Helping distressed OFWs bounce back TO WHAT extend are you willing to earn a living? Ronald Espiritu‚ a 33-year-old oversea Filipino worker (OFW) based in Miami‚ Florida endured hunger‚ fatigue‚ and worse‚ a measly salary—way below the minimum wage—just to make a living‚ according to a report in Pinoy-OFW.com. Along with a group of fellow Filipino workers‚ Espiritu may have had never seen daylight outside W South Beach hotel‚ Lincoln Road’s Quattro Italian restaurant‚ and Admiral’s Cove country
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The Mirabal Sisters. Four Dominican women‚ daughters and mothers from Salcedo named Ojo de Agua (as of Nov. 2007 the province is officially named Hermanas Mirabal)‚ Dominican Republic. Daughters of Enrique Mirabal Fernández and Mercedes "Chea" Reyes Camilo. These women followed their convictions with bravery and selflessness to fight for what they believed. To fight against a dictator’s rule they felt was wrong. Three of them - Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa - gave their lives for their cause
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at 1:55 p.m.‚ the Field Investigator arrived at Ultra Pro International‚ LLC to meet with the insureds Human Resources Manager‚ Ms. Maria Barillas for a recorded statement about Claimant Miguel Ramirez’s CT claim‚ which included Warehouse Manager‚ Enrique Jose Cantillo’s statement. Mr. Cantillo and Ms. Barillas each confirmed Claimant Ramirez’s full-time employment until his last day of work on 12/3/2015 when his Warehouse Shipping Supervisor position had been eliminated by upper management. At near
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In the book Enrique’s Journey a young man named Enrique travels to the united states to find his mother but he’s not the only one there are many other kids like Enrique who go to the united states to find their mothers. As crazy as it might sound children and women making the trip to the united states does not surprise me.The reason it doesn’t surprise me is because they make the trip out of love. I agree with the topic because the people who take the trip do for their family the people who take
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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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Enrique Camarena was an undercover DEA agent who served in the United States Marine Corps. On February 9‚ 1985 Camarena was abducted near the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara‚ Mexico. A little while later captain Alfred Zavala‚ a DEA informant was abducted. The abduction of these two men led to one of the largest investigations conducted by the DEA. Many suspects were arrested in the United States and Mexico. Primer Commandant Pavon-Reyes of the (MFJP) Mexican Federal Judicial Police was assigned to
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Today the United States is diverse with people of different ethnic backgrounds. That is since immigrants make up about 28 percent of America’s population. The struggle of immigrants is unknown until they tell their story. Such as‚ Elisa Gomez Cristinio‚ an immigrant that migrated from Guerrero‚ México to Houston‚ Texas. She crossed the border and faced several obstacles‚ for instance‚ the lack of money. To begin with‚ Elisa came to the United States of America on the 20th of January‚ 2001. Back at
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Ur Saldana Professor Dozier English 1010 23 September 2008 Ms. G and I What life holds for us is determined by how much we are willing to sacrifice. In the movie Freedom Writers‚ Ms. G is the main character. Her way of viewing life gives hope to the people surrounding her. In this essay‚ I am going to compare her willingness to sacrifice with the sacrifice I was once asked to make. Ms. G dedicated herself to teaching a difficult group of students. California had integrated the school system
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INTRODUCTION In literary works‚ characters usually illuminate the overt and covert themes of the story‚ the setting‚ the plots and subsequent subplots. The literary works’ creators need characters so as to emphasize on the major issues affecting our contemporary society. In his short stories anthology‚ ‘Ways of sunlight’‚ Samuel Selvon uses characters to present the themes and explain the actions they undertake in their lives. Using five short stories from the anthology we are able to understand
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first-person accounts of certain events that occurred. These individuals were eyewitnesses throughout the Battle of the Alamo and their stories are quite captivating. One of these individuals was just a child during the battle of the Alamo and his name was Enrique Esparza. According to his account written and quoted in The San Antonio Light‚ he and his family found themselves heading to the Alamo due to General Santa Anna’s arrival in San Antonio. His father‚ Gregorio Esparza‚ was a member of the Benavides
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