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    together. We had family get togethers what seemed like every weekend‚ In reality it is more like every month. They didn’t have to be very formal at all‚ events like birthdays‚ weddings‚ quinceañeras‚ Christmas‚ and other holidays are all things that bring families together. And we definitely went all out. Quinceaneras were so much fun for me and everyone.

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    particular offer transitional tales that depict vastly different narratives. Judith Ortiz Cofer in her poem‚ Quinceanera‚ presents a dark and literal use of language to portray a raw and reluctant journey to womanhood‚ while in “My Back Pages” Bob Dylan more frequently utilizes figurative language to relay a sense that the anger and resentment of his youth was

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    In the Hispanic culture‚ the significance of having a quinceanera is to show a girl becoming a young lady‚ to thank god for all he has done and to show her off to her family and friends. It is a very religious ceremony. It is traditional for the Quinceanera to choose special friends to be apart of what is called the Court of Honor. Usually‚ these people are her closest friends‚ her brothers‚ sisters‚ cousins: The people she mostly honors. In the Quinceanera’s Court of Honor all the young girls are

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    three in the morning. When my family gets together‚ either it ends either terribly or with rancheras playing and my drunk uncles doing the Mexican grito. For my cousin’s quinceañera my family decided to go all out‚ since it would be the first of many quinceañera’s my family would be celebrating. We didn’t expect for

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    La Quinceañera a Rite of passage. A quinceañera is a tradition in Mexico‚ it is the most awaited birthday‚ and the rite of passage for teenage girls turning 15‚ and a very important presentation to society. It will be a fairy tale celebration‚ probably the largest birthday gathering a woman has throughout her life‚ that day the teenager will feel like a princess‚ she will also look like one. It is the time where she no longer will be seen as child‚ on that day she becomes a woman. Traditionally

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    family and planing my quinceanera. My first stress is my family and planing my quinceanera. I have always gotten good grades in school. So now every time that my mom receives a report card there better not be one C. With my parents there is always pressure to doing well in school. Not just my parents stress me out my siblings do to. They are always bothering me when I am doing homework. Another thing that stresses me out is planning my quinceanera. While planning a quinceanera everything has to

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    My response to the title of the poem was a fifteen-year-old Latina girl becoming of age. Quinceanera can be compared to Sweet Sixteen or becoming eighteen-years-old all of which represent the transition into adulthood for a young lady. Traditionally a Quinceanera is celebrated among the Latino culture and catholic community. The poem demonstrates tone well using her emotions and feeling toward turning fifteen. This author takes her own experience and puts it into the poem. She describes the time

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    them. So this heel represents maturity. I am Hispanic and for my 15th birthday I had a quinceanera. This is similar to a sweet 16. C. Quinceanera is an important factor of a young woman’s life because they are presented to the world as a young adult growing from being a child to a young lady. II. Body A. 1. A quinceanera usually begins with a religious ceremony such as a mass specifically for the quinceanera. This represents the parents presenting their little girl to God and blessing her. Then

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    example  of right of passage is an quinceanera .  Quinceanera is a celebration celebrating the  transition into womanhood . Quinceanera has many parts and  and rituals throughout the  ceremony ‚ each one is very important  in its own way  having different meanings for each of  them  ("hallmark")  The transition from child to women is a big thing in all cultures but ‚ in hispanic culture they  calibrate the coming of age with a  Quinceanera also known as a  sweet 15 . Quinceanera  celebration  is believed

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    elaborate birthday parties called quinceañeras. During a girl’s quinceanera‚ her family and close friends attend a “Thanksgiving” mass were she recommits her self to God‚ and Saint Marry. While attending mass she is accompanied by a court. The court may accompany her down the aisle in the church procession‚ but it also has customary roles in the reception afterward. Traditionally‚ a full court is made up of 14 girls and 14 boys‚ in addition to an escort for the quinceañera herself‚ with each couple representing

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