the Mexicans how Mexican we are‚ and we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are‚ we gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans‚ both at the same time. It’s exhausting‚” this is a quote from the movie Selena. Throughout my life‚ I’ve dealt with a lot of obstacles‚ but one I seem to continue to deal with is knowing my cultural heritage. I am a Mexican-American. Every day I have to deal with the struggles of not fully understanding what being a Mexican-American
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After the Mexican-American war‚ the United States gained the Mexican Cession. This led to Americans wondering whether slavery should be excepted into the west. The idea was for just white laborers to get the benefit of settling in. Abolitionist didn’t like this feeling it would bring slavery to an end. The south also disagreed and even threatened to leave the union (The Compromise of 1850‚ n.d.). California‚ with the gold rush bringing in new settlers‚ wanted to become a state. Whether it would support
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Hey I’m David Smith and I’m running for 8th head boy. Everybody please stand up! Take one step to your right. Take one step to your left. Clap three times! Now sit down. My parents told me that if I could somehow “move the crowd” then I would win! So thank you for your cooperation. But on a more serious matter‚ I am here to talk about why I want to run for Student Council President‚ my experience as a leader‚ and how I can bring many new and creative ideas to Viewpoint Middle School. Student
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I feel like I am making excellent progress with my family history project. I conducted initial interviews with my mother‚ father‚ and grandmother from which I gained a wealth of excellent information. I have also begun gathering relevant research on the state of the Colombian economy. Of particular interest to me has been the research that focuses on the industrialization of Colombia‚ modernity in Colombia‚ household formation‚ and the domestic economy. These topics in particular are extremely relevant
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There is a lot of historical background to the Mexican American identity. This identity started with the Mexicas. The Mexicas were indigenous people from Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco. The Mexicas were a group of indigenous people that had their own set of beliefs‚ norms and values. The Mexicas had long hair (including men and women) because long hair meant wisdom. The Mexicas harvested their own food. With related to the political aspect the Mexicas had their own political structure. They had a male
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Mexican Culture‚ like any other culture‚ is a very unique thing. They have their own foods‚ holiday‚ traditions‚ and much more. To learn more about Mexican Culture I interviewed a friend named Sofia that used to live in Monterrey‚ Mexico. I played sports with Sofia in high school so I knew her and her family pretty well and I felt comfortable going to her house for dinner. Her father made home-made tamales for dinner and she made pineapple stuffed empanadas for dessert. After dinner‚ we discussed
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times as just a white girl by people who don’t really know me too well. I’ve been told that I “don’t really act like a mexican girl”‚”I don’t sound spanish”‚” or “you’re pale for a latina.” I am aware that yes‚ I am pale‚ I don’t speak spanish‚ and that I’m quiet or shy. I’m made aware of this whenever I visit my mom or my dad’s families. One one side‚ i’m too white. On the other side‚ too dark. I’ll be the black sheep in a house full of blonde-blue eyed christians‚ or the white sheep in a house
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Melanie Barillas Period 6 Dance I watched Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the musical. White Christmas is a1954 American musical film‚ this play was preformed at the Norris Theater and I watched it on December 16‚2012. The main people starring in the play are; Gail Bennet who played Betty Haynes‚ David Lamoureux who played Phil Davis‚ Brent Schindele who played Bob Wallace‚ and Tro Shaw who played Judy Haynes. The play was based upon the Paramount Pictures film that was written for the
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Annie Besant describes the conditions of the London Match Workers as a kind of white Slavery‚ but does their condition really match those of the slaves brought to the Americas? The conditions of both reflect social debates of their times‚ where human beings were treated as property. I see both parallels and differences between the conditions of Londons working class and the African slaves brought to the AmericasBeginning with the physical conditions of the labor each had to perform‚ many parallels
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Summer Book Report Title: Miracle’s Boys Author: Jacqueline Woodson Copyright Date: 2000 Number of Pages: 133 Setting: Manhatten ‚New York Main Characters: Lafayette -12‚ Charlie -15‚ and Ty’ree -22 Summary: The story is about Lafayette who’s relationship with his older brother had changed ever since he came out of a detention home. Charlie blames Lafayette for the death of his mother‚ Milagro. Thier father‚ Lafayette had also died before Lafayette was born. Ever since Charlie
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