1.I think that the only thing that motivates him to stay is that he hopes to be able to bring his daughter to have a better life.
2.The main factor is that Enrique still has resentment towards his mother.
3.Well its not that different, the only thing is that he works and is getting money and that he is with his mom.
4.I feel sort of sad for the daughter but good for her because she will have a better life.
5.Enrique understands now what his mother did and does not have resentment.
6.Enrique slows down on the drugs and does not drink that often and he wants her to be with him.
7.They argue about whether Maria should go with Enrique or stay with his daughter.
8.It ends in a similar way it started, a mother goes to the US and leaves her daughter behind.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Enrique's journey 3 paragraphs
•After today's reading my potluck prediction was sort of on the right track. I say this because I was right when I predicted that Enrique was going to move out of his moms house. I was also right on Maria Isabel I predicted that she was going to go with Enrique to the US. But also by comparing my prediction with the reading I was wrong on some things. I thought that Enrique was going to bring his daughter to the US but she was left .
•The takes place in three different locations. The first place was in Honduras. Maria Isabel and her daughter have their own life away from Enrique and there are some problems to whether Maria should go with Enrique and leave her daughter or stay with her daughter and leave Enrique. The main people were Lourdes, her husband, Maria Isabel, Belky, Jasmine, and Enrique.
•In the beginning of the reading Enrique's family moves to Florida. They moved because there wasn’t enough job in North Carolina. Meanwhile Maria Isabel and Jasmine have their own life in Honduras. Jasmine is really close to her uncle and calls him papi. Maria is confused on whether she should stay or leave. Then Enrique fights with his mom and moves out of the house. He starts pressuring Isabel to come with him. After a while he moves back with his mom. They start to get along. Eventually Maria decides to go with Enrique. It finally ends with Maria getting dropped off in the station.
•The takes place in three different locations. The first place was in Honduras. Maria Isabel and her daughter have their own life away from Enrique and there are some problems to whether Maria should go with Enrique and leave her daughter or stay with her daughter and leave Enrique. The main people were Lourdes, her husband, Maria Isabel, Belky, Jasmine, and Enrique.
•In the beginning of the reading Enrique's family moves to Florida. They moved because there wasn’t enough job in North Carolina. Meanwhile Maria Isabel and Jasmine have their own life in Honduras. Jasmine is really close to her uncle and calls him papi. Maria is confused on whether she should stay or leave. Then Enrique fights with his mom and moves out of the house. He starts pressuring Isabel to come with him. After a while he moves back with his mom. They start to get along. Eventually Maria decides to go with Enrique. It finally ends with Maria getting dropped off in the station.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
enriques journey chapter 6
1.On what day is Enrique finally united with his mother?
• Enrique is united with his mom on May 28 at 10:00 am.
2.In what state does Enrique ultimately reunite with his mother?
• Enrique reunites with his mother in North Carolina.
3.On November 2, 2000, another significant event happens to Enrique. What is it?
•On that day his girlfriend Maria Isabel gives birth.
4.Contrast the sides of the Rio Grande. What is Enrique’s life like on his side of the river that in Mexico is called Rio Bravo?
•On the Mexican side his life was really hard filled with constant danger, hunger, and adventure.
5.Describe Enrique’s final journey into the United States.
•In his final journey el tirindaro is the one who helps him cross over. They have to basically float over the river with an inner tube, they have to hide from the agents when they get over someone picks them up in a car. They ask Enrique's mom for more money.
6. What problems develop almost immediately when Enrique is reunited with his mother? Do these problems surprise you?
•There are many problems that arise between them. But they don’t surprise me because they are regular problems between family, things like different tastes and ways of doing things.
• Enrique is united with his mom on May 28 at 10:00 am.
2.In what state does Enrique ultimately reunite with his mother?
• Enrique reunites with his mother in North Carolina.
3.On November 2, 2000, another significant event happens to Enrique. What is it?
•On that day his girlfriend Maria Isabel gives birth.
4.Contrast the sides of the Rio Grande. What is Enrique’s life like on his side of the river that in Mexico is called Rio Bravo?
•On the Mexican side his life was really hard filled with constant danger, hunger, and adventure.
5.Describe Enrique’s final journey into the United States.
•In his final journey el tirindaro is the one who helps him cross over. They have to basically float over the river with an inner tube, they have to hide from the agents when they get over someone picks them up in a car. They ask Enrique's mom for more money.
6. What problems develop almost immediately when Enrique is reunited with his mother? Do these problems surprise you?
•There are many problems that arise between them. But they don’t surprise me because they are regular problems between family, things like different tastes and ways of doing things.
vocabulary chapter six
•Murky, Pg 180- he scans the murky water. obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air. Some people even drink from the murky water.
•Willows, pg 181- overgrown with willows and reeds. the wood of any of these trees. The willows helped Enrique.
•Tributary, pg 183- they hurry along the rio Grande to a tributary. a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water. The tributary connected with the Rio Grande.
•Willows, pg 181- overgrown with willows and reeds. the wood of any of these trees. The willows helped Enrique.
•Tributary, pg 183- they hurry along the rio Grande to a tributary. a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water. The tributary connected with the Rio Grande.
chapter five vocabulary
•Defecate-to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement. the migrants defecate on the doorsteps. I did not know what defecate meant.
•Onslaught- an onset, assault, or attack, esp. a vigorous one. They are defenseless against an onslaught of abuses. The gang tried to onslaught Enrique.
•Vowed- An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order. He vowed to restore a bit of their dignity. take the vows of a nun.
•Impunity- exemption from punishment. Here they can rob their clients with impunity. In TJ you can do crimes with impunity.
•Unfailingly- not failing; not giving way; not falling short of expectation; completely dependable. He is unfailingly polite. El tirindaro is an unfailing friend.
•Onslaught- an onset, assault, or attack, esp. a vigorous one. They are defenseless against an onslaught of abuses. The gang tried to onslaught Enrique.
•Vowed- An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order. He vowed to restore a bit of their dignity. take the vows of a nun.
•Impunity- exemption from punishment. Here they can rob their clients with impunity. In TJ you can do crimes with impunity.
•Unfailingly- not failing; not giving way; not falling short of expectation; completely dependable. He is unfailingly polite. El tirindaro is an unfailing friend.
enriques journey chapter five
1.Enrique washes cars and begs for money.
2.He has to call Honduras first to get his moms number from his uncle.
3.El Tirindaro helps Enrique cross into the U.S.
4.The people involved in this chapter is padre Leo, el tirindaro, Lourdes, uncle Carlos, aunt Rosa Amelia, Pedro leyva.
2.He has to call Honduras first to get his moms number from his uncle.
3.El Tirindaro helps Enrique cross into the U.S.
4.The people involved in this chapter is padre Leo, el tirindaro, Lourdes, uncle Carlos, aunt Rosa Amelia, Pedro leyva.
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