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I identified with the passage “My Name” in House on Mango Street. It reminds me of the I Am poems we did in class last week. For example, Esperanza states, “It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing,” (Cisneros, pg. 10, 1984). Her name isContinue reading “Blog #4 The House on Mango Street”

I enjoyed Langston Hughes poem so much. It spoke to me in so many ways and is very relevant to today’s political and social climate. His poem is written as if it was placed in today’s time. I read it and think so much has changed but nothing has changed at all. The line “O,Continue reading “Blog #3 Short Poems”

I thought the American Dream documentary was great. It shined light on a lot of topics, especially controversial ones. I think the documentary was informative. It really comments on both sides of the spectrum, meaning people who are US citizens and people who immigrated here. In addition, patriotism takes on a lot of forms. Also,Continue reading “Blog #2 American Creed”

I really liked the TED Talk we watched. I’ve seen it before, but it was good to revisit the subject. I enjoyed how she emphasized how different races and ethnicities should be represented in literature. This would provide a multi-perspective way of reading literature and learning about different cultures. Also, I identified with her whenContinue reading “Blog #1 Danger of the Single Story”