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    1. “She kneels and kisses Belky and hugs her tightly… But Lourdes cannot face Enrique… His mother steps off the porch. She walks away. ’¿Dónde está mi mami?’ Enrique cries‚ over and over. ‘Where is my mom?’ His mother never returns‚ and that decides Enrique’s fate.” (Nazario 5) 2. “The hut was twelve by fifteen feet. It had one small wooden window and dirt floors. There was no bathroom… There was no electricity… Nine people slept in the hut. They crowded onto two beds and a slim mattress jammed each

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    4.09 Presentaciones- Mensajes de casa - Práctica A. Contesta las preguntas con una oración (a sentence) completa en español. ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff- ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff- fffffffff 1. ¿Dónde están Pablo y Julio? 2. ¿Qué tienen los muchachos en las manos? 3. ¿En qué ciudad vive Carmen Duarte Guzmán? 4. ¿Qué recibió Julio de su amiga Iris-Teresa? 5. ¿Qué le dijo Iris-Teresa? 6. ¿Dónde hay

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    in the 1970s‚ mainly because there was a growing fear of a nuclear holocaust especially with the growth in those countries that had nuclear weapons‚ such as USA and USSR. The détente consisted of many events‚ right from the decisions made after the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ to the Helsinki agreement in 1975. In doing so‚ it seemed to ease tensions between the USA and USSR in the 1970s. The United States had an atomic monopoly for only a very brief period; this ended in 1949 with the Soviet development

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    I love the idea of writing about myself‚ and especially how I came to this country‚ the greatest nation in the world‚ United States of America. I’m Cuban‚ generally those who live there‚ for one reason or another want to leave the island and left behind the fake revolution. In my case I never thought it could happen to me or any member in my family‚ there was no reason in my mind for leave my roots and my love ones. But‚ back in 2000‚ my journey started in Havana airport to New Jersey‚ and after

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    The Power of a Community The cultural values and standard of living within a community has a way of molding individuals and their ways of life to fit certain criteria. In his Novella‚ Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ author Gabriel Garcia Marquez demonstrates how the value of honor and machismo can be powerful and victimizing of individuals like the Vicario brothers. These set values can sometimes be powerful enough to manipulate one’s actions even if one knows that action to be morally wrong. By analyzing

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    Workplace Organisation 5 S’s WHAT IS 5S? • Developed by the Japanese • Workplace Organisation and Housekeeping System • Helps Create a Better Working Environment and a Consistently High Quality Process THE 5S PRINCIPLES • SEIRI – Organisation • SEITON – Orderliness • SEISO – The Act of Cleaning • SEIKETSU – The State of Cleanliness • SHITSUKE - The Practice of Discipline WHY DO IT? QUALITY EFFICIENCY 5S SAFETY ELIMINATING BREAKDOWNS EFFICIENCY • Time is wasted looking for tools‚ equipment

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    Toyota Prius Although I’m not really on the car level the due to the fact that I drive a 2001 Chevy Venture so I made some research about this model‚ I find out that Toyota Prius was first marketed from 2000 to 2003 in the U.S now they are thinking of improving the next generation Prius which will be powered with a Lithium-Ion battery. Toyota had lots of good cars‚ good mileage‚ and they last for a while but now this days they complicate cars with so much devices it’s ridiculous‚ just couple

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    Shahnise Evans February 26‚ 2013 Honors English II The Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez displays numerous elements that through careful analysis can reveal the society in which the characters live and shed some light on the character of the puzzling Santiago Nasar. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ the author Gabriel García Márquez suggests that women can overcome Columbian’s double standards as shown through double standard itself‚ a woman regaining innocence

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    Cuba and Morocco Ever thought about cultural backgrounds and what makes them different? There are many traditions within them that include marriages and weddings‚ dance‚ and religious rituals. They all come together to create one. For instance‚ Cubans can happily marry the person of their choice. The wedding is a huge gathering with exquisite decoration and the bride wears a white dress made of satin or silk. The bride’s family will be the one to pay off the wedding. After the wedding the wife

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    I have picked the “In Cuba I was a German Shepherd” by Ana Menendez. I chose this story because it is the first option from the reading assignment and perhaps I don’t have much knowledge about Cuba and haven’t read any Cuban short stories before. This story is about a group of four aged men‚ who meet every morning at Domino Park in Miami to play domino‚ where sometimes there are also tourists stop by and stare at them while playing. One of these four men is fond of throwing jokes anything about

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