Author: agoll
Martes el trece #1
1.¿Adónde fue él cuando se rompió el brazo? He went to the hospital when he broke his arm. Él fue al hospital cuando él se rompió el brazo. 2.¿Por qué llegó tarde él a la escuela? He arrived late because he missed (perder) the bus. Él llegó tarde porque él perdió el autobus. 3.¿Por qué pensó […]
Daily Routine
Yo me despierto a las seis y cuarenta de la mañana. Entonces yo me levanto a las siete de la mañana. Primero, yo me arreglo el pelo. Entonces yo me visto para la escuela. Luego, yo desayuno. Finalmente, yo voy a la ecuela a las siete y cuarenta de la mañana. listen to ‘Daily Routine’ […]
Now I’m Free
I was once weak, But now I’m strong. I was once insecure, But now I’m confident. I was once young and stubborn, But now I’m older and open-minded. I was once poor, But now I’m wealthy. I was once sad, But now I’m happy. I was once immature, But now I’m grown-up. I was once […]
Equality For All
Sources: Quintard Taylor. The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle’s Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994). Image Ownership: Public Domain I selected this picture because it shows the fight people of other races have to achieve their own freedom. The people pictured are representing the African […]
Five-Star Quote
In the vignette “Boys and Girls” in Sandra Cisneros’s novel, “The House on Mango Street,” Esperanza describes herself as a red balloon. At the time of this vignette, Esperanza has no friends, so she believes she will be this red balloon until she can find a friend whom she can have fun with, trust with […]
Letter To Sally
Dear Sally, I’m sure you know that I successfully escaped Mango Street, like I said I always would, and am now a renowned author and owner of a beautiful suburban home. I am currently single, but satisfied with being an independent woman. I’m sure you are wondering why I am suddenly writing to you after […]
Becoming A Woman
In “The Family of Little Feet,” a vignette in the novel “The House on Mango Street,” Sandra Cisneros uses shoes to symbolize Esperanza’s new found power of her sexuality through these new adult shoes. While playing outside one afternoon, Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachel are each given a pair of hand-me-down high heels from a neighborhood […]
The Harsh Reality of Racism
In “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros, one thematic motif of the story is racism. This theme is presented through Esperanza and the people she encounters on Mango Street and in her neighborhood. Through this thematic motif, the development of different groups and people’s identity is formed by providing examples of racism and […]
The Thrill of the Water
I looked out over the gently rolling waves of the clear blue ocean water, forming small barrels just big enough for a body and board to squeeze in between the small hole where the crest and surface met. The ocean water cleansed me like Holy water as I submerged beneath the rolling waves and surfaced […]