Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza – Gloria E. Anzaldúa In describing a state-of-being in the notorious lands in-between – a space often described as suitable for only the stigmatized (Goffman 1963)‚ the wandering gender-immigrant (Lorber 1994)‚ and the political excommunicated‚ that banished dissident-‚ Gloria Anzaldúa is doing a lot of work. For example‚ by noting that separation from traditional places of origins (whether by choice or by force) does not mean having to detach from that which
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Javier Hernández‚ aka "Chicharito"‚ is a Mexican soccer player who plays for Manchester United‚ being the first Mexican to do so. Before‚ he played for the Mexican team Guadalajara (a.k.a Chivas). He made his début for the Mexico national football team in September 2009 in a match against Colombia and represented them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals. Javier was born in Guadalajara on June 1st‚ 1988 and first played soccer when he was seven years old. His father‚ Javier Hernández Gutiérrez
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Writing Assignment #3 Tyler Ross To reflect on the short documentary‚ Latin Music U.S.A.: Bridges‚ it starts off by talking about some of the various personailty profiles of musicians such as Maurio Bauza‚ Tito Puente‚ Carlos Sanatana‚ and others. It speaks about their coming-up stories of playing Latin Music in the U.S.A. and the experiences/obstacles they went through to make a name for themselves. The documentary starts out by describing Carlos Santana’s personality profile‚ and how one of his
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The piece of Marlon Morales called Blue Line Salvi represents a feeling of desire to be accepted and included. Marlon Morales talked about how he wanted to introduce himself with other Salvadoran individuals in the bus. He wanted to approach and introduced himself as some who is gay too. However‚ he repressed himself as he called his action “stupid.” Morales explained “I became the 25 year old pragmatic‚ gay Salvadoran man‚ bouncing back and forth from bitterness to hope. Never getting what he desires
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INTRODUCTION: This case involves suspect Hayk Arakelyan DOB 03/21/88‚ entering the Subway located at 1739 E. Washington Blvd during business hours. Once Arakelyan was inside of the Subway‚ he walked to the office door that had an "Employees only" sign on it‚ opened the door‚ and entered the office. Arakelyan stole $753 US Currency (Various Denominations) that was left on the counter in the office and left the store on foot‚ traveling west on Washington Blvd. Arakelyan was apprehened and found to
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Cofer‚ Judith Ortiz. The meaning of consuelo. Beacon Press‚ 2005. The Meaning of Consuelo is based on a Puerto Rican family in the 1950s‚ during a time of Americanization. The family has two daughters Consuelita and Mili‚ one meaning comfort and solace the other meaning miracle. Consuelita goes through many personal changes‚ but also has to sit back and watch the world around her change. Her parents have two totally different aspects on life which makes it even harder for her growth‚ this sparks
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My own understanding of la facultad is an instinct reaction that we used for protect ourselves from threat or unknown. For example‚ people will freak out when they see a person who act wired in the bank because this person look like a robber. Something we don’t know will lead us into a situation that we try to comfort ourselves by unconscious action. Rios illustrates this concept in "Translating Translation" by the stories that he states in his essay. First story is his mom wanted the kitchen to
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Fixing the Broken “El Tonto del Barrio” tells the story of Romero‚ a man who has an exclusive arrangement in the Golden Heights Centro. Romero sweeps the sidewalks and the barrio gives him handouts‚ which helps balance the community in a systematic way. Could a nonessential improvement be enough to upset the balance of this community? In the short story “El Tonto Del Barrio‚” author Jose Armas intertwines conflict and irony to show readers that one should not fix something that is not broken (896-901)
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In the poem‚ Mexican is Not a Noun by Francisco X. Alarcon‚ my reaction to how Alarcon chose to structure his poem was that every line makes a huge statement. Each line has its own meaning making the reader think and imagine the life of a Mexican and how they view themselves. What they have to go through‚ the discrimination‚ throughout their lives. Being an outsider in a white man’s world. Never having anything of value in their life. Stating that a Mexican is a minority that is discriminated
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Francisco X Alarcon word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and use of stanzas set the tone for the poem “Mexican is Not a Noun”. During the time that the poem was written there was an uprising against immigration laws. The word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and the use of stanzas in Alarcon’s poem leads me to believe that Alarcon was a part of the stance against the governments treatment of Hispanic’s and the harsh immigration laws. The tone of Alarcon’s poem is corrective‚ condemning‚ bitter‚
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