Literature Mrs. Wiggins “Dusting” Julia Alvarez In the poem “Dusting” written by Julia Alvarez‚ a young girl tries to leave imprints on the dusty objects in her house in which later are wiped away by her mother. ‘Each morning I wrote my name / on the dusty cabinet‚ then crossed / the dining table in script‚ scrawled
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A complex issue that surrounds both the main characters in the excerpts Our Papers by Julia Alvarez and What is What by Dave Eggers is how national conflict (civil war‚ war‚ dictatorship‚ etc.) can be viewed. affected their lives and viewpoints. Julia shares the experience she had as a child with her family while still in Puerto Rico. Julia repetitively includes her family in her life while at her grandfather’s house in Boca Chica‚ and they would go swimming near the beaches with other neighbors
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pediatrician‚ books became such an influence in his life that he is now a writer. Now he visits young Indian children on the reservation‚ who are reading and writing and “trying to save their lives” (Alexie 6). In the short story‚ Daughter of Invention‚ the author Julia Alvarez also uses books and writing to help her succeed and “save her life”. When her family comes to America‚ she does very well in school‚ and she is asked to write a speech for a school assembly. When she is finally able to write the
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infinity‚ and beyond”‚ a common phrase used by a well known hero called Buzz Lightyear. A hero can be described in many different ways. Many people consider a hero as someone who is handy‚ brave‚ trustworthy‚ strong‚ faithful‚ or even powerful. In Julia Alvarez’s “In the Time of the Butterflies”‚ sisters known as the Mirabal sisters were described as heroes of the Dominican Republic. The sisters went out of there to do what was right for their country‚ and died in the process. A hero can be anyone
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There was a girl called Yolanda who moved with her family to New York. They rented a small apartment near a Catholic school‚ taught by the Sisters of Charity‚ hefty women in long black gowns and bonnets that made them look like dolls in mourning. The teacher she particularly liked was Sister Zoe‚ her fourth grade teacher. As Yolanda was the only immigrant in her class‚ she was put in a special seat in the row first by the window‚ so Sister Zoe could tutor her without disturbing the other children
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will not be standing by. "Old Heroines" by Julia Alvarez is about this. Focusing on the affect a heroine has on other women‚ and what happens to her afterwards. In the first stanza of the poem‚ Alvarez describes our heroine. She has just completed her task‚ her giant push in what she believes is the right direction. She is still young and she too is changing‚ "She sees her reflection‚ a face still dramatic‚/pale and young in that afterward light." (Alvarez pg 542) Both our speaker and protagonist
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In the essay “My English” written by Julia Alvarez‚ her essay illustrates the way that she learned English. First of all‚ she mentioned that she was born in the USA but her family moved to Dominican Republic and stayed there for almost 10 years. Therefore‚ the only language that she knew in that time was Spanish. Her aunts and uncle used to correct kids in Spanish to educate them but she said that she got their bad Spanish. In addition‚ her parents used to speak in English if they did not want their
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Julia Alvarez’s novel "In the Name of Salome" weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena‚ and her daughter‚ Salome Camila‚ through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life‚ Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political powers. The book trails the history of the Dominican Republic through Salome‚ voiced through her daughter Camila‚ whose history weaves together her mother’s life and her country’s
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During the summer‚ the whole extended family -- uncles‚ aunts‚ sisters‚ cousins‚ grandparents -- usually leave the capital to get away from the heat and diseases. They leave to stay in Julia grandfather’s house close to the beach in a small fishing village of Boca Chica. Throughout the year the family has always lived in neighbouring houses in the city. Coming together to live under same roof was not a problem because it made them grow even more communal. The men stayed in the capital during the
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required course for high school graduation. Two very different parenting styles are used in the stories‚ “The Rules of the Game” and “The Daughter of Invention”. In “The Rules of the Game”‚ the mother lives vicariously through her daughter. She is prideful of her child’s accomplishments and rewards her daughter greatly when she succeeds. The mother and daughter learn to understand each other in the end and follow “the rules of the
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