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    My English Language

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    called Puerto Rico. It is the first language that those born on this island are taught out tradition more than anything. It is how we communicate with each other, it is how we obtain what we utmost desire and want. Why you ask? Since it is the native language of an island that while is a United States territory is not a state of the United States. While English is taught in all schools in Puerto Rico, Spanish is the language you are taught from day one as it is the language used in all Puerto Rican

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    Asencio’s study tries to understand how Puerto Rican lesbians deal with their gender, sexuality, and ethnonationality, living in another country. The study focus on the experience of migrant Porto Rican lesbians regarding their multiple identities as women, lesbians, Porto Ricans, and migrants, the complexities of the issues and the strategies employed to survive, and the relationship among gender, sexuality. Ethnonationality, migration, and geographical location. The author reinforces that there

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    presentation titled celebrating our differences: A journey through diversity. And that’s just what we did, listening to personal stories about his childhood and Puerto Rican culture inspired students in the class to share their experiences and cultures. Eddie Rivera has held several work positions in and out of the hotel business. He moved from Puerto Rico to Los Angeles in 1973 taking a job at Bank of America. He continued on to work for Citicorp then, following a transfer to training and development in

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    In an encounter with behavior or values regarding relationships and violence that conflict with their own, people often depend on describing these instances inadequately by ignoring crucial factors. Although, restricted explanations of violence and gendered relationships often promote fallacious conjectures. These assertions offer an explanation for certain aspects of societal patterns, though none of them should be applied when studying violence and relationships because they attempt to determine

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    Struggles of Immigrants Essay

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    Randall and Morales: Struggles of Immigrants America has long been the land of hopes and dreams People from all over the world came to America for a better life. America was underpopulated. For the country to build and develop, she needed more people, therefore the government passed Act 1802, which invited people to come here and become citizens (Welcome). The native people of the country welcomed everybody to come live and become citizens here. They also claimed that they would respect and appreciate

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    West Side Story Analysis

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    ‘West Side Story’ is one of the most famous musicals in Broadway history. It is a re-telling and more modern remake of Shakespeare's ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ The same love story is there, just a more modern take on it. The slight modern message on inequality because of skin color is what makes it so modern. It has been revived many times and mostly it's always been a success. ‘West Side Story,’ is watched, taught and revived worldwide and will be for many generations to come. The producers were Robert

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    Amanda Fraistat ETHN 152 February 6, 2015 Take-Home Midterm Part 1 1) Crenshaw (1991), Section 2A: Kimberle Chrenshaw’s article depicted three different types of intersectionality: structural, political and representational. Conceptual differences distinguish the three types from each other. The first type, structural intersectionality, is when different types of inequalities are present in an individual such as ones gender, race or class, and “… then are compounded by the racially discriminatory

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    some trouble in New York where he lives after attempting to steal rims off of a car. He then must move to Puerto Rico, where his father lives, in order to escape the men who are out to get him. There are multiple instances within the film in which the multiple cultures are assimilated, or blended together. Rob’s step brother, Javi, holds a large interest in the music embraced in Puerto Rico, which contains Latin American background. Rob brings his learned

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    Legend The Chupacabra. In the section, Davis uses the word “Messiahs” in discussing The Chupacabra because the monster was considered a leader of a particular group. The particular group would have to be in Mexico The Chupacabra was first brought in Puerto Rico. But then travel to California in the city of San Fernando. The Chupacabra has a made a big impact on people's viewing. The chupacabra is an urban legend, it is combined with varieties of animals put together. The chupacabra was called a Messiah

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    Imperialism Cartoon Paper During the late nineteenth century, the United States and Japan joined European nations to become an imperial power. Their ultimate goal was to influence other areas around the world for their own benefit, interest, and advancement. Countries become imperialistic for various reasons such as economics (secure markets), military power (excessive force and control), and political reasons (nationalism). In order to extend their power, they used these three main components to

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