Reflection

In the The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez, she shows that women in the Dominican Republic have different roles and responsibility then in the United States. Men are expected to maintain a descent job and provide a stable life for his family. Men are also expected to not cheat on their wives, however today that is not the case. Women are expected to drop everything they have going for them to raise the kids and take care of the household chores. Women also are supposed to go to all the children's games or recitals and help out with homework.  Men perceive women as just a figure and do not see what lies beneath the skin and are narrow-minded. Men also think that women cannot care for themselves and need a man figure to carry them throughout their life. Women perceive men as an athletic and stupid minded. Women also think that men are pigs because they always check out women when walking by. The difficulties of being a women in American today is that men want a specific type of look, so women today are getting surgery's to make themselves more appealing to the opposite sex. Some advantages of being a women today are we have the ability to compete with men in the professional field. Some stereotypes associated with being a man today is that they think they are all macho and are athletic. Some stereotypes associated with being a woman today is that they are very self-absorbed and only care about their appearance due to how the press and public portray them.
Based on Yolanda so far, she would have a strong opinion about the difficulties of being a women in the Dominican Republic. Yolanda would most likely say that she feels as if women are treated as a fragile object that could be easily broken. For example, Yolanda's Aunt's were afraid of her going outside of their "compound" and taking the nice car because she could get hurt and it is not safe for a women to go outside by themselves. She would also say, on these lines, that she needs to look and dress a specific way or else she would not be based on what women in Dominican Republic look like.

"23 Questions" Answers

1.  I do not think that the rudimentary magician is more impressinve than Albert Einstein because he is limited to how many tricks he can do; even if he is using real magic, Albert Einstein created something that no one else in their right mind could do. Also, anyone can learn those five magic tricks, with or without real magic.

5. I would not swallow the pill because listening to certain songs a couple of times a day drives me insane , so if I had to listen to it 24/7 I would most likely start hurting myself and go completely mad. I know that it would hurt my soul mate, but I would not be able to take hearing one song for the rest of my life.

7. If I was the writer, I would write about the Lochness Monster because I always found that story always interesting. People say that they have seen the Lochness Monster. However, they could never prove that this monster did exist. If I wrote about it, many people would read it and find it fasciniting like I have found the story for many years.

12. I would give the wizard no money because I like myself for the way I am and I would not want to change my appearance any way possible. I also think that if everyone started to go to the wizard and pay him money, many people would start to look the same because everyone is getting more appealing. Personally, I think that it would not be worth paying so much money for pointless things.

16.  I would not watch it because I do not believe in crystal balls or magic. I believe that your own destiny is up to yourself and not for some stupid object to tell you otherwise. I also think that it is a bunch of lies and you can change your futures any time you would like to.

19. I am sorry for kicking you I just recieved a text message that made me so angry that I had to kick something. You were the closest one to me, so I decided hey! why not kick you. If you want, you can hit me back, but I just wanted to let you know that this kick was really not meant for you but the person who texted me.

20.  I would probably pick the second movie because it seems more intreging and not boring. Even though some parts of the movie is not primarily based on facts, I feel as if that is what I am more interested in watching. I would not want to watch just interviews of people because I would most likely fall asleep during the movie.

#1: Front & Back Cover & First Chaper

I feel like the front and back cover of How the Garcia Girls Lose Their Accents by Jukia Alvarez attracts my eye and seems like a descent book. From readind the last comment for the novel, I am afraid I might not like this book because Albany Metroland comments that it is "like Amy Tan." I did not like The Bonesetters Daughter by Amy Tan, so I am not sure if I am going to enjoy this book or not. After reading the back cover, I feel as though this book will be full of drama and these girls searching for their identity in a new place, America. I believe that before the Garcia girls come to America, they were a rich family. I feel this book will be interesting, even though it was said to be like Amy Tan's writing. After the first seven pages that I read, the writing was very descriptive and I could imagine the scenes playing out in my head. I find the girl one the front cover interesting because the girl on front cover seems to be in fast motion and I feel that maybe the book will have to deal with maybe their move to New York from the Dominican Republic being quick. I think I will enjoy this book because when I was reading the first few pages, I felt as if it was a page turner and a good plot so far. The family's way of life stands out to me early on because it seems that they are a rich and well-off family. My prediction is that the family's way of living will be changed dramatically very soon.