American History Précis In the short story American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer encourages us to understand our own feeling and being sensitive to the situation around us before we act. Cofer supports her claim by describing Elena’s insensitivity to the president’s death visiting Eugene while everyone was still mourning. Eugene’s Mother assumes that Elena‚ her family‚ or Puerto rico immigrants in general are insensitive to the tragedy. “I don’t know how you people do it‚” pg 301 Eugene’s mother
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Pray‚” Judith Ortiz Cofer shows the different cultures can interpret religious customs and difficult for searching the religious of Latin people in the United States. In the poem‚ Cofer shows the relationship between the women’s religion and religious. Cofer uses the women who pray to Anglo God‚ but they have not believed in all God ’s power. Moreover‚ the Latin women live in the different culture and language‚ but they still hope that God at least understands what they are praying for. Judith Ortiz
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Summary of “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named María” by Judith Ortiz Cofer In her essay‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named María‚” Judith Ortiz Cofer presents some of the stereotypes Americans hold about Latinas. Cofer narrates some occurrences that she went through in which the fact of being a Latina made her the center of attention. The first incident she had that put her on the spot was on a bus trip to London. She relates the moment when a young man
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In “Myth of the Latin Woman”‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ the author points out how she has been treated by different people in different countries due to their conception of her as a Latin woman. She cites several incidents where she was viewed‚ stereotypically‚ as a woman only capable of being a housewife‚ and as a sexual object. She also argues the cross-cultural conflict Hispanics have to deal with on an everyday basis‚ in this‚ purely dominated by Caucasians‚ where cultural traditions are seeing
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Lives‚” Lahiri never got to forget about her second culture. Her parents reminded her every day. Social problems were a big deal for Cofer‚ Matthews‚ and Lahiri. They all went through some kind of social problems. In “Don’t Call Me Hot Tamale‚” Judith Ortiz Cofer has social problems because of the way she dresses. People don’t want to talk to a person like her that dresses like that. One night she was having dinner at a nice hotel and after she ate‚ she went back to her room‚ and on her way a middle-aged
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beings of other species‚ each argument has presented its own compelling views. As this class was my first philosophy class I have ever taken‚ certain arguments grabbed my attention more than others. Of these‚ the argument and position presented by Judith Jarvis Thomson in “A Defense of Abortion” caused me to rethink my view on the topic. Raised in a politically conservative environment‚ the argument against abortion I most commonly heard was that fetuses are people and should be afforded rights
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Teenage Love Stupid or Not “Catch the Moon” and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” are fictional stories based on the topic of teenage love. “Catch the Moon” was written by Judith Ortiz Cofer in 1995‚ the setting takes place in a city‚ mainly in a junkyard. The main character is Luis Cintron. “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” was written by W.D Wetherell‚ in 1983‚ the setting is on and around a river. The main character is a 14 year old boy. These two stories are about teenage love.
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Essay Nonfiction Story In the short story Lessons of love‚ from Silent Dancing by Judith Ortiz Cofer; she uses literary devises to send the purpose of her love story. Cofer’s many literary devices where that of detail‚ simile‚ and personification to emphasize her message and the lessons she learned from her experiences. The use of Cofer’s simile being added helped the reader see better the description of the Italian guy. She mentions “He looked extraordinary like a young Marlon Brando – down
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Student Handout NAME___________________________________________________________ Date_________ Period_______ Classic Ethical Dilemmas The ‘Heinz’ Dilemma Mr. Heinz is ordinarily a law-abiding man. One day‚ his wife becomes gravely ill. Heinz takes her to the doctor‚ who prescribes a medication for her. She does quite well on this medication and begins to recover. However‚ Heinz has no insurance and runs out of money quickly paying for this expensive medication. After a few months‚ he can
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Uncovering the Stereotypes of the Latin Woman Being a victim of stereotyping is difficult for anyone to deal with. In the essay‚ “The Myth of the Latin woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria‚” author Judith Ortiz Cofer reflects on her experiences being stereotyped as a Latin woman. There are numerous stereotypes that Latin women are subjected to. Cofer shares a few of the ones she has had to face throughout her life. Cofer was judged based on her clothing‚ her maturity level‚ and her job. With all
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