Chicano

Ana Castillo’s So Far from God is a selection of Chicana feminist movement which is based on the struggle of woman not having a role in society, but rather than only having a male-domination society which “her roles are typically in the home and she is isolated from and ignorant to the world surrounding her” (Chicana Feminism). This book illustrates feminism in many different ways as the culture in this book is surrounded by a male-domination society. Castillo portrays this concept of the…

During this essay, I will be discussing the differences between Gloria Anzaldua’s, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” and Richard Rodriguez’s, “ Aria”, as well as the similarities, to determine which one is a personal preference as an acceptable debate. Firstly, let’s go over the key details in each reading, starting with Gloria Arizaldua’s “ How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” This reading sort of threw me off in the beginning, but as you slowly and carefully read through it you gain its sense of purpose.…

In American prison there’s some characteristics indicative on the average male and female. Male and female inmates have primary differences they face Men concentrate on doing their own time, relying on their feelings of inner strength and their ability to withstand outside pressures to get themselves through their time in prison. Women, on the other hand, remain interwoven into the lives of their significant others, primarily their children and their own mothers, who usually take over the care…

Cover Letter In my rhetorical analysis, I studied Wilson and Gutierrez’s article “Advertising and People of Color” which was published on July 1st, 1985. The authors describe the scrutiny that people of color face in advertisements due to the stereotyped images that White consumers hold. I found complication in describing how the rhetoric appeals actually affected the audience and going into a deep analysis. I wrote this essay thinking that since a majority of my claim was implied and did not…

might give the character an exaggerated accent and have him use a more expressive intonation, while using Italian mannerisms. In the movie Sicario (2015), directed by Denis Villeneuve, the characters are built around Standard American English and Chicano English. When breaking down the intonation and use of language to draw barriers in Sicario (2015), one can learn on a much deeper level about the characters on the screen. Throughout the movie, intonation of voice plays a massive role in…

Gendered violence is an extremely prevalent problem, preeminently for women, in this modern society. Despite laws and acts that try to stop this, “nearly 3 in 10 women, and 1 in 10 men in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner…” (Shaw and Lee, pg. 538.) Of course these laws have not always been in place and can only help so much, especially when the cause of this gendered violence is deeply rooted into today’s culture in the form of sexual…

Frida Kahlo, being physically handicapped, only produced about 200 paintings and sold a significantly low amount of works during her life. Despite all of this, Kahlo is seen as one of the largest icons in Mexican culture and continues to grow in popularity worldwide. In 1933, a painting appeared on a 34 cent postage stamp, in 2000, one of Frida’s self portraits sold for $5 million, and during November 2002, a biographical movie “Frida” was released (Smithsonian and Art Story). Frida Kahlo was…

The Rain God is a novel about a Mexican family living in a town of the United States, New Mexico and Mexican border. The family has struggles with several members such as sexuality, racial and ethnic identification, deaths, etc. Symbolism is shown during the entire book by religion. Mama Chona is a very religious woman that influences all the family. She expects every member to be perfect and have innocent souls. What she means by that is she wants everyone t follow strict religious rules…

Furman v. Georgia Any case that can make its way to the level of the supreme court shouldn’t be taken lightly. It’s probably a case that can cause controversy or is because of controversy. Back in 1972, there was a case known as Furman v. Georgia. This particular case circled around the issue of placing the death penalty as the final verdict of a person convicted as guilty. Though the person convicted was guilty of murder, the case was brought to the supreme court to dispute the punishment of…

At times, many of us are unaware of when stereotypes become our perspective. A lot of the times we do things without a thought. We can stereotype people without even noticing that we are doing it. Stereotypes can be presented to us in a statement or a movie, and we may not even notice it is being presented to us. We tend to take ideas as they are, without really using our critical thinking skills. A big part of this country is movies. When movies first came out, everyone wanted to go to the…