In the poem‚ Mexican is Not a Noun by Francisco X. Alarcon‚ my reaction to how Alarcon chose to structure his poem was that every line makes a huge statement. Each line has its own meaning making the reader think and imagine the life of a Mexican and how they view themselves. What they have to go through‚ the discrimination‚ throughout their lives. Being an outsider in a white man’s world. Never having anything of value in their life. Stating that a Mexican is a minority that is discriminated
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Esperanza: the Person Behind the Print In The House on Mango Street‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ a little girl from a Latino heritage is given birth to. Not literally‚ but in the sense of characterization. Esperanza is a fictional character made up by Cisneros to bring about sensitive‚ alert‚ and rich literature. She is the protagonist in the novel and is used to depict a female’s life growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Cisneros creates the illusion that Esperanza is a real human being to communicate
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Stereotyping I remember a story of my classmate. She was an international student and about to take a class at our community college. “Are you sure taking this class?” asked the advisor with a suspected voice‚ “This class requires diligent students and most Asian just like to hang around with their friend and forget their homework”. “Of course‚ I do‚” she answered with a little of anger and then calmed herself down‚ “I know how hard myself should do.” She was very disappointed and felt like being
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Francisco X Alarcon word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and use of stanzas set the tone for the poem “Mexican is Not a Noun”. During the time that the poem was written there was an uprising against immigration laws. The word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and the use of stanzas in Alarcon’s poem leads me to believe that Alarcon was a part of the stance against the governments treatment of Hispanic’s and the harsh immigration laws. The tone of Alarcon’s poem is corrective‚ condemning‚ bitter‚
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Article Review: Elder Abuse in the Latino Community After reading the article‚ Elder Abuse and Neglect in Latino Families‚ I have a much better understanding of what elder abuse really means. When I think about the word abuse‚ the first representation that comes to mind is a violent beating of some sort and not so much mental abuse. This article mainly focuses on the mental abuse that many elderly Latinos go through each day. After reading this article I have a much better understanding of what
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This section of the Labyrinth of Solitude was really interesting and made me aware of a different lens in order to view Mexicans. For instance‚ in the first chapter Paz talks about how the Pachucos don’t identify with either Mexicans or people born in the United States. They have their own identity and they make it obvious through their clothing. From what I have learned before‚ I always had this perspective of Pachucos being violent rebels of society. Paz makes an assumption that the Pachucos are
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The issue I have selected to examine from both positions of both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association is Diversity and also Human and Civil Rights within the classroom. At the National Education Association‚ they understand “that education advocacy and social justice advocacy go hand in hand.” Because there is a great increase in incredibly diverse classrooms‚ they are working towards equal opportunity and social justice for all students and staff. They even
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DEFINING DIVERSITY: THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY by Camille Kapoor 1. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS DIVERSITY? The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ age‚ physical ability‚ religious beliefs‚ political beliefs‚ or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences
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different religions‚ as well as different cultures. Were one small portion that represents American diversity. We may all be joined together by a common cause but that doesn’t mean we know that much about eachother. According to an Article by David Lewis he said that "America maybe diverse as a whole but‚ block by block and institution by institution‚ its a rather homogenous nation". We need more diversity in America. Because we don’t set fourth the effort to get to know others outside of our race
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Penny Nash MGMT 339 Crash Movie Analysis February 22‚ 2014 a) Which diversity dimensions does this film vividly show? Consider all possibilities such as age‚ gender‚ social class‚ race and the like. The first incident in the movie took place when a Persian family went to go purchase a gun. While trying to make a purchase‚ the man who worked there made remarks about 09/11‚ twin towers‚ and called the Persian man Osama. He automatically looked at them and assumed they were Arab‚ and called them terrorists
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