Meet Viviana Esther Valdez's Journey

Who is Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez and what is she responsible of? Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez was a Mexican patriot who was also a heroine for Mexico’s War of Independence. Doña Josefa made history when she had the courage and bravery to risk he life by alerting rebels and rebel leaders about the discovery the King’s men made about the conspiracy of an uprising against the King to claim independence. She was responsible for some of Mexico’s success in the war

Born as Ray Mendoza on July 2, 1951, was born of Puerto Rican and Venezuelan descent. She was given the name Sylvia Rivera by a local community of drag queens and spent her career fighting for solidarity between transgender people, queer people of color, homeless people, and sex workers. Sylvia Rivera was one of the “street queens” living in New York, and is known as one of the most famous street youth who fought back during the police raid at Stonewall. Modern day, Rivera has come to personify the aspirations and flaws of the modern gay liberation movement.

As a historical figure of my assignment I chose to search on Jenni Rivera. She had a dramatic and tragically life before becoming famous. She went through being poor; living she lived in a garage in long beach, California. She was abused, a victim of domestic violence, humiliated, and cheated on as a women, . Aall because of being a young single mother. Rivera, never settled for less, she pursued her dream as a singer; of traditional Mexican music. She went to bars and night clubs to let her voice and name be known, in California. Due to her effort, strength, never giving up, and family support she became an positive influence to many women .

Life is like a game of blackjack where we unknowingly are dealt good or bad cards. This unpredictability makes it difficult to gamble decisions. Unfortunately many factors can lead to the bad card where in both the game and life, people are trying to prevent us from achieving the goal. There are two choices to change the outcome however, we may either give up (fold) or we may take a chance (call). The beauty of taking the risk is that if lucky, life gives you that much-needed card. When dealt that winning card, a person is immediately uplifted. That one good hand drives a person to outweigh the pros from the cons and continue to strive for the winning pot or in this case, the goal in life. Enrique in Sonia Nazario’s

Imagine standing among a crowd of adoring fans cheering on a famous singer that is dancing and twirling on stage. This is what many of Selena Quintanilla fans experienced at her lively concerts. Selena Quintanilla was a Mexican - American singer that was on the verge of stardom before being tragically shot. She inspired many people and was a beloved idol. Selena Quintanilla is an influential person because of her upbringing, her singing legacy, her humanitarian work, and her death.

Perhaps it is clearest that Junior has minimum goals set for himself, when he and Daria stay up late talking about their hopes and ambitions, revealing that he doesn’t have many. After he listens to every thoroughly thought out and planned intricate detail of Daria’s dream to own a restaurant, as well as her past education at University, Junior claims “my ambitions were more modest” (Boyle 72) implying a lot less than Daria’s had been. Junior explains to Daria how he’d finish at a community college “without aim or interest” and how he had been working as a tile-setter for his aunt and uncle’s friend, nothing he had dreamed or planned of becoming in the past. Bored and unsatisfied with Juniors dysfunctional life plans, Daria just replies with a “yeah” and a yawn. Junior begins to fall for Daria and begins to rely on her as his life support in a way, making it almost impossible to live without her by his side, he explains "After Daria left for work, I didn't know what to do with myself" (Boyle 75). Dysfunctional without her, and having such different aspirations along with personalities, Daria eventually leaves Junior. It is at this point that Junior

The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez by John Rechy delves into the life of Amalia Gomez; a Mexican-American woman living in a poor rural area of Hollywood. The structure of her family is falling apart due to conflict between the characters and Amalia’s lack of involvement in their lives. Her youngest son Juan is a male prostitute known as a “maricÓn”, her daughter Gloria is falling dangerously close to following in Amalia’s footsteps, and her oldest son Manny although well intentioned starts to clone his father’s criminal tendencies even though he has no recollections of his father. Amalia’s selective perspective also leads to conflict within herself since she is content not knowing the truth as long as the false reality fits her ideal

Before wanting to be an actress, it was her dream to be either a forest ranger or a Zookeeper. “A couple of years ago, the Forest Service made me an honorary forest ranger. Back when I started, girls couldn’t be forest rangers. But now they made me

Rigoberta Menchú, is a Guatemalan woman and she was born under the mantle of the Mayan people. She is one of the most recognized characters in defending the rights of indigenous people in the world and in Guatemala. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 thanks to her tireless struggle for their rights.

Aspirations and goals are one of the most beautiful quality's that people can have and Keily has many of them. Her medium -term goals are to get her basics in college finished her at National Park College. She then aspires to advance into the medical field and become a Radiology Physician Assistant. Her determination will get her through school and also help her with majoring in sign language as she favors hands on learning the most.

I am Sandra Jimenez, born in 1987 in Central America, El Salvador, San Salvador. When I was 14 years old, I came to the Unites States with a goal to make my dream come true. My mother enrolled me into ELL classes in high school everything was hard for me to understand and adjust into a new life style. When I was 17 years old, I had my first son and unfortunately I could not finish high school. I started working when I was 20 years old, I was not interesting at that time to come back to school because I did not have any financial support from my family. When I was 23 years old, I had my second child, and that is when I realized that my Macy's job would not be enough to support my two children. I spoke to my mother about my situation, and that

It’s hard to say that comparing two individual’s lives is an easy task. When looking at my life and Esmerelda Santiago’s life, the sociological imagination could be used to assist in doing that. The following concepts will be used to better understand the surprising similarities and differences: immigration, doing gender, conformist, double consciousness, deviance and traditional authority. I will start by analyzing Esmerelda Santiago’s life. Following that, I will analyze my life and will finish with a conclusion that draws out the comparisons and differences of both.

living my dream with my mom next to me. I couldn’t thank her enough, I couldn’t ask for no better mother than her, She was always at my practices, and never missed a game on the other side my father was still the same. Nothing changed him he was only around for the money. But I didn’t expect different. I let him get away with it for a couple months but after that I had to put a stop on it. Four years later I finished school, I was still playing for Golden State but the best thing happened to me throughout the struggles. I met the love of my life my last year in college. Selena, she was perfect she was a year younger than me but very mature in what she wanted in life. We got engaged my junior year and finishing college we got married. A year later we had our baby girl Sophia who now is two years old, and she is my angel. She’s with me every time I’m out on the court, she’s my good luck. My wife is the best thing her and my mother both are they are my motivation. I watched my mama bust her ass so she I didn’t need nothing and now in return I’m giving her everything she ever wanted for me. She is my heart as long as with my wife and my daughter, they all deserve the best and I made a promise to my

My name is Eloina Viveros, I am a mexican student in the master degree of International Cooperation and Economic Development, and as requirement to get my degree I needand last summer I went to the Development Department in the University of Vienna asking for professional practices, they told me

There were many women in this world that were recognized for great accomplishments that they did. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was one of them. She lived in a time where society didn’t view women as intelligent or capable to achieve more other than be a stay at home wife. However, Sor Juana had the courage to defend and stand up for what she believed in. She is known for being a feminist She set the example for women that they should fight for their rights and believe that they are equal to men. .