It gave me mixed feelings. El Hielo can be related to most Chicanos/as immigrants‚ the feeling of uncertainty about been arrested can be very stressful‚ not only to the undocumented Chicano/a‚ but to his‚ or her family members‚ including their children born in the US; however‚ Chicanos/as continue to be hopeful to achieve prosperity and go on with their everyday activities‚ whether is to go to work‚ or to have a Quinceanera party for a family member. I have experienced that first hand‚ when I first
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Eva Cooper July 16‚ 2012. El Norte Critical Analysis El Norte is an American independent film about a Guatemalan family. The film‚ directed by Gregory Nava‚ was first released at the Telluride Film Festival in 1983. El Norte was the first American independent film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay (IMDb.com‚ Inc.‚ 1990-2012). The film El Norte is about a brother named Enrique and a sister named Rosa. Enrique and Rosa are on a quest to get out of the ethnic and political
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Fe’nix Del Sur Case Study Fe’nix Del Sur is a well-known and reputable company who sells authentic South American jewelry and African artifacts. Over the years the Fe’nix Company has grown and expanded their product line to sell replicas of their products already carried however have limited the amount of replicas that are sold in order to not tarnish their current outstanding reputation. However the company is now faced with a dilemma because they have been presented with a contract that would
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As a conquistador under the command of Hernán Cortes‚ Bernal Diaz witnessed some of Latin America’s most interesting and least chronicled history. He was fortunate enough to be one of a select few Europeans to experience the Aztec empire at its height and to visit Tenochtitlan prior to its downfall. In an era where personal accounts of the historical occurrences are almost nonexistent‚ Bernal Diaz’s The True History of the Conquest of New Spain provides virtually the only window into this period
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Lana del Rey is a jealous‚ jealous‚ jealous girl. While enjoying her free time at the mall with her girlfriend‚ Marina Diamondis‚ she started to notice that many female associates were hitting on Marina. The first couple of times‚ Lana let it slide. Maybe they were just fans of her’s‚ no big deal. But it started to burn the American up when it was at every store they went to. “Oh miss‚ you are so pretty.” Marina would thank them politely. They wouldn’t stop there. They would then continue‚ “You really
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biggest social issues in Los Angeles‚ Air pollution has two main reasons: vehicle traffic and population growth. Actually‚ it is in a such crucial level that scientists indicate that air pollution in Los Angeles may endanger peoples lives. Scientific researches show that the air pollution causes cancer and have an impact on pregnant woman. Advertisements shows us some solutions like making public transportation common and sustainable housing. With the growing population of Los Angeles‚ something has
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In the documentary El Contrato by Min Sook Lee‚ talks about how migrant works are working temporary jobs in Leamington Ontario. This town is viewed as a greenhouse capital‚ delivering huge amounts of produce foods seasonally. This documentary also talks about the critique of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). It’s very sad that we live in a world where we have people working for us for produce and we can not even respect them as humans in anyway. We treat them like they are dogs and
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In 1981‚ El Salvador was engaged in a brutal Civil war between the right-wing government supported army and several tiny left-wing “reformist” groups‚ or the guerrillas. The right wing is the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system and the left wing is the liberal‚ socialist‚ or radical section of a political party or system. The rightist leaders‚ at the time of this war were in charge of the government‚ the “reformists” felt that they were not given a voice in their society
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The Virgin Caridad del Cobre or the Lady of Charity is considered the patron saint of Cuba. It does not matter if the person is Catholic‚ Santero‚ or other religion if you go to any house in Cuba you will see an image or a statue of the Virgin in it. It has being told
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I live in Long Beach‚ California in a small community known as “El Dorado”. While there are many indicators of ongoing disparities‚ it is evident that race disparities are the primary concern within my community. El Dorado is considered an upper class community‚ with predominantly white residents. Sadly‚ original owners believe that non-white residents would bring down the value of their home and therefore do not welcome non-white residents into the community. When a non-white resident moves into
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