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On the evening of April 12th, there was a lecture called The Point of Intersection: The Eagle and the Condor. The main reason that it is called is The Point of Intersection: The Eagle and the Condor is due to the author’s discussion of two different worlds, Latin America and North America's culture crossing each other. The main topic of this lecture is Latin America and the sciences and the person who was presenting this lecture is Dr. Esperanza Roncero. Dr. Roncero is a Spanish professor at Nazareth College who has a passion for social justice which was discussed in great detail during her lecture. She began her presentation by comparing science fiction and social justice. She defined science fiction as something that is based on reality,

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