Who Is Melanie?

On the other hand, personal experiences of a Puerto Rican woman are shown and she explains how people around her judge her behavior, her actions, and even the way she dresses.

Several of the events that the Garcia girls experienced are common negative aspects of cultural integration. Harassment and discrimination are common forms of cultural conflicts that occur between two opposing cultures. Cultural values that have become forged into a person’s life usually remain with them for long periods of time. In this case, the Garcia girls were unable to completely adjust their perspectives of Dominican values to accommodate to their Americanized living situation. They held on to their traditional Dominican values, which conflicted with American culture. As a result, they experienced harassment and discrimination.

The autobiography When I was Puerto Rican, written by Esmeralda Santiago, tells a story of a poor girl trying to succeed. The settings in this novel have an important influence on Esmeralda. They influence her behavior and change her ideals as an adult. Negi goes through many changes based on the challenges she faces by moving to new locations where society is different. All of these changes allow her to become a stronger person. When she lives in El Mangle, Negi has to face extreme prejudice against her upbringing as a jibara. When she leaves Puerto Rico to move to Brooklyn, she is forced to face an entirely different society. All of these events that took place in Esmeralda’s childhood had a significant impact in shaping her into an adult.

I am originally from Puerto Rico, which is a country in which communication is an integral part of society. The cultural norm of the Puerto Rican culture is to speak up when necessary and communicate clearly if we want things to be done. At the same time, I believe that in order to produce results, the manner in which communicating takes place, is an extremely important component. My culture also showed me how the emotions used when communicating, such as the use of the hands and body language, will dictate the tone and flow of the communication. The literature suggests that the majority (as much as 76%) of the message we gibe to another person during conversations is carried by non-verbal or para-verbal communication. Thus, we must be very careful and strategic in our use o non-verbal communication (Van Acker, 1997).

Hartford is the home to the highest percentage (27%) of Puerto Ricans in the country (Cruz, 5). Nonetheless, Puerto Ricans still face myriad challenges with respect to the integration and acceptance of their culture in Hartford. Although the PR community is only two generations old, Puerto Ricans have managed to both organize and mobilize in this relatively short time (Cruz, 2). Puerto Ricans have focused closely on their ethnic identity because they viewed their incorporation into the political sphere occurring only by means of asserting their difference (Cruz, 10). They have made their mark on politics in Hartford through demographic growth, development of leadership in the community, and their

Puerto Rican Obituary The United States is known as the nation of immigrants. People from all over the world come to the United States for opportunities and their better lives. While moving to this country, all immigrants bring their culture and identity. Most of them spend their lives working full time to fulfill their American dream. I am also an immigrant.

I sat on the floor between my dresser and the wall, clipping pictures from newspapers that had accumulated in a pile next to my dresser, in the corner. My mom wasn’t too happy about my ‘newspaper-hoarding’, as she called it, and had told me that I could only keep travel and science sections of the most recent newspapers in my room. The rest went in the recycling. So I started fishing them out of the recycling bin. I would then search through them to see if there is anything I want to trim, trim it, then toss them back in the bin before my mom noticed. Anything that I wanted to keep to read I stashed in the pile behind my bed. I was sure to read them quickly, though, in case my mom found out about the pile. I paged through a section and saw

“Boricua!” my family screams out loud in the most outlandish way possible as if they wanted everyone to know their Puerto Rican pride. Ironically though I didn’t participate and my father looked at me in the most bizarre way as if I had done something inconceivably wrong. It was alright afterwards as my parents took me aside and told me that I should be proud of who I was and my culture. But for some reason I found myself frozen and blank as I asked myself the most clichéd question that we all ask ourselves at least in one part of our life “Who am I?” As if I could answer that question at that moment, and the truth remained that I didn’t know who I was and I guess I still need some experience in my life before I could answer that

That is a big problem and interesting problem. Here in Colorado, back in 2008, we had a big immigration from pine tree beetles moving from Canada. This beetle immigration resulted in the loss of many pine trees in the states. Many land owners were concern that it was affecting the wildlife and the some species were disappearing. These issues happened naturally and not anthropogenic.

Briana rivera Esmeralda Santiago is a Puerto Rican author and former actress known for her novels and memoirs. Her writing career evolved as she wrote documentary and educational films, her great work appeared in National Newspaper including New York Times. She also was known and hailed as a welcome new voice of passion and authority. Esmeralda Santiago uses descriptive language throughout her memoir “When I Was Puerto Rican” to demonstrate her stress into trying to achive a better lifestyle for herself.

"Puerto Rico". The name immediately brings to mind images of a beautiful lush tropical island of enchantment. The name "Puerto Rico" usually does not conjure the image of Taino Indians or African slaves, yet these populations have great importance in laying the foundation for the notion of identity of Puerto Ricans. In contemporary debates of Puerto Rican identity, it is essential to examine the history of the island to determine the effects of Spanish colonialism on Puerto Rican identity. As he demonstrates in his article "Puerto Rico: the Four-Storeyed Country", Jose L. Gonzalez discusses the notion of identity as a series of storeys, one built upon another in order further

• The family consists of the mother and two children. The mother is forty-five years old, the son is 20, and the daughter is 18.

As the United States continues to experience significant shifts in its demographic composition, the search for viable community-level culturally sensitive models has assumed new importance and relevance in recent years. One such model, the 30-acre region known as Villa Victoria in Boston's South End, is home to about 450 Latino families, mostly Puerto Ricans, who share a common heritage and culture as well as a number of significant problems. To determine the contributions of the Villa Victoria community as well as the extent and type of the problems they face, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature, followed by a summary of the research and important findings in the conclusion.

Am I "American" or "Puerto Rican", a question that wanders along the halls of my mind all the time? Many Puerto Ricans might not agree, but I feel that I am, "American", Puerto Rican American that is. As a child my own parents deprived me of my culture and true identity. They spoke to me in a language that many Puerto Ricans refused or detested to learn, English. The only thing I can actually say that I know about Puerto Rican heritage is the comida we shared during family gatherings. "In Spanish the words are habichuelas con arroz; in English, rice and beans; and in any language they translate into the food staples of island life" (p. 59, Fernandez). I went to Puerto Rico when I was four

Melanie Isaacs was brought into the novel as a beautiful perfect girl taking the course of Romantics taught by David Lurie, Who is intensely attracted to her. This flawless college girl that lights the fire into Professor David Lurie, 52, appeared indifferent towards him. Very mysterious. She appealed that she was allegedly raped by her professor. Although it is expressed that she never neglected contact or sexual relations with professor Lurie, and likewise she never gave consent either. It is visibly shown that her character gives the reader a complex understanding of her thoughts and feelings. Moreover the storyline develops into where Melanie is a representation of Lucy, because of the portrayal it alters Lurie to come to realization with