Book of Judith

Through the experiences of Puerto Rican author and narrator Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria, exemplifies misconceptions and stereotypes Latin women face, as well as how American and Latin cultures differ. “You can leave the island, master the English language, and travel as far as you can, but if you’re a Latina, the island travels with you” (par 1), when being at the other side of the world, Judith witnessed a man kneeled before her, performing…

Just how my mother used stories to keep me and my siblings in line, the author 's parents/guardians from “Silk Parachute”, “Grandmother 's Victory” by Maya Angelou, “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, and “Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood” by Judith Ortiz Cofer had their own methods to raise them. I believe that all four essays reinforce, relate, and overlap each other because the outcome of each story is to show how a parent/guardian has an impact on a child’s life by showing them life…

as far as ethnicity persisted within the American society, having caused much strife in one’s daily life. In literature two authors, Dr. Judith Ortiz Cofer of “The Myth of the Latin Woman” and Malcolm X of “My First Conk”, convey these destitute times with a multitude of emotions, ultimately expressing a desire be accepted into society. Malcolm X and Dr. Judith Ortiz Cofer are both minorities who handled their assimilation into the American culture differently. To start, the two individuals’…

Missing are two children’s books which can greatly impact the reader. The books that children read are especially crucial and the message which they receive from these books can affect their entire mindset on any given subject as their thinking is easily influenced. The way that these characteristics relate to these books is very important and will be discussed in this essay. In the book Wonder the main character is August Pullman, nicknamed…

technology. It’s everywhere, some of you are probably holding your phone in your hands right now! The effect of technology in our lives is beyond words. For this reason, it can be found humorous how some people prefer “paperback books” over state-of-the-art, cutting edge electronic books. These amazing instruments of technology are monumentally better for a plethora of reasons. I could potentially stand here all day and go over these reasons, but really all what’s necessary is three: they’re…

silent reading time. Those books were my favorite because they took me to another world. I…

There are many ways to portray the theme never judge a book by it’s cover, and i’m sure that most people have been in situations where that rule is important. I myself have had this happen to me. One day my mom and I were grocery shopping and I saw this old dude that kept staring at me. My first thought was, I better get away from this guy quick. Then, my mom went to go to the bathroom and I was all alone. I started going the opposite direction trying to get away from the guy until my mom got…

Why E-BOOK? We all know that textbooks are one of the main concerns before classes start. In fact, virtually every college student has experienced how difficult can be when carrying textbooks from one class to another. Textbooks are big, heavy, bulky and take up space. Some textbooks have more than a thousand of pages and are very expensive to purchase. The e-book is the best alternative for college students. It has great choices for all college students which can help, solve problems and save…

stories. Sometimes I would take my older sister’s books that did not have any pictures and pretend to read them, coming up with my own fantastical plots and imagining that was the story written in the book. I would also pretend to write my own stories by scribbling “cursive” on the pages of my old notebooks. In first grade my teacher, Mrs. Stumph, would allow me to read her Junie B. Jones books to the class. Sometimes, she would even let me read my own books aloud instead. Even though I…

Story of a Book Reading and writing are key elements of literature. Reading and writing were never a hobby for me. These two elements are fundamental principles for everyone’s education, so there goes me learning how to read and write. Only times I get interested in reading and writing is when I read and write something interesting, like something with a meaning that makes you think, or something with a cause. I love learning how to speak new languages, which interests me to end up reading and…