Mini Mexico Short Story

Growing up in an area with a large Mexican community I never really understood how much my culture means to me. I grew up with the stories my dad and grandfather would tell me about my ancestors. My people were the raiders from the hills of Mexico City and that we were a family of warriors. I never held much weight to the warrior part of my grandfather’s stories but I did know that my great grandfather was a fighter. He left Mexico and rode the train up to Denton Texas and sold tamales on the square his entire life. He fought to give my grandfather a better life here. I don’t talk about my dad’s side of the family much, in this day in age being seen as white has more advantages than being seen as Mexican. This thought changed as I came to

Mexico is a country which is rich in its cultural heritage and has its own historical significance. It has a warm and welcoming heart. People there are quite friendly and hospitable except for some now. Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is about one-fifth of the size of the United States. Mexiico features from the swamp to desert, tropical lowland jungle to high alphine vegetation. According to the World Tourism Organization, Mexico has been one of the countries who are traditionally among the most visited countries in the world. The most notable attractions are the Meso-American ruins, cultural festivals, colonial cities, natural reserves, and the beach resorts. It also has a unique and temperate climate, which make it an attractive destination. The culture of Mexico developed during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Spanish arrival and colonization brought Roman Catholicism to the country, which is

The journey began, the first state we rode through was Alabama, I couldn’t see much since it was night time. All I could see was the clear night sky. No stars were shining that night. The only lights I could see were street lights, building lights, and other cars. Looking around inside the car, everyone was asleep except for my uncle since he was the one driving. I must have been asleep the whole 4 hours and 46-minute car ride through Mississippi because I don’t remember anything, same with Louisiana. Finally, when we got to Texas all I wanted to do was get out of the car, so luckily, we stopped by to eat at Cici’s. My aunt said, “To enjoy this last meal since it was the last fast food, that we would be having for a while.” After we ate, it took us about 5-hours to get to Matamoros, Mexico. That was where we had to drive through the border to get into Mexico. Once we got into Mexico, there were lines of cars everywhere from people trying to enter and leave at the same time. The lines were slowly moving, like a turtle, inch by inch. There

a city where an eagle with a snake in its beak rested on a cactus. This

Should the US have all of Texas and California or should we not have them? The US went to war with Mexico in 1846. In this war the US wanted to have the Manifest Destiny come true, so the US fought over land which is now called Texas. After the war had been fought over Texas, the US had a little later had attempted to take more land. In which, they were successful and now we call the land they fought for part of California. The US was right for going to war with Mexico for three reasons, Manifest Destiny, there was a vote on it, and Mexico attacked first.

"No wonder he cares for you so deeply. You have known him so long." She said almost cheerfully as if it was a good

During the summer my family and me went on vacation to mexico to see my grandma at her house it took us 2 days to get to her town is mexico when we got there is was 11 at night my uncle opened the garage door to let us in when we got off the car my grandma opened the door to let us in her house she gave everyone a hug the her and my mom started to cook food for everyone. After everyone got their suitcases out of the car and took them to there room my mom and dad slept in one room, my sister and her daughter slept in another room and my nephew and me slept in the living room. The next day my dad showed me around the town he grew up in where his other family members who lived there, and his aunt who owns a store on the corner of the street. When

Every year I go to Mexico, during spring break and summer. It's always relaxing laying on the beach or going on a nice refreshing swim in the 70 degree water. It was an average day down in mexico during the summer of 2017; I remember my family and I relaxing at home after a long day on the boat. I was feeding the street dog because I could tell she was either having puppies, or already had puppies. She was starving to death, her ribs were showing, I knew I had to help her. I started feeding her three times a day so she could start producing milk if she’s already had the puppies; or so she could keep the puppies healthy while she was still pregnant. A few days later I walked outside to feed her, and I hear whimpering like the sound newborn puppies

"I just had to meet her boyfriend for the first time and that was tough for me. I like the guy. She chose a really nice guy so I'm okay with it. He's a very respectful kid. Comes from a good family and that's what I like about him. He's very mature."

Everything was so new and yet so familiar. Places I have seen and places I have not. A new and funny feeling swam through my body unsure what to think about this feeling. Never felt it before, and I somehow knew it wouldn’t be that last.

Currently, as stated above, our children are of ages five and nine. They truly are inextricable towards their father. Fernando Jr. Is currently in 3rd grade at elementary school. He is a very smart child and has a huge heart. On the other hand, Melissa, is truly full of energy, excitement, and is exceptionally intelligent. I know that as a mother, if I have to be away for awhile, it would be devastating for me. It would make me feel angered, anxious, and of course depressed. I would never want to come home to my kids not being able to greet their father like they usually do, with hugs and kisses. Also, knowing that I will not be able to have the financial support of my husband will devastate me. Currently my husband and I are employed. I am

It's been eight years. Eight years. Held captive against my will. I'm beginning to believe that I'll also die here.

The sun was shining bright and a clear ocean blue sky in Mexico. It was a great start that morning until, Elizabeth had to make a difficult decision that could change her whole life. She has four siblings and her mom and dad. Her parents didn't make enough money to pay for school and for other multiple things. So Elizabeth and her siblings would just stay at home and help out their mom clean around the house. Sometimes they would just mess around at home not helping out with their mom.

In this chapter, Beezly talks about how the country side of Mexico was seen as out of date and backwards by travelers due to their tools and their refusal to change how they lived. The primary source is an amendment written by Senator Orville Platt and it was added to the Cuban constitution for some time; it basically gave the US the power to rule Cuba and made the Cuban government powerless.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico is released after Robert Rodriguez achieved successful performance with El Mariachi, which is his famous low-budget film. El Mariachi was made for only $7000, but received enthusiastic praise from the audience at Sundance Film Festival. El Mariachi’s mythology was continued with his performance with Once Upon a Time in Mexico in the United States. Like El Mariachi, Robert also utilizes Once Upon a Time in Mexico also has action scenes to defeat bad guys and the technical skills that used in action scenes gives surprise of the moment while I watched the film. Also, the film made me sink into the heroic scenes as the guitar melodies gives a sense of a tension and the comedy scenes relives the tension again. But, after