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The House on Mango Street

As I was reading A House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, I honestly felt like it was just a total reflection of my life. I could relate to everything she wrote and described in that book. Every single word and chapter she wrote, I could picture it in my head. She made me reminisceContinue reading “The House on Mango Street”

Dream

After reading the poems of Langston Hughes, Sherman Alexie, and Jimmy Santiago Baca, the only two words that kept popping in my head was lies and dream. Interestingly enough, each author has a different ethnicity, but at the same time, they all are minorities in this country. Every one of them describes with such sorrowContinue reading “Dream”

Identity

During the summer I would usually go outside and sit on my rocking chair that is on my porch. I would have right next to me a cold cup of lemonade and some cucumbers with lemon and hot sauce. I would just sit there and wait for the sunset. Every time I sat there andContinue reading “Identity”

The Danger of the Single Story-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I believe that as an inspiring teacher for younger generations, I must know the dangers of single stories that are being provided not only by the media but also by the books that we read. Probably if you ask nine of ten people walking around in the streets, they will tell you that they haveContinue reading “The Danger of the Single Story-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

Introduce Yourself

“Education is too important to be left solely to educators “- Francis Keppel “[Education is]… going forward from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty”- Kenneth G. Johnson The word rich has two meanings in this world. One refers to the ability to be materialistic rich,and the other one refers to be rich in knowledge. I believeContinue reading “Introduce Yourself”