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    According to Kwok‚ the space between Jesus and Christ is the “contact zone or borderland between the human and divine.” Also she talks about Jesus/Christ as hybrid concept‚ “used cultural idioms‚ religious imaginations to articulate their own understanding of salvation and the role of Jesus Christ in the salvific process. In the view

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    Beliefs and religion in Beowulf Beowulf is an epic poem that is filled with many different mythological character‚ and religious symbols. Beowulf is a story that has been retold‚ translated‚ and interpreted in many different ways. As a result of this story being interpreted and translated through the years; there is a combination of both the Christian religion and Pagan beliefs. Christianity is often referenced in the story through symbols and characters. An explanation for the many references

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    How to Tame a Wild Tongue

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    Natalie Gonzalez 3/14/2007 Gloria Anzaldua‚ author of the article " How to tame a Wild Tongue"‚ expresses very strong views on how she feels her native Chicano Spanish language needs to be preserved in order to maintain cultural unity when used as a private form of communication. Her statement‚ " for a people who cannot identify with either standard (formal‚ Castilian) Spanish‚ nor standard English‚ what recourse is left to them but to create their own language?" suggests that despite the societal

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    Anzaldua would not really agree with Tan’s goal for her writing. In a society where perfection is practically expected but impossible to achieve‚ language is one of the many ways that anyone around us can judge us. It is as Tan said‚ “…the fact that people in department stores‚ at banks‚ and at restaurants did not take her seriously‚ did not give her good service‚ pretended not to understand her‚ or even acted as if they did not hear her. “ Tan even said how her mother’s English ashamed her‚ that

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    supported by the United States Government. Frank James leaves his stepfather‚ Rueben Samuel’s home to go fight for state rights and the ability to legally own slaves; Frank’s younger brother‚ Jesse James stays home. The Union advances into the borderlands where the James-Samuel family resides and attack the family looking for Frank; they hang Reuben‚ but don’t kill him‚ and torture Jesse by lashing him. This fuels the boys hatred toward the United States Government. Frank and Jesse

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    of immigrants are from Central America. Central Americans are coming to this country because of violence in their home countries‚ with a majority coming from Honduras‚ Guatemala‚ and El Salvador. In the documentary‚ Al Jazeera America Presents: ‘Borderland’‚ six United States citizens were chosen by a frontier medical examiner to retrace the footsteps of three dead migrants‚ “three of the nearly 6‚000 illegal immigrants who perished in the desert in the last 15 years while crossing from Mexico.” This

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    against racism some of them were Angela Davis and Audre Lorde. Lastly the third wave of feminism payed more attention to immigrant women‚ sexuality and the concept of intersectionality. In this section I will focus on viewing the works of Gloria Anzaldua‚ Judith Butler and Patricia Hill

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    It’s important to recognize yourself as a writer before beginning to project yourself to an audience. As evident by the papers read recently in class and every English 101 course you hear about‚ the literacy narrative serves as any writer’s introductory assignment‚ and it is rightfully so. The project is to analyze how literacy has been shaped by exploring reading‚ writing‚ and spelling struggles or triumphs from your past. Famous authors may use this to help their audience get to know them‚ but

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    Baptist University Dr. Paul Lankford Borderland Beat Reporter Overmex (2010‚ August 26)‚ reported 72 illegal immigrants from El Salvador‚ Honduras‚ Ecuador and Brazil‚ were found dead on a ranch in San Fernando‚ Tamaulipas‚ which is 150 km from the U.S. border city of Brownsville. This discovery came from one survivor who found his way to the Navy troops and reported members of the Los Zeta cartel at the nearby ranch. According to the Borderland Beat; 21 rifles‚ six 5.6 mm M4 carbines‚ three

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    Border Transformation In Several Decades With the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo on February 2‚ 1848‚ the border dividing the Mexican people was formed. The Mexican border means various things to different people. To date‚ 600 miles of border wall has already been built. This wall would extend from California‚ to El Paso‚ to the valley. The first reason given by the government for construction of the wall was to prevent terrorist attacks‚ the next was to keep illegal Mexicans out‚ and

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