Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Almost A Woman - Term Papers

Almost A Woman

In the autobiography by Esmeralda Santiago, there are many cultural differences. She feels alienated from the rest of the people in New York or the United States, for that matter. When Esmeralda was thirteen she moved to New York with her family from Puerto Rico. She did not know a word of English nor did she have any idea of what the American culture was like. To top off her ignorance of the American culture,
she was poor, making her more of an outcast.
As she was growing up in the United States, most people related her to the only Latin people they had ever seen, who were Desi Arnaz from "I Love Lucy" and Rita Moreno from "West Side Story". She hated those assumptions; they were ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

was a Puerto Rican girl named Maria caught in the middle of a gang rivalry. Esmeralda thought they portrayed Maria as a whore because of the way she dressed and the way she acted towards men. Her peers and some teachers in school thought that way of her. Esmeralda knew that was not true because most Latin people she had met, including her closest friends, were never allowed to wear a skirt that was above the knee or even have a boyfriend.
Towards the end of Junior High School one of her teachers who had always had faith in her said that she should audition for the Performing Arts High School in Manhattan. She liked the idea that she could become a famous star when she was older. The other students and some teachers discouraged her. They thought she was stupid to try and go to the Performing Arts High School just because she was Latin and she had a little trouble speaking English. Esmeralda was a little discouraged but she kept on. To her and everyone else’s surprise, ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Almost A Woman. (2007, January 15). Retrieved January 17, 2026, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Almost-A-Woman/58758

"Almost A Woman." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 15 Jan. 2007. Web. 17 Jan. 2026. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Almost-A-Woman/58758>

"Almost A Woman." Essayworld.com. January 15, 2007. Accessed January 17, 2026. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Almost-A-Woman/58758.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 1/15/2007 06:33:38 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 573
Pages: 3

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier