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Quote 1:
'' Elli it's sunset. Time for the Sabbath. You must stop typing." "Okay mom,"
I reassured her. " I will join you below deck as soon as I've deliver the list to the captain."
Significance:
In my opinion this quote relates to question number 6. What cultural events does the character obtain while in America. The reason why I picked this quote for question #6 is because Sabbath is a Jewish tradition that is not widely celebrate in America, but still Elli and her mother celebrate this tradition.
Personal Connection:
I do relate to this quote because in my mom's side of the family, still celebrate Quinceaneras which is a very Mexican holiday. Quinceaneras are very popular traditions in Mexico and other Lain America countries that celebrate a girl's 15th birthday.
Question:
Do you have any immigrants in your family? If so, what traditions do does your family celebrate?
Quote 2: Paragraph 1 and 2
"Young lady, I'm sorry to interrupt your work, but it's lunchtime. I'm here to invite you and your mother to join me and the rest of the crew at my table for lunch." "Oh no thank you captain" I (Elli) replied awkwardly. "I wish we could join you. But my mother and I, we eat kosher food only. "Whadd'ya know!" he exclaimed. "Our first couple of meatless customers! No problem. I'll tell the cook. He'll take care of you"
Significance:
I think that this quote is significant to question number 7. How do the Americans treat the character? Because it explains a lot about Captain Stewart's (which he was American) treatment towards Elli. I was not expecting Captain Stewart to be soopen minded about Elli choices for her lunch. The reason I think Captain was respectful towards Elli was probably because he knows that she was a Jewish girl for the holocaust and he felt sorry for what Elli had to experience.
Personal Connection:
I could connect to this quote because I have met some people that were not born in America and I as well had treated them respectfully. I also have some friends that were born in another country and I have treated them fairly as well.
Question:
If you are from another country how have American people treated you? If you are from America how do you treat people from another country?
Sunday, February 28, 2010
1st Lit Circle Post for Hello America
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Significance 1:
I find the way that you related the quote with one of the ways that she maintained her religon in the country was quite nice and it related to the question perfectly. The Sabbath is the an improtant day in the Jewish religion, and despite them moving to America, they still fallow the rules of this day.
Question 1:
I have an Immigrant grandmother from Austria. Despite there being no specific holidays that we fallow, we make tradicional Austrian pastries during Christmas.
Significance 2:
This is definitly an excellent example of how they are treated by the Americans, despite their beleifs. Another example, though not a positive one, would be when their shopping cart was stolen when they left it outside of the market. Despite them thinking that it would be out their when they got back, like it would have in their homeland, it was taken by a theif, who took advantage of their lack of knowledge about how things work in America.
Question 2:
I treat others depending on how their personality and actions show how they should be treated. So if an immigrant from Asia was super nice to everyone, I would be nice to them. If an American boy was being a jerk, I wouldn't be as nice or give him as much of a break if he was being a jerk.
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