Oswaldo Cruz

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Herbert William Mullin was born on April 18, 1947, in Salinas California (Newton, 2000). Dr. Lunde and Morgan describe Salinas as a farming community in Monterey County South of Santa Cruz (1980). Herbert is the younger of two children his sister Patricia being the elder, born to Jean and Martin William Mullin. Jean, a devout catholic, and Martin, a military veteran; raised their children in what some would say a “nurturing, stable but perhaps strict Roman Catholic household”

Beautiful, sandy beaches, historic landmarks and breathtaking scenery are what make San Andrés one of the most popular places to visit on Tenerife: the largest of Spain’s famous Canary Islands. Whether you want to relax on the man-made white sands of Las Teresitas beach, visit the nearby village’s 18th century defensive tower, or admire its 16th century church, you’ll be sure to have a good time here at San Andrés, Spain. If you feel up to the challenge, you can use San Andrés as a base to explore

Dr. Dena Simmons, an educational activist striving to make the place she grew up in a better place. Dena was raised in a one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx where she later taught. When I was younger my mother was a social worker and as I grew older I knew what happened to those kids and what they went through every single day. I can never say I lived it but I sure can say I’ve had personal experience seeing it. Dr. Simmons saw firsthand the injustices around her. She is an African-American woman

What are the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism on Las Palmas? Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands in Spain is a beautiful place to visit during the holiday. A subtropical climate, mild to warm temperatures which stay quite the same throughout the entire year and sandy beaches tempt tourists every year. These great features promote the tourism in Las Palmas. Literally tourism, or in this case, mass tourism, is a move of people around the world. It is

Have you ever felt your heart beating rapidly as you rush down complicated obstacles and rides? Or felt the adrenaline rush of going down a really fast roller coaster? Well, I have and that’s the day I learned that if you believe in yourself, you are already halfway there to overcoming your fear. The day started off as a sunny and beautiful normal day of 2015 summer when my mom called, “Sara!” “Aaryan!” “Come upstairs please!” “Coming!” we both shouted at the same time. We ran up the stairs and

Gran Canaria Nightlife: Where to Party and Staying Safe Gran Canaria nightlife is one of the paradise island’s strongest draws. Though it’s hardly one of the reasons why you would go there, it’s something you would want to experience. The urbanised capital of Las Palmas has a number of bars and disco areas. The same can be said to the resort town of Maspalomas which is also a well-known party centre. Before you strap on your disco shoes and order your martinis, there are a few things you would

My best friend was turning fifteen and a group of close friends went to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with her parents. The kids stayed in one hotel room; the adults in the room next door. That night, I fell asleep in a bed with my best friend. In the middle of the night, I woke up to a close friend on top of me. He held his hand over

is about 15 miles south of San Francisco. In Pacifica many apartments are scheduled to be demolished because of how close they are to the edge of the cliff. Another location feeling the effects of coastal erosion is Santa Cruz. One of the landmarks of Santa Cruz is the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The boardwalk had jetties, which are structure that extend into the water to stop sand erosion. The problem is that these jetties are trapping sand and creating a new sandbar. The sandbar is it extends further

Feminism in Sor Juana In Estela Portillo Trambley’s play Sor Juana the main character Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was considered to be one of the earliest feminists. Sor Juana’s eternal struggles to study and unshakable craving for knowledge and wisdom, from whatever source it may be, support this attribute. In my opinion however, there are also significant elements of the play that suggest that Sor Juana would not be considered a true feminist. Of these reasons, there are three major ones

takes a truly extraordinary person to stand up for their self and to take a stand for the greater good of others. According to Clare Booth Luce: “courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.” The Mexican writer, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and the Puerto Rican writer, Julia de Burgos, acknowledged the fact that they were suppressed by the male gender. Sor Juana and Julia de Burgos did not simply stop at acknowledging the problem at hand. Rather, these two