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    alluring and dynamic as Sonia Sanchez does. Specifically, Sanchez flaunts a biting and raw disposition, that is indicative…

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    In the story “Norma” by Sonia Sanchez Sonia gives her perspective of a girl named Norma. As a teenager, Sonia was very shy. During math class in George Washington High School, she asked how to factor the equation, so she could do her homework. While the teacher pointed a the textbooks the “pipsqueaks” called out Norma to help her factor the problem. Then Norma walked up to the board. Sonia always have looked up to her, she was the genius, unlike the others the understood the problem. Then Norma…

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    “Genius. Norma is a mathematical genius.” In the late 40’s in New York, the intelligent were praised and followed, and the same happens to this day. As the story “Norma” by Sonia Sanchez tests the reader’s view of seeing different perspectives, we learn that what you plan isn’t always executed in that same way. The story begins at George Washington High School, where we learn that the main character, Sonia, is a common, shy, and underconfident girl who has trouble with her math homework. At…

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    When someone well respected that was of the group - least likely to be respected how do people react ? When someones making a change by doing the simple things she loves , how do people react ? When an African american woman from Birmingham , Al starts paving ways and changing a close-minded society who doesn’t value her “kind” , through her writing how do you react? Would you show respect? Sonia Sanchez , An African American woman , who paved new ways , who inspired billions of african…

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    “On the playground, or once he started school at Blessed Sacrament with me, I watched out for him, and any bully thinking of messing with him would have to mix it up with me first” (Sotomayor 12). a. Caring about her family and their needs, Sonia would protect her family members from danger. She cared about her family so much that she would put herself out there to protect them. b. We all have a sense of responsibly to help out the ones we love c. Jonas from The Giver must protect his baby…

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    English 101 taught me how to be more creative and broad about writing. Example on Essay 1 I didn’t really mention anything about Sonia Sotomayor’s mother not wanting her to work, and behind that was facts and important information about he context that I missed. I also approach my assignments differently now; I make sure my paragraphs are structured in the write order for an easy read for the reader. I realized when I start off with a good approach on a topic I have to tools and skills learned…

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    vs. Apple Inc, argued on October 11th, 2016 and decided on December 6th, 2016. The author of the majority opinion was Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The case was an unanimous decision, and it was ‘said that in the case of a multicomponent product, the “article of manufacture” for arriving at a damages award under the relevant section of patent law need not be the end product sold to the consumer, but may be only a component of that product’ (“Samsung Electronics Co v. Apple Inc.”). oyez.org is just…

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    Sonia Sotomayor's Analysis

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    In her memoir, Sonia Sotomayor expresses the emotional and commemorate events from her childhood through adult life that helped her become the persevered and intelligent woman she is today. At the age of eight, she was diagnosed with type one diabetes, which implicated that she had to learn over her childhood how to apply her insulin shots on her own. The parents were always arguing because the father was an unreliable alcoholic, and the mother a nurse who worked long hours. To avoid conflict…

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    Barack Obama Success

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    of actions after the Affordable Care Act was passed; however, it brought our country up to global standards for care. Also, Obama received the support of a lot of minorities, since he is African- American. He didn’t intentionally capitalize on his race for political gain, but it probably did help him get elected because he won their support and trust. This brought many more people into the democratic party. Furthermore, President Obama put an end to two costly, bloody wars, and kicked off an era…

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    U.S Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, a former professor at NYU School of law was honored to receive the Doctors of Law degree, and there she delivered the NYU’s 180th Commencement to all the graduates and faculty at the Yankee Stadium on May 16, 2012. In this Commencement Sotomayor was greatly welcomed by the Trustee Maria Bartiromo, Kenji Yoshino, and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professional of Law highly introduced Sotomayor to the enthusiastic crowd as “a self-described Nuyorican” and…

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