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1. Now that you have finished reading Chapters 9 & 10,  you will write a response (your opinions, observations, questions, etc) about the chapters. Please add a written response under the column that has your name. You will write for 5 mintues. Some possible responses are:
I made a connection to...
I know the feeling..
I don't really understand...
I can't believe...
I wonder why...
I noticed that...
I was suprised...
I think....
If I were....
I realized that...

2. Once the 5 mintues are up, you are going to respond to 3 of your classmates' responses. Remember don't just summarize what they already wrote. Your response should respond to what they are thinking as well as offer your own comments even if they disagree with your fellow classmate.

3. Once you have responded to three people's responses, go back to your orginal reponse and add a final word. Did you agree with the comments that your classmates left you? Did you learn anything new? Did you have similar ideas?

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i was surprised to see that enrique and his mother are not getting along at all. for all the years of being alone enrique blames his mother for it and she tells him about challenges she had to go through and that enrique wasnt the only one strugglings. on the bright side things look like they are getting better.

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I thought it was interesting how Enrique and his mother grew distant and were fighting a long because of their time apart. I was surprised when Enrique told Maria Isabel to leave their daughter to come to the United States because of what happened to him when his mother left him. Learning about his immigration story helps you realize how hard it can be for migrants trying to enter the U.S. looking for a better life. I think the family finally being reunited together at the end was a good finish to the story.

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I feel like learning about someone elses immigration story could give perspective on how difficult it could be crossing. It also gave us a family story, the reason Enrique wanted to come is to reunite with his mother and possibly start a family in the states. This can be a counter argument for people who believe that a lot of the people who come are criminals. During the story he would mention certain jobs and people that he would encounter and I can connect that I have also came across the same type of people living in that area in Mexico. I also didnt really understand why and how he got heavy into drugs especially if the goal was to make it to the States and trying to provide for his family.

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I thought it was interesting to see what the relationship between Enrique and his mother looked like when he settled in the U.S. They didn't get along, and fought with each other very often. I was surprised to see their relationship get a little better as they grew older.   I also respect Enrique for staying in contact with his girlfriend back home and trying to provide for her and their daughter. If I were in that situation, I would be very grateful that someone was at least trying to care for me and my family.

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Learning about someone's immigration story can show us how hard and challenging it can be when someone (im)migrates. I found it surprising that migrants planned to go back to their home country eventually when they made enough money. Reading about Enrique's story, I learned how far and dangerous the trip may be. It also showed me how it may not be all sunshine and rainbows when someone gets to their destination either but instead they might be struggling mentally and financially. Migrants constantly worry about being caught and deported while on the trip and when they get to their destiny and they may need to start the long and tough trip once again.

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By learning someone's immigration story helps us understand the struggles and sacrifices Indore. i was not surprised that him and his mom  did not get along because being left at a young age can take a toll on a kid and feel like they have been abandon.

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I was surprised that when Enrique and his mother reconnected in the U.S that they didn't get along. I think that definitely affected Enrique's mind. I also cant believe that they found a way to connect belky and lourdes but I really like how she left to go back to her own child. I think after hearing and being able to understand someone else's immigration story with depth really gives you a whole other perspective on it and makes you more aware of what other people have to actually go through.

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I was surprised after Enrique and his mother reconnected when he got the U.S and how they weren't getting along, but as time cares on I noticed that their relationship progressed it got better. Learning about someones story of being an immagrant can help us understand peoples challenges that they had to go through and what impacted them at the end.

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I thought it was interesting that Enrique was waiting to see his mother for so long so she could help him feel complete but when he ended up getting there he was more angry with seeing her than he was relieved. Seeing someone's immigration story helps me understand that you won't always find happiness in what you're searching for. I'm sure that most of the time that can be the case but sometimes things just don't work out and you have to pick the good out of the situation. For example Enrique was upset with his mother but he really connected with his little sister.

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I now know the understanding and feelings about how hard it can be coming to the US. By reading about Enrique's immigration story, it opens up a whole new perspective on the struggles they go through and sacrifices they make. I thought it was very surprising how Enrique and his mother fought after not seeing each other for so many years.

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I thought it was interesting how well Jasmin took her mother leaving. Its like she misses her but she knows her mom is doing good in Florida. They tell us about the things she does remembering her mom like waving st planes.

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They were on a big TV show an because of all of that the families reunited.

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I was surprised when at the beginning of chapter 9, Enrique and his mother Lourdes started going off at each other so badly. I think that learning about someone's immigration story helps us understand the rough challenges they experienced in their home countries. It helps us understand all the dangers they had to go through to get away and succeed some place else.

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I could never understand what is must feel like for someones kids to grow up without a dad or mom. I was surprised that Enrique couldn't move on from his mother leaving him for the sake of him and his sister having a better future. I wonder why Enrique got addicted to drugs and alcohol in the US was it because it was to cope for his mother leaving or just to make her mad?

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Learning about a persons immigration story can be painful and tear jerking. You would get to listen and empathize with them and their journey. I was surprised to read that Enrique had gone to his old ways. You would think that after so many years together they would be happy to see each other. Enrique is also hypocritical. He leaves his girlfriend and daughter behind when he was mad at his mother for doing that to him.

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I realized that when Enrique came to his mother his actions started to change. He never told her anything he had very bad habits he acted like he didn't have to listen no one and like if he didn't have a mother. Then he started going down hill because he wasted money on things he didn't need and he changed for the better.

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I was surprised that Enrique was able to get a long with his mother even after the long separation they had. By us reading the book we were able to understand the struggles they went through and what others also go through. This also shows how people have to make sacrifices to get a result they want.

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I agree I was surprised that Enrique and his mothers relationship start to break apart at first.

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I also thought it was interesting that they had fought after they got back to each other. However, they both made huge sacrifices coming to the U.S. and leaving every thing they love behind to get a new and fresh start. I think the resentment between Enrique and Lourdes is there because they both ended up doing the same thing and Enrique doesn't want his daughter to end up like him.

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I agree with everything you said. I like the part where you said that learning someone's story about being an immigrant can help us understand the challenges that they face.

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I really like this response, I didn't think of him getting addicted as a way to get back at his mother. It could've even been a way to cope because of his mother now and not just because of her leaving.

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I agree that you found it surprising that they were actually planning on traveling back to their home country after they earned enough money because the majority of the immigrants end up staying in the US leaving their children or family behind. They might end up paying coyotes to bring their family to the US but that doesn't generally workout very well.

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I agree that it was surprising how well she took her mother leaving. I think she took it a lot better then Enrique when his mother left him.

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I agree with everything you had said. I would say the addiction's were just a coping mechanism for him not to feel so hurt and lonelt.

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Carlos is right he really did do all that stuff and changed as he said in the 5th line.

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I found it surprising that Enrique and his mother were on a show with Don Francisco. I remember watching Don Francisco's show Sabado Gigante as a little kid and I thought it was really cool that I might've watched the episode with Enrique in it but may have never realized.

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I also agree with this, I think Enrique became a better person after going through all that and decided to make a change.

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i agree i was surprised that he did too! he was being Hippocratic

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I agree with you saying that they dont get along and that is so surprising especially because he travelled so far to see her

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I agreed with everything angel said

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I also thought it was very hypocritical for him to want to leave his own child behind knowing what it was like to grow through what he did especially when he JUST went through it. I also liked the ending.

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I agree with what you said because learning someone's immigration story can definitely help us better understand the hardships they went through and all the dangers they had to face to just maybe not get deported back to where they're from.

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I agree Enrique had to make many sacrifices along the way to get to where he is now and without those sacrifices he would be stuck making way below minimum wage trying to support a family.

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I understand why the did not agree because she left him at such a young age. it hard to get that kind of bond back.

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I also found it surprising that migrants would want to travel back home after earning enough money. They go through so much while traveling to the U.S, it just seems like it would be difficult to go back home.

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I agree with the contact part and sending money. However, I think Enrique should not have gotten back into the drinking and doing drugs because he would have been able to save up some money for Maria and Jasmin to come live in the United States with him. Or even to send even more money back to them so they could thrive and not have to wonder when they are going to get money again.

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Thats interesting that you watched the show that they were on and didnt even realize the looking back niw and really thinking about it

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I agreed with everything you had said and liked how you mentioned that there are people out there who think that immigrants are just criminals.

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I agree with your response as well. They might have not gotten along with each other after not seeing each other but then they learned that they made sacrifices for each other.

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I think that is a really good thing to take away from the story that things may not always end up how you want or expect them too. I didn't think about that when I read it but that is a good way to think about it.

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I agree that this story has shown the emotional side of an immigration story. Enrique always wanted to be with his mother but now that he had finally met her, he felt angry. His mother had always felt regret and sadness but Enrique couldn't always comphrehend that.

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I agree with Angel on this because learning about someones background is important. Im pretty sure he got into drugs because it he wouldn't be as hungry and it just got addicting and the fact he didn't eat much.

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i agree because seeing someone does not always brig back the way you feel about hem.

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I agree with both Mauren and Annabelle because I think it's good that he reconnected with his girlfriend back in Honduras but I also think it's bad that he got back into his bad habits and spending money on drinking and drugs. He could have used that money to help Maria Isabel and she also would not get judged and talked down upon by Enrique's family.

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I agree I find weird how in Enrique's case he was full of anger and hatred at first for his mother leaving but for jasmine she understood that it was for the greater good.

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I also agree with everything you said. I like the part where you talked about how it's hard to understand what it must be like to grow up without a mother or a father. It was interesting hearing Enrique's thoughts on this throughout the story.

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There are a lot of situations where people have to make sacrifices but I feel like this is one of the biggest concepts for that. I was also surprised that they had made up after fighting when they got to each other.

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I agree his family brought out parts of him he may or may not have had if they showed him the love he needed but after going through everything it really make him into a better person even though he still had those bad habits that he developed like his anger issues and his drug habits.

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I thought it was interesting that people had plans to move back to their home country after earning enough money, but I am also confused on why that imply's not finding a sooner way to bring their children with them as well.

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I can also agree with this response. I also think that Jasmin did a good job away from her mother. She must have realized that her mother left for the good of her.

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I agree with what you said. I just think it is a little strange how Enrique didn't turn back around when he found out his girlfriend was pregnant. He was so mad at his mom for leaving but he upped and left his daughter as well.

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I thought it was surprising too how much Enrique and his mother disagreed and I think the story makes you think about what others really go through on their journey to the U.S.

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I found it very interesting how Enrique had so much anger for his mom leaving him but he told Maria Isabel told come to him so they left their child parentless. It looks like Enrique's daughter lived what he did but without both parents. I feel like Enrique will feel how his mother felt when he sees his daughter.

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I agree because he did make a lot of decisions and let to sacrifices

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I am glad that we could agree! I think that he shouldn't have put his daughter through the same thing he went through.

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I agree with the comments my classmates left me we all had the same general idea of the story. I didn't learn anything new but it was nice knowing that everyone had the same thoughts as well.

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It was hypocritical of Enrique but I think things turned out better this time around with Jasmine.

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I fully agree and understand what my classmates are saying and I found some of the things they said very interesting

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I agree with both Janeth and Annabelle. I agree that Enrique should have been more responsible with his money when it came to his addictions. That money could have definitely helped Maria Isabel and his daughter.

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I agree with my comments the emotional piece played a big part in this story. Although Enrique doesn't know what Lourdes was feeling and Lourdes didn't know what Enrique was feeling they both just kinda assumed so it ended up causing more arguments.

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I agree with everything you had said and the way you put it. They both made many sacrifices just so there families can have a better life.

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I agree what with everyone said and i like how Caitlyn added more description to it to make it sound better.

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Final thought, I think we can all agree, and that we are all on the same page about Enrique's decision.

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I agree with what my classmates had to say

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I agree with my classmates' responses. It really does seem difficult to go back home after making such a tough journey. It seems like a hassle to get money and find someone reliable to take them back but also to bring someone to the country.

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I agree with everything that has been said, Enrique does show a different side of him.

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enrique learned from his mistakes