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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Week of November 14, Quote Sandwiches and other fun stuff


Quote Sandwiches and Inferences

Hi everyone,

This week we are going to learn about the characters in The Color of Water.

In Google Docs, create a document called Blog 5: "Character Quote Sandwiches"

You will be creating three quote sandwiches, one for 
  • Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
  • Fischel Shilsky
  • Hudis Shilsky
Write paragraph for each character, as a quote sandwich, following this structure:

Top slice of bread = your thoughts, beliefs and ideas about the character. "Ruth is ________________ because __________."
•In the middle is the meat = the quote from chapter 1-5 that teaches us about this character. "We can see this in the quote on page ___, "...."".
•Bottom slice of bread = “this quotes shows us that…” Concluding sentences, again proving what you believe about this character.

  • When you are finished, post your quote sandwiches to our blog.

36 comments:

  1. Paola Salcedo
    Maria Matias

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    ruth is a independent person who has liberal thoughts because she married a black man regardless of his family to forget about her. We can see this in the quote on page 2.’’’My family mourned me when I married your father.They said Kaddish and sat shiva’’. This quote shows us that her family ignore her when she married a black men they thought that she was died, just for this reason but she didn’t think about her religion.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel shilsky is a person without feelings because he mistreat his wife and didn’t respect his daughter.we can see this in the quote on page 3. ‘’ he was hard as a rock’’. this quote shows us that fIschel didn’t has feelings and love for nobody.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is a wonderful and gentle person. we can see this in the quote on page 3. ‘’ She was a quiet woman, my sweet Mameh. That’s what we called her, Mameh. This quote shows us that Hudis Shilsky is a person with big feelings who loves her family regardless of the abuse that she received from his husband. She is a person full of love.

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    1. all of this uncharacteristic that you did maria are pretty good :) !!!!

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  2. kevin and asjad blog #5

    Ruth is rebellious because she married a guy who her family didn't want to .
    We can see this quote on page 2 “my family mourned me when i married your father”
    This quote show us that ruth is a brave woman she married james and left her family and now she is not a part of that jew family anymore .


    fishel shilsky was angry dad and he always go for money
    we can see this quote on page 2”He was a fox especially when it came to money”
    This quote show us that fishel shilsky was a rude dad and nobody can fool him especially when its about money .


    hudis shilsky was a nice and kind woman she loves her family
    we can see this quote on page 3”my mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of my dad ,gentle and meek”
    This quote shows us that her mother was a quiet and very nice women .she care about the whole family .she was lovely person who alway love her family

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  3. Jianzhou Li

    Ruth is a like freedom people, because his family doesn't like her to marry a black, but she was married to her black husband.We can see this in the quote on page 2.’’’My family mourned me when I married your father.They said Kaddish and sat shiva’’. This quote shows us that Ruth despite her family's protest married a black, she left her family and her parents also is not like her.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel shilsky is no feelings, because she did not take care of his wife and children, also abuse them.We can see this in the quote on page 3. ‘’ he was hard as a rock’’. this quote shows us that Hilsky Fischel is not a good husband also is not a good father, he doesn't care about his family also does not love his family.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is a wonderful and gentle person,she loves her family.We can see this in the quote on page 3 “my mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of my dad ,gentle and meek” This quote shows us that Hudis Shilsky is a good woman, she is very gentleness and very goodness also loved her family.

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  4. Swastiningsih, Dyah

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is kind,brave yet rebellious because although her father was against her marriage with James’ father, she still married James’ father regardless anything that her family said.
    We can see this in the quote on page 2,“My family mourned me when I married your father.”
    This quote shows us that when Ruth married James’ father, her family left her alone and didn’t admit her as part of the family anymore.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel Shilsky is an Orthodox Rabbi that had stubborn,gruff and sly personalities because he didn’t care about his family,he beat his wife, and establish a strict rules at home.
    We can see this quote on page 2,“There were too many rules to follow, too many forbiddens and “you can’ts” and “you mustn’ts” but does anybody they love you? Not in my family we didn’t.”
    This quote shows us that Fischel wasn’t a good father and husband because he treated his family terribly.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is a gentle,pretty,quiet and strong woman because although she had disability, she was still a good,kind mother.
    We can see this in quotes on page 3, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” and “ it paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.”
    This quotes show us that Hudis was a strong woman despite the disability she had and how bad her husband mistreated her.

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  5. Rachel Shilsky:
    Rachel Shilsky was hate her father. Her father like rock, he never care about her. Her father like a fox. She never felt love that her father give to her,never ever ever. But she feel guilty about her mother, her mother is a nice, kind, woman. But her father never care about her mother. She hate her father.

    In the story “He was a fox,especially when it came to money.” “He was hard as a rock.”

    This two quote shows she hate her father. First quote shows that her father love money more than love his daughter. No daughter will said her father like a fox, except that daughter hate her father.The second quote shows her father are grim person. “Hard as a rock” shows the father really don’t care his daughter his family. He such a sea fish.

    Fischel Shilsky:
    Fischel Shilsky is a grim man, he don’t really care about his family and he was mad about her daughter married an African-American.He never care about his family and he only care about his money.

    In this story “He was hard as a rock.”

    This quote shows us the father was grim man. He don’t care his family.His mind like a stone.His heart like a stone.


    Hudis Shilsky:
    Hudis Shilsky was pitiful woman and her did not get husband’s love. She is a good woman, didn’t like her husband at all. She is a nice, kind woman.

    We can see this in quotes on page 3, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” and “ it paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.”

    This quotes show us that Hudis was a strong woman despite the disability she had and how bad her husband mistreated her.

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  6. Chi Shiyao

    Ruth ( Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is kind,rebellious and brave because although her father was against her marriage with James’ father, she still did it.We can see this in the quote, “My family mourned me when I married your father”on page 2This quote shows us that when Ruth married James’ father, her family left her alone and she was not part of the family anymore.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel Shilsky is an Orthodox Rabbi that had stubborn,gruff and sly personalities because he didn’t care about his family,he beat his wife, and establish a strict rules at home.We can see this quote “There were too many rules to follow, too many forbiddens and “you can’ts” and “you mustn’ts” but does anybody they love you? Not in my family we didn’t.” on page 2.this quote show us that Fischel wasn’t a good father and husband because he treated his family terribly.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is a gentle,pretty,quiet and strong woman because although she had disability, she was still a good,kind mother.We can see this in quotes, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” and “ it paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.” on page 3.This quotes show us that Hudis was a strong woman although she was disable and lived in a difficult environment.

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  7. wang,wenyan/shan,zixin/Nye,suzanne


    In our opinion,we think Ruth is don't want people know she was Jewish because when she with her family came to America change the names. So her name makes more America. We can see this quote on page 2 where it says:"I don't remember the name of the town where i was born, but i do remember my Jewish name: Ruchel Dwajra Zylska. My parent got rid of that name when we came to America and changed it to Rchel Deborab Shilsky,and i got rid of that name when i was nineteen and never used it again after i left virginia for good in 1941."This quote shows us that Ruth was hide her Jewish name,and change make it more America.


    In our opinion , we think Fischel Shilsky is impassive because he did not very care his wife and kids . His daughter also thought he is unfeeling .
    “He was a fox , especially when it came to money .He was short ,dark , hairy, and gruff ."
    This shows us that he is as a fox and money is the most important to him . In his daughter's mind,he is gruff and he is hard as stone.


    We think the author's mother ,Hudis is a strong and a quiet woman.Her family because left before Hitler got through with Polond were wiped out in the Holocaust.She was pretty about her face,but the one thing was bad that she had polio.Where its said"It paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.Her left hand was useless.It was bent at the wrist and held close to her chest.She was nearly blind in her left eye and walked with a severe limp,dragging her left foot behind her."This quote shows us that she wasn't a perfect woman ,but she had a nice thinking way to prove and support her life.Regardless of how her life was inconvenient and hard, she still can be strong to live in her life.

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  8. Ruth

    ruth is a brave because her family doesn't wanted to marry black person but she married black person. we can see this quote in page 2 “my family mourned me when i married your father.they said kaddish and sat shiva”. this quote show us that her family Disregard her when she married black men.

    Fischel Shilsky

    Fischel Shilsky has a no feeling for anyone . we can see this quote on page 3 “he was hard as a rock” this quote show us that fischel shilsky has a no feeling for anyone such as his family.

    Hudis Shilsky
    hudish shilsky was opposite of fichel shilsky because she loves her family and she was nice and kind. we can see this quote on page 3” my mother was named hudis and she was the exact opposite of him, gentle and meek” this quote show us that hudis shilky was opposite of fischel shilky and she is kind and nice.

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  9. jun ji chen

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    ruth is tough and rebellious, because she married a black man who was her parent doesn't expect to be.We can see this quote on page 2 “my family mourned me when i married your father.” This quote shows us that after Ruth married that black man, Ruth was already not belong in her family, Her parents abandoned her.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel shilsky is always in cold-blood and he is a grim guy, because he doesn't care about his family and also did terrible things to his family. we can see this in the quote on page 3. ‘’ he was hard as a rock’’. this quote shows us that Fischel Shilsky is cruel and he never care about his family.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky was is a pathetic woman, because she never gets any love from her husband, but she was still kind and nice anyway. We can see this in quotes on page 3, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” This quotes show us that Hudis was a tough woman. No matter how was her husband treated her, she was still goodness and never change.

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  10. rachel shilsky, she write about herself , she is a jewish ,But she leave the Jew's family , because she married the author s father , jewish people they disagree with her , therefore she said rachel shilsky is dead .

    in the story when rachel shilsky said herself , we can see this in the quote on page 2 , “rachel shilsky is dead as i m concerned .” and my family nourned me when i married your father ,they said kaddish and sat shiva “

    this quote shows us that why does she leave the family and she said herself is dead , she just married a some one who is her love , but they was obstruct her, therefore , she leave her family .


    Rachel Shilsky was dislike and hate her father , her father is Orthodox rabbi , but her father didn't care about her , her father was focus on the religion .and the money ,that is show us why does Rachel Shilsky said he father was a fox , therefore Rachel never felt love of her father.

    In the story when Rachel said her father , we can see this in the quote on page 2 , “he was a fox ,especially when it came to money.”

    This quote shows us that how does Rachel dislike or hate her father, her father very care the money and love the money , when the money to came with him ,he can does like a fox , and this is his daughter said it ,it to show us how does her father is a Materialists .

    rachel shilsky was love her mother ,her mother is a nice guy, and her mother is not like her father,

    in the story when is rachel said her mother ,we can see this in the quote on page 3,”my sweet Mameb , that is what we caller her”

    This quote shows us that how does rachel love her mother ,and how does her mother is a nice guy to them, they called her sweet Mameb ,

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  12. Jamilex Vargas

    You will be creating three quote sandwiches, one for
    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Fischel Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky
    Write paragraph for each character, as a quote sandwich, following this structure:



    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky): She was alone, she was hurt, she live her life like dead. She don’t want to talk to anyone about her past because she feel very sad. “They want no parts of me and me I don’t want no parts of them” (pag #1) this quote show us that she never feel like part of member of her own family she never can’t talk about what she felt or what she was thinking in her family they never did that.

    Fischel Shilsky: He was a man that where he came from they religion is the thing more important that they have. He was very strict and a father that didn’t have feeling of his family.” He was hard as a rock.” (pag #3) this quote show us that he was a man that didn’t have feelings of his family. He was like a person that don’t like what others people think just do what he are thinking.

    Hudis Shilsky: She was a good person and a loving mother. Also, she was a person that was a patient, pretty, quiet and strong woman thats why her daughter loved her. “She was a quiet woman, my sweet Mameh” (Pag#3) this quote show us that she was a wonderful mother. She was the only one that understand and loved in this world.

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  13. li,jian hui

    Ruth(Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is unbendng because she decided to marry a black when her family opposes her to do that . We can see this quote on page 2"My family mourned me when I married your father." This quote shows us that after she married a black,her family was unfrequented at her.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel Shilsky is indifferent and greedy because money is more important than his family as he think . We can see this quote on page 3 "He was hard as a rock."this quote shows us that he didn't care about his family and he was domineering .

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is strong because she was disability and she still live.She never give up of her life . We can see this in quote on page 3 "It paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health " This quote shows us that even she was disable , she also lived in a difficultly environment .

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  14. ruth(rachel shilsky) she is a person that think what she wants she have a different attitude than other because she gets married with a black man. in page 2 says “My family mourned me when I married your father.They said Kaddish and sat shiva” this quote means that her familly discremitate her because she married with a black man and they though that she dead


    fischel
    he is a rude person person who doesn’t care about other feelings
    in page 3 says “ HE WAS HARD AS A ROCK “ this quote means he doesn’t want to feel any feeling or think about somebody only he be as a rock empty


    HUDIS SHILSKY is a nice, gentle and wonderful person , who know how to love and care about her family even the problems she has with life . In page
    3 says " my mother was named hudis and she was the exact opposite of him , gentle and meek" this quote means that she is a pretty good person that is strong even the disability that she has she care and love so much his family

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  15. #BLOG 5 # Sujoy Bhowmik & Ayad Almulaiki
    Quote Sandwiches and Inferences


    This week we are going to learn about the characters in The Color of Water.

    In Google Docs, create a document called Blog 5: "Character Quote Sandwiches"

    You will be creating three quote sandwiches, one for

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Fischel Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky


    (Ruth)Rachel Shilsky :

    Rachel Shilsky was an interesting character.she is from an orthodox jewish family. her father was a Rabbi.she hated him because of his cruelty towards her and her wounded mother.she was an immigrant in USA. she came from Poland .she was kind and soft-hearted.she took care of many children like James. in other hand, she was also brave, independent and rebellious. because, although her father and her family was against her marriage with a black guy(James’s father), she still married James’ s father without caring anything her family said.
    We can see in the 1st line of chapter 1,where it says, “ I’m dead” we can take a look at the quote on page 2 where she told James,“My family mourned me when I married your father.” and also in page 3 where she says,’’Richel shilsky is dead as far as i’m concerned.she had to die in order for me,the rest of me ,to live’’
    These quotes shows us that Richel shilsky is no longer happy about her life . she is sad.we could see here that when Ruth married James’ father, her family left her alone and didn’t admit her as part of the family anymore. if we look at the quote in page 3, where she said about her mother, “ She’s the only person in the world I didn’t go right by........ “ we can realize that she also feels guilty because she left her wounded mother to her cruel father.
    To conclude, she was a fighter.she struggled through her whole life and she was also victim of conflict between her emotions and the situations she faced in her life and that conflict, changed her life.



    Fischel Shilsky:

    Fischel Shilsky is an Orthodox Rabbi but he was very cruel and strick.because he didn’t care about his family and established strict rules at home.he just cared about his rules and himself.,he also beat his wounded wife.
    We can see this quote on page 2 where Ruth said about him,“There were too many rules to follow, too many forbiddens and “you can’ts” and “you mustn’ts” but does anybody they love you? Not in my family we didn’t.” We can also see in the quote on page 3. ‘’ he was hard as a rock’’. this quote shows us that Hilsky Fischel is not a good husband also is not a good father, he does not love his family.
    So, it shows us that Fischel was neither a good father and husband because he treated his family terribly nor a good human being.

    Hudis Shilsky:

    Hudis Shilsky is a gentle,pretty,quiet and strong woman by her heart because although she had disability and her daughter, Ruth left her, she was still a good,kind mother.
    We can see this in the quotes on page 3 “my mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of my dad ,gentle and meek” and “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” These quotes show us that Hudis Shilsky is a good woman with a big kind heart.We can see in another quote on page 3,“ it(polio) paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.” that shows she was fighting with her life.
    It is clear that Hudis was a strong woman despite the disability she had and how bad her husband mistreated her.So, she was a combination of both soft and strong personality.

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  16. - Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)

    Ruth is like an independent person , she doesnt care what others think about her marriage because her husband is black .We can see this in the quote on page “My family mourned me when I married your father”.“this quotes shows us that her family was really upset for her decision so she wasnt part of the family since that moment .

    - Fischel Shilsky

    Fischel is brave person as i can see because in page 2 says “he escaped from the russian army and snuck over the polish border and married my mother in an arranged marriage . I can see he doesnt care what’s going on with his family or if there a problem with them but in page 3 it says “he was hard as a rock” .We can see this in the quote on page 3 that he obviously he hates his family and wanst a well husband .


    - Hudis Shilsky

    Hudis is submissive and amenable ,opposite of fischel as i see it in page 3 .We can see this in quotes on page 3, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh” . We can see this in the quote on page 3 at the bottom that the person who wrote this lover to much and this person highlights his greatest virtues and also with her disabilities she fought and love her family .

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  17. Qian Li

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    She was brave, she went to U.S and changed her name. She married with black man in 1942.
    We can see this in the quote on page 2.’’’My family mourned me when I married your father.They said Kaddish and sat shiva’’. This quote shows us that her family ignore her when she married a black men they thought that she was died, just for this reason but she didn’t think about her religion
    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel shilsky is a person without feelings because he mistreat his wife and didn’t respect his daughter.we can see this in the quote on page 3. ‘’ he was hard as a rock’’. this quote shows us that fIschel didn’t has feelings and love for nobody.
    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is a gentle,pretty,quiet and strong woman because although she had disability, she was still a good,kind mother.We can see this in quotes, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” and “ it paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.” on page 3.This quotes show us that Hudis was a strong woman although she was disable and lived in a difficult environment

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  18. Ruth
    Ruth is a rebellious because she married a guy her family did not approve. She is also a bit mysterious because even her kids doesn’t know much stuff about her. We can see this in the quote on page xvii, “It took me fourteen years to unearth her remarkable story...” This shows us that Ruth’s kids took more than a decade to know Ruth’s past.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel is an Orthodox rabbi. He’s not an ideal father and husband. He beats his wife up and does not treat his family properly. We can see on page 2, “He was a fox, especially when it came to money.” This shows us that Fischel is aggressive and gruff.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis is pretty, nice, calm and gentle. She had disabilities. But at least she treats her kids properly unlike his husband. We can see this in quotes on page 3, “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” and “ it paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.” This shows us that Hudis is brave because even if she’s disabled she still didn’tt let that ruin her life.

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  19. Giulia Finetto and Giovane Alvarenga
    "Character Quote Sandwiches"

    You will be creating three quote sandwiches, one for
    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Fischel Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky
    Write paragraph for each character, as a quote sandwich, following this structure:

    •Top slice of bread = your thoughts, beliefs and ideas about the character. "Ruth is ________________ because __________."
    •In the middle is the meat = the quote from chapter 1-5 that teaches us about this character. "We can see this in the quote on page ___, "...."".
    •Bottom slice of bread = “this quotes shows us that…” Concluding sentences, again proving what you believe about this character.




    Ruth is James’ mother, is the one who had been interviewed by her son, in the beginning of the book, she talks about her jewish family and what they did to her when she got married to a black man.

    We can see this in the quote on page 1, “ I’m dead. You want to talk about my family and I here I been dead to them for fifty years.”

    This quote shows us that she had been abandoned by her family, especially her dad because he was an Orthodox rabbi and they didn’t want to accept such an heretic fact, which was marrying an african american man.



    Fischel Shilsky is Ruth’s father, he was a really harsh and demanding person, who sexually abused her and her mother, who married him in an arranged marriage. Ruth and Fischel ended completely their relationship when she decided to marry a black man.


    We can see this in quote on page 2,“My father would say, ‘be quiet while I sleep.’”
    This quote shows us that Ruth’s father wasn’t a really warm-hearted man and we can see from how the mother talks to her son that he didn’t love her at all.


    Hudis Shilsky she was Ruth's mother, she suffered from polio her entire life. she has always been a soft spoken and meek mother, she was also a really heeded person.

    We can see in the quote on page 41, “Mameh was a very good wife and mother.”

    This quote shows us that Hudis, despite her poor health, always tried to give Ruth best.





















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  20. Chen Ling


    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth was a brave people and she want to hide her secret, i can see that she doesn’t want other people to know about her everything because she was a Jewish and she was born in Poland, but when she with her family come to America they change the name. And let her name look like more some as the American.We can see this in the quote on page 2 taht says:” I don't remember the name of the town where i was born, but i do remember my Jewish name: Ruchel Dwajra Zylska. My parent got rid of that name when we came to America and changed it to Rchel Deborab Shilsky,and i got rid of that name when i was nineteen and never used it again after i left virginia for good in 1941." This show us that Ruth want to hide the truth for she was a Jewish, she want to make more like a American.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel was a bed, Ruthless and Cunning person. because i can see that he didn’t very care his wife and his child. The family of him can’t feel about he, can’t care about how he care about the family.In the quote of “There were too many rules to follow, too many forbiddens and “you can’ts” and “you mustn’ts” but does anybody they love you? Not in my family we didn’t.” this show us that Fischel was not a good person of his family because he don’t care about they, he just do what he want to do.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis was a Kind, beautiful, gentle woman, because even she was a Disabled person, but she never give up of herself. And she was very optimism. We can see this in the quote of :”She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” and “ it paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.” This quot show us that she was strong woman, even she live is different than other, but she never give up.

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  21. Ekkarat saensena


    Ruth : She was stay alone but actually She also want to live by herself but she was hurt, she live her life like dead. She don’t want to talk to anyone about her past because she feel very sad. “They want no parts of me and me I don’t want no parts of them” (p.1) this quote show us that she never feel like part of member of her own family she never can’t talk about what she felt or what she was thinking in her family they never did that.

    Fischel Shilsky :He is indifferent and greedy because money is more important than his family as he think . We can see this quote on (p.3) "He was hard as a rock."this quote shows us that he didn't care about his family and he was domineering .


    Hudis Shilsky : She is a gentle,pretty,quiet and strong woman by her heart because although she had disability and her daughter, Ruth left her, she was still a good kind mother.
    We can see this in the quotes on (p. 3) “my mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of my dad ,gentle and meek” and “She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh.” This show us about she is very good woman and strong heart and her personality. Although she doesn’t have her husband anymore she never been so sad for her life.

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  22. Tahmid

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky) was a person who didn’t like extreme restrictions.She wanted to live free but her father was a rude and evil person.We can see this in the quote on pg 2,”There were too many rules to follow ,too many forbidden and “you can’ts”and you “mustn’ts”
    but does anybody say they love you?Not in my family we didn’t. ”This quote proves that she cared for love, she didn’t want to be under strict rules every time.

    Fischel Shilsky was a strict , evil and selfish person. We can see this in the quote on pg 16,”I’m a citizen and you’re not.I can send you back to Europe anytime I want.”But he came to America under the sponsorship of his wife’s sister.This proves that
    he was a cheater.

    Hudis Silky was a very friendly and gentle woman.We can see this in the quote onpg 3,”She was a quiet woman,my sweet mameh,”This proves that she cared about her family and loved them.

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    1. These are really great examples. I agree with you.

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  23. Hugo Matto
    Ruth

    (Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is a woman who married a black man but her family didn’t approve , she change her name when she was 19 years old and when she move to Virginia , she said that she is dead to her family right after she married to the black man , they said kaddish and sat shiva , this show us that her family abandon her when she married the black man .

    Fischel Shilsky
    Is a man that has not feelings because when he married his wife he hit her because she was disability she can move the half of her body , also we can see in the quote in page 3 “ He was hard as a rock “ this show us that Fischel Shilsky has not feeling

    Hudis Shilsky
    She was pretty about her face , she is a wonderful woman who love her family , but she was disability and abuse by her husband .my mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of my dad ,gentle and meek” This quote shows us that Hudis Shilsky is a good woman, she is very gentleness and very goodness also loved her family.

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  24. 11/15/12
    - Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is a independent woman who has liberal thoughts because she married which a black man regardless of his family going to forget all about her. In the story we can see in the quote on page 2.’’’My family mourned me when I married your father.They said Kaddish and sat shiva’’. In This quote show us that her family ignore all the time to her, And everything start when she get married which the black man ,as if her family is not her family . Her family ignore her only because she get married which people who is not of the same religion of her /



    - Fischel Shilsky
    Fishel Shilsky is like a person who doesn’t have a feeling for anyone . he doesn’t respect to his wife and also to this daughter.we can prove this looking in the quote on page 3. ‘’ he was hard as a rock’’. In this quote shows us that fIschel didn’t has feelings and love for nobody.Doesn’t matter if hurts own family the people who really love him.


    -Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky is a wonderful and gentle person.And we can prove that which the quote on page 3 . ‘’ She was a quiet woman, my sweet Mameh. That’s what we called her, Mameh.”” In this quote shows us that Hudis Shilsky is a person with good feelings . She is the person who loves her family regardless of the abuse that she received from his husband. She is a person who protect to the people who care her and in her heart only have love to give , she give everything for her family doesn’t matter who are she live which pure love.

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  25. Abdullah Zahid

    You will be creating three quote sandwiches, one for
    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Fischel Shilsky
    Hudis Shilsky
    Write paragraph for each character, as a quote sandwich, following this structure:

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky):
    She was hurt internally by her family. she don’t want to think about her past and she don’t even want to discuss about it. She want to live by thinking that her past is dead. We can see in this quote “Sh opposite of her dad ,gentle and meek” This quote shows us that Hudis Shilsky is a good woman, she is very gentleness and very goodness also loved her family.
    e had to die in order for me, the rest of me, to live” (color of water pg #2) this quote shows us that she said that in order for her to live the rest of the life she had to kill her past and that what she did.

    Fischel Shilsky:
    He was a jewish religious leader and he use to wear the same cloths until they get riped off.He was a strict man he was in army he doesn’t have any feelings and he was dark color and have a lot of hair and he was ugly. These quote “He was short,dark,hairy,and gruff.”(pg # 2) “he was hard as a rock.” (pg #3) These quote shows us that he was short heighted and hairy, dark colored and ugly and the second quote shows us he doesn’t have any feeling and he was like nothing matter to him only his rules and nothing else.

    Hudis Shilsky
    She is a good lady. She was pretty about her face , she is a wonderful woman who love her family , but she was disability and abuse by her husband.she was the exact

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  26. Ruth is a brave and staunch woman because she did not care the racial discrimination and she marry the black person and she has been persevere that her difficult life."
    "We can see this in the quote on page 2 , "my family mourn me when i married your father. they said kadish and sat shiva.that's how orthodox jews mourn their dead."
    This quotes shows us that her family disagree she marry the black,but she did not flinch that she just keep going. so,She was very brave and staunch woman.

    Fischel Shilsky is Cunning villain person because he run away.""We can see this in the quote on page 2 , “he escaped from the russian army and snuck over the polish border and married my mother in an arranged marriage. He used to say he was under fire when he ran off from army.”This quotes shows us that he was a Cunning villain.Because he did not do the thing that he need to do. He just care himself.So, he was very selfish and cunning people.

    Hudis Shilsky is unlucky woman because she had connate polio.""We can see this in the quote on page 3, “She was pretty about the face. dark hair, high cheekbones, but she had polio. It paralyzed her left side and left her in overall poor health.”This quotes shows us that she was a beautiful woman. But she had unlucky life that she had connate polio. So, she was a unlucky woman.

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  27. Chen,Lin

    Ruth ( Rachel Shilsky )

    Ruth was an adroit person who gave James response because to James, this bicycle that he feels embarrassment. James had always sensed his mother was different, although in his early life he was not sure why she was different . James recalls how when he was in kindergarten, he asked hi mother.We can see this in the quote on page 12 "How come you don't look like me? " Ruth gave him a indirect response. This quote shows us his mother marginalized issues of race.

    Fischel Shilscy

    He was a bland person because even though he has great family, he does not care about his wife and his children and he just worry his money.We can see this in the quote on page 3. " He was hard as a rock." This quote shows us that he only has substance of life in his heart and he does not have emotion for his family deeply.

    Hudis Shilscy

    She was a gentle and meek person because she never felt love or affection from Tateh. We can see this in the quote on page 3." She was a quite woman, my sweet Mameb. That's what we called her, Mameb." This quote shows us that althought her husband, Tateh ignore his wife, she never get happiness for her husband, but she never give up and just keep going.

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  28. MD. Yaser

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky):
    Rachel Shilsky is a very different character.she is a daughter of an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi. She wanted to live free but her father was a rude and evil person.”There were too many rules to follow ,too many forbidden and “you can’ts”and you “mustn’ts”. The quote shows that her life was very hard when she was living with her family because she had to maintain a lot of rules. It also shows that she only cared for love, she didn’t want to be under strict rules every time.

    (Fischel Shilsky):
    Fischel Shilsky is a strict , evil and selfish person. He is cruel and greedy, money is more important than his family as he think. “He is as hard as rock”. This shows that he is very strict and unbend.

    (Hudis Silky):
    Hudis Silky was a very friendly and gentle woman. She is a very nice lady.”She was a quiet woman,my sweet mameh,”. This clearly shows that she took a great care and responsibility for her family.

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  29. Bai Jianting

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is brave and staunch woman, because she was married with a black man in WWII . We can see this in the quote on page 2 "My family mourned me when I married your father".That explain, in this family, disagree woman are married to black man. This quotes shows us that she is a brave woman.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel is greedy man, because he was very like money. We can see this in the quote on page 2 “He was a fox, especially when it came to money.” That explain, he just want to get money, like a fox. This quote shows us that he is a greedy man.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis is a kind woman, because she was very care hre kid. We can see this in the quote on page 11 “Mommy walking me to the bus stop and every afternoon picking me up, standing on the corner of New Mexico and 114th Road.” That explain, she walking her kid to the bus stop and picking her kid up. This quote shows us that she is a kind woman.

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  30. Nathaly Ramirez.

    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    she is and independent woman who has her own decisions in her life because she married a black man regardless of what her family would say. She is a good mother also and is good as a person because she taught her children a way of thinking about life different from the other’s perspective during that Anti-Semitism time and also that hard time where racism prevailed.We can see this in the quote on page 13: “ I do look like you. I’m your mother. You ask too many questions. Educate your mind. School is important. Forget theirs mothers.You remember school. Forget everything else. Who cares about Rodney and Pete! When they go one way; you go to the other way. Understand? When they go one way; you go to the other way. You hear me?” This quote shows us that Ruth was a good mother with her own point of view without thinking of what others could say about her and her family.

    Fishel Shilsky
    He was the father of Rachel. An orthodox rabbi. He was also a greedy man and a wretched husband because he married Ruth’s mother just because of her money and also disparaged his woman because of her disability. We can see this in the quote on page 41:”He would call her by any name and make fun of her disability. He’d say, “I get sick to look at you,” and “Why do you bother trying to look pretty?” His marriage was a business deal for him. He only wanted money.” This quote shows us that Fishel was wicked husband and man.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Ruth’s mother. She was kind and lovely woman.She loved her husband and was selfless with her family.We can see this in the quote on page 41:”She kept the religious traditions of a jewish housewife and was loyal to her husband, but Tateh had absolutely no love for her.”This shows us that even though she wasn’t loved by; she was still a good person.

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  31. Jay patel


    Ruth (Rachel Shilsky:She wanted to live free And we can see in the quote on pg#2 there are too many rules and she married to black man than her life changing.And she’s happy that she getting better and better.

    Fischel Shilsky: Is an irresponsible and irritable father because he never spend time with his daughter and he doesn't have any love for her.His father was always angry and he never have
    speak warm with his family.

    Hudis Shilsky: Hudis was beautiful But also was disabled person. She was a quiet woman,my sweet Mameh. This shows us that she was strong woman and she never sad in her life .

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  32. Ruth (Rachel Shilsky)
    Ruth is a Jewish woman who suffered too much while living with his terrible father. She ran away with a black man, so her family made the jewish rituals as she was dead. Ruth has 12 kids product of her love with his dead husband. She shows to be a good, strong and responsible mother, even though she could possible go through danger in the streets. We can see this in the quote on page 34 “She got up, calmly took my hand, and began to walk without a word.” This quote shows us that she’s brave although the mugger had recently took her purse away she kept walking with her son like nothing had happened. She is not weak and she tried to protect her little son from the robber.

    Fischel Shilsky
    Fischel is a totally anti-semitic person. He completely hated black people. He doesn’t have a heart and he didn’t love to her wife. We can see this in thee quote on page 3 “He was hard as a rock.” This quote shows us that he had no feelings about anything in the world. He hated the fact of having a paralyzed wife and he was racist. He didn’t take care of anything but money.

    Hudis Shilsky
    Hudis is Ruth’s mother. She was sweet and kind. She was the opposite of her husband. We can see this in the quote on page 3 “She was a quiet woman, my sweet Mameh.” This shows us that Ruth’s mother was a good one

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  33. Ronald Duval


    Ruth is a poor women. one of her children died she also has 12 children.she was jew.she doesn’t knew how to cook a lot and one of her children didn’t like her cooking food.she was a worker mother and she made any kind of job to get food for her children.

    “The food she brought from work was delicious,particularly when compared to the food she cooked.” “Mommy could not cook to save her life.” “Her pancakes had white goo and egg shells in them. Her stew would send my little brother Henry upstairs in disgust”. these quotes show me that she didn’t know how to cook and on child didn’t his mother food.this quote shows us that love and family are most important thing in life because was a good mother because she did every to find foods for her children.

    James is a jewish boy.one child with a very strict mommy.james has to obey all mommy rules.james is afraid of black panthers .

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