In the story "Mericans" we are at a church in Mexico. The writer uses the detailed description of the church, the praying, and the Spanish language to help you visualize that you are at a church in Mexico. It is the girl's memory of a day when she and her brothers follow their "awful grandmother" to a church service probably on a Sunday morning. The people in this story, Michele, Keeks, and Junior are American …showed first 75 words of 352 total…

…showed last 75 words of 352 total…around their legs, and the pillows used in the story. The narrator did a very good job of making the reader visualize the details within the story. Cultural tensions are felt everywhere by everyone with people being from different countries and cultures. Some progress has been made in the educational area but more time is needed and many adjustments are necessary. Cultural tensions will probably always exist because no two cultures are exactly the same.