For most of my childhood‚ my whole world was comprised of people that shared the same ethnicity‚ culture‚ and living style as I did. But after leaving El Salvador at the young age of seven and undertaking the most difficult journey of my life‚ my world was split shattered. In school‚ I had to assimilate to a culture where I was surrounded by kids who had been born speaking English and teachers who taught with voluminous books instead of dirty chalk boards. Meanwhile‚ at home‚ I had to meet my mom’s
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El Norte‚ a 1983 film directed by Gregory Nava‚ depicts the life of two indigenous teenagers who flee their native country‚ Guatemala‚ in search for a better life in America. The reason for fleeing is due to the ethnic and political oppression of the Guatemalan Civil War. The film builds up a strong connection shared between Enrique and Rosa‚ one of genuine feeling and fierce emotion. This connection is foregrounded by the exaggerated style and is often compared to adulterated relations among Hispanics
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El Mañana The title of the song has multiple meanings when considering the translation. El Mañana has a few different uses in Spanish; it means ‘the tomorrow‚’ ‘the dawn‚’ or ‘the morning.’ All of these meanings play a role in the message of the song. ‘The tomorrow’ resembles the future and having a positive mindset for that future. ‘The dawn’ is used to show recovery from a sad time or dark place‚ it is the first sign of light which represents positive change. ‘The morning‚’ although similar to
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- Meningitis University of Phoenix HCS 245 Introduction to Health and Diseases MU11BHA06 November 02‚ 2011 Cultural and Disease Paper - Meningitis It was mid-February 1968 in a city in the central region of El Salvador‚ two men sitting on the street curve outside the doctor’s office. One of them was the doctor himself; the other man was a poor steel worker whom two years earlier lost his second child to bronchitis. The doctor said to my father the choices
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It gave me mixed feelings. El Hielo can be related to most Chicanos/as immigrants‚ the feeling of uncertainty about been arrested can be very stressful‚ not only to the undocumented Chicano/a‚ but to his‚ or her family members‚ including their children born in the US; however‚ Chicanos/as continue to be hopeful to achieve prosperity and go on with their everyday activities‚ whether is to go to work‚ or to have a Quinceanera party for a family member. I have experienced that first hand‚ when I first
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BPA 1 -2 El Presidente Film Review We all know the El Presidente is a historical and educational movie about the First President of the Republic of the Philippines‚ Emilio Aguinaldo. The movie itself is that‚ it is not for all Filipinos but for the Independence that the country’s attaining right now. It is a film that has; I mean of course mostly an epic especially the scenes it’s really hard to visualize the happening that occur decades ago. I could say that this film is not good for those Andres
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In the documentary El Contrato by Min Sook Lee‚ talks about how migrant works are working temporary jobs in Leamington Ontario. This town is viewed as a greenhouse capital‚ delivering huge amounts of produce foods seasonally. This documentary also talks about the critique of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). It’s very sad that we live in a world where we have people working for us for produce and we can not even respect them as humans in anyway. We treat them like they are dogs and
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I live in Long Beach‚ California in a small community known as “El Dorado”. While there are many indicators of ongoing disparities‚ it is evident that race disparities are the primary concern within my community. El Dorado is considered an upper class community‚ with predominantly white residents. Sadly‚ original owners believe that non-white residents would bring down the value of their home and therefore do not welcome non-white residents into the community. When a non-white resident moves into
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1. Executive Summary After centuries of colonization‚ revolutions‚ civil wars‚ and political corruption‚ El Salvador now finds itself poised for strong economic growth. There are several key factors that have created this position for El Salvador. The election of President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena in 2009 has shown significant promise in the improvement of Salvadoran society. Already‚ Funes’ policies have demonstrated significant drops in violent crimes‚ a major deterrent to foreign
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Ensayo de Aplicación El Asunto del Aborto El tema moral del derecho al aborto es uno que toca las mismas fibras de nuestra sociedad puertorriqueña‚ dado la corriente conservadora y tradicional que ha permeado en los pasados siglos. Sin embargo‚ las influencias modernas y la habilidad de facilitarse un aborto han causado un cambio en la mentalidad de las generaciones presentes. Las posiciones extremadamente radicales a favor y en contra del aborto requieren que cada persona asuma una de las
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