Artifice is presented in numerous situations in “The Crying of Lot 49” that are seemingly distinct from one another– from Oedipa viewing herself as Rapunzel and examining the painting “Bordando el Manto Terrestre” to Dr. Hilarius’s creative facial expressions. However‚ because artifice can refer to simulation‚ construction‚ and fabrication‚ they are more closely linked than one would initially believe. When Oedipa reflects on her relationship with Pierce‚ she feels that she “gently conned herself
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Melvin Richardson Professor Shana Smith English 112 (D22P) March 21‚ 2013 Machin Rifamos (The Rise of Brown America An argument essay by Melvin Richardson) “Resistance is futile” is a resounding statement first exclaimed by the alien race called the Borg in the Gene Roddenberry long running television series Star Trek. “Why do you resist? Asked the Borg commander‚ Ryker replies “I like my species the way it is”! Borg commander counters with‚ “We only wish to raise quality
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targeting young Latinos. They strived for the same freedom enjoyed by whites‚ but were treated as poorly as African Americans of the era. In effect‚ they tried to disassociate themselves from this faction. Young Latino men referred to themselves as pachucos and sported oversize suits known as zoot suits. In the film Zoot Suit Riots‚ Joseph Tovares remarkably portrayed the difficult lives of Mexican Americans in the 1940s. Zoot Suit Riots is a powerful film that explores the complicated racial tensions
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Chicano - a political term made popular in the sixties with the Chicano Civil Rights Movement which followed the example of the Black Civil Rights Movement. The people of the Movement adopted the word Chicano for themselves just as the African Americans had adopted Black. The Chicano Movement fought for all people of the Southwest of Mexican descendancy. These people included those whose ancestors had been citizens in the southwest when it was Mexico before the United States occupied it in 1848
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Gangs and Juvenile Delinquency in the Hispanic Culture Abstract: There has been a rise in gang violence among the youth across the nation. There are also cruel and violent tendencies that the youth that are a part of this group. It is important to understand reasons why Hispanic youth are turning toward gangs. The influx of gang activity in the neighborhoods and schools has adversely affected the level of violence seen in communities across the nation. The rise in the Latino population in many
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“How to Tame a Wild Tongue” Gloria Anzaldua‚ the author of “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” expresses a very strong tie that she has to her native language. Anzaldua grew up in the United States‚ but spoke mostly Spanish. She did not speak the normal form of Spanish though; she spoke Chicano Spanish‚ a language very close to her heart. The text focuses on the idea of her losing her home accent‚ or tongue‚ to conform to the environment she is growing up in. From a very young age‚ Anzaldua knows
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Both Lydia Mendoza and Selena Quintanilla Perez are well known as “the queen of Tejano”. In a music heavily dominated by man‚ Lydia Mendoza was the first star of recorded Tejano and Norteno music. According to Lydia Mendoza: the first lady of Tejano‚ the author explained thanks to her 12-string guitar and her clear‚ heartfelt voice which made her become a sensation throughout Latin America in the 1940s and 1950s. She is representation of the early recording industry researched pockets of regional
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Dolly and her friends noticed prom was coming up. Although‚ Dolly had no one to go with yet she was still interested in going with this one guy named Carlos. He was an old school guy that dressed like a pachuco‚ Dolly loved that about him. Dolly and her friends gathered around the avenue‚at their spot‚ right after school to discuss about the upcoming event. Dolly and her friends were undecided on going to prom or the upcoming kickback with the old veterans. They discussed about it all night‚ but
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Luis Valdez and Peter Malae on Prison Industrial Complex Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) is a term used to describe the overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance‚ policing‚ and imprisonment as solutions to social‚ economic‚ and political problems. Angela Davis is a journalist and American political activist who believes that the U.S practice of super-incarceration is closer to new age slavery than any system of criminal justice. She defines the PIC as biased for criminalizing
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The young pachuco culture was seen as a slap in the face to the patriotic Americans who were going off to war and dying for their country. Large numbers of Chicano men were also going off to war and showing that they loved America and were willing to die for her
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