Helena

Images often are used to convey a powerful message to an audience through the use of different methods or appeals. This technique has been used for many decades and it continues to be used now a days. In this case, this ad by Helena Rubinstein is trying to convince us to buy a makeup product from her makeup line. At the top of the ad in big bold letters it says “How to get gorgeous.” Followed right under it there is a small paragraph describing the product. Right under that there is a picture of…

In “The Moths” by Helena María Viramontes the narrator originally describes her relationship between her and Abuelita as nothing special. Viramontes describes Abuelita’s gray eye in situations that reveal more about the relationship between her and the narrator, ultimately allowing the fact that the narrator and her Abuelita are closer than the narrator originally allowed the readers to believe. The narrator’s immediate family does not make her feel comfortable or safe, while her connection to…

For Helena Fogerty, an advisory board plays a key role in her decision making for her swimwear company Mia Ola. Advisory boards are not implemented to lead an organization, but their main function is to offer support to administrators and faculty (Conroy, Lefever, & Withiam, 1996). In Helena’s case, she was looking for a group of people to confide in and rely on when she ran into difficult situations In the video, she talked about the struggles of working in a country that speaks a different…

Data on 1513 adolescents, ranging from age 12.5 to 17.5 years, were obtained from the HELENA-Cross-Sectional Study (HELENA-CSS) conducted in Europe between 2006 and 2007. Each participant completed a 24-hour dietary recall on two nonconsecutive days within a two week period using the HELENA-DIAT (Dietary Assessment Tool). A Diet Quality Index for Adolescents (DQI-A) was developed from the data collected and diet quality of each individual…

In "The Moths," Helena Maria Viramontes uses irony and symbolism to depict how relationships with family can have valued purpose; however, death and its attended grief brings on a new beginning. In the beginning, Viramontes expounds on the narrator’s relationship with immediate family and Abuelita. Doing this, she uses extended metaphor, when expounding on her sister’s characterization of her having “bull like hands with their cute like voices”(27). Her bull hands become a symbol which connotes…

We all have families that guide us to discover our identity and background, but does that mean we have to follow through the same traditions? The short story “The Moths” by Helena Viramontes tells the story of a fourteen-year-old who describes herself as unattractive, disrespectful and unlike other girls. Although she is mistreated and abused by her family she has an Abuelita who cares for her. She is then forced to care for her ailing Abuelita who is dying through her last days shaping her to…

Adolescence is a hard time for many. Those few years spent entering adulthood is often rife with feelings of inadequacy. Like many fourteen-year-olds, the protagonist of “The Moths” by Helena Viramontes, too, has difficulty in accepting herself for who she is. However, when she is sent to take care of her dying abuelita, she matures from a disrespectful child into a wiser self. Her interactions with her grandmother have developed her character into one that has clarity on and can cope with the…

Necessary Endings Helena Maria Miramontes is an American writer and English professor. She has written novels and shorts stories, like “The Moths” which is included in her collection of”The Moths and Other Stories.” The Moths is a coming-of-age story about a 14 year old girl who takes care of her sick abuelita. The characters of the story are the mom, the father, the girl’s older sisters, and the narrator which is the girl. The narrator is described as being different, unlike her older sisters…

The Economics of Happiness is a documentary film that was released in 2011. It is directed by Helena Norberg Hodge, Steven Gorelick, and John Page, and produced by Local Futures. The film features different voices from around the globe and they share their story. The Economics of Happiness basically focuses on the adverse effects of globalization on populations around the world. The film starts by telling the story of a small village in the Himalayan region of India called Ladakh. It describes…

Typically, Mexican households hold a rule that being obedient and respectful is not an option. A child is not supposed to question how they are being raised. In a short story written by Helena Maria Viramontes, called “The Moths,” a granddaughter attempts to make sense of why she feels isolated from her family. The story features a Mexican family living in Los Angeles mainly focusing on a fourteen-year-old girl referred to as the granddaughter, her mother Ama, and Amas mother Abuelita, making up…