Sweater

In chapters 7 and 8 of The Blue Sweater, this was written by Jacqueline Novogratz, the one thing that captivated me was when Novogratz climbed Mount Nyiragongo. Novogratz mentions that before she left Africa, she went for an adventure on the tallest mountain which lay between in the Goma, a city in Rwanda, and Zaire. Novogratz and her Canadian friend (Charles) and their tour guide climbed Mount Nyiragongo. The mountain was one of central Africa’ tallest mountain, it shared…

What is the effect of the mixture of yeast with sweaters on the amount of carbon dioxide released? Introduction: The purpose of this lab was to see how much carbon dioxide was released when we mixed yeast with different sweeteners. We made this lab because we knew that when yeast use energy, they break down high energy molecules like sugar to get the energy they need and release carbon dioxide as a reaction. Yeast has two kind of respiration: aerobic respiration, which consists of oxygen like…

As a human being, every person faces some difficulties in his or her life; however, some challenges are forgettable but some are not. The obstacles that someone faces while standing to help others are unforgettable. In The Blue Sweater, Jacqueline Novogratz recounts her childhood memory, she remembers her first grade teacher, Sister Mary Theophane, who once advised her, “’Regardless of what you become’, she said, ‘remember always that to whom much is given, much is expected. God gave you many…

Mrs. Price believes it is Rachel’s sweater because Sylvia Saldivar said that it belongs to Rachel. Sylvia noticed that Rachel was quite skinny and thought she would fit the sweater. However, she also may not have liked Rachel so much so she decided to embarrass her. In Eleven, in lines 33-36 it says, “An ugly sweater like that, all raggedy and old, but Mrs. Price believes her. Mrs. Price takes the sweater and puts it right on my desk, but when I open my mouth nothing comes out.” Mrs. Price…

After lunch I was still furious about the red sweater . My Eleventh birthday had been ruined because of a stupid ,ugly ,raggedy ,old ,red sweater that smelt like cottage cheese . What made even is that my teacher Mrs .Price didn’t even apologize to me even though I was right and she was wrong .I don’t think she knows it’s my birthday today . I’ve never be this mad at a teacher before . Later ,that afternoon while we were in class Mrs.Price had noticed that I have been doing mean things…

Recently, I have experienced the pleasure of reading The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz. Jacqueline Novogratz is the CEO and founder the Acumen Fund, a non-profit impact investment fund that primarily focuses on serving low-income communities in developing countries primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In her book, she writes about her journey as a young woman as she attempts to use the power of markets to…

Stop! Do not throw away that blue sweater just because it is starting to look worn out. Washing your favorite throw overs can cause them to look worn and shaggy with fuzzy lint pulled up over time. That doesn't mean those throw overs are now to be thrown away. Possibly the best advice Wengie could pitch our way is taking an average razor and shaving your sweater. Shaving delicately will pull that lint right off smoothing the material out and renewing the bright colors giving the newly bought…

of an “ugly red sweater”. She was upset because the only reason why Mrs. Price believed the sweater was Rachel is because one of the classmates said so. Rachel tries several times to explain that the sweater is not until she literally has an emotional breakdown. The story took an interesting turn when Mrs. Price made Rachel put on the sweater. Mrs. Price says “you put that sweater on right now and no more nonsense”. Finally, Phyllis, another classmate, admitted the sweater was hers. I…

Moving from North America to Africa, Jacqueline Novogratz explores the struggles of African women living in poverty. In her book, The Blue Sweater, Novogratz narrates her mission to provide women with the opportunity to better themselves. While reading Novogratz’s gripping highs and lows on the beginning of her path to success, several points of her mission caught my attention. The first being the tagline of her autobiography, the second being the system of lending that the women figured out…

Jesse Stuart's short story the Slip-over sweater, focuses on Shan's relationship' with two girls, Grace who has bee with him since childhood, and Jo-Anne the popular girl who Shan fell in love with. The two girls have some similarities as well some differences In their Background, personality, and relationship with Shan. Grace has been with Shan since childhood. They have gone to the same school Plum Grade school and are now going to Garson high school together. Grace is an Intelligent…