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"An hour with Abuelo" by Judith Ortiz Cofer

//**__Briefly describe the setting, characters, conflict and theme of the story.__**// The setting of __an hour with Abuelo__ is the suit number 10 in the nursing home and surely the summer vacation. The character conflict between Arturo (young) and the Abuelo of Arturo (also called Arturo) need to visit but Arturo doesn’t want to because he doesn’t like the smell of the nursing home and the old people, also he thinks it would be better if he would use this time to study and read his stack of books which are beside his bed and his only chance of maybe getting to be in the AP English level. But he still has to go, because his mother is bagging him to do so because Abuelo wouldnt have much time in life left. When he is there then Abuelo reads him the story of his live. At first he thought that this is going to be boring and is looking every time on his watch, but then he starts liking the story. At the end of Abuelos story, Arturo is surprised and actually wants to discuss with Abuelo when suddenly an old woman with pink running shoes comes in the room and takes Abuelo away with the words that he promised to read out some of his poetry. Right before they went, Abuelo said to Arturo that now he should look at his watch and Arturo recognized that his hour was up. The theme of the story was that everything can be different than you expect it to happen. The IRONY of this plays a very big part(role) in this story.

"Tears of autumn" by Yoshiko Uchida

__**//Do you think Hana will be able to adjust to life in the U.S.? Use examples from the story to support your answer.//**__

I think Hana will and will not be able to adjust to life in the U.S.,because first she is very nervous about her new life and partner, which she couldn't choose, and this can make her life a serious problem.She wanted to go away from Japan because of the tradition but I guess that she will miss her family and friends badly because from the story it seems kind of that she never went somewhere else than Japan. But on the other side she might actually like it there a lot because first she always wanted to leave Japan and second she might like this man maybe so much that she wants to stay and forgets about her anxiety. Also Hana and Taro are not anymore nervous when Hana stay because they get to know each other. Well come to think of it, I think it is always hard to start in a new country but also to start a new life and relationship is very very difficult, so would you be able to do that or would you suffer and return home with tears in your eyes and with the feeling that you are the greatest loser of the hole world. Its your choice, so now choose corectly and you will do the rigth thing, but what is right?YOU CHOOSE!