Brenda Hermosillo Lesbian Callahan‚ Joan‚ (2009) Same-Sex Marriage. Why it Matters-At least for now. Hypatia Winter2009‚ Vol. 24 Issue 1‚ p70-80‚ 11p. This article was very interesting. Same-Sex marriage in this country is a big issue still to this day. This article explains same-sex marriage and why it matters. People just want to be with the person they love its hard in some states still. Texas being a republican state may never make same-sex marriage legal. This article explains what the lesbian
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but I was able to witness that this is not always the case. This semester I had the privilege of participating in Melodramatics production of West Side Story. I was cast as Chino‚ second hand man of his best friend Bernardo who is the leader of the Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks. I was a bit unfamiliar with West Side Story‚ so my first step towards developing my onstage persona was simply to watch the 1961 film. After watching the movie‚ I realized just how dynamic of a character Chino is and
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(391). Rendón’s Mexican-American heritage is intentionally forgotten in an attempt to blend in with his fellow classmates‚ to assimilate into the Eurocentric American culture. Cofer’s Puerto Rican parents‚ on the other hand‚ are very strict in ensuring that she lives her life as a Puerto Rican in America. Cofer’s Puerto Rican background leads to a cultural clash with her environment where she is viewed as an outsider because of her choice of clothing and her Latino appearance. From childhood onward
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little skiff. The moment before they were almost about to sink in the notorious Bermuda Triangle‚ an American boat happened to pass by‚ so thank goodness‚ the three men survived. In no time the captain of the American boat sent them directly to a Puerto Rican to start working. After reading the short story‚ I was intrigued by the following two points: A. Balanced vs Unbalanced: How the relationship and behaviors of the three maincharacters change over time; I noticed that there were several times
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Like urban music in the United States‚ bachata began as music for poor and dispossessed. Originating in the Dominican Republic‚ it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans. Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music‚ bachata emerged in the 1960s only to be denigrated by the media‚ mainstream musicians‚ and middle- and upper-class Dominicans‚ mainly because the lyrics often about hard drinking‚ women troubles‚ illicit sex‚ and male bravado were considered
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In Whirligig by Paul Fleischman‚ Brent travels to the four corners of the United States of America and builds whirligigs on his mission of repentance. Each Whirligig has a unique appearance and meets the needs of it’s (observer?) in a different way. The first whirligig was put in a state park near Puget Sound. Being Brent’s first whirligig ‚ he had a little trouble creating it. Originally‚ it was supposed to be an angel playing a full sized orchestral harp‚ but he accidentally broke off it’s wing
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Professor Sepulveda My group member and I have come up with a product titled The Cooking Coqui. We named it this because of the alliteration to make it sound catchy to catch the children’s attention while also targeting the Latino Market with the Puerto Rican National animal. It is a frog that helps kids cook‚ at a young age. The name comes from the Spanish national frog Coqui; a Coqui is a small frog that is brown‚ yellow‚ or green in color. The frog is bilingual‚ he speaks Spanish and English.
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The Dominican Republic may be a small country however they produce well known artists‚ designers‚ and writers. They are very creative and do not believe in low success rates. The work hard to make sure others know their worthy of talent. Anyone would like to be born in the Dominican Republic. This essay will be about the politics‚ culture‚ and relations amongst the United States. To begin with the political system‚ Danilo Medina is the current president of the Dominican Republic. His presidency began
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XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX Tapping the Ethnic Housing Market Opportunities The Biggest opportunities and challenges that lenders and real estate faced through the three ethnicities surveyed‚ African American‚ English Hispanic and Spanish Hispanic‚ is the feeling of ownership among these segments that is between the 79 and 82% (Table A) of the population surveyed (Hawkins & Mothersbaugh‚ 2010)‚ the lack of knowledge when buying a home‚ and lack of confidence in the process. Those
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big influence. She explains in her essay how hard it is growing up in a country with a totally different culture. Even‚ one day when she went to school to the Career Day‚ they had gone “dressed as if for a job interview.” She went dressed the way a Puerto Rican dresses. The way she dressed with too much jewelry made her a victim of mockery. Furthermore‚ some people who move to another country are victims of discrimination by people who believe that bringing
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