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Cristina Henriquezs The Book of Unknown Americans Pages 3 Through 66

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Prompt from the English Professor:
* Read Pages 3 through Page 66 of Cristina Henriquez's "The Book of Unknown Americans" then complete the following:
There are 3 parts that I want you to answer: first part answer the "Observation", second answer the "Passage" part, and finally answer the "Question" part.
Each part the (Observation, Passage and Question) should each be answered with a minimum of 180 words for at least a total of 2 pages.
* Part 1: Observation: Write a few sentences about something you found interesting or worthy of discussion. It could be something thematic, like its point of view on the American Dream. Or it could be an observation about issues of gender, sexuality, psychology, socioeconomic class, etc. Or, it could be something generally along those lines.
* Part 2: Passage: Look for a quote from the readings of page 3 through 66 of Cristina Henriquez's "The Book of Unknown Americans" that stands out to you for one reason or another then once you find a quote make sure to write the page number and explain as best you can what that reason is that it stands out to you. It might be admiring or critiquing the construction of the language, the idea being discussed, its relevance to some larger concept, etc.
* Part 3: Question: Now I want you to write down a question or two about something you don't quite understand or something on which you just would like other students' perspective.
Again reminder for each of the three parts your answer should be with a minimum of 180 words and a total of 2 pages.
Notes from me to the writer:
• This assignment doesn't require it for it to be answered like an essay but rather just a paragraph for each part.
* The assignment must be done in Times New Roman Font Size 12 with 1 inch margins all around.
• The book I have is the 2014 version of Cristina Henriquez's "The Book of Unknown Americans" with ISBN 978-0-345-80640-6
• I did include image files with screenshots of the pages that include Cristina Henriquez's "The Book of Unknown Americans" pages 3 through page 66 in chronological order. I noticed that only the odd pages have the actual page numbers on the book.
The first 20 image files are in this order form and the remaining 43 image screenshots are in the
DropMeFiles link https://dropmefiles(dot)com/zClCs
Thank you for your time.

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CRISTINA HENRIQUEZ'S "THE BOOK OF UNKNOWN AMERICANS" PAGES 3 THROUGH 66
Observation
A clear observation from Christina Henriquez’s book is how the idea of American dream drives the lives of the characters. Arturo and Rivera went to the United States from Mexico in order to heal their child who suffered from brain injuries. To escape frequent wars in Panama, Celia Toro and Rafael moved their family into the United States. The idea behind all this movement was to live in America; a promise land that anyone can fulfill his/her potential regardless of his/her class and race. Although some of the characters managed to accomplish part of their goals, majority realized that the concept of American dream was just a theory. Opportunities were scarce and the reality was that America is a land full of uncertainty and struggle. In addition, discrimination, prejudice, linguistic, and cultural issues, deepened the idea of “unknown” among the characters. In this context, unknown implies how hard the characters worked but they could not be recognized as true Americans. As a result, the longer they stayed in America, the more their dreams become unattainable, and the more unknown they felt.
Passage
Some parents go to greater lengths just to impose their own dreams on their children. In Christina Henriques’s book, Mayor says that “The only reason I had gone out for the team in the first place was because my dad had forced me into it….. He had applied the same reasoning to my brother, too, except that in...
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