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    Mariela Rivera Luis Garavito “La Bestia” The World’s Worst Serial Killer Luis Garavito‚ who I will describe as a human animal on my research is the worst serial killer in the world. His full name is Luis Alfredo Garavito‚ born on January 25‚ 1957 Colombia‚ this animal serial killer was convicted of the horrible killing 189 boys in the 1990s. He is also known as “la bestia” the beast‚ this animal mainly focused on very poor neighborhoods and looks for kids at the age of six to

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    What seem to be his values‚ assumptions‚ and goals as expressed in his letter and how might these have influenced what he included in his letter? Columbus’ the First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17‚ 1493. His curiosity led him to discover so much of what the world has to offer. In his First Letter to Luis de Santangel‚ he seemed very joyous‚ energetic‚ and grateful for his ability to conquer and secure many small islands and their villagers. He explains how he gave each island

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    Sleep Paralysis I’m lying on the bed. If you come in now‚ you’ll think I’m sleeping. But I see you. Even though my eyelids seem closed‚ they swirl slightly. They are the only parts of me that I can move. I am fully aware of it‚ but I cannot tell you: my body is completely frozen. All are paralyzed during sleep (REM)‚ sleep stage where sleep occurs. If we were not paralyzed‚ we would realize our dreams by endangering ourselves and our sleeping companions. But sometimes‚ especially when sleep patterns

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    The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea‚ an award winning work of investigative journalism‚ is a multifaceted look on the issue Mexican migration and the factors involved; be it the border patrol‚ the United States and Mexican governments and their policies‚ and the Coyotes‚ a criminal organization known for human smuggling. Urrea’s text tells the story of a group of illegal Mexican immigrants known as the Welton 26‚ and their Coyote guide: Mendez‚ who cross the border and enter the perilous region

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    The hands of the blacks‚ by Luis Bernardo Honwana I don’t remember now how we got onto the subject‚ but one day Teacher said that the palms of the black’s hands were much lighter than the rest of their bodies because only few centuries ago they walked around on all fours‚ like wild animals‚ so their palms weren’t exposed to the sun‚ which made the rest of their bodies darker and darker. I thought of this when Father Christiano told us after catechism that we were absolutely hopeless‚ and that even

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    “My Favorite Chaperone” & “Golden Glass” New customs‚ an absent father‚ limited freedom. These are some of the issues that Maya and Ted have to undergo after immigrating from Russia to America and losing connections with his family. Both Ted‚ the main character of author Alma Luz Villanueva’s “Golden Glass” and Maya the main character of author Jean Davies Okimoto’s “My Favorite Chaperone” have many complications in their families‚ but in the end they progress and build stronger relationships

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    Continuing on the theme of dream-like experiences‚ Requiem for a Dream describes the majestic sensation the group of friends feel while high on drugs: “They luxuriated in a feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction‚ a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them and that the world was not only their oyster it was also their linguine with clam sauce. Not only were all things possible‚ but all things were theirs.” By examining how the characters describe their feelings

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    How will you explain the artwork that you have chosen? In my perspective as someone who had viewed the artwork made by Manuel Luis Reyes‚ I would interpret this painting as something which entails the manner how the society sees shapes the capacity of the human mind to convey many emotions‚ abilities‚ and personalities as an effect of it. The painter of the artwork used loud colors which signify many strong emotions and feelings of the girl in the painting. The girl in the painting was small‚ and

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    La chica del sur (2012) is a paradigmatic case of a documentary that ameliorates territorial and cultural difference through mobility. A distant event deeply impacts the director and serves as the film’s pretext: in 1989‚ José Luis García took part in the thirteenth annual World Youth Festival in Pyongyang‚ North Korea‚ a political event that the Soviet Union sponsored just three weeks before the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing and four weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall. While García

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    1.) Christopher Columbus in his letter to Luis de Sant’ Angel‚ a baptized Jew and finance minister to Ferdinand II who made the case to Isabella I in favor of Christopher Columbus‚ Announced his discoveries in the New World. He further pushed the potential of the newly discovered land by emphasising on the lack of local government and the abundant resources. Columbus certainly overstates his findings. This could be taken as attempt to sell the "Indies" to Ferdinand and Isabella to pay off his previous

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