Mora

Mrs. Hayashi’s Creative Outlet Women who assume the traditional role of staying at home to care for their children and their household responsibilities often need a creative outlet to express themselves, their ideas, or just to get away from monotony they experience in the day after day domestic routine. Many women find various forms of art a fulfilling way to satisfy their need for personal expression. Similarly, in the short story “Seventeen Syllables” by Hisaye Yomamoto, the “stay-at-home-mom”

found its way directly into the wallets of those candidates and became a personal ATM. To be fair, the Mora brothers contributed heavily to their choice as well and never considered the implications. The only implication when they donated money

Pat Mora is one of the leading figures when it comes to contemporary Hispanic poetry. Mora’s childhood and where she lived during her childhood affected how she wrote all together. Her life experiences on the Mexico-United States border, where she was born and has spent much of her time, often shape her choice of subject matter and theme. Family is one theme that most of Mora’s poems are about. Pat Mora's poem Mothers and Daughters explores the tangled bond between mothers and daughters, using repetition

The house was lit up with blue and red. Miss Mora and her daughter were being escorted back into the house. I could see them grabbing a set of suit cases from the hallway closet. An officer crossed my sight as he surrounded the property with yellow tape. He stumbled over a pink obstruction that lay

In the poem, Immigrant by Pat Mora , Mora writes about the lives of a couple who are immigrants and how they raise their children to fit all of the American society standards. Mora uses an optimistic tone in order to reveal the message that being a fine American is accepted more in society’s eyes. Mora’s tone of optimism is seen towards the close of the text when the parents wonder if “they” will like their children. In lines 7-10, Mora writes “ speak to them in thick English, hallo, babee, hallo

by Pat Mora Imagine moving to a new country in which no one speaks your language. How would you handle such an insurmountable task of assimilating? How would you feel if your children began to speak the new country’s language more proficiently than you do? This situation is the subject of Pat Mora’s poem “Elena.” The poem is a thought-provoking and poignant poem that explores the themes of identity, cultural heritage, and self-acceptance. Through a lyrical and introspective narrative, Mora explores

Charles Mora was born on July 30th 1908. Mora never had a day off, even being born was work since maternity wards, drugs and obstetrical/gynecologists would only be available in the future. He was born to a family who believed in God, country and hard work. In the early 1900's work was tied to basic necessities of life, food, shelter, clothing. Work was not about luxuries in life, it was about survival. The average life expectancy was 47, 14 percent of homes had bath tubs, there were only 8000 cars

Pat Mora is an award-winning writer that bases most her poems on tough cultural challenges and life as a Mexican American. She was born in a Spanish speaking home in El Paso, Texas. Mora is proud to be a Hispanic writer and demonstrates how being culturally different in America is not easy. She explains this through her experiences and the experience other’s. In her poems “Elena”, “Sonrisas”, and “Fences”, Mora gives you a glimpse of what life as a Mexican American is; their hardships, trials

The poem "Sonrisas" by Pat Mora is about someone torn between two lifestyles. Mora uses contrasting diction between the two stanzas to show her feelings towards both rooms; Mora also uses sibilance to further portray the differing nature of those two rooms. Mora's diction and use of sibilance in the first stanza create a tense atmosphere in the room. In lines 6 to 8, the speaker says, "careful woman in crisp beige/suits, quick beige smiles/that seldom sneak into their eyes". Words like "quick", "seldom"

“legal aliens” by Pat Mora and the painting, “self portrait: On the borderline between Mexico and the United States” by Frida Khalo, cultural identity is key. Both the art and poem, relate in some ways, and incorporate culture identity. In the poem “legal alien”,by Pat Mora and, “self portrait: On the borderline between Mexico and the United States” By Frida Khalo involve:culture, juxtaposition, and Theme. Cultural identity is important in the poem and art, in the poem Pat Mora is still trying to