They can change a whole story because of one minor or huge thing like a timeline and changing someone's mind on who they are as a person. In Tequila Worm the girl Sophia got bullied for eating tacos for lunch every day at school she would be called “taco head” burning lunch so she ate her tacos fast and went outside and played on the playground. In the texts Tequila Worm by Viola Canales, and March by John Lewis, characters/people experience moments of truth that change their lives. In March, when John Lewis started the sit-ins for restaurants and sitting places, only white people could sit. They did this for a peaceful protest and tried to get people to change their minds like Martin Luther King Jr. John Lewis is a kid who works on a farm …show more content…
She has tacos for lunch every day. She wishes she was a normal kid with a sandwich, so people don't make fun of her. Every day she eats her tacos fast, so no one sees her. After she eats them, she goes to the playground for recess. At first, Sophia is eating her tacos as usual then a girl comes up to her and says “what's in the bag” Sophia shows the girl then when the girl sees the taco she starts saying “Taco head” loudly so everyone can hear her Then there is a crowd. The P.E teacher sees this then breaks it up she says “Sofia, don’t pay attention to them. They’re just being mean and silly.” (Canales Excerpt P 12). Therefore, Sophia sat with the P.E. teacher and tried a sandwich. All the kids wanted to sit with the PE teacher, but she saved the seat for her. So then all the Mexican-American kids started to show themselves and were not afraid. Consequently, everyone started to show they were not scared of what would happen because they knew someone was there for them. As a result, Sophia and other Mexican-Americans live their lives happily. On the other hand, if the P.E teacher did nothing, this would keep happening. Then no one would show up and the girl would bully Sophia and the other
Preceding her youth, in 1977, Anzaldua became a High School English teacher to Chicano students. She had requested to buy Chicano texts, but was rejected to do so. The principal of the school she worked for told her, in Anzaldua’s words: “He claimed that I was supposed to teach “American” and English literature.” She then taught the text at the risk of being fired. Anzaldua described, “Being Mexican is a state of soul – not on of mind.” All in all, the reprimanding she had to endure only made her stronger: “Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself.” It led to Anzaldua embracing her Mexican culture even more, contrary to shoving it aside. Anzaldua transformed her beliefs into something both cultures can applaud, and be honored
A student should never be denied the right to learn and become successful because of a different skin color, or because they speak a different language. “No saco nada de la escuela” by Luis Valdez is a play that discusses the racism in schools. The play starts with students going to elementary school and then ascending to middle school and college. At the beginning the students were not aware of what racism really was because of their innocence. However, the teacher that they had was very racist and bullied the students of color. That experience made the other kids realize that not everyone was the same and because of color or language they should be treated differently. There are five different students who take part of this play, two of those students were white, and there were two Chicanos and one black. That is great diversity of cultures. The teacher that the students have in elementary school was an example of the other professors they were going to have throughout their school years. Very arrogant and not understanding of the minority students. Their teachers were not really interested in teaching the minorities and always showed her discontent of having students of color. Their teachers didn’t believe that students who were part of a minority should be placed in the same classroom as the white students. Maybe that was because they didn’t know the potential a minority student could have. One Chicano student named Francisco never denied his roots and became very successful. He had many obstacles in his learning environment, but at the end he becomes a great example of perseverance. Francisco is the student who I think showed the greatest development in the play. He had to deal with racism all the time, but that didn't stop ...
What idea does the author develop regarding how an important event can change your perspective? In the short story, “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones is about a little girl view on the people during her first day. Her mother prepare her gave her an unusually breakfast and clothes for her new school Seaton Elementary all the way down New Jersey Avenue. At the school Walker-Jones, a key event happens to her. She learns of an essential fact of her mother pervious past of her life and on how she acts. The daughter sees that the mother does not seem to like the teacher of her daughter new classroom. A significant event can changes how you use to see people from your old understanding into another completely different understanding of how you view them before.
The author highlights the Latino stereotypes and their effects on those stereotyped and on society. By carrying out a satirical tone, the author is able to manifest how Mexicans are treated; thus, achieving this through the secretary’s rejection of each character represented. The satirical tone elucidates on how people may acknowledge their own prejudices and comprehend how Mexicans feel. Through the Mexican-American character, the author makes it clearly evident of an attempt to end prejudice in itself. The author illuminates the ludicrous hypocrisy behind labeling; this play serves to help society see the injustice of their opinions and to meet their
The author of this short story, Sandra Cisneros used this myth to make herself different from other American writers. She used ideas from things and stories she heard growing up as a Mexican-American woman, living in a house full of boys that got all of the attention (Mathias). Cisneros also grew up in the 19...
Her short story called, “Dirt,” gives us a picture of the Latino community surroundings. The narration is from a child's perspective, who is born in America, and her father is from Mexico. The struggle here is trying to understand the interaction of the cross-culture society. The Latino community is holding on to their way of life in America. And the things that the culture brings are values, tradition, culture heritage and this can also bring “Enraged. Disgusted. Triumphant” as we merge values of American with our Heritage (Cisneros, 1996, para 14).
Helena Maria Veramontes writes her short story “The Moths” from the first person point of view, placing her fourteen year old protagonist female character as a guide through the process of spiritual re-birth. The girl begins the story with a description of the debt she owes her Abuelita—the only adult who has treated her with kindness and respect. She describes her Apa (Father) and Ama (Mother), along with two sisters as if they live in the same household, yet are born from two different worlds. Her father is abusive, her mother chooses to stay in the background and her sisters evoke a kind of femininity that she does not possess. The girl is angry at her masculine differences and strikes out at her sisters physically. Apa tries to make his daughter conform to his strict religious beliefs, which she refuses to do and her defiance evokes abuse. The girl’s Abuelita is dying and she immerses herself in caring for her, partly to repay a debt and partly out of the deep love she has for her. As her grandmother lay dying, she begins the process of letting go. The moth helps to portray a sense of spirituality, re-birth and becomes, finally, an incarnation of the grandmother. The theme of the story is spiritual growth is born from human suffering.
At the beginning of the essay, Anzaldúa recounts a time when she was at the dentist. He told her, “We’re going to have to control your tongue” (33). Although he was referring to her physical tongue, Anzaldúa uses this example as a metaphor for language. The dentist, who is trying to cap her tooth, symbolizes the U.S. who is similarly seeking to restrict the rights of minority groups. Nevertheless, the tongue is preventing the dentist from doing his job. Likewise, there are several minority groups who refuse to abide to the laws of dominant cultures and are fighting back. Anzaldúa also touches on a personal story that happened at school. When she was younger, she was sent to the corner because apparently, she spoke back to her Anglo teacher. The author argues that she was unfairly scolded because she was only telling her teacher how to pronounce her name. Her teacher warned her, “If you want to be American, speak American. If you don’t like it, go back to Mexico where you belong.” This short story provides an understanding of what Anzaldúa’s life was like. It demonstrates how even at a young age, she was continually pressured because of where comes
Their experiences and the journeys of their lives are what most Hispanic teenagers go through. The 10 different stories explain the different themes shown throughout the book. The Hispanic community faces many problems and Diaz states a couple of them: gender, immigration, violence, drugs, family, cultural identity, and the Latino experience. In the beginning, Yunior and Rafa are both ignorant and show signs of hate towards Israel. The story about Ysrael is that when he was a baby, a pig bit him in the face.
At a diner in Oklahoma, an Indian woman gave Taylor a small child. Turtle was exactly what Taylor needed in order to become who she was supposed to be. While looking out for the young girl, Taylor learned how to take care of someone other than herself. Once Taylor separated herself from her mother, she was given Turtle to look after, thus the cycle of motherhood would continue. Making the trip to Oklahoma to take Esperanza and Estevan, her illegal immigrant friends, to a safe church as well as adopting Turtle as her own, Taylor was reborn into a person who would look after others. She came around to accept her “family,” however unconvention...
This source really focused on all the different types of struggles the Chicano people went through for their education. Such as being excluded from enrolling in public school institutions and special school programs. The source uses pathos by describing that at some schools they would only speak English, something the Chicano people didn't know, and sharing their struggles with going to school not knowing the language, the author really grabs the audience attention with this because it makes you think about the Chicano's people's emotions about going to schools not being able to understand anything when they are there to get an education and shows the suppression of Spanish in the schools by being
The Chicano people are lost in their identities as both Mexican and American people. In the 1960’s there was a rise in Chicano literature in response to the social and political changes in society. Chicano literature is often misunderstood due to cultural ambivalence, “Cultural ambivalence can be defined as an attitude that expresses the diverse nature of the Chicano experience in American Society. It expresses the central dilemma of the Chicano who is conscious of being a product of both Mexican and American cultures” (Treviño 1). The Chicano literature embraces the cultural ambivalence that is existent only with both cultures. In the United States literature that has Mexican lore or representation but still takes place in America making it relatable to all American citizens. In reference to the “Education of Popo” by Maria Cristina Mena, “Mena directly interprets the Chicana experience from this dual consciousness that incorporates elements of both the dominant culture and of her subculture. The theme of this satirical narration is the conflict that results when the value systems of Mexican culture are contrasted with those of Anglo-American culture” (Treviño 1). The drift between the cultures highlights the isolation Chicanos face in a literary social protest. The Chicano literature movement has helped American society by making a stand about not belonging to one culture and the beauty that can come from a diverse culture. “Don José María similarly is characterized as being representative of a unique cultural experience in the Southwest which early Chicano authors like Jovita González are attempting to define. The narrator states: "Monotonous and uninteresting from the outside, his home was the center of border culture--not the culture of Mexico, not the culture of the United States, but a culture peculiar to the
The struggle to find a place inside an un-welcoming America has forced the Latino to recreate one. The Latino feels out of place, torn from the womb inside of America's reality because she would rather use it than know it (Paz 226-227). In response, the Mexican women planted the seeds of home inside the corral*. These tended and potted plants became her burrow of solace and place of acceptance. In the comfort of the suns slices and underneath the orange scents, the women were free. Still the questions pounded in the rhythm of street side whispers. The outside stare thundered in pulses, you are different it said. Instead of listening she tried to instill within her children the pride of language, song, and culture. Her roots weave soul into the stubborn soil and strength grew with each blossom of the fig tree (Goldsmith).
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Organizational change is a critical aspect of modern business management, driven by various internal and external factors. Effective change management requires strategic planning, careful execution, and consideration of human resource management (HRM) practices. This paper analyzes the organizational changes undertaken by the two companies and evaluates the role of HR management in facilitating these changes. Two companies have been selected for analysis: • Ulta Beauty Inc. • Procter & Gamble (P&G) Company Overview Ulta Beauty, Inc.: Ulta Beauty, a leading beauty retailer, has expanded its e-commerce offerings to complement its network of stores. The company offers a diverse selection of cosmetics, skincare, haircare, and fragrance products through its website and mobile app.