In this reading response, compare and contrast what each house means to those who occupy it, and explore the symbolism of the two houses. The House on Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros Chapter One: “The House on Mango Street” We didn’t always live on Mango Street. Before that we lived on Loomis on the third floor, and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler it was Paulina, and before that I can’t remember. But what I remember most is moving a lot. Each time it seemed there’d be one more of us. By the time we got to Mango Street we were six—Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me. The house on Mango Street is ours, and we don’t have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise, and there isn’t a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom. But even so, it’s not the house we’d thought we’d get. We had to leave the flat on Loomis quick. The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn’t fix them because the house was too old. We had to leave fast. We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk gallons. That’s why Mama and Papa looked for a house, and that’s why we moved into the house on Mango Street, far away, on the other side of town. They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours for always so we wouldn’t have to move each year. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked. And inside it would have real stairs, not hallway stairs, but stairs inside like the houses on T.V. And we’d have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we took a bath we wouldn’t have to tell everybody. Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence. This was the house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed. But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and window so small you’d think they were holding their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb. Out back is a small garage for the car we don’t own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side. There are stairs in our house, but they’re ordinary hallway stairs, and the house has only one washroom. Everybody has to share a bedroom—Mama and Papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny. Once when we where living on Loomis, a nun from my school passed by and saw me playing out front. The laundromat downstairs had been boarded up because it had been robbed two days before and the owner had painted on the wood YES WE”RE OPEN so as not to lose business. Where do you live? She asked. There, I said pointing up to the third floor. You live there? There. I had to look to where she pointed—the third floor, the paint peeling, wooden bars Papa had nailed on the windows so we wouldn’t fall out. You live there? The way she said it made me feel like nothing. There. I lived there. I nodded. I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn’t it. The house on Mango Street isn’t it. For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go.

Plan for Project Scope: Scope Management Plan (SMP)Overview and RationaleFor this assignment, you will create a project Scope Management Plan (SMP). Planning how you will collect requirements and develop the project scope is critically important to ensure the project scope development process is well thought out and meets customer’s business needs.Program and Course OutcomesThis assignment is directly linked to the following key learning outcomes from the course syllabus:Define and identify examples of project “scope” and “requirements”Identify common components of the project scope management planDevelop a high-level project scope management planIn addition to these key learning outcomes, you will also have the opportunity to evidence the following skills through completing this assignment:Critical thinking and analysisProblem solvingOverview:What is a Scope Management Plan (SMP)?Like any plan, a scope management plan is a set of defined processes that are used ensure that the project includes all the necessary tasks for a successful project.The SMP focuses on defining how project scope is explained, developed, structured, verified with the customer and managed.By using a scope management plan, project managers can define and map their project, so it remains within the agreed-upon scope.The scope management plan helps project managers better allocate project resources in such a manner that the project can finish on time, within budget and with the quality expected by stakeholders.As we learned in class, project scope management is about:Planning the process to define the work that must be done over the course of the project,Controlling and monitoring those processes,Documenting and tracking to avoid scope creep when approving or disapproving project changes,Closing, including an audit of deliverables and assessing the outcome against the plan.Essential Components & InstructionsThis individual assignment consists of the following activities: a. Review all instructor-provided project case studies found in your W1 readings.b. Select 1 case study to develop the scope management plan. Reminder: You will use this case study for your remaining individual assignments. c. Conduct online research on your case’s industry and also on relevant business functions to understand the organization’s value chain activities. (Examples of business functions are: Finance, Information Technology, Manufacturing/Operations, Marketing, Distribution, etc.) d. Develop Scope Management Plan (SMP) for your chosen project. Please see SMP template