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    Theology 1 Test 4‚ chapters 4 and 5 Name__________________________________ Class_____________ Date______________ True/False Directions: On your Scantron‚ fill in A for true statements‚ B for false statements 1. _____ In the bible‚ God speaks to us in human language. 2. _____ The teaching office of the Church is the Vatican. 3. _____ The authors of the bible were inspired by the apostles. 4. _____ The bible is the Word of God spoken through the words of human beings. 5. _____ Inerrancy

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    Sophia JACOB Eth 101 The Review of ‘The Devils Highway’ by Luis Alberto Urrea The author of the book ‘The Devils Highway’ is Luis Alberto Urrea. He was born in Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother. Urrea attended University of California and graduated with a degree in writing. He also did his graduate studies at the University of Colorado. After his studies‚ he taught expository writing and fiction workshops at Harvard University. He has as well taught at the Massachusetts Bay

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    a safe haven for harboring immigrants in their own unique struggle. Individuals always seek a better life for their children; coming to this country in hopes of living a better life that consists of wealth‚ success‚ and happiness. In Luis Urrea’s‚ The Devil’s Highway‚ the underlying theme of the novel is how illegal immigration has contributed to American society in a positive aspect. Despite the negative perceptions

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    the US border. Experts speculate that illegal immigrants hired Coyotes to increase their probability to get into the United States. In The Devil’s Highway‚ the main coyote that is responsible for guiding Wellton 26 is Mendez. Mendez’s job consists of taking the illegal immigrants from the Mexican border town‚ Sonoita‚ to jump off point on a highway mile marker in Ajo. He instructed the men that it was a two day journey‚ and they should bring enough water to endure the journey. During the trip‚ Mendez

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    4 September 2013 The Devil’s Highway: A True Story In The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea‚ the Mexican illegal immigrants are automatically portrayed as villains once they cross the border. When it comes to immigration‚ the United States government focuses on border control due to the abundance of illegal immigrants who enter and reside in the United States.Many think that Mexicans who cross the border illegally choose their suffering and pain. However‚ as demonstrated in the true story

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    Eva Lugo Ethnics Studies 101 T/R Professor Craig Cook November 20‚ 2013 The Devil’s Highway There are numerous stories all over the media about “illegal aliens” crossing the border and stealing jobs that belong to American citizens. Stories that make undocumented people seem like completely uncivilized criminals. However‚ The Devils Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea‚ offers a different approach. He writes a story of 26 men who leave their homes in search of a new beginning; hope for a better future

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    Luis

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    Luis Cardenas Luis Cardenas needs to consider happiness when choosing his career. Because when you are in a job it is very impotent that you love what you do and be happy‚ after all you will be doing this same job for forty years are so. For example the lone officer position Luis would be very unhappy. When Luis was working as an executive assistant he would come home and say‚ “there goes another eight hours of my life down the drain” (pg.209). Luis would be getting up every day

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    a story. It’s important to remember plot is in which way what happens is revealed and how the events of a story are arranged. Plot is shaped by many things for example experiences and interactions between characters. In the of the short story by Alberto Alvaro Rios titled “The Secret Lion” the plot revolves around two twelve year old boys that are new to junior high school. It talks about how the boys see the world through children’s eyes and how as time passes reality starts to sink in and starts

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    Alberto Fujimori

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    Alberto Fujimori is currently Peru’s president. As you might think from the way in which his name sounds is in fact from Japan but resides in Peru and has been there for much of his life. There isno available information on much of his life or who his parents were but he is one of the only people who I know of that is from Peru and who is close to a historical figure. As of right now there is an election going on for another persident of Peru and one of the improtant figures in the running is

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    The Devil’s Highway is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national best seller written by Luis Alberto Urrea. The novel is based on a true story and tragedy that occurred in May 2001. This tragedy is in regards to the Yuma-14 and their attempt to cross the Mexican border into the southern region of Arizona. This group of 26 is the largest documented group to attempt to cross into the United States and the deadliest attempt that resulted in 14 deaths. The novel presents the story of the Yuma-14‚ however

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