Blog Post 5

1. One of the Garcia girls in the book is Sofia.  Sofia is the youngest out of all the sisters in the family.  I would say that she is a rebel but she has learned from it along the way.  She is someone who has learned from her mistakes and moved forward from it.  Sofia ran away with her boyfriend and she also went to another place and met a German guy named Otto.  She decided to marry him.  Sofia has went against her father's words but in the end, I think that she is learning from her mistakes.  I think that the people around her help her to become a better person than she was before and make her choose the right choices.

 2. I feel like there are many negative conflicts in many books.  But those are the ones that you can understand without really going deeper into the story.  In the book, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, I feel that there could be possible positive events/situations as the story progresses.  When Sofia and her sisters reunite to celebrate their father's birthday, there is tension between the father and Sofia.  But as the family keeps on meeting and gathering for special occasions, the relationship between the father and Sofia will get better.  Even though it may seem like things are horrible, later on, good things will come to those who wait.

3. Jeremy Lin is a NBA player who is rising to the top with his basketball skills.  He is not only skillful in basketball but he is also Asian American.  I think that is adding on to his popularity right now because there has not been many Asian American NBA players in the past seasons.  Many people have stereotypes of Asians and how they are not that good at sports and athletic.  But Jeremy Lin has proved the world wrong.  Even though many people still discriminate against others, I think that they should respect them more and give them a chance to show the world what they have to offer.