Read the excerpt from "a latina judge's voice" by hon.
sonia sotomayor.
how do sotomayor's descriptions of her family most likely
affect readers?
my latina soul was nourished as i visited and played at my
grandmother's house with my cousins and extended family.
they were my friends as i grew up. being a latina child
was watching the adults playing dominos on saturday night
and us kids playing loteria, bingo, with my grandmother
calling out the numbers which we marked on our cards with
chickpeas.
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they show readers how latina families decorate their
homes.
they give readers images of the importance of family.
they describe the struggle sotomayor endured in
becoming a judge.
they give readers feelings of hopelessness and
desperation