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    much money Alex Rodriguez is a 32 year old Miami native‚ and‚ having entered the workforce directly out of high school‚ currently holds down a job in New York City. Normally‚ at least for those entering the workforce right out of high school‚ attaining a good career is rather difficult. This is especially true considering that more and more employers are requiring prospective employees to attain at least a bachelor’s degree just to get into an interview room. However‚ Rodriguez‚ since the age of

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    Favianna Rodriguez also goes into detail about her life as an artist and how that plays a role in her life as a feminist. She uses her art to represent women of color and more specifically Latina/Peruvian women. Rodriguez states that her art is also a way for her to explore and navigate her history. In addition‚ she uses her art to address social issues such as food justice and gentrification. In the interview‚ Rodriguez indicates that the goal of her art is to “make

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    Opinion Piece Low-income Neighborhoods and Crime Michael Abdullahi 0770724 Wednesday‚ November 19th 2014 Professor: Jennifer Long SOAN 2290 On February 13th 2013 the family of Jarvis Montaque was in great despair. The family who lived in Jamestown Crescent‚ a local public housing projects were notified that the 15-year-old boy‚ had been shot on his own doorstep. The boy was not part of any gangs‚ rather an unfortunate casualty of local gang warfare. The Toronto

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    performance to craft humor that’s not only funny but also thought-provoking. Two particular routines from Aida Rodriguez and Wanda Sykes are examples that demonstrate this type of skill. Firstly‚ both routines are quite similar because they utilize the topic of race in order to produce humor with various comedic elements; however‚ they differ due to their styles. Aida

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    Rodriguez was a victim of this definition of beauty and went through extreme measures to be like women on television. In her short story “Breaking the Model” she explains the influences that led a young Hispanic girl to become anorexic and bulimic trying to

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    been a huge inspiration in my life. My mother‚ Karen Rodriguez. Karen was born on September 28‚1977. She faced many conflicts in her life as a young girl. Karen was born and raised in Mexico City. Her life as a child was hard. She was bullied at school and at home. For Karen education was the key to a better life. She wanted to be a somebody and not a property. Karen got married at the age of 16 and had two little girls Daisy and Jasmin Rodriguez. Traditions in Mexico City according to Karen were

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    Currently‚ NYC is experimenting with an alternative to incarceration called Neighborhood Opportunity Networks (NeON). These centers are part of a new model of community centric corrections programs known as justice reinvestment. Reinvestment programs are intended to reduce recidivism and reroute the money that would have been spent on incarceration to crime prevention programs instead. (Clear‚ et al‚ 2012). The Department of Probation (DOP) has begun placing NeON facilities in communities with the

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    Thieves‚ Thugs‚ and Neighborhood Poverty David Bjerk Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Claremont McKenna College 500 East Ninth Street‚ Claremont CA 91711 Ph: 909-607-4471 david.bjerk@cmc.edu April 25‚ 2010 Abstract This paper develops a model of crime analyzing how such behavior is associated with individual and neighborhood poverty. The model shows that even under relatively minimal assumptions‚ a connection between individual poverty and both property and violent crimes will arise

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    the “Great Fire” left the church wrought with damage. Lastly‚ the final reconstruction of the church took place in 1846 after the architect‚ Richard Upjohn‚ identified structural problems caused by exposure to harsh winter weather. Richard Upjohn was a highly regarded architect of his time recognized primarily for his integral participation in the American Gothic Revival movement. As one of his most innovative designs‚ Trinity Church set the standard for Gothic Revival architecture in the United

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    “Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (which began in the 1940s with the stated goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment)” was caused. Favianna Rodriguez‚ an artist‚ who stood up and fought for what she believed was an important step for her.A variety of Rodrigues conflicts‚ actions‚ personal struggles‚ and historical events all contribute to his changing of the world’s outlook on the art work as well as the lives of minorities all around the world. Although people may see Rodriguez as just

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