1. "Where the city sees burned buildings I see opportunity" (37). Bodega speaks these words as he tries to convince Chino to help with his business. This quote shortly explains Willie Bodega's dream and vision to establish hope in his people and in their community. Although his ways of acquiring wealth is unlawful, he uses the money to renovate the old buildings to house the needed people, to educate the them, and ultimately to improve the Spanish Harlem. Since the young age, Bodega participated in many community services as the Young Lords providing free breakfasts, free lunches, health care, and etc. for the Spanish Harlem. This shows Bodega's sincerity in his vision to better the representation of Latinos and mostly the community. It also supports the quote in emphasizing the newly renovated apartments' symbolization of hope for a better Spanish Harlem.
2. "We stopped...in front of what looked like a bodega. It wasn't. Inside that small space were framed gold records and instruments hanging from the walls and the ceiling. It was jam-packed with salsa memorabilia. It was a symbol of past glory" (105). This passage is a description of a salsa museum that Nazario introduces to Chino. This small place is easy to be recognized as an ordinary bodega from outside just like what Julio thought of the place at first. But Inside this store was something very extraordinary, especially to the Latinos; the place was full of instruments that represent Latino tradition, culture, and pride in their nationality. This characteristic of the salsa museum applies to the person Bodega also. He may have the name Bodega and appear to be a druglord that is not very influential to the community, but in truth, Bodega was the one with all the dreams and visions of improvement in the Spanish Harlem for the sake of pride in the culture and the people of his home country.
3. "I could have married Blanca right then and there. Instead we enrolled at Hunter College, because we knew we needed school if we were ever going to change ourselves" (13). Chino narrates this line as he introduces him and Blanca's plan for the future. This quote gives the reader the idea of the couple's strong desire to live no more like they are now, taking night classes and with no real job that they barely have enough to pay for their rent, when they graduate college. The American dreams, the motif of the novel, takes a great part in their thinking. With a baby to be expected, the couple believes they need to graduate, earn a degree to get a real job, and save to be prepared to support a bigger family. This continuous pursue of the dreams influence Chino in his decisions in the novel.
4. "I placed fourteen familites in the buildin', cheap rent, too...[that] means fourteen familites that would riot for Bodega. Fourteen families that would take a bullet for Bodega" (29). This is another statement of Bodega that is used to convince Chino in the beginning of the novel. But this the quote relates to the theme of loyalty in the novel. Bodega expects loyalty from his tenants in return of his help. He stays unknown to the public but he makes sure that his companions - Nazario, Sapo, and Nene - let the community know that all their needs are satisfied by a man named Willie Bodega. This allows Bodega to be honored and praised by the community and build up the invisible bondage between the tenants and himself. Similar ideas are presented throughout the novel but ironically Bodega's loyalty to Nazario is betryaed in the end. Bodega shows respect to Nazario when he says, "Not my Nazario. He's my brothuh, we share the same vision"(24), to describe Nazario to Chino. However, Bodega's yearning for his love results in the loss of his love, life, and betrayal of his companion. The community, in order to cure this dreadful loss of Bodega, comes together showing their loyalty at the funeral and also on the walls of the buildings with his paintings to remember his deed.
5. "You and me have nothing in common...I'm Cuban, you're Puerto Rican" (177). These words of the detective DeJesus capture the theme of race mentioned in the novel. His approach in interacting with people of certain nationalities seems to be common in the community. The discussion of races rose many times in the conversations between Sapo and Chino and also in conversations about the marriage of Blanca's aunt Vera. This differentiation among the races can be the cause of conflict among the gangs and between the Latinos and the Italians of the community making the situation even more intense. When Bodega reappears in Chino's dream, he leaves the words, "A new language means a new race. Spanglish is the future. It's a new language beinb born out of the ashes of two cultures clashing with each other" (212). Bodega emphasizes more on the issue of race in the novel by mentioning a new type of language, Spanglish, to indicate that race can also be based on language not only color.
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C. Excessive Internet and video game usage hasn't been defined as an addiction in an official capacity, but it negatively impacts the lives of those who experience it.
F. Our society's dependency on devices makes it difficult to change one's relationship with technology, but health and technologyprofessionals are exploring solutions.
<h3>What is a central idea?</h3>
A central idea simply means the main idea that's in a story. In this case, the central idea is that despite the importance of technology, it can be harmful when used wrongly.
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21. How does Victor look to others, feel about himself, and behave toward his family when he arrives home in Geneva this time?Chapter 18 22. How does Victor feel when his father offers the idea that perhaps an immediate marriage to Elizabeth might cure Victor's remaining melancholy? Why does Victor feel the way he does about it? 23. Why does Victor want to travel to England now for the next few months instead of staying in Geneva? Who did Victor’s father arrange should travel with Victor? Who else is probably going to “accompany” him? 24. When Victor interrupts his own story and says the line near the end of Chapter 18 that begins with, “Pardon this gush of sorrow; these ineffectual words are but a slight tribute…” what outcome for Henry do you think he is referring to (that has not yet happened)?Chapter 19 25. Describe how Henry and Victor’s attitudes about their six months in London are different. What is each of them hoping to gain from this journey? 26. Describe the place where Victor goes when he leaves Henry behind at their Scottish friend’s house and travels to the farthest northern part of Scotland he can reach. What is it like there, and why do you think he chose this location for his work?Chapter 20 27. What thoughts make Victor change his mind just before he was about to complete the female? Who is watching through the window as he destroys the female? 28. Describe Victor’s explanation when the creature enters the hut to confront him about destroying the female. What promise does the creature make as the last thing he says to Victor before he rushes out of Victor’s hut? 29. What does Victor believe is the real meaning of the creature’s promise? 30. What is in the basket that Victor hauls out to sea in the middle of the night? 31. What country does Victor land in after he falls asleep in his boat and drifts for so long? Why do the villagers there speak so rudely and suspiciously to him? 32. What is Victor’s physical reaction when he hears one of the villagers giving testimony about what he had found while coming home from a fishing trip? What did the witnesses and Mr. Kirwin, the magistrate, think as a result of Victor’s reaction? 33. What has Mr. Kirwin found out about Victor while he lay unconscious in a fever for two months? Who has Mr. Kirwin summoned to come from Geneva? 34. What is the outcome of Victor’s criminal trial? What evidence is given to prove this? 35. What is the “one duty” on Victor’s mind as he and his father sail away from Ireland on their way home to Geneva?Chapter 22 36. When Victor becomes too ill to travel and has to stop in Paris for a few weeks of rest on the way home to Geneva, he often refers to himself as the “murderer” of Justine, William, and Henry. Why does his father not believe him and direct him not to say such things? 37. What does Elizabeth want to know in her letter to Victor? What does she say is the only way their marriage can truly make her happy instead of “eternally miserable”? What is Victor’s answer to her inquiry? What does he promise he will do the day after their wedding? 38. After Victor and his father arrive home and a date is set for the wedding, what precautions does Victor take as he prepares for it? What does he pack? Where does he and Elizabeth go for their honeymoon? 39. In the boat leaving Geneva after the wedding, what sort of mood does Elizabeth try to present for Victor’s sake? What sort of mood does he nonetheless notice she seems to feel? Chapter 23 40. Why does Victor send Elizabeth to bed earlier than himself in the town of Evian on their wedding night?
Becoming familiar with these differences will help you find the essential information while using pre-reading strategies as well during active reading. The discipline-specific features of the text. Lastly, each discipline has traits. that are specific to that particular field.