...Growing as a Mexican-American you have two life on each side of the border. From Monday thru Friday noon I was an American, I had to go to school, my parents had to go to work, we got home my mom will cook for my dad,brothers and I; I did my homework took a shower and went to sleep, that was the routine for al week. When it was Thursday night I had to pack my bags for the weekend to travel to Tijuana, Mexico, Friday after school my parents pick us up from school and we head over to Mexico. Friday thru Sunday night I was a Mexican. I have family and friends in that lived in Mexico. When I was a kid I didn’t mind crossing the border every weekend, why? because both side made me happy and both side I had family and friends. In July 18, 2007 my family and I had a lost. My cousin was in the hospital he was in critical conditions. That day I remember like it was yesterday the whole family was in the waiting room praying and hoping that god will give my cousin one more chance to live. He was the first grandson and nephew, he was loved by our family and friends. My cousin was in the hospital for like 3 month and that day the doctors told us that he was not going to last more time that we needed to say our last goodbye to him. It was really difficult to believe what was happening, but , we had to do it if not we will regret it because we wouldn’t have another chance. My aunt told him that what was his last wish?, what will he like her to do before that he died? With a tear in...
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...Sons of Guadalupe. Don’t eat the bear Sometime before its eighteenth century settlement by Spanish priests and pobladores, California had been referred to as El Rincon del Mundo (the edge of the world). To the Spanish mind of the age it was truly out there at the edge of their known world. It was too far north from Mexico and the rest of Spain’s vast empire. Some thought it might be an island called California inhabited by women and ruled by a queen called Calafia. California’s name itself was the fruit of the imagination of a Spanish novelist, Garci Ordoñez de Montalvo. He envisioned this California as a place of unimaginable mystery and fantastic visions maybe even paradise itself. Guadalupe, like the southwest itself, has changed hands a number of times: first the Chumash Indians settled and inhabited the area, then the Spanish, then the Mexicans. The United States ultimately forced Mexico to surrender California and the present-day southwestern region through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The vitality of the imagination, its revolving door of ethnicities, the resiliencies of the residents and its return to its essential Mexican roots have enhanced its fundamental quality across the years. Presumably the town takes its name from the patron saint of Mexico: La Virgen de Guadalupe, or from an 1843 (or 1840) Mexican land grant called Rancho de Guadalupe, originally deeded to the original Mexican residents, Teodoro Arrellanes and Diego Olivera. Arellanes and...
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...del canal de Panamá. ♣Entre América del Norte y América del Sur hay numerosas islas. Algunas son muy pequeñas, pero hay otras mayores, como Cuba. Son las islas del mar Caribe, que forman el archipiélago de las Antillas. ♣Las Antillas, o islas del Caribe, están situadas junto al trópico de Cáncer. Allí hace calor todo el año. Guadalupe y la Martinica pertenecen a Francia. Puerto Rico forma parte de Estados Unidos. ♣En la estación de los ciclones, el viento sopla con fuerza y arrastra todo lo que encuentra en su paso. ♣ la temperatura superficial es de 28 °C,20 mientras que en el fondo del mar el agua alcanza una temperatura de 4 °C.21 DOS GRANDES TIPOS DE ISLAS SE OPONEN: LAS ISLAS BAJAS CALCÁREAS, Y LAS ISLAS MONTAÑOSAS Y VOLCÁNICAS ISLAS | CARACTERÍSTICAS | Trinidad | Accidentada, dominante calcárea | Islas Caimán | Bajas | Anguila | Baja y calcárea | Barbuda | Baja y calcárea | La Désirade | Baja y calcárea | Grande-Terre de Guadalupe | Baja y calcárea | Maria Galante | Baja y calcárea | San Martín | Baja y calcárea | Turcas y Caïcos | Bajas y calcáreas | Bahamas | Bajas y calcáreas(coraliferas) | Bermuda | Bajas y calcáreas(coraliferas) | Barbados | Calcáreo accidentado | Tobago | Calcáreo accidentado | Antigua | Calcáreo y volcánico | Aruba, Bonaire, Curazao | Dominante baja calcárea + picos volcánicos | Basse-Terre de Guadalupe | Montañosa y volcánica |...
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...Women in our society have been limited to participate in functions that are traditionally patriarchal. A critical participation restriction can be addressed in religion. Patriarchy has limited the involvement of women when practicing a specific religion, and can be overcome by interpreting the meanings goddesses’ hold to empower women. Goddesses are symbols that act as role models for women and have textual material in many religions to draw from to show woman empowerment, and promote benefits through worship. (Gupta, 2) mentions this in Kali, the Savior, “ Feminists have realized the overwhelming need for women to identify personally with positive images and role models, models that can reassert the importance of the “feminine” in all religious experience. With this realization has come the recognition of the general lack of such images and stories in most traditions.” Gupta’s argument addresses women’s inability to participate in major religious roles because men limit them to maintain power in their religious practices. Kali, a Hindu culture goddess, is an example of a goddess women can draw from to empower themselves as independent, strong women. When viewing the Hindu scriptures, called the Puranas’, there’s an underlining description of the traditional roles women are expected to play as care givers, mothers, and wives. Women are not meant to be limited to those roles, and excluded from diverse participation in Hinduism. “Hinduism is not inherently patriarchal;...
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...new heterogeneous religion depicts characteristics of the component conglomerate of religious believes. Religious conversion refers to a continuous and consistent process of change in the religious believers’ practices. This is often realized through adoption of new systems and practice by abandoning some of their practices which may be considered as archaic (Hassing 247-248). Integration of the two ideologies explains certain religious factors which appear to be integrated between several bodies of religious belief systems. In movie The Other Conquest, the producer displays out two different belief systems adopted by the Spanish and the natives of the Aztec empire found in Mexico. The opening scene shows Topiltizn, the illegitimate son of Aztec Emperor named Moctezuma, thrashs about to move out from under a corpse. He survived the massacre at their place of worship had been raided by Cotes, he gradually puts himself together and finally manages to free himself but bumps into his mother’s lifeless body covered in mud. The entire scene depicts a transformation process that signify a change to an order which more human comprehension to the whole dynamic of religion and sacrifices (Domingo, La otra conquista).Therefore, this symbolizes...
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...The Sons of Guadalupe: The Vietnam era Generation And Their Journey Home Michael R. Ornelas, Chicano Studies Department January 24, 2007 A report to the Mesa College Sabbatical Committee in partial fulfillment of sabbatical requirements, Fall, 2006 “Two of the names that appear most often on the wall of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington are Johnson and Rodriguez. These two names tell us something about the composition of the U. S. military during the war, especially the combat units.” Aztlan and Vietnam: Chicano and Chicana Experiences of the War, George Mariscal, ed. Like all of the other major events of the 20th century, the Vietnam War reached Guadalupe when John Varela arrived there on an early support mission for the advisors to the Vietnamese government in 1963. His visit was brief, perhaps two weeks. He characterized it as a Navy reconnaissance mission. But Varela’s first mission did not involve combat, unlike the first Guadalupan to see combat, Rudy Razo who arrived in July 1965, at a mere eighteen years old, just three months after the first major contingent of 3,500 combat Marines had arrived in Vietnam on March 8, 1965. He had arrived at the earliest stages of the war, when the United States had begun the shift from an advisory role to a combat one. This early trickle of soldiers would shortly turn into a virtual river of draftees and volunteers, peaking in 1968-1969. By the end of 1969, over 135 young servicemen from Guadalupe had been drafted...
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...In addition recently Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos a working illegal immigrant that paid her taxes got deported (Castillo). Guadalupe contributed to in the country, but still was not accepted in the country instead she was rejected after so many years of living in this country (Castillo). This demonstrates America is never going to acknowledge outsiders as nationals, even when they’re naturalized. For example, during the Great Depression 60 percent Mexicans that were deported were US Citizens (Gonzalez). So was that 60 percent really part of the United States was their journey worth it, despite all the trouble when all their diligent work was rejected from a nation they choose they needed to call...
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...Chau Dang Profesora Buedel Español 315 30 Septiembre Casilda como una nueva representación de la mujer Isabel Allende es una escritora chilena quien derrota las convenciones sociales de su tiempo. Mucha de sus obras se dedica al movimiento feminista. Ella mantiene que las mujeres merecen respecto y que pueden disfrutar de cualquier derecho que tiene los hombres. Por lo tanto, se puede observar en sus obras que Isabel critica la patriarca, a la misma vez alaba las virtudes y la fuerza de la mujer. Uno de sus cuentos, “La mujer del juez,” logra manifestar las ideas de Isabel. Casilda, desafiando los estereotipos de la mujer, es el personaje más prudente e influyente de la historia. Él título mismo del cuento sugiere que Casilda tiene poco poder y que es sólo una posesión del juez. Al principio del cuento, Isabel describe a Casilda a través de los ojos de Nicolás Vidal. Según Vidal, Casilda es “descolorida y silenciosa como una sombra,” “parecía volátil, a punto de esfumarse en un descuido.” Es evidente que Vidal ve a Casilda con desprecio, del mismo modo que ve los hombres a la mujer en la época que vive Isabel. Se debe notar que en estereotipar Casilda como una mujer débil, pasiva, y silenciosa inicialmente, Isabel está empleando la ironía como una estrategia de silencio subversivo (Weldt-Basson 186). En otras palabras, la autora crea “el silencio” de la mujer tradicional al inicio para dejar que Casilda desmonta todos los estereotipos asociados con la mujer. Pues, tanto...
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...Austin Matheney Professor Witschi ENGL 2220 4th December 2014 Contrasting Landscapes in Bless Me, Ultima As the pages flip, and the story unfolds, the audience begins to notice that the landscapes in Bless Me, Ultima play a vital role in many different facets of the novel. Throughout the novel, there is an obvious dichotomy between the llano, the land of the main character’s father, and El Puerto de los Lunas, the land of the main character’s mother. As Antonio, who is the focus of the novel, grows older, he is forced to make a decision between the llano and the Luna. This decision is not based upon which land to dwell upon, but rather on which path Antonio should place his life: the dreams of his father or the dreams of his mother. Rudolfo Anaya, the author of the text, also utilizes other simple landscapes, such as the river and the pond, to aid in the coming of age of Antonio. Ultimately, Antonio must choose a path in life, and Anaya implements these different landscapes in order to exemplify Antonio’s struggle and development. The land of both Antonio’s father and of Antonio’s biggest inspiration, Ultima, is the llano; a beautiful landscape of rolling hills and dark plains. At first glance, this is all that the llano holds, but the llano is much more than just a beautiful piece of land to the vaqueros, to Ultima, and to Antonio’s father. The llano represents freedom and embodies the spirit of the vaqueros, or herdsmen, who are a group of people that Antonio’s father...
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...paper product company, he bought and sold bread to his co-workers to augment his income. Gifted with a keen business instinct, he saw the opportunity to set up his own bakery. With almost no technical know-how in running the business, he slowly learned the ropes, with a few hits and misses through hard work, determination and the support of his better half, Remedios. Thus, in 1965, the first GAL's BAKERY was established in Tipolo, Mandaue City, Cebu. Starting on a 30 sq.m. space with a handful of employees, the home spun venture soon became a flourishing business with the opening of more bakery outlets to cater to a wider, diverse market. With more stores to handle, family members soon gave their share in helping the business thrive. A son-in law, Bill Gayatin, undertook the research and development by coming up with tasty and reasonably priced baked products on a regular basis, further beefing up the product line-up of GAL'S BAKERY to as much as 108 baked products. The family would have been just content in keeping the GAL'S BAKERY network in Cebu and selected cities in Visayas and Mindanao. However, events would soon unfold GAL'S was meant for more growth. A long-time friend of the family introduced GAL'S BAKERY to Lorna Tolentino and her friends, who at that time, were looking for a new business venture to set up in Manila. The group went to Cebu to meet "Tito Gal", as Mr. Ancajas is fondly called, and immediately hit it off. It was then agreed that Ms. Tolentino and her...
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...Competencia | Precio | Plaza | Promoción | Producto | Calificación | Adobe Guadalupe | El precio en Dolares es de ¢193 por por habitación el cual incluye desayuno para dos personas | La única manera de obtener este producto es a través de Internet y el tiempo de entrega es de: 10 – 15 días. | En México la promoción de estos productos solo se lleva a cabo si es vista por algún otro cliente o si ha visitado Suiza, ya que en México no existe ningún otro medio donde se publicite. | El producto esta elaborado en su totalidad con producto reciclado. No cuenta con bolsas o agarradera es simplemente un portafolio que cubre al ordenador portátil. | 5.75 | Calificación: | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 3.2.2 Indirecta: Actualmente hay productos dirigidos al mismo objetivo que cumple el porfolio Grüne (transportar el Ordenador portátil). Por lo tanto se convierten en competencia indirecta. Dichos productos se muestran en la siguiente tabla, donde se otorgaron calificaciones de acuerdo a las 4´P que cumple cada producto. Competencia | Precio | Plaza | Promoción | Producto | Calificación | Adobe Guadalupe | El precio en Dólares es de 193 por una habitación incluye desayunos para dos personas para dos. | la venta es por internet y cuentan con una oficina en ensenada. | La promoción mas fuerte es por su pagina de internet, revistas y oficinas las cuales solo se encuentran en ensenada | Los servicios que ofrecen son hospedaje con desayuno incluido con un costo de 193 dolares, paseos a caballo...
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...professional football player, but one day he witnessed a play rehearsal from Vocacional No.1 and he liked it. He asked for an opportunity and they gave it to him. At first he saw it as a possibility to make more money, but little by little he liked it more and more and decided to go to Televisa for a greater opportunity. Producer Ernesto Alonso saw his potential and gave him his first role in the soap opera "Quiereme Mucho". Yáñez played the role of "Carlos" alongside the actress Victoria Ruffo. His natural style and strong physical appearance won the hearts of the audience. Yáñez married his first wife, Norma Adriana Garcia, in 1987. They had a son named Eduardo Yáñez Jr. They were divorced three years later. In 1991, Yáñez moved to the United States where he worked on two soap operas for Capital Vision, "Marielena" and "Guadalupe". Later he worked in Hollywood, on movies such as Striptease, Wild Things, and Megiddo. His most recent American movie was The Punisher. He has also worked in television series such as Savannah and Soldier of Fortune. He most recently worked in Sleeper Cell and Cold Case. In 1996, Yáñez married Francesca Cruz, a Cuban-American, he met in Miami. They lived between Los Angeles and Miami. In January 2003 they filed for divorce. In 2005, after a long absence, Yáñez returned to Mexico and appeared in a soap opera named "La Verdad Oculta". In 2008, he starred in Fuego En La Sangre, a new version of the Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, in which...
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...known as "Gentleman G". He enjoyed BBQ's with family and friends, Leon Jackson, Art Silva, Abraham Rodriguez and Louie Yrigoyen. You could always find him behind the grill at family gatherings. Gio had a favorite saying when greeting family and friends "What’s Up, Fool!” Those who knew him knew it was meant with love. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Write Brothers 1234 N. 13th St. San Diego CA, 12345. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Mass will be officiated by Father Jaime Escobedo Thursday, February 9, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 123 W. 12th St. in San Diego California, 12345 commencing at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Hilltop Cemetery 555 E. 14th St. San Diego CA. 12345. Giovanni was preceded in death by his grandfather, James Martin in March 13, 1964; mother, Christina L. Martin in February 25, 1988 and grandmother Lupe Martin in August 15, 2004. Giovanni is survived by his wife, Britney Martin; sons, Daniel and Giovanni II; daughter, Irasema Kristine all of San Diego. Gio will always be remembered but never...
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...Octavio Paz, Los hijos de la Malinche [Extracto de The Reader México, ed. Gilbert Joseph Henderson y Timoteo (Duke UP, 2002). Sin lugar a dudas, el ensayo más famoso de la historia escrita acerca de "mexicanidad" es de Octavio Paz El laberinto de la soledad, que apareció por primera vez en la revista Cuadernos Americanos influyentes en 1950. Paz (1914-1998) para entonces ya estaba una figura importante en la poesía mexicana, y el libro marcó su brillante debut como ensayista. El ensayo es un ejercicio intelectual de vértigo, tratando de explicar el "hermético" del mexicano a través de una personalidad alusiva, aunque a veces opacos, la combinación de la psicología junguiana, imágenes poéticas, y el análisis histórico. Paz sostuvo que México tenía la intención de negar su verdadera herencia que su evolución se retrasó por ciclos repetidos de la conquista, la violación, y la revolución, y que siglos de historia fueron incorporados en el carácter mexicano. La carrera literaria de Paz se inició en la década de 1930. Luchó en el bando republicano en la Guerra Civil española y posteriormente emprendió una carrera diplomática, que incluyó mensajes en Francia, India, Japón y Suiza. Renunció a esta carrera en 1968 en protesta por los asesinatos del gobierno de manifestantes estudiantiles en la plaza de Tlatelolco (véase la parte VII de este volumen). Mientras que se mantuvo muy crítico con el sistema político mexicano, se convirtió cada vez más conservador en sus últimos años, que...
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...Erastus Smith/Deaf Smith April 19, 1787 Dutchess County, New York - November 30, 1837 Richmond Texas Deaf Smith or Erastus Smith the son of Chilaib and Mary Smith. When Deaf was a child he lost his hearing to a disease. At the age of twelve Deaf moved to Natchez, Mississippi with his parents. Deaf returned in 1821, settling close to San Antonio. Deaf married a Mexican Widow named Guadalupe Ruiz Duran in 1822. The two had four children, three of whom survived to adulthood. In 1825 Deaf settled down with five other men on the claim of James Kerr who was the surveyor of the now colony of Green DeWitt which is about one mile away from present day Gonzales. Deaf Smith joined Stephen F. Austin’s army when a Mexican Sentry refused to...
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