Date Range
Date Range
Date Range
Monday, March 23, 2009. Ma is most definitely not the same. Sunday, March 22, 2009. Abba, I want to say. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Strong lungs, they would say of Abba. Strong lungs give him staying power.
Friday, March 27, 2009. This Is Yours, Too. This is yours too, she said. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. sometimes you have to tell them who you are. You have to make them see us. Sunday, March 22, 2009. Thursday, March 19, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. Then Abba looks at us all. I can feel it, the water pressing all around us, pulsing form below. And we do as he taught us. We hold our breaths, then let them out, bit by bit. We push forward, into the unknown. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Sunday, March 22, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. We push forward, into the unknown. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Sometimes we have to do the right thing. Sunday, March 22, 2009. Voices float towards me in snatches as if underwater. Thursday, March 19, 2009. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Sunday, March 15, 2009. Thursday, March 12, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. The words that make me afraid to move in my own skin. My name is Aisha Hossain. And I am an illegal alien. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. In this quote, I liked how she mentioned the people in her life who have left, and she is trying hard to breathe. I noticed several times the references to water. Water can be calm and clear, but at.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. Do it, I signal. Their family has not been there for them, but they have been there for each other, and they need to know that they will each always be there for each other. Wednesday, March 25, 2009.
Friday, March 27, 2009. When I read this, i felt a little sad. She depends on Nadira, unlike before, when she stood up by herself. Monday, March 23, 2009. Or maybe I did, in a small way. I made them stop and see me-see us. Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. And I am an illegal alien. Aisha, Nadira, and the whole family has always made a big deal about never telling anyone family secrets. I think that it might have been a good idea for Aisha to tell everyone their secret. What do you think? Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. 8220;Aisha is driving today, her loose hands on the wheel, her hair lifting lightly in the breeze. Ma and I sit in the back, and Abba tries no to comment on her driving. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Do you really believe a little fourteen-year-old can make the United States government change its mind? In this paragraph I thought NO Aisha is being a jerk again! Sunday, March 22, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. the hot air wavers between us. Then Aisha lets her arms float to her sides and she jumps towards me. Monday, March 23, 2009. The end of this cahpter confused me, but reading the next chapter will probably help. Thursday, March 19, 2009. Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009. And none of those things tell you who he is or who we are. Monday, March 23, 2009. I thought this sentence was really significant because Aisha seemed to always be so confident and leading, but now she is a wreck, closed-up and miserable.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. Monday, March 23, 2009. Water has become such a big part in this book! Sunday, March 22, 2009. Or maybe I did, in a small way. Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
Thursday, March 26, 2009. My name is Aisha Hossain. And I am a illegal alien. That one day I could go to college and carry on. And then they took that hope away. And they broke mine, too. Now I am your valedictorian. I want what you want. There is a story in the paper. I know there is more but this is all I can write right now. I hope this is the last diablog.