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    Two days before the wedding feast my family began to prepare for the big event. Family relatives arrived at my grandparent’s house with soft drinks and alcohol beverages. The woman began to gather all the dishware and pots ready. Meanwhile the man began to dig the underground oven. The day before the wedding the brooms family sends food to the bride’s family so the bride’s family can have a dinner feast with their guests. After dinner the bride’s sisters went to my grandparents house to decorate

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    Tradition is the enemy of happy families’ is an article written by Jack O’Sullivan. Here‚ the author informs readers about the tragedy faced by modern couples after the birth of their young ones. It also goes on to explain how the “mother and father” slip into the stereotypical roles consisting of being the home-maker and the provider respectively. The author uses a variety of anecdotes and scientific studies and facts which also to some extent help persuading the readers that having a stripling

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    E. From Mexico arrives a family of Spanish-speaking immigrants. This family of immigrants applies for‚ and is granted‚ American citizenship. While the newly-inducted Americans attempt to begin their lives in America‚ they struggle to find jobs‚ safe housing‚ and a proper source of education. Additionally‚ the Mexican family struggles to mix with the culture of America. Struggling to break the language and cultural barriers between Mexicans and Americans‚ the Mexican family experiences many difficulties

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    Mexican migration into the US Migration from Mexico to USA started in the early 40’s‚ where Mexican nationals where temporarily allowed to work primarily in the agricultural industry. Then as the years went on more Mexicans migrated to the USA to work on farms and other low skilled jobs. During this time there had been boarder controls set up due to the masses of people trying to get into the USA illegally and Immigration services‚ which deported 3.8 million Mexicans in 1953. The Push factors

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    My family in particular has never known their limits‚ always thinking we can find a way around any obstacles ourselves‚ or do anything as long as we work hard enough. They have passed that ideology down to me. Without my family continually supporting me and giving up so much of their lives‚ my cousins and I would not be where we are at now‚ living the lives we live. They have given up so much for me‚ so I do the same for them‚ putting in an abundance of effort to make my family proud in order

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    prosperity‚ andthe envelopes are red to scare away evil spirits. I always have to wait weeks tofind out what my parents have in store for me. I never knew where or howthe traditions of Chinese New Year originated‚ and I never gave it much thought‚until my mom forced me to attend a special Chinese school‚ where we learned aboutthe traditions behind the famous celebration. I had no knowledge of how thehanging of the red papers or the firecrackers began; as selfish as it may sound‚the only parts of the holiday

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    At around 10 years of age my family and I were coming out of a store when we heard an individual yell out‚ “Go back to Mexico‚ America houses no aliens!” At that moment‚ I felt as if this wouldn’t be the last time I would hear these words echo through my life‚ and I was right. Typically every summer I assist my mother by cleaning houses for people who are considered affluent‚ however during the summer of 2014‚ I quickly became aware of what it felt like to be different. There was an elderly woman

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    When our Sociology class was assigned to write about family traditions‚ I instantly became nervous because I couldn’t think of one tradition off the top of my head that was special and unique to my family. I sat there and wondered‚ should I tell the truth and reveal the fact that my family doesn’t have any traditions? Should I make one up and fake my way through the entire thing just to get a good grade? Should I take someone else’s family tradition and call it my own? As you can probably tell‚ I was

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    No one wants to be the bearer of bad news. In my Mexican family‚ it is a type of taboo to talk about bad news because it brings bad luck. For my family‚ it is debatable whether being part of the LGBTQ+ community is a bad or insignificant thing. It is believed that it is better not to talk about this kind of sensitive topics to save others’ discomfort. I decided to come out of the closet with a letter. I wanted to be clear that I was not straight. The steps I took to “come out” to my parents were:

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    Traditions -necessary -we were all born into different social groups thus we find traditions necessary to bond us all as different people -Social‚ religious‚ political‚ racial -emerge from culture Traditions still serve a purpose Traditions inculcate morals but how many people follow it? Traditions teach history‚ culture‚ belief but how many people care? Traditions bring people together e.g. Chinese New Year provides opportunity

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