McPhee mentions several pickpocket happenings, including a gypsy with her hand in another woman’s purse, a woman stealing two peaches for every one he bought, a woman who thought she had been pick pocketed but had simply left her money at home, and a vendor who gave a man a bag of money instead of the vegetables he wanted. The pickpockets have become so plentiful and stealing so casual that the vendors and customers simply see it as a part of life at the farmer’s market. McPhee also shows how close the community is when problems arise. Everyone pitches in and helps one another resulting in a tight-knit family taking care of each other. Vivid details provide a reader to actually picture themselves in a situation or story rather than simply
My view on change relates to Richard’s in “The Prince of Los Cocuyus” because we both faced being misunderstood, new beginnings, changes in surroundings, trying to fit in and pursuing dreams. Transitioning from high school to college can cause many misunderstandings between teachers and students. One instance in the book that I found was an amazing comparison to being misunderstood was when Abuela took Richard to Winn Dixie because the chicken was on sale. As they were about to pay, the sales lady explained to them that there was a limit of two chickens per customer. Abuela completely flipped out and could not comprehend this fact (13,14).
Truly one of the most underrated American heroes and heroine in today’s day and age must be the Lunch Lady. For the bad reputation lunch ladies get, they sure help our the community gratuitously. Throughout an ordinary day, the lunch lady tackles many obstacles and protects the freedoms of students everywhere and weird tasting, untrustworthy foods all over. The lunch lady douses many evils. She slaves for hours upon hours to try and make the boxed up foods taste better and look presentable.
At the grocery store my mom and I were having a good mother daughter day when all of a sudden they called her name over the loud speaker. She went to see what was wrong and when she came back she said we needed to leave. I knew something was wrong, I could tell by the way she was acting. I asked, "what's going on mom?" She then replied " we need to find your gram and go to
When they were talking I just so happen to glance over there and the waitress was talking loud enough for us to hear them and said something along the lines how can someone come in to a really nice restaurant were you come dressed up a little, but she came wearing sweats and a loose shirt looking like a scrub, not only looking like a scrub are they actually able to afford their meals as the co-worker asked the friend and started laughing. Describe your reaction, what did you do as a result of the unethical practice (such as quit shopping at that business, told others, filed a formal complaint, etc.). ( Longenecker, Petty, Palich, Hoy, 2012) My reactions were professional and I did not say anything to her, I do not like confrontation. I left her a tip like I do everyone else when we go out to dinner. I asked if I can talk to a manager after she left and told the manager what happened, the manager said thank you for that information.
The boy the young girl has a crush on works at a local grocery store right across the street, the young girl persuades and forces her family to eat more so, she can shop at the that store more frequently, so she can catch a glimpse of his beauty: “Week after week I wandered up and down the aisles, taking furtive glances at the stock room in the back, breathlessly hoping to see my prince. {...} I felt like a pilgrim waiting for a glimpse of Mecca.”(Cofer 42) The young girl demonstrates how she refers to the guy as a god and puts him before god because she is so enchanted by his looks that she is desperate with this boy and is overtaken by him, through love.
Recalling a time I was being stereotyped was when I was in the grocery store shopping for an upcoming family cookout. Once I was done shopping my cart was overfilled with groceries. After the cashier finished ringing up my groceries she informed me that the total was two hundred and fifty five dollars and then proceeded to ask me if I would be paying with E.B.T. food stamps. Growing up in a small town keep me in a box when it came to learning about other culturals as a child.
The way he imagines the “screaming wives” He is so distracted by this imagination, that he doesn’t pay attention to his primary focus. He does the same thing when the girls walk in. “I stood there with my hand on a box of HiHo crackers trying to remember if I rang it up or not. I ring it up again and the customer starts giving me hell.” He should have been checking out the items the customer was purchasing instead of one of the girls posterior ends. I will admit that it was not so childish to observe everything, the bathing suit colors, the tan lines, the hair color, and the type of snacks they were getting.
Children in America have bad habits and food choices, which are influenced by their parents hereditarily and environmentally such as my little cousin Grecia. Due to poor knowledge of all the foods sold and advertised children are getting obese, “where they eat; what their friends and siblings eat; what parents eat and drink and bring into the house; what is served at school; and, of course, what they like (Risks for Youths Who Eat…).” My little cousin Grecia has been like that for several years and can’t stop eating all the unhealthy products she is used to. She needs to live and eat healthier. Healthier lifestyle is choosing to live everyday doing things that will benefit your overall health. By decreasing childhood obesity and living a healthier lifestyle it will help lower any risks of health problems in the future such as Matlaga says that he and his colleagues aren’t sure why
I have found several examples of sensory descriptions in “Farm Girl”. Some examples are when she describe how heavy her eyes were and the how she struggled to get them open, The smell of her working clothes when the damp cool air hit them, the feeling of the wind and snowflakes when Nick opened the door , how the smell of smoked bacon and cheese omelets made her hungry and the feeling of being left out as her peers discussed their after school activities. C) How does the use of these details help bring her story to life? By using these details her story was able to pull me into the essay wanting to know what was coming next, the sensory descriptions that were used gave me a deeper feeling of what she was trying to express, it made me feel like I was an actual character in the story and created a believable atmosphere 2. A) How does Hemauer use dialogue in the essay?