Quote
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Who said it?
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What idea or lesson can be learned from
this character?
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He would see my patience and my hard
work. I would show him that I could
raise plants, as he had. I would show
him that I was his daughter.
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Kim
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-respecting,
honoring, keeping spirit alive in hearts, continuing traditions
-hard
work & patience will always pay off in life and allow you to achieve very
much
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I felt like I’d read through her secret
diary and had ripped out a page without meaning to.
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Ana
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-the
importance of not prejudging/stereotyping others, jumping to wrong conclusions,
making assumptions about others before getting to know them
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Can’t bring the dead back to life on this
earth…But a patch of ground in this trashy lot-I can change that. Can change it big.
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Wendell
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-that
you can’t hold onto or dwell on the past, especially if it’s negative, you
need to move on, accept reality and make a positive difference and change in
your life and in the lives of others
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I stared at his busy fingers, then his eyes. They were focused, not far-away or
confused. He changed from a baby into
a man.
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Gonzalo
speaking of Tio Juan
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-in
order to feel whole, dignified as an individual you need a purpose in life
and to feel connected to something that could become your passion, knowing
you have a sense of direction in life
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You ever watch a sax player close? They
push down a key and way at the other end of the instrument something moves.
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Leona
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-something
small can start something big
-perseverance,
determination, self-motivation, setting goals for yourself
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If I’m lucky, I get ‘em talking to each
other. Sewing up the rips in the
neighborhood…From Paradise, the garden was turning back into Cleveland.
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Sam
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-we
need to become peacemakers, drop our cultural barriers, racial divisions, prejudices,
come together as a family and community built on respect and tolerance for
one another, celebrate diversity
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I was used to seeing kids lying and
making mistakes, but not grown-ups. I was mad at my father. Then I sort of felt sorry for him.
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Virgil
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-don’t
let greed get the best of you
-good
comes also from giving and sharing with others
-having
a balance in life, having other goals/priorities
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But just be near people, nice people,
feel good, like next to fire in winter.
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Sae
Young
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-establishing
positive relationships with others, we can’t isolate ourselves, interact in a
friendly manner with others because it will enrich and fulfill your life; overcoming
your personal fears, confronting them;
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I was showing Lateesha that just cause I
got muscles don’t mean I’m some jungle beast.
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Curtis
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-goodness,
kind-heartedness, love for others will always outweigh/surpass self-centredness,
arrogance, being vain, narcissism
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He was a salmon traveling upstream
through his past…His eyes gained back some of their life…We, like our seeds,
were now planted in the garden.
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Nora
speaking of Mr. Myles
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-life
is always full of opportunities and second chances and you need to take them to
continue enriching yourself
-don’t
give up on life, embrace it
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How nature ran on sunlight and rain and
the seasons, and how I was part of that system…My body was part of nature.
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Marciela
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-life
is precious, life is to be valued, nature is to be respected and appreciated
in all its forms whether good or bad, life is a gift from God
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I realized how useless was all that I’d
heard about Poles…I still do not know, or care, whether she cooks cabbage.
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Amir
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-we
shouldn’t categorize, label, misjudge people based on their culture,
language, possessions etc.
-getting
to know someone and where they come from and what they experienced before
judging them
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