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    Jack Huston once said “Rule number one is ‘don’t get too attached to a character.’” He was talking about fictional characters‚ but the same can be said for real life. In the short story “American History‚” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ a girl named Elena becomes friends with a boy named Eugene‚ but she is devastated when she finds out that he will be moving soon. The moral of this story is not to get so emotionally attached to someone. Elena got so attached to Eugene because of how similar they are. She

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    self-analysis is what defines individuals. However‚ people of the same religion‚ same ethnicity‚ or even the same hair color are subject to stereotypes. “The Myth of the Latin Woman” embodies what it is to be a Hispanic woman in America trying to find and embrace her identity while defying stereotypes. Author Judith Ortiz Cofer uses a personal narrative essay to tell the story of the life of a Hispanic girl trying to assimilate herself while still holding on to her culture and traditions. By analyzing

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    Judith came from a Puerto Rican family that lived in Jersey. Throughout her life she was put into situations of others stereotyping her for being a Latin woman. One of those times was for Career Day at her catholic school. The girls were supposed to dress formal with the tailored skirts and silk blouses to look professional. However‚ she wasn’t dressed appropriately to the occasion and that caused her teachers as well as her classmates to look at her as a “negative models” Another one of her

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    Women In Latin America

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    The roles of women in Latin America and Western Europe from 1750-1914 were alike in the neither having many rights‚ but differed in their mindset of the matter and drive to change it. Women in Latin America during this time period were content to remain at home. They saw their duties as being a wife and a mother above all else. These women could not vote. They could not gain a position in business or politics. However‚ they did have the right to participate in political discussions. The lack of

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    Latin Women Redefined From the title of the movie ’All About My Mother’ it is not hard to conclude that the heroine in this film is a women. Manuela whom is a single mother‚ nurse‚ and organ donor counselor living in Madrid easily stands out as a character that goes against the Latino stereotype. Most Latin women are commonly known as submissive and can tend to stay in the shadow of their husband. They are also known to stay with their husbands while raising their children all under

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    Cofer - The Myth of the Latin Woman: I just met a girl named Maria March 4‚ 2009 As Judith Ortiz Cofer says in her essay “mixed cultural signals have perpetuated certain stereotypes” (49). Since something can be natural in a determined culture and offensive in another‚ it is easy to find a variety of behaves that are misunderstood. This misunderstood is what promotes the existence of prejudice. The stereotypes should be ignored and forgotten by people. Each individual should be judge by its work

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    Limits placed on the female role in society in the story "Not for Sale" have a clash between American and Puerto Rican cultures. Conflicts between a 16yr old daughter and her father occur multiple times due to limitations of the Puerto Rican culture. The daughter from the story wants to have the freedom of an American girl. With the restrictions enforced‚ she resorts to reading exotic stories to pass the time. The women’s role in the Puerto Rican culture is not expected to reach further than a homemaker

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    Christmas- People celebrate Christmas Day in many ways. In the days or even weeks before Christmas Day‚ many people decorate their homes and gardens with lights‚ Christmas trees and much more. As for my family we like to celebrate Christmas early because on December 25 is the day where my family likes to head off to Fresno because we like to celebrate Christmas with my grandma and close relatives I think that Christmas is the best holiday and is my favorite for several reasons. I love the music

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    elements of our society: friends‚ place‚ and education. We reflect what we think it is correct in the opinions of others. This idea is expanded and explained in two essays: "The Story of My Body" written by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ and "Never Just Pictures" by Susan Bordo. In the first essay‚ Cofer suggest that our body plays an essential role in our social life. The differences of race‚ color‚ and size can create many uncomfortable situations in our adolescence. She tells us the story of her body and

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    Latin American Working Women Since the beginning of time women have been seen as a lower form of a person and were denied rights for many years. It was not until 1848 that 68 women and 32 men signed a Declaration of Sentiments‚ which demanded equality with men before the law in education‚ employment and that women would be given the right to vote. Although women were allowed to work they were not treated or paid equal wage as the men were. It was not until 1963 that John F. Kennedy passed and signed

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