In Puerto Rico‚ Cuba‚ Mexico and other Latin American countries a girl’s entrance into womanhood and her eligibility for marriage is celebrated at her Quinceañera. "From a North of the Boarder viewpoint‚ it may be seen as a cross between a Sweet 16 and a debutante’s coming out party." (Palfrey). The origins of the Quinceañera can be traced back to the time of the Aztecs. "It was traditional for the parents of a young Aztec maiden to formally acknowledge her passage into womanhood. This would include
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Professor ENC 1101 16 September 2014 This happen to me a month ago when my boss called me for a meeting in his office‚ to talk just with my in private. The first thought in my mind was “I’m fired” but I did not know why or what was the reason for that decision. While my boss entered the office‚ my head was full of many thoughts about why me‚ and how will I get other job like this. In the meantime‚ my boss asked me about my family with a big smile; this is was so weird for me‚ assuming that
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Eloisa Vasquez ENG102 Ms:Margaret-paterson Final assay. People should use their time to be volunteer. There many people in this world that waste their time in many activities that are unnecessary‚ such as going out or just having fun anywhere. People don’t think that they can use their time in more us full activities‚ activities that can help other people. Such as been a volunteer in any church hospital or any organization that can help many people who needed. Why people should be a volunteer
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The experience that I went through in this mini-mester course was challenging‚ yet intriguing. I was able to gain new techniques of how to professionally write an essay with an outline. An outline is a sheet of paper for you to write down your ideas. It is an easier way for me to plan for my essay‚ but the way how my mind jumps to many conclusions all at once is commonly frustrating. Normally‚ I would grab a random piece of paper and start writing my essay without doing an outline first. While I
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Topic: A memorable Journey Purpose: The journey I had while selling magazines was memorable because I met a lot people and saw many fun places. Thesis Statement: Selling magazines doesn’t sound fun‚ but doing it all over the U.S. was the best experience that anyone could imagine as well as meeting new people and seeing so many new places. It all started one sunny afternoon in sunny Oceanside‚ CA on the Camp Pendleton marine base. I was staying with a friend and I looked on craigslist and checked
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competitiveness and risks that go along with cheerleading. Some also do not consider it a sport‚ which is an unfortunate opinion. I took a tremendous risk when I decided to join the cheerleading team in seventh grade‚ although I had neither prior experience in cheerleading nor any sport for that matter. Being lanky and uncoordinated for most of my elementary years caused me to avoid any type of sports for the fear of embarrassment and failure. However‚ cheerleading appealed to me‚ because I admired
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The Wildest Experience of My Life Carl S. Fricke English Composition 1 So my last weekend before being deployed has finally arrived. I wanted to do something exciting‚ extreme - something I never would have imagined doing before – something that would take a lot of heart to do. Maybe even could be called a little crazy as others told me. Skydiving was something I had never done and certainly had never thought of doing until now. After doing some research online‚ I found a place only an
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With Life‚ Have Joy “I’m at the hospital … the doctor thinks Jo might have had a stroke.” In the middle of July of 2003 my grandmother‚ Josephine‚ suffered from a stroke causing the loss of movement on her left side. No one really knows what caused her to have a stroke‚ but it’s narrowed down to two events. During that summer my grandmother and I were visiting a nursing home. She is an ordained minister and was going to deliver a message to the residents. On the way in she tripped over
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How I Learned to Skate Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I have ever done was learning how to skate. We live in Canada‚ and I could not be the only one who did not know how to skate. I have always been a shy person and afraid of the ice; but I decided that skating was an important sport that I should learn. I thought it would be a nice experience and I had friends that were willing to help me. What I did not know was that learning to skate would also
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Most of my life I’ve been asked because you’re Mexican do you celebrate any American holidays or do you speak English. I was born in Las Vegas but both of my parents were born in Mexico. Culture doesn’t define who you are it can either be a part of you or it can’t. Most people don’t even know which ethnicity they are because their mix race and their family celebrates different types of holidays. Most of them celebrate both of their cultures others don’t even care about their culture. However some
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