Ambar A.
March 5, 2009
Once Upon a Quinceañera
Quote #1:
“In the Hispanic community, traditionally it has been the women who hand on the faith. Hispanic women are the evangelizers and teachers of values, yet their leadership has often gone unrecognized. The Quince Años blessing publicity acknowledges this historic role” –United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, page 179
Significance:
This quote has to do with the question “How do the characters maintain their cultural ties to their homeland while living in America?”. It has to do with this quote because this quote was talking about how Quinceaneras are a blessing and it is a historic role, I thought that it has to do with maintaining the cultural ties between America and their home countries. I chose this quote because I thought that it was a powerful quote and that it really stood out to me.
Personal Connection:
I agree with this quote because I think that women aren’t really recognized for what they do, and if it wasn’t for them, life would be really hard without them. I can relate to this quote because I know someone who does everything for her family and makes sure that everything is in place and perfect, but the people in her family don’t even notice the nice things that she’s done for them.
Question:
Do you agree with this quote? Why or why not?
Quote #2:
“College was supposed to be the next step, but I kept crumbling under pressure. The headmistress at Abbot suggested to my parents that I take a year off. After all, I was younger than most of my senior class, having turned seventeen in late March. Then, too, none of the colleges I had applied to had accepted me. No doubt my Abbot teachers had felt compelled to address my perplexing behavior vis-à-vis exam taking, even as they presented extenuating circumstances or mentioned improvement at the time of the writing of their letters of recommendation. And of course, since I had walked out of SATs and achievement tests, I had terrible scores.”- Julia Alvarez, page 183
Significance:
This quote has to do with the question “What hardships do the characters endure as they make a new life?”. It has to do with this question because Julia was having a hard time with her education and it was hard for her to get into college which is really sad. I chose this quote because it really showed that she had some major problems when she was in the U.S.
Character Judgement:
I don’t think that Julia should’ve walked out on the SATs because SATs are a huge part of grades and they count a lot. But I can understand that she immigrated to the U.S. so she might not be used to the American customs but I think that she should’ve tried harder. I feel sad for Julia because she must’ve been going through a lot and must’ve been under a lot of pressure. :[
Question:
How do you feel about everything that has been going on in Julia’s life?
“In the Hispanic community, traditionally it has been the women who hand on the faith. Hispanic women are the evangelizers and teachers of values, yet their leadership has often gone unrecognized. The Quince Años blessing publicity acknowledges this historic role” –United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, page 179
Significance:
This quote has to do with the question “How do the characters maintain their cultural ties to their homeland while living in America?”. It has to do with this quote because this quote was talking about how Quinceaneras are a blessing and it is a historic role, I thought that it has to do with maintaining the cultural ties between America and their home countries. I chose this quote because I thought that it was a powerful quote and that it really stood out to me.
Personal Connection:
I agree with this quote because I think that women aren’t really recognized for what they do, and if it wasn’t for them, life would be really hard without them. I can relate to this quote because I know someone who does everything for her family and makes sure that everything is in place and perfect, but the people in her family don’t even notice the nice things that she’s done for them.
Question:
Do you agree with this quote? Why or why not?
Quote #2:
“College was supposed to be the next step, but I kept crumbling under pressure. The headmistress at Abbot suggested to my parents that I take a year off. After all, I was younger than most of my senior class, having turned seventeen in late March. Then, too, none of the colleges I had applied to had accepted me. No doubt my Abbot teachers had felt compelled to address my perplexing behavior vis-à-vis exam taking, even as they presented extenuating circumstances or mentioned improvement at the time of the writing of their letters of recommendation. And of course, since I had walked out of SATs and achievement tests, I had terrible scores.”- Julia Alvarez, page 183
Significance:
This quote has to do with the question “What hardships do the characters endure as they make a new life?”. It has to do with this question because Julia was having a hard time with her education and it was hard for her to get into college which is really sad. I chose this quote because it really showed that she had some major problems when she was in the U.S.
Character Judgement:
I don’t think that Julia should’ve walked out on the SATs because SATs are a huge part of grades and they count a lot. But I can understand that she immigrated to the U.S. so she might not be used to the American customs but I think that she should’ve tried harder. I feel sad for Julia because she must’ve been going through a lot and must’ve been under a lot of pressure. :[
Question:
How do you feel about everything that has been going on in Julia’s life?
1 comments:
Q1: I agree with you. Women aren't really recognized for what they do. I totally agree, if it wasn't for them life would be hard. That's sad how you know someone who does nice things and no notices. It's always important to respect a women and the good she has done. I also like this quote too, it's very booming! It's also very true.
Q?1: Yes I do! Like I said, women should be recognized and respected for the good that they have done. I feel like I do good for people, and I still don't get respect. No one says thanks for the good that I have done. [You probably know what I'm talking about haha.]
Q2: I totally agree! SATs are VERY important!! Yeah, I totally agree, it has to do with the hardships question. She must have struggled a lot, and everyone should try their hardest. She did, but at the same time she gave up. She should have tried harder.
Q?2: I feel bad for her. Like you said, she must have been under pressure. But she should have tried her hardest, I don't think she did. College is an very good thing for your life. It help you get a good job, but if you fail to try, college will come down hard on you. Good job!
-Silvia
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