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    BORDER CROSSING Chapter 2 Q1) Danny sees himself as the devil. He believes that coincidence either brings out the god or devil in‚ in Danny’s case it was the devil. Q2) Tom feels concerned for Danny as he spent half his life in prison he is wondering what it has done to him and how it’s changed him as a person. Chapter 3 Q1) yes I agree that people who are childless never really grow up. Having a child is the biggest responsibility you could ever have in life‚ it makes you more independent &

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    Maria Martínez was heralded internationally for artistic accomplishment. People came to San Ildefonso from all over the world to meet her and she traveled extensively to meet other famous people and to receive awards. Both Japanese master potter Shoji Hamada and Hong Kong potter Bernard Leach‚ visited her to observe her skill. Hundreds of institutions recognized her artistic contributions during her lifetime. In 1934‚ she became the first woman to receive the bronze medal for Indian Achievement

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    Crossing Boundaries

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    Crossing Boundaries Through Rhythms of Life by Wennie France G. Biron The Philippine archipelago is composed of 7‚ 107 islands‚ 17 regions‚ 81 provinces and 136 cities. (Based on NCSB Press Release) Each of these places has varied (by that I mean‚ has their truly owned) history and culture. Each locality has their unique tradition. But what makes them unified despite this diversity is their shared passion for both music and dance. Being a member of a cultural performing group in the most

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    Crossing Border

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    Crossing Borders “Crossing Border” is a documentary about four Moroccan and four American university students traveling together through Morocco and‚ in the process of discovering “the other‚” they end up discovering themselves as well. Watching this documentary open my mind of the people around me and how people do judge other people based on their beliefs and background without even knowing who they are‚ and to be honest I used to be one those people as well. In the beginning of the documentary

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    The book I choose to do my reading on was The Courage to Succeed by Ruben Gonzalez. In the book you will find out about Ruben’s dreams of becoming and Olympian‚ how he dealt will adversity‚ and how he was able to achieve his dreams. Ruben was born in Campana‚ Argentina and immigrated to the U.S. when he was about six years old. Starting his earlier child of in Argentina set him up to be a soccer fan and playing soccer as well. Ruben stats that when he was ten years old he watched the winter Olympics

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    Border Crossing

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    Border Crossing – Pat Barker Chapter Questions Chapter 2 Does Danny see Tom or himself as the devil? Explain Danny see’s himself as the devil because he feels that he has ruined Tom’s life through their latest meeting. How does Tom feel about Danny at this stage? Tom feels curious and worried about Danny and wants to know how life has been for him. Chapter 3 Do you agree with Tom’s fears that “people who remain childless never really grow up”? I do not agree with Tom’s fear “people

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    The Crossing Essay

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    The Crossing Essay The video the crossing is about the American Revolution it takes place in the early 1700’s. It is at a point in time where George Washington is the general over the continental army. It is December 23 the times were extremely difficult and General Washington just announced that we will be attacking Trenton on the 25 of December Christmas eve. The rest of the troops are restless and cold. Most of the men don’t understand why we are attacking because we have very little food

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    Crossing the Swamp

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    Crossing the Swamp Throughout "Crossing the Swamp‚" a poem by Mary Oliver‚ many poetic devices and figurative languages are depicted. By using these devices‚ Mary Oliver is able to develop the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. The entirety of the poem is a metaphor of a man’s crisis in life. The first part of the poem‚ or until "into the black‚ slack‚" is dark. This portion depicts the darkness’s of life‚ such as death and the hard ships. The third stanza mentions "…here/ is struggle

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    Life/Tribute Maria Montoya Martinez was from San Ildefonso Pueblo. Born on an unrecorded date between 1881 and 1887 Maria was the oldest of five sisters. She started learning pottery skills from her aunt‚ at first just by watching her. At this time‚ traditional pottery techniques were being lost‚ but Maria and her family were trying to preserve the culture of art. By the age of seven or eight Martínez was making crude bowls and plates of her own. She received a well rounded education by

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    Generally speaking‚ “Oppressions Olympics “ coined by feminist Elizabeth Martinez who challenged the “hierarchy of oppressions” points to inequalities faced by a group may be considered by another group as less important. For instance‚ I believe the me culture has a huge impact on this behavior. In other words‚ my issues are more important and carry weight because I am the one baring the burden of my oppression. Since I don’t live in your skin to experience your issues‚ I don’t have a sense

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