https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax Julia Alvarez en-us 2019-01-10 14:23:28 UTC 2025-11-19 00:07:43 UTC hello@padlet.com shane_coffee https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/319260696 I chose this artifact because in the book they talk about the daughter going to get loads of guavas and talks about her eating many. Guavas must be pretty big where she lives because they have a lot of plentiful nutrients.]]> 2019-01-10 14:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/319260696 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/319261489 At the beginning of the book I was a little confused, but after watching this video, I understand more about what I'm reading. It really explained the book and characters which ares important concepts you need to understand while reading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeHpV9zrMcY]]> 2019-01-10 14:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/319261489 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/319264929 The Garcia girls moved from the Dominican Republic to New York. They had a total life change. ]]> 2019-01-10 14:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/319264929 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/321743871 2019-01-17 15:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/321743871 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/321744794 This is an image of an imaginary island, because in the book "the island" was an imaginary place where everything in their lives made sense, it was like a happy place for them, eventhough they never went there. `]]> 2019-01-17 15:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/321744794 shane_coffee https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/322126576 This a type of boarding school they went to and everyone thought they were rich and related to dictators. They got sent because they were losing their foreign ways and falling into the crazy outlandish american ways.]]> 2019-01-18 14:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/322126576 shane_coffee https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324331323 During the book they talk about Trujillo and how they were not in a savage country anymore. They were in a free country where they can speak freely without consequence. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom and it makes you understand that they were not free in the Dominican Republic.]]> 2019-01-25 14:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324331323 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324331433 This an is image to represent Yoyo's time with Rudy at the college party when she was afraid to experiment with the drugs and alcohol because she didn't want Rudy to take advantage of her. This shows how different the U.S. is from the Dominican Republic and how her age and the people she is hanging around are getting her into situations she doesn't necessarily want to be in. ]]> 2019-01-25 14:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324331433 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324332064 One of the sisters has a child without being married. ]]> 2019-01-25 14:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324332064 https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324930357 The four sisters grow up in a strict religious home. Every decision they make is judged by their parents. This causes them to act out or not make the best choices in life. ]]> 2019-01-28 14:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/324930357 amanda_coffman https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/325414159 Everybody has 4. Thoughtful choices. ]]> 2019-01-29 14:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shane_coffee/ufc8vfeaptax/wish/325414159