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    stereotype. In quinceañeras‚ and in the Ballrooms of Detroit stereotypes are points of conflict where as traditionalists people confirm their membership in a group by perpetuating them‚ and as non-traditionalists they refuse to conform to stereotypes that have been placed on them by society. There are those in the popular media who use archetypes to include minority groups into a narrative about the dominant culture. The argument being that they are being inclusive by

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    SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want to inform my audience about my experience teaching the Quinceanera’s Court to dance for my daughter’s Fifteen Birthday party. PRIMARY AUDIENCE OUTCOME: I want my audience to know about my experience teaching the quinceanera’s court to dance for my daughter’s fifteen birthday party. CONTRIBUTING AUDIENCE OUTCOMES: I want my audience to know: * Teaching them to dance was difficult. * Teaching them to dance was challenging. * Teaching them to dance was rewarding

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    My Quinceanera was three years ago‚ and it was an experience I will never forget. A Quinceanera is a Hispanic traditional ceremony when a little girl becomes a young lady at the age of fifteen. In the eyes of the church and family my life as I knew it would be different from this special event. I left my childhood behind in one day‚ I remember the church ceremony‚ the reception‚ and my Sunday dinner for my court of honor. At the church is where you are told what is expected of you as a young lady

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    remember attending my sisters Quinceañera‚ and it being such a sentimental experience. Especially when she danced her first waltz with my uncle and my mom interrupted by giving her the last doll that moment almost made me cry. As my daughter is getting closer to her fifteenth birthday‚ I am getting a mixture of feelings because it means her Quinceañera time is near. Growing up in a Hispanic culture one celebrates the passageway of a girl into a young lady with a Quinceañera‚ which is done when the young

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    together. We had family get togethers what seemed like every weekend‚ In reality it is more like every month. They didn’t have to be very formal at all‚ events like birthdays‚ weddings‚ quinceañeras‚ Christmas‚ and other holidays are all things that bring families together. And we definitely went all out. Quinceaneras were so much fun for me and everyone.

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    particular offer transitional tales that depict vastly different narratives. Judith Ortiz Cofer in her poem‚ Quinceanera‚ presents a dark and literal use of language to portray a raw and reluctant journey to womanhood‚ while in “My Back Pages” Bob Dylan more frequently utilizes figurative language to relay a sense that the anger and resentment of his youth was

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    convenient one. In her first stories‚ Minerva constantly fights with her father. She says‚ "I has the one always standing up to him." (alvarez 12) She is talking about her father. Everything is a constant argument with her‚ and she never lets up‚ always finding new angles until she achieves her goals. When she is a loyal citizen in her innocence‚ she "defended Trujillo"(alvarez 18) even before Sinita had finished her stories. Her loyalty begins to ever so slightly waver‚ but her love of the fight is constant

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    FBLA Officer It would be an honor to be a FBLA officer again this year and I have a lot of experience since I was the secretary for FBLA last year. I went to every single meeting and I came to all our school functions like trunk or treat and I donated to all our fundraisers. I had a blast last year being a part of this club and I enjoyed making decisions that influenced FBLA events. I am in many other clubs like SCA‚ Latin club‚ and book club because I love working with others and contributing

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    Rosalind Franklin created the A and B forms of DNA. She developed a method in seperating the two forms of DNA. Franklin provided the first pure enough DNA crystals to reveal interpretable diffraction patterenWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWs. She discovered the helical structure of DNA has two strands. She was missing an important piece to her structure.The missing piece was how the bases paired on the inside of the helix‚ and the secret of heredity itself (Ardell 1). Watson and Crick were

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    Julia Alvarez’s novel "In the Name of Salome" weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena‚ and her daughter‚ Salome Camila‚ through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life‚ Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political powers. The book trails the history of the Dominican Republic through Salome‚ voiced through her daughter Camila‚ whose history weaves together her mother’s life and her country’s

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