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    jealousy‚ can cause a person to enact revenge on the person who did them wrong. This is shown in the Case of Diane Zamora because a jealous Diane killed Adrianne‚ for a relation between her and Diane’s boyfriend. Love can blind a person to kill their “rivals”. No matter what‚ with all of the facts given throughout the entire case‚ Diane did deserve to get life in prison. Diane Zamora lived a nice life in the town of Mansfield‚TX. She kept to herself and was madly in love with David Graham‚ who was

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    “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” Have you ever at one time or another felt like an outsider? Many people do‚ trying desperately to fit in with their social counterparts. Whether it be in school‚ at work‚ or life in general‚ many yearn to be accepted by their peers and feel as though they are a part of some sort of “club” that is viewed by others as the “in” crowed. F. Scott Fitzgerald tries to express this turmoil with the short story “Bernice Bob’s Her

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    On May 15‚ 2017 I Interviewed Olivia Zamora about what It means to be American to her. She comes from a humble family. When she was 17 she arrived to America‚ where she would work to provide a good living for her family. Growing up in Mexico compared to the United states was different for her‚ as she didn’t know the language‚ streets‚ or the people. She had to face very difficult decisions‚ where it would change her life completely and let go of people she deeply cared about. Olivia‚ is very open

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    and catch the subtler byplay" that from a distance one cannot properly judge the kids. By comparing the youth to actors explains that the people are playing a role inorder to project an image to others. The girls act the whole time trying to reflect an image of something they are not. Margarie who appears to be perfect from the outside‚ has her act down to a tee. Everything is thought out from what she says‚ to what she wears‚ is thought out. Bernice decides to confront Marjorie in the

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    learning. Tara J. Yoso and Daniel G. Solorzano‚ The students at the University of California‚ Mentioned in their article “Leaks in the Chicana and Chicano Pipeline”(2006) that schools are systems which promote white supremacy. They argue‚ “Most graduate programs tend to be racially exclusive featuring predominately white students‚ faculty and curricula that omit Chicana/o histories and perspectives”. As it is specifically mentioned in the article‚ the education system tends to be structured in a way

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    don’t believe sports should be coed. Today sports are separated by gender‚ this should stay that way. Humans of the opposite gender tend to have different physical abilities‚ this can lead to higher rates of injuries. With the different skill level of teens and children your child will most likely get little to no playing time. One reason for this is that sports teams are often divided by skill level‚ age‚ and weight depending on the league. Barbie Carpenter from Livestrong.com states men are usually

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    Sport teams should not be coed because coed sports cause discomfort on teams and more injures depending on the size and structure of the opposite gender. The first reason why sports shouldn’t be coed is because it causes discomfort among both genders. “Boys and girls might be more comfortable playing sports with the same sex. Boys might fear being too aggressive with girls on the playing field. From a social perspective‚ they might fear failing in front of girls who they like socially. Girls‚ on

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    Should colleges require students to live in coed housing? This question continues to raise a compelling argument to this very day. The University of Notre Dame has a total of 30 dorms and they are broken down to 16 male-only and 14 female-only. According to an article posted on About.com:Alcoholism‚ a new study in the Journal of American College Health finds that 42% of students that occupy coed housing been have reported to take part in binge drinking on a weekly basis as opposed to 18% in single-sex

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    The meaning of Chicana/o social character has advanced since its start in the Spanish Conquest‚ and will keep on evolving to fit the personality of the Chicana/o populace today. The cause of the term Chicano came amid the Spanish Conquest; the Spaniards vanquished indigenous land‚ and made it conceivable to blend societies. Not exclusively did they make a mestizaje populace‚ as imagined in "I Am Joaquin"— "I am both dictator and slave ‚" alluding to his blend of indigenous and Spanish blood—yet they

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    The story “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has a happy ending. In the 1920s‚ Bernice‚ a pretty‚ quiet‚ and reserved girl came to stay with her wild‚ fun‚ and popular cousin Marjorie. When Bernice was staying at her cousin’s house‚ she went through a lot of‚ what could be considered‚ bullying. Marjorie‚ and her friends constantly talked behind her back saying things like: “So many people have told you how pretty and sweet she is‚ and how she can cook! But what of it? She has a bum

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