young again an forget all the lessons he has taught himself. He admits of having to put on a “mask “depending
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