Cecilia's Poem

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This artifact is a self-drawn comic and it is intended to be amusing. This artifact represents stereotypes of names in our society. In this case our protagonist is Cecilia, a girl similar to the concept Esperanza is dealing with. Cecilia’s name gets passed down from her grandma. The name “Cecilia” means blind which is what her grandma has obtained. Her grandma was forced upon marriage by her dad with a individual she does not have any relationship with. Her parents tend to force Cecilia to follow the same path as her grandmother, but she thinks otherwise. She then goes on her way going the opposite direction of her parents to follow her own journey/path. Most individuals don’t have the courage to be able to step up to what they want. They go

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