- Para Theresa is partly written in English and partly in Spanish to show the different cultures influencing the girls in the poem. They are Latina girls in an English system, and the lines in Spanish help to show the contrast between the culture they were raised in, in comparison to the culture that they are being educated in. Teresa is rebelling against the system and the lines pertaining to her are in Spanish, while most of the lines are in English to show that Ines is conforming to the English way of pursuing her education. The two languages show the conflict between the two girls, because they are both experiencing outside pressures to become something other than what they naturally are
- I believe that narrator wrote the poem reflecting back on her past with Teresa because she forgives Teresa for the past and wants to let her know that she cares for her anyway. Ines overcame the bullying that came from Teresa’s anger towards her dedication to her education and in the end became successful from it. When she was a child, the fight was much more meaningful in her daily life and it made her schooling hard, but as Ines looks back on it, she realizes that the fight was forgivable and she understands why Teresa acted the way that she did. When we are children the people that hurt us shape the way that we view the world and how we act towards people. Ines wrote the poem to show Teresa that even though she was harsh and hurtful towards her for trying to please her family through school, she understands why she did it and sees her as a sister anyway. The poem is a way of showing Teresa that she is letting go of the past and trying to move on.
6. Larry Sand believes that taking payroll deductions for political purposes from union workers is immoral and wrong. He believes that the CTA is skimping teachers on paychecks and is being dishonest towards parents about the education that their children are receiving. He says that Prop. 32 is the best hope to rescue the next generations from less than adequate schools. Also, the passing of Prop. 32 will eliminate the tie between special interests and politicians, and in turn insure a better education for our future generations.
In response to this article, I think that I would have to agree with Larry Sand. I think that corporations should not be able to contribute endless amounts of money to political matters. It overrides individual voices in the general public whose voices are ignored because people listen to money. When politicians are awarded unlimited funds towards their campaigns, democracy goes out the window because the voice of the people is overrided by the voices of a few powerful people with fat pockets.
I like how you explained the girls cultures and how they influenced the girls in their personal lives and how it effected their education in the English system. I think you gave a great analysis of why the narrator wrote the poem. You also gave a wonderful summary and response to the article! Keep up the good work!!
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