Positive Emotions
What brought Sonia serenity as a child?
reading - see page 20
Sonia face many obstacles but she worked hard. She kept learning and trying. That's how she succeeded - due to what?
perseverance
She succeeded due to her perseverance.
She persevered.
Sonia lived with this person in the Bronx at first and missed being in the same building when her family moved. Who was this?
her grandmother
Sonia's grandmother
As a mother, Celina took care of her family. As a nurse, she took care of her patients. This shows that she found meaning in life by doing what?
helping people
What was one unusual, but logical, accomplishment for Sonia as a child?
learning how to give herself insulin shots
What brought Sonia's family joy every weekend? (Joy means happiness.)
parties, with Puerto Rican food, poetry, music, dancing and more - see page 7
As a young child recently diagnosed with diabetes, Sonia decided to give herself the insulin that her body needs. She was scared but did it anyway, showing what?
bravery
After Sonia's father died, her mother missed him so much. Her grief shows that she loved him despite their problems. What were those problems?
He had a substance abuse disorder, drinking too much alcohol and then fighting with Sonia's mother.
The activists and politicians who worked on creating the Affirmative Action program found meaning in that project. They wanted it to help solve a big problem. What?
racism
The United States has a history of racism (white people against American Indians, white people against black people, etc.). It was - and often still is - easier for white people to study in better schools, get better jobs, buy property, and be elected to political office. Affirmative action was meant to give everyone a chance.
What accomplishment did a wealthy family reward Sonia for?
The Fendi family hosted Sonia in Rome to thank her for her work stopping the counterfeit Fendi business.
What was Sonia grateful for on page 23?
The "smartest girl in school" gave her study tips when Sonia asked for help. Sonia appreciated that.
As a Puerto Rican student in a mostly white environment at Princeton, Sonia faced racism. She didn't just accept it; she fought back by organizing with other students and writing letters. See the formal complain on pages 36-37. What strength does this show in Sonia?
leadership
She took action.
Sonia and Kevin met in high school and became good friends. After college, they got married, but then they grew apart. What happened to their good relationship?
After college, Kevin began working in a science lab (page 43) and Sonia worked as a bouncer while she was in law school at Yale. When she started working as a DA after law school, she and Kevin didn't spend as much time together anymore. They didn't have as much in common either. Even though they were not angry, their relationship wasn't close. They decided to separate and get divorced.
At the end of chapter 6, the book tells us that Sonia liked her job but wanted more. She liked being a lawyer and a prosecutor, but she was interested in becoming a judge. Her purpose in life was to work on what?
justice
helping people see the difference between right and wrong
Sonia, the girl from the Bronx, is now a SCOTUS judge. What does the acronym SCOTUS stand for?
Supreme
Court
Of
The
United
States
Name a possible source of pride on page 28.
Sonia got accepted to college at 3 Ivy League schools.
Sonia asked others for help and worked on projects with her colleagues. For instance, she and the police worked together to seize counterfeit handbags. This shows ____
teamwork
Active, constructive response is one way to support positive relationships. It's about 4 ways to respond when someone tells us good news. Where did we study this?
On the grammar website.
In the case Sonia helped settle during the baseball strike, we can guess that the Yankees found meaning 2 ways. What were they?
1- playing baseball in the Major Leagues
2 - earning good money as professional athletes
Both Sonia and her mentor Jose Cabranes were from low-income families. Both started their careers as lawyers, became judges and kept moving up and up. They met at Yale in 1976 and worked together 22 years later - doing what?
They were both judges in the US 2nd Circuit Court, a federal court. - see page 82
The preface of the book starts with an emotion that mixes fear and respect. What's it called?
awe
The end of chapter 7 talks about the baseball case that Sonia worked on. Afterwards, the media praised her as someone special. The last paragraph shows her reaction to this, including her __
humility
Growth mindset is a possible answer, too.
Sonia worked hard and did her job well. She built the types of connections that helped her apply for higher level jobs later. People mentioned this technique at the STEM panel. What is it called?
networking
Making connections with other people, especially people who can help you with school or work, is called networking.
According to the book, Sonia often felt nervous when she started a new job, especially in court. She persevered and found meaning spending her time in what 3 ways?
at work
with her friends
with her family
According to page 82, "minorities and women often had to wait 2 or 3 years" for Congress to vote on possible Supreme Court judges. In Sonia's case, how long did Congress make her wait?
About 16 months - less than a year and a half. See pages 89-82.