Esperanza rising:Do some research on infectious diseases in the 1930s'. Then write 2-3 paragraphs describing the reasons Mama was sick and why she received so little medical care for her lung disease in 1930's. Find out when the first antibiotics were used to treat diseases. Each reason should be a paragraph. with a topic sentence and 3-4 supporting sentences.

Read this passage from the online article “top 10 reasons why everyone is doing yoga” by kathryn livingston. what type of propaganda is the author using? why are so many people doing yoga these days? there must be more to it than endorphins; there has to be a deeper reason why 20 million plus americans have fallen in love with this venerable practice. here is my top ten list – and if you’re a yogi, i’m sure you can think of more.