Chapter Notes On ' The Dark Blue Hair Like Mine '

The poem, “Black Hair,” by Gary Soto describes a childhood of a boy looking back on how he compared himself to his favorite baseball player’s. The speaker gives many rich images stating how the boy compares himself to the baseball players. The three vivid images that prodded out at me were, “I came here because I was Mexican” this is him comparing himself to a dark skin baseball player, “At eight I was brilliant with my body”, and “Growing sweaty in the presence of white shirts”.

After they defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, the English began to explore and colonize the New World. By the 1600s, the English occupied the eastern part of the New World. As reformations and revolutions went on in England, different types of people immigrated to different parts of the New World. Two distinct regions, New England and the Chesapeake region, grew to be different in economy, social and family life, and religious beliefs. The two different way of life created two settlements that contrasted and complemented each other. Though the differences between the settlements of New England and Chesapeake region are many, they are largely due to the different style of life and desires, such as economic and religious freedom, that led

There was many people who joined the war, some of them were forced to go, and some of them were being choose to go. The author says: “…some of them excited by the adventure, some of them afraid, some of them exhausted from the long night march, some of them looking forward to reaching the sea, where they would be safe.” The author uses the images of the sea to build to peaceful picture on their mind. There was major difference between two characters that are Toby and Paul. Toby is used to wars and everyone knows him, and he has a nickname that is called: "Buffalo", and some of them were calling him "Buff". Paul is new to a war, and he is afraid and no one knows him and he doesn't have a nickname.

In the essay, “Black Hair” by Gary Soto explains how poverty connects with “what is poverty” by Jo Godwin Parker and “Only daughter” by Sandra Cisneros. Sandra experiences loneliness when she feels left out by her brothers because she is a girl, when Soto decides to leave his home because he could no longer take his step fathers screams and for Jo Godwin they are abandoned by her husband with three children. Gary was hopeless when his co worker didn’t make it as an artist after not being able to make the chart. Sandra had lost hope that her father wouldn't accept her as a writer as in for Jo she was hopeless that she would never get out of the black hole. They experience illness when Sandra’s father gets a stroke and has to recover,

In the passage “Hairs,” by Sandra Cisneros, the author uses a childlike style to create the effect of comfort. In other words, the author is describing her family’s hair differences and her personal experiences with her mother’s hair in a very playful and childlike way. The author uses sentence length and structure to convey unorganized thoughts. This allows the author to speak on her family’s hair, specifically her mother’s, with the reader interpreting it as her pure thoughts. It’s a very uneducated and erroneous grammar structure, such as the use of run-on sentences. The reader is then invoked with a sense of playfulness and unseriousness. The author also uses word choice in her style to help convey the effect. Words like “little candy circles,”

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine." I assured her as a bend to whisper in her ear. I pray my words of comfort are correct.

“It’s okay, everything will be just fine,” My tears started to dry and a little smile came. Embry hugged me and pulled me to my feet.

"BloodDemon?" I looked back at a young tom, ShadowCore, he was the Beta Male of the Tribe, strong and handsome, he should make a good alpha in the future, "Yes?" I called back to him, and stopped the rest of the tribe stopped as well and started to chat with eachother

Out of nowhere someone came behind me and squeezed me and picked me up. It was my brother. Me and my brother have a really great bond. He isn't like every older mean brother. He watches out for me and i love him so much. He’s like a best friend but even better. BUB! I hugged him. He let me down and hugged my mother. “Where is your father” asked mom. John looked at her and his face went pale.”He didn’t make it” he said.

Tears trickle down my cheeks as I try to convey today’s horrors. I was shaken up with what had occurred I couldn’t I am no longer with Derek as he has been moved to another home. I had never imagined in my wildest dreams that I and brother would be separated. For I may never see him again!

“It is going to be okay, we will get through this as a family.” Mom said, softly.

Have you ever wondered where your clothes came from or who had made them? Well, Grace Donnelly from John Carroll University did she voices “ as I become more aware of working conditions in the factories that supply fast fashion stores I turned more into fair-trade clothes”. The clothing industry has changed drastically throughout the century. Overtime Americans like Grace have changed their views on clothing, fashion, and labor due to the many changes in working conditions, clothing, and where the clothes are made.

I climbed our stairs around midnight, carefully and quietly. I knew Ben had already been asleep for a while and I didn 't want to wake him up. I had just fed Brode and needed to get him all swaddled up before laying him down to sleep. As I placed my sweet son on the bed, wide-eyed and with a crooked smile, I starred at him and began to weep.

I didn’t say a single word, I just turned on my heel and walked away. I knew my brother’s decision would tear our family apart, but I had no control over that. I did not want to tell my father of his own son’s betrayal, but I felt that I had no

It was during the blistering summer days when I packed my luggages and arrived at the steps of my new house. I felt scared, scared of what the future has in hold for me. Standing there, frozen with fear, I recalled the memories I had tried to leave behind. Tear was brought upon my eyes, as it slowly trickles down my face. Yet, it disappeared in a flash when I saw the smiles of nearby strangers passing by. My heart was melted by their kindness of offering me tissues. It’s the simplest things in life that make me happy.