... more than inability. She did however work very hard sewing in factories and also managed all her duties as a housewife and mother. And although my mother and her sisters were born in Cuba, they grew up as teenagers in the United States thus taking in much of the American culture which reminded me of Brave Orchids children. What I appreciated most in the story was the way Kingston uses language ... to shape and give and identity to each character. She writes like they would speak and therefore ... truth but reveled in the heart felt words of poets like Wilfred Owen in "Dulce Et Decorum ...

• Word Count: 976
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I was in the third grade when I had the joy of meeting my teacher, Irma Jimenez. She was a person who made every child feel loved and successful in some way. She realized that children learn in different ways and knew our strength and weaknesses. As a result she gave us attention according to our needs. Back then I could not imagine the impact she was going to have ... in my life. By the time I was nine years old, my parents had already been divorced for four years. This situation made me very sad and I did not ... ; instead she put her arms around me and hugged me with tenderness like a moth...

• Word Count: 1163
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School