In 2010‚ Gaby Rodriguez‚ a junior from Issaquah‚ Washington decided to fake a pregnancy as a social experiment for her senior board project. She faced many internal as well as external challenges from her peers‚ her family‚ teachers‚ and the media along the way but the end result made it all worth it. It seemed that teen pregnancies ran in the family‚ Gaby’s sisters‚ mom‚ and grandmother all became pregnant as teenagers. Even though she had a great reputation and maintained straight A’s‚ no one
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A deeper understanding of ambition and identity emerges from pursuing the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard. Compare how these texts explore ambition and identity. Ambition; an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honour‚ fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment * Al Pacino’s production as an art-house vanity project * Promotes himself – manipulating the audience through cutaways‚ specific and timed
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Alex Rodriguez “The Clean One” Alex Rodriguez is a Major League Baseball player. He has played twenty seasons in the MLB and has played for the New York Yankees‚ the Texas Rangers‚ and Seattle Mariners. He has set a path of making records big and small. Many speculate that he would break the home run record and then some. His reputation is that he will be the one who breaks all the records without using any kind of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Last year he was loosely accused of using
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compositions of texts. King Richard III and Looking For Richard directly relate to historical and social contexts respectively‚ social drawing on historical’s challenge to the context in which it was written. Shakespeare’s play was crafted in a difficult time of political and religious adherence. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard focuses on his devilish and Machiavellian nature. Machiavelli’s The Prince teaches that an adept ruler should aim to achieve power at any cost. Richard is a Machiavel; he calls
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Gaby Rodriguez makes use of rhetorical questions throughout her novel to put emphasis on the cliché ideas that people hold about teen moms. One question that Gaby poses to the reader is “Why do we insist on putting limitations on what people are capable of doing?” (Rodriguez & Glatzer 111). This rhetorical question is drawing attention to how Gaby’s classmates put restrictions on her because of her “pregnancy.” They metaphorically place a glass ceiling over Gaby’s head because they believe she is
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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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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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Ask Oscar Rodriguez about the dot-com burst and he may grin at you as if to say‚ “What burst?” Rodriguez‚ a 38- years-old entrepreneur‚ owns an Internet business that sells loose diamond to various buyers. Business is booming for Rodriguez‚ In 2004‚ he has sales of $2.06 million-a 140 percent increase from 2003. Rodriguez’s database of almost 60000 diamonds is one of the largest and is valued‚ according to Rodriguez‚ at over $350 million. Needless to say‚ Oscar Rodriguez is optimistic about
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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 an artist‚ she symbolizes more than just a painter but rather‚ she serves
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