Ruth Gutierrez Proff. Julia Curry MAS 160 9 a.m. 12 May 2009 Mexican American Males and Alcoholism Drinking alcohol is a behavior that diverse ethnicities and cultures have adapted as a form of leisure‚ celebration‚ socialization‚ or cultural practice. Mexican American males have engaged in drinking alcohol for all of these reasons. It is important to analyze the process of acculturation Mexican American experience and how it affects their ability to persuade and control their alcohol consumption
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conditions of a Hispanic American ghetto in Chicago. The narrative is seen through the eyes of Esperanza Cordero‚ an adolescent girl coming of age. These concise and poetic tales also offer snapshots of the roles of women in this society. They uncover the dual forces that pull Esperanza to stay rooted in her cultural traditions on the one hand‚ and those that compel her to pursue a better way of life outside the barrio on the other. Throughout the book Sandra Cisneros explores themes of cultural tradition
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Rodriguez characterizes Mexico as a country with a culture of tragedy and America as a country with a culture of comedy. However‚ America is comedic in the Greek sense-in the sense that America is not comedic at all. Rodriguez feels that Mexico‚ in being the place of tragedy‚ is better off. America‚ on the other hand‚ has to face the burden of optimism‚ and the subsequent let-downs. Thus‚ in a sense‚ he characterizes them in ways that oppose what he truly thinks of them. Mexico is described as
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Valley‚ the Trans-Mississippi west‚ and into portions of the Louisiana Purchase territory. By the time Mexico had gained its independence from Spain‚ American settlers were already on the border of the new nation. The individual reasons for expansion are numerous but we know settlers wanted vast amounts of land (farmlands)‚ and they wanted to explore – making a new life for themselves. Socio and political issues definitely existed through this time period‚ and these issues were the basis for more
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Automatic Upgrade 1. Write a summary The text “Automatic Upgrade” from 2011 is a short story by Maggie Robb. In “Automatic Upgrade” we are introduced to Ramesh‚ a 26-year-old Indian boy‚ who is travelling by plane to Surrey with his grandmother. On the plane‚ Ramesh tells his grandmother that he is going to quit his career as a doctor to work in the mobile phone business. The grandmother doesn’t take this news very well and she is not satisfied buy his decision. She thinks he is crazy for doing
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Everyone has different beliefs and ways of thinking. All people have grown up in different families with different types of faith and culture. It is extremely important for people to know what they believe in. Many college professors tend to make their students of all cultures‚ question or defend what they believe in. Therefore‚ professors at those different universities should continue to question their students’ faith. Growing up‚ kids have many different types of rules to abide by. Parents teach
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Chapter one: Humility‚ discusses the traditions followed three days after a girl was born into the world. Whoever would visit her would make a sacrifice. Also the baby girl would be placed “below the bed to show that she was lowly and weak and should concentrate on humbling herself before others.” Zhao proclaims a woman must possess humility‚ industriousness and to continue sacrifice. She defines humility as acting respectful to others. She defines industriousness as complating everything that needs
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Introduction to Ovulation * Many women learn how to calculate their ovulation when they first talk to a doctor about birth control. But some may still question whether they can get pregnant if they aren’t ovulating. The answer to that question is not as straightforward as it seems. One would think that if a woman isn’t ovulating‚ she can’t get pregnant. This is only partially true. Generally‚ a woman isn’t fertile if she isn’t ovulating. If she isn’t ovulating‚ she has no egg present to be fertilized
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‘Multiculturalism - the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society‚ as a state or nation” – (multiculturalism at dictionary.com) The Canadian identity is in a constant state of turbulence‚ always changing‚ always being re-created. So the question is whether or not multiculturalism has affected the development of the Canadian identity? The three arguments to support this thesis is Canada’s past treatment of immigrants‚ how Canadians are only accepting of immigrants
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“the language of their Mexican past” to “the English of public society” (par. 9). What is the point of including this material? How do these comparisons support his argument? 4. Where in the essay does Rodriguez present his most straightforward argument? Is it effective? Would it have been more effective if it had been placed near the beginning? 5. Describe the tone of paragraph 5 where Rodriguez first raises the issue of bilingual education. 6. Why does Rodriguez emphasize the sound of
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