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The Making of America is a textbook

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this poem talks about the loss of her father and how that made her feel even more distant from her culture than she already had. 

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this poem talks about the loss of her father and how that made her feel even more distant from her culture than she already had. 

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It is about the narrator not seeing her culture represented in American history lessons.

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"The making of America 'marched' past" --> makes it more powerful that the textbook didn't cover her culture

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The subject is culture being left out of history and the theme is that although this happens you can still think positive and keep the culture alive in your eyes

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"The leaden black receiver did not talk."

"The Making of America marched past

my enigmatic father's place of birth."

"my History alive with all I've lost."

These images are used to show us her mourning for something she never had, which was her culture. the only bit of it she did really know and have was her father and when he passed she felt as though it didnt exist anymore.

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Personification:The Making of America marched past,The earpiece roar, my History alive, a dial tone erased the Philippines.

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Personification: The Making of America marched past.

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Alludes to a history class/textbook/map to show the contrast between the narrator's life (central point of being Filipino) vs how she sees her culture represented (the lack thereof) in American traditional history classes/textbooks

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"The earpiece roar dissolved to crackling sounds,

a dial tone erased the Philippines."

Imagery of the phone and static after someone hangs up symbolizes a severing between her known culture and linkage to the Philippines.

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The Making of America refers to a textbook I think

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They are used to make the poem more vivid, which allows the tone of the narrator to be felt:

The index named one page, moved on to Pierce

my enigmatic father's place of birth.

The leaden black receiver did not talk.

The earpiece roar dissolved to crackling sounds,

And yet my world grows huge with maps, crisscrossed,

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"This is his brother on more shock" she's saying that not only does she not know about her heritage but nothing about her father who is her connection to the Philippines

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A daughter. The tone is sad, mourning, and thoughtful

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A daughter. The tone is sad, mourning, and thoughtful

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The 2 last lines there is a tone shift from sad and maybe angry to resilient

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Maybe when the audience realizes the uncle has died the poem becomes more about learning of him along with his fillipino culture and history

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The daughter is the narrator and the tone is sad and distant

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Subject is about how history can write out some cultures and people. 

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Subject is about how history can write out some cultures and people. 

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At the end her tone becomes more defiant. She is maintaining her history, despite those attempting to erase it.

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Certain cultures and races aren't talked about enough in school history classes

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When we talk about America we leave out so many cultures that are part of America that are considered foreign. especially in our history books.

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When we talk about America we leave out so many cultures that are part of America that are considered foreign. especially in our history books.

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Tone shifts at this line: And yet my world grows huge with maps, crisscrossed,

It has a tone of resilience

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"And yet my world grows huge with maps, crisscrossed,

my History alive with all I've lost."

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how the Philippines is typically skipped over in American history

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At the end her tone changed to a more optimistic format 

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At the end her tone changed to a more optimistic format 

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Daughter and her tone is thoughtful and sad 

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Daughter and her tone is thoughtful and sad 

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The Making of America marched past

my enigmatic father's place of birth. and it gives the feeling of just skipping something that means so much to her.

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A child of Filipino parents living in America. The tone is remorseful, but there is also a feeling of injustice/anger

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she is the narrator and i feel like maybe longing would be the tone

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The lessons talk in school about America leave out certain races and cultures.  

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The lessons talk in school about America leave out certain races and cultures.  

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The daughter of a man from the Philippines.

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The daughter of a man from the Philippines.

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What is traditionally remembered or talked about in American history, not talking about different cultures like Filipinos

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