Matt de la Pena's literacy narrative can be read as two literacy narratives: his own and his father's. Who served as literacy sponsors (ie- people who aid or hinder another in developing a literacy) for de la Pena and his father? How can you can tell that these sponsorships were valuable to them?

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.