Puerto Rico By: Bryanna and Gabriella Miami Florida. Puerto Rico is not a very populated area like Mexico, but it is a very common vacation spot or area to visit. Puerto Rico is a fun tropical place to visit once in a while. Puerto Rico has a warm atmosphere. Puerto Rico also about 1,000 miles miles southeast from The shape of Puerto Rico is roughly a bumpy rectangle. Puerto Rico also has a complete area of 9,104. Christopher Columbus sailed from spain in his second voyage and discovered Puerto…
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social classes that unconsciously define us. As I think about my experiences in the borderlands, I feel a resonance in what Anzaldua talks about. But my narrative is distinct from the one she paints. My journey and my tapestry carry a unique texture. Anzalda says that borderlands are the products of the intersection of…
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Judith Ortiz Cofer is a poet, novelist, and teacher from Hormigueros, Puerto Rico born on February 24, 1952. Her father was in the U.S. Navy so her family was constantly moving, going and returning between her hometown and Paterson, New Jersey. Therefore she attended school in both countries and also gained insight to two very different cultures. When Ortiz Cofer was fifteen years old her family moved again, but this time to Augusta, Georgia. Here she attended Augusta State University earning a bachelor…
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Personal Narrative I got my first glimpse of the world outside of the United States as the plane flew across the clear, blue sky. The plane ride was an enjoying experience for me and I grew eager with the thought of spending time with my family in St. John. Leaving the United States for the first time added to the excitement my family and I were about to endure. This trip impacted me greatly; traveling so far away from home opened my eyes to the fact that there are many different cultures and I…
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INTRODUCTION This paper will explore the academic success of second generation Dominicans. It will discuss how second generation Dominicans are breaking the academic stereotypes they inherited from the first generation of Dominican immigrants. Much research has been done on the migration of first generation to the United States, but little has been covered on the children of these immigrants, the second generation Dominicans. It is imperative to place close attention to this group and explore their…
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Certainly, my views about religion have shifted. Previously, I saw the term religion in a negative light; that is, I learned from a protestant (Pentecostal) pastor that the word religion was meant to bind. Now, thanks to my theological formation and exposure to different ways of practicing religion and theology experienced in the communities I have been part of, I see that religion and theology are in a relationship that leads to freedom: Theology focuses on the dimension of beliefs and dogma while…
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gathering in suits and ties with briefcases, some stay at home moms, babysitters, waitresses, etc. However, the majority of this melting pot belongs mostly to the Hispanic descent. These countries include: Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. The adult Hispanic population, only speak Spanish, while the school age children are bilingual. For Fisher (1971), a Speech community is a subtype of community “all of whose members share at least a single speech variety and the…
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School is unequivocally one of the most valuable resources people can have in pursuing their dreams and achieving future goals. Education can provide an outlet for learning, critical thinking, and inquiring to occur in a positive and accepting milieu. However, learning environments can pose as prisons, holding its victims within the unbreakable walls of exams, homework, and projects. This almost certainly ensures that the once familiar outside becomes only a blur of faded memories and damaged relationships…
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more in mass media. As a demographic group, Latinos have demonstrated both to be large enough and to have sufficient income for mainstream media to being to take notice. The future of the mass media depends on people of color and women to tell the narratives that truly reflect the United States. America’s minorities have been marginalized for so long that it is now a significant part of their identity to be invisible to most news. If traditional media began to move in the same direction as the country…
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Maverick Baglietto Chapter 19: The chapter is titled “Colonel Cathcart”. Describe his character, his attitudes and outlook, what motivates him, how he thinks. Please use your own words...do not just copy language from the text. Colonel Cathcart Is a man of success but still very unhappy. He can only base his own progress based on the progress of others and only feels a sense of pride or accomplishment if he does as well or better than everyone else in his age group. His ultimate goal was to become…
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