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A reflexivity statement is a piece of writing that explains who you are as a person, including your family and your beliefs. It allows the reader to connect or relate to your statement.

I chose the city of Buckeye, Arizona, because that is where I made all of my memories and learned to grow. Without this place, my reflexivity statement would be different.

Coming up with the reflexivity statement, I thought about the most important things that make up my life. For example, the connections I have with my family and friends, my education, and being involved in my community. I started with the beginning of where I grew up and stopped writing when I explained where I wanted to end up and the goals, I had in my life to be successful.

After finishing my first draft of the reflexivity statement, I had a few errors because it can be difficult to write about yourself and your connections. After fixing those, I felt as if I didn’t have much to fix because I wrote from the heart, so everything I wrote, I meant.

This assignment helped me feel more connected to my writing. It made me realize that writing about personal things that you wouldn’t normally share feels good to just get out, even if it’s on a computer screen. I don’t really know when I would write something like this again, but I know when the time comes, I’ll be prepared.

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The purpose of this letter is to seek guidance, ask questions about their work, represent their story, and find a mentor.

I chose Chicago as the point because Sandra Cisneros' story, The House on Mango Street, is based on a true story in a working-class Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago

In this letter, I analyzed The House on Mango Street by focusing on themes, characters, and language. I chose this text because it had such a unique story of identity, culture, and growing up as a young Latina girl. While reading, I thought about how Esperanza’s experiences reflected larger social issues, like gender roles and poverty. I collected my notes by highlighting key passages, jotting down thoughts in a journal, and discussing ideas during class, which helped me better understand the deeper meanings in the text.

Writing a letter to Sandra Cisneros taught me that rhetorical analysis is about understanding a writer’s choices. Studying the purpose, context, audience, and genre helped me see how Cisneros uses her voice to represent her community and how her background shapes her writing. It showed me that writing is always influenced by who it's for and why it's written.

During my research project, I had to find out about Sandra's history, like where she is from and her writing process

I wasn't able to connect with too much with The House on Mango Street, but the one thing I was able to connect with was when I was young, I grew up in a family that didn't have a lot of money. Luckily, in my situation, my dad didn't give up and worked hard to start his own business and give us a better life.

While writing this letter, I struggled because I've never written a letter to a scholar, but it also helped improve my writing in a way. It helps me connect on a personal level with another writer. I can see myself writing this type of letter for a job or to a mentor seeking guidance.

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Mission San Xavier del Bac, West San Xavier Road, Tucson, AZ

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Digital Story Cover Page (Mission San Xavier del Bac, West San Xavier Road, Tucson, AZ)

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Digital Story Cover Page (Mission San Xavier del Bac, West San Xavier Road, Tucson, AZ)

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Reflections: Doing my digital story based on the San Xavier Church helped me express what this landmark means to me. It's a place that helped me be at peace, allowed all my worries to go away, and just feel heard. Being able to base my story on the church allowed my viewers to get an understanding of how important this church is to me, my family, and the community. Writing about the church also helps me improve my writing since I am able to connect my personal experiences, making it more meaningful for me and the viewers who are able to connect.

The Mission San Xavier del Bac, located just south of Tucson, Arizona, is a historic Catholic church built in the late 1700s by Spanish missionaries.

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Lorraine Palacios Digital Story Cover Page  (1)

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Mission Garden, West Mission Lane, Tucson, AZ

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Reflection: While walking through the Mission Garden, it helped me get a sense of Tucson's agriculture and how much the community cherishes this land. Being from Buckeye, Arizona, the desert scenery has always been a part of my life, but moving to Tucson, it made me view nature a little differently. Going to the garden, it was inspirational to see how much this organization cares for their land, making me gain an interest in the Tucson community and their farming techniques.

Mission Garden in Tucson, Arizona, is a living agricultural museum that honors the city's long history of farming and cultural heritage. Located at the base of "A" Mountain. The garden showcases traditional farming techniques and crops from the many cultures that have shaped the region, including Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Chinese influences. It serves as an educational and community space, connecting people to Tucson’s deep agricultural roots, history, and cultural appreciation.

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My Testimonio: Finding Strength Through Loss

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My Testimonio: Finding Strength Through Loss

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This testimonio exemplifies the transformative power of personal storytelling. By sharing my journey, I foster my own healing and growth and contribute to an understanding of resilience and the human experience. In my testimonio, I try to point out the importance of personal testimonies in both personal development and educational contexts.

This location is the main idea of my testimonio because it's where all my memories formed and where I experienced some of life's biggest obstacles.