Dolores Claiborne

From a very early age children around the country begin dreaming of playing a sport in college and eventually as a professional, but the number of them that succeed in just reaching the college stage is staggeringly miniscule. The table below reflects the probability of competing in athletics beyond high school, both college and professionally, based on estimated data. It shows how little of an opportunity student athletes have to make it into collegiate sports and collegiate athletes to make it

“Be Yourself”: Liz Claiborne and American Fashion “I am no bird, and no net ensnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will.” This is a quote from Charlotte Bronte’s novel, Jane Eyre. The character Jane reminds me of a famous immigrant in American history who led women to break out of traditional roles. Her name was Liz Claiborne, an innovative designer who was the first to realize that every working woman wasn’t ending up in the boardroom or aspiring to [corporate life] (Bernstein

Because we live in a time where there are so many technological advances, no one would imagine that one in fifty children are homeless. However, for the people in Orange County living in the motel, this is a reality. Improving their lives will take a concerted effort from both those living there and from others who have the time and resources. Here are some ways that the lives of the motel people can be improved. First off, their lives could be bettered by going to college. Even just a certificate

Liberty and Justice for All Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Mother Jones stood up and fought for workers’ rights for mere children, marching with some all the way to the president to talk to him. Cesar Chavez was a well-known immigrant workers’ rights activist who had lived through the conditions he was trying to prevent. Emma Watson is a young feminist who is adamant about her cause and speaks out to the world. These

Andrea Jacqueline Delmar       Dr. Angelica Palacios   Mexican-American History   24 May 2016          According to Charles Duhigg, author of ‘’Depression, You Say? Check Those Safety Nets" in the 1930 's one of the longest, deepest and most widespread events in history occurred. Duhigg explains how the stock market crashing led to a significant decline in economic activity and bigger interest rates. This wiped out millions of investors. Consumer spending dropped and investments too. Steep declines

every time she smelled a tortilla she felt right at home. She lived in a ranch close to a city called Dolores Hidalgo. The ranch that Juana was from were a lot of trees covered in dust, and there was a stream where they would wash their clothes and they would take showers. The ranch was about 4 acres, she lived with 2 older brothers. The house they lived in was a simple house made of adobe. Dolores Hidalgo was the nearest city to their home. The city that’s filled with beautiful trees and music. Juana

Protest and Perseverance “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives” - Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an African-American from Cairo, Georgia. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, California and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cesar Estrada Chavez was a Mexican-American from Yuma, Arizona. Chavez strived for alliances of grape farm workers largely in the California area. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Cesar Chavez won unionizations

The phenomenal growth farming, minding, railroad construction, and commercial fishing all have a story of transnational families and shattered dreams. With the coming of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, many mexicans fled north to the United States in order to escape the bloodshed in search of new lives. Sadly their dream for a better life did not come true. Migrant workers work for low wages in extreme conditions such as extreme heat, discomfort, and danger, as well as struggling to have a stable

the recognition and attention that they deserve, for instance Dolores Huerta. Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta was, and still is, one of the greatest social activist the 20th century has seen. Dolores Huerta is a labor leader, activist, and feminist who has dedicated her life to better the experience of minorities and underrepresented communities. Two individuals who also dedicated their life to work with struggling communities raised Dolores. Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a farm worker and union activist

Dolores Huerta Imagine a world where the social and economic conditions for the farm workers and immigrants get worst year by year, where the discrimination among these people growth and never decline. What would happen to farm workers if Dolores Huerta shouldn’t have made any action to change their situation? This same question should be in the mind of many Americans who don’t appreciate all the effort and work that Huerta put in to change our nation. Persistent, powerful, brave, strong, simply