Response to "American History" The story "American History" by Judith Ortiz-Cofer is one that many people can relate to. It is not merely a Latina girl ’s experiences with prejudice and growing up in New Jersey. The story rings true for many. In "American History‚" Elena is a ninth grader at a large public school in Paterson‚ New Jersey. On this day‚ a cold gray November day‚ President Kennedy has been shot. The reader can see how all the adults in the story are immensely affected by this
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The Myth of the Latin Woman and Just Walk on By Brent Staples essay “Just Walk on By: Black Men in Public Spaces” he talks about the way people see him. The reason being he is African American and within his neighborhood people see him as a mugger‚ rapist‚ or worse than the two. He is also discriminated and stereotyped because of his race and his skin color. In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” she explains how people stereotyped Latin people
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with the idea of being a woman who wears satin slips and not the innocent girl who plays with doll. With adulthood comes more responsibilities and she herself must take on household tasks such as washing her own clothing and sheets. This will prepare her for marriage. She undergoes so many bodily transformations‚ practically overnight‚ that make her feel uncomfortable. Her menstrual cycle starts‚ which she feels is shameful. She is growing out of her innocence into a woman and dolls are no longer
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some sort of stereotype to them. Stereotypes are strongly displayed in the media; stereotype can be based of someone’s color‚ culture‚ religion‚ or sex. In Black men in public spaces by Brent Staples‚ and in The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ the authors talk about stereotypes based on their gender and ethnicity and the experiences they both encounter because of their ethnicity and gender which have many similarities and differences. Stereotypes can
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AP Style Prompt: In the essay below‚ author Judith Ortiz Cofer examines the impact of racist stereotypes. Read the passage carefully. Then‚ in a well-organized essay‚ analyze how Cofer uses rhetorical strategies to convey her attitude towards Latina stereotypes. Mythbusters: Deconstructing the Latina Stereotype In Cofer’s essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria‚” Cofer uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to portray Latina stereotypes as harmful and inaccurate. Right
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Judith Ortiz Cofer and Ishmael Reed are the same as they have both been judged for their ethnicity. Being predisposed to racism and stereotypes just because the color of their skin. It his the thought that they have the similarity in their pre judgement because they have different American experiences. In The Myth Of The Latian Woman: I Just Met A Girl Named Maria Judith Ortiz Cofer States “ You can leave the island‚ master the English language‚ and travel as far as you can ‚but if you are Latina
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Jack Huston once said “Rule number one is ‘don’t get too attached to a character.’” He was talking about fictional characters‚ but the same can be said for real life. In the short story “American History‚” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ a girl named Elena becomes friends with a boy named Eugene‚ but she is devastated when she finds out that he will be moving soon. The moral of this story is not to get so emotionally attached to someone. Elena got so attached to Eugene because of how similar they are. She
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Christmas- People celebrate Christmas Day in many ways. In the days or even weeks before Christmas Day‚ many people decorate their homes and gardens with lights‚ Christmas trees and much more. As for my family we like to celebrate Christmas early because on December 25 is the day where my family likes to head off to Fresno because we like to celebrate Christmas with my grandma and close relatives I think that Christmas is the best holiday and is my favorite for several reasons. I love the music
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What if myths were real? What if I was part of a myth‚ and a myth was part of me? That feels so big to be part of a myth‚ and even bigger to allow mythology to move through me and transform me. When I first moved to Mountain View‚ CA over a decade ago‚ I took up residency on Promethean Way. When I initially moved into the home‚ there was a natural draw to the street‚ the name‚ the lineage‚ and the origin; but at the time I did not know why. According to some mythological stories‚ Prometheus was the
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with the chores around the house. Going out with friends was prohibited‚ unless you had the proper chaperone. Even at the age of 16‚ a young woman is highly protected. You may now understand why the father was so over protective and difficult to bare. The women’s role in America is much more different than Puerto Rico. Freedom is given and does not bound a woman to what a male allows. The respect is much higher. Females try to achieve higher standards in life‚ much more than just a homemaker. At the
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