Sandra Cisneros

Defining classic literature is a more complex and debated subject than one might imagine it to be. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word classic as an adjective used to show that something is the very best of its kind, an example of excellence or something that has been popular for a long period of time. The word literature also has a wide range of meanings. It can mean any written work such as a brochure, novel, article, poem, play, or booklet about a particular subject.…

the solution to make me feel better. As long as there is someone oy my side, I won’t care. The feeling of undergoing the situation will make me be stronger so that if I met any awkward moment, I will adjust my attitude and move on. In the book, Sandra Cisneros wrote about Esperanza, her family is from Mexico, which means is different from the white people live in USA, and the city that they are living, Chicago. They are outcasts, they are isolated from people. They can only live in poor areas…

“Just as we have two eyes and two feet, duality is part of life.” (Carlos Santana, 1947). Duality exists as a major element of the human experience, which manifests from our magnificent brain’s ability to cognitively think and our even more intricately woven lives as we interact with others. In “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien, a small hobbit named Bilbo embarks on an adventure that contradicts every part of his previously conceived nature. From this journey, he discovers parts of himself that had…

A blank page. All writing begins with a white sheet of unnamed possibilities. And yet with skills, knowledge and ideas, a blank page can morph into something magical. Shakespeare didn’t simply stumble upon Romeo and Juliet. Instead, he had to use his heart, mind, and pen to produce his masterpieces. Throughout freshman English class, we have been developing the skills to fill that daunting blank page with meaningful words. Moreover, students have been exposed to esteemed authors and asked to…

When individuals have a limited point of view about another person or country, they tend to overlook the underlying and meaningful stories that lie within that group or place. In her Ted talk, “The Danger of a Single Story”, Chimamanda Adichie describes this concept as a single story. Assuming someone's life or way of being simply based off of a single story leads to stereotyping and misunderstanding. In the article "Critical Race Methodology: Counter-Storytelling as an Analytical Framework for…

Culture is all around us. From what we wear to what we eat to how we speak. You can try to hide your connection to culture, but it will always find you. When searching for a definition to culture I feel Texas A&M University did an amazing job. Their definition states: “A culture is a way of life of a group of people—the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation…

Texas has a long and rich in history, Texas was part of the Spanish Empire, also part of Mexico but in 1836 Texas acquired independence from the country. Since Texas was part of Mexico, there is many Hispanic influences that have been shaping Texas culture. But most of the important figures do not only come from Mexico, but from Spanish-speaking countries. According to pewhispanics.org the Texas population consists of 38% Hispanics, 88% are Mexican and 12% are non-Mexican. A total of 9,794 000…