Story Of My Teeth Book Report

Few historical figures from the period of colonial Mexico tower as high as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Sor Juana was a criolla woman who lived from 1651 to 1695. She was born as an illegitimate child but was eventually taken in by the Mexican viceroy’s family. A voracious reader as a child, Sor Juana tirelessly pursued an educating herself. As a young woman, she chose to enter into the cloister so that she could avoid marriage and thus devote herself to her scholarship. She became a prominent writer and her works were widely read in both New Spain and Spain. However, in 1990 she published one of her most famous works: “Reply to Sor Philothea”. This critique of a sermon written by a prominent member of the Church proclaimed the ability of women to participate in intellectual pursuits. Facing intensifying pressure from the Church, Sor Juana publically renounced her work before her death in 1965. Sor Juana’s story was shaped by the societal rules governing gender, race, and class during Mexico’s colonial period and, despite the effort of many to consign her voice to oblivion, she holds tremendous influence upon modern Mexican culture and feminist thought.

I had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Maria G. Rivera. She Is a hardworking mother who came to the united states at the age of 13 since then she hasn't left. She has no desire of going back to Mexico and considers America home. I had the chance to dig deep into her early life history, which I will talk about in the next paragraph. I learned how much she values her children and how much she cares for them, which Is the reason why she decided to make a move and come to the United States because she was thinking of her future kids and didn't want them to experience the harsh life she lived when being a young girl.

Julia Alvarez is the narrator and author of this book, in which it describes her and her families life adjusting their immigrant ways to their new life in the United States. Alvarez has grown up with her Dominican culture but throughout the book she tries her very best to fit into

She wrote about reality. Primarily, Guerrero was not seeking a crowd of illegals. She was pursuing young readers with open minds. Such as when she reached out to young girls during the time in the book when she got her menstrual cycle and what a difficult time that was.

then she started teaching at Gallaudet university which is a college for the deaf that is a really good school. One tragic story that happened in her life is her white friend’s dad wouldn’t let her stay over just because she was black and couldn’t talk normal, soon after this she realized more about her culture and how she is different. Her experiences regarding diversity in interpreting the perfusion is that, all through college she had white interpreters that were woman. After a while she eventually met some woman/ men that were interpreters that were also black. Once she realized she didn’t feel like the only interpreters were white people that worked with her I think she felt better.

It was a wonderful eye-opening experience to interview Carmen Anton, a Spanish immigrant for this project. I learned so many things about how she arrived in American as a small child with only her sister by her side and her strive to become American. The emotional struggles of Carmen and her sister, Elena, were real and I didn’t realize it was that emotionally draining to come to a new country. Her experience showed me how hard it is to fit into a new society knowing absolutely nothing about the world she was dropped into. The fact that she flew here with her younger sister and then live for three months without her parents to guide her in this unfamiliar setting, shows me how strong and brave Carmen was at the young age of eight. When she first came, she assumed it would be like

Journalist and author, Sonia Nazario’s novel “Enrique's Journey” has sparked tremendous attention to the immigration laws of the United states.Immigration and immigrants are the integral parts of the United States, which constitutes to the cultural and economic prosperity of the country.Yet, people segregate immigrants based on race, color and culture; especially, illegal immigrants that are labeled criminals, drug addicts and rapists.Through Enrique’s journey, Sonia Nazario illustrated the illegal journey of a young boy named Enrique to reunite with his mother in the United States.Enrique always felt abandoned by his mother Lourdes, when she left him and his older sister Belky to travel across borders to the great land of opportunities, the

After reading the book The Distance Between Us, which was written by Reyna Grande, I came to see that there were a few aspects that I could relate to. The book talks about Reyna Grande's childhood in Mexico and her undocumented journey to the United States. It dives into the intricate themes of family, immigration, identity, and the pursuit of the American dream. Grande's writing is evocative, providing deep insights into the challenges faced by immigrant families. With its touching narrative, the book connects with a wide audience, resonating on emotional levels.

She gives the reader very vivid memories from her childhood and how being raised poor affects her identity as a person. She discusses how Mexicans identify themselves; since there are many different ways to identify culture, they make up several different cultures (Indian, Black, and Mexican). By the end she talks about the fight that Mexicans put up to stand up for their culture and their identity.

In the U.S. she had 3 sons Alex, Ryan, and Brandon. 5 years later Alex was 5, Ryan was 3, and Brandon was only 2 months old, their mom got deported and their family was separated. While Emma was in Tijuana she started a children's book called "The Little Elf," that explains to young children what deportation is and why it happens. She started writing this book for her children who were to little to understand why this was happening to them. Later that year Emma thought that the U.S. was ready for her to come back in, but the letter that was supposed to let her back in turned out to be the opposite the letter said her ban would last 10 years. She is still in Tijuana and her sons who are now 14, 12, and 9 come and visit her twice a month. Imagine growing up without a mother or a father then only being able to see them twice month that is why deportation is

The entire time I was reading Enrique’s Journey, I kept asking myself, “What would I do?” If my mother left me to go to another country when I was five, would I try to find her years later? Would the abandonment and neglect by my family members lead me to resort to drugs? Would I make an eighth attempt to cross the border of the United States after my first seven attempts failed? These, and many other questions, ran through my head as I read Enrique’s Journey, the story of a Honduran teenage boy’s attempt to reunite with his mother, Lourdes, after she leaves him for the United States. Lourdes, a single mother, leaves her children with obviously good intentions— she wants to get a better job and send money back to her children, but it is hard not to resent her a little. As I was reading, I kept trying to think of ways Lourdes could have stayed with her family in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and still have sufficiently provided for them. Maybe there could have been a way, but Lourdes obviously did not think there was. Leaving her family is not easy for Lourdes; she cannot even take a picture of Enrique with her because it would make her too sad, but she feels that this is the only way to give her children more than she had.

The four young woman from Mexico who have lived most of their lives in the United States struggle with immigration problems. Their story of struggle and resilience compares to current struggles that we have going on in today's society in forms of race, class, resistance and current protest movements.

Perla was born in Juarez, Mexico, then moved to Roswell N.M at the age of three. She’s the oldest one out of her two siblings and the only one born in Mexico. Her parents only spoke Spanish making it difficult for them to adjust living in the U.S. School was frustrating for Perla, so her parents began searching for someone who could teach her English. With the struggle of not knowing the language and coming from another country, she realized that she wanted to help people who were in a similar situation. She decided to take-up a career in becoming an immigrant lawyer, when she grew up. Now Perla is continuing to make good grades and tries to keep her 3.5 GPA, so she can graduate in white and receive scholarship offers. She participates in

Marilyn Torres moved to the United States from Puerto Rico in 1962. She was a fish out of water. She didn’t know the language. Her teachers didn’t understand her. She didn’t want to be in school. Every day was an obstacle she had to overcome.

Teeth is an amazing story filled with drama, life lessons and more. The story being on a remote island adds to the mood of the story. Hannah did a great job at making you able to visualize every scene. I recommend this novel to anyone who like fiction, jaw dropping stories that will leave you totally in shock.