Chihuahua

By the time I was five, I was just a kid with dreams. I had vivid dreams, I was like every other child, living life like a fable. However, my point of view of life changed immediately, and I started to analyze what life is. March 1, 2005. This date may or may not be significant to others, but this is the date where my life transitioned to another perspective, and it depicts who I am now. I never felt the urge of spilling my life story, but this date impacted me and for once I am able to express…

At first glance, we see Elle Woods and we think that she is just a stereotypical blonde, who only thinks about her looks, what she wears, and when she is going to get married, but Legally Blonde does a great job showing how a woman can still look good while still being a strong and independent woman. Legally Blonde is a movie about a college woman that was majoring in fashion until her boyfriend breaks up with her and then she decides she is going to Harvard Law and become a lawyer. Legally…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…

Aurelia Rodriguez was born on September 25, 1951, in San Felipe, Guanajuato. She was born into a very poor household. The household included her parents, Martha Rodriguez and Sergio Rodriguez. She was the oldest of two female siblings, Yolanda and Jessica. Her family was so poor they couldn’t afford socks, and consignment clothing was too expensive for them. Every morning she would wake up not knowing if she was going to eat that day. For her parents it was a choice between eating or paying rent…

The Catholic Church has been a big influential force in the Latin America. It influence can be found since the beginning when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. On the first island that they landed, Hispaniola or now Haiti/Dominican Republic, was were the church started to spread its influences. Among their priorities, the first of Church was stablish in the new continent. The other priority was to be a conscience to the “conquistadores” or conquerors about fair treatment of the…

I agree with what Domingo Martinez stated in his memoir Boy Kings of Texas, "Texas Mexicans and Californian Mexicans are very different from each other –the same genetic code but completely different in accent and habit" (Martinez 93). However, while reading his memoir I found that although Texas Mexicans and Californian Mexicans are different, no one culture is superior or less “scary”. Taking into consideration the fact that he was a male growing up in the 1980's on the boarder of Texas and…

As I walked through the museum, I looked for a piece of art that spoke to me on a personal level, having picked a Mexican Museum it wasn’t hard seeing a sculpture or painting and relating it to my childhood or connecting it to my visits to Mexico. As I was leaving, I stopped by a colorful painting that really grabbed my attention, and looked at the description and the painting for some time. I was with my younger brother and had explained to him the details of the museum visit for this class,…

Central Asia. Before, humans feared these wolves, until they figured out that they ate their leftover foods that drew insects and protected them from the wild. Dogs descended from wolves and slowly evolved into the modern dog, for example, a tiny Chihuahua to a huge great dane. On the other hand, cats also have been around for a long time like dogs. Before, in the ancient times, cats were first found in Egypt around 2310 B.C. Egyptians worshipped cats, used cats to control vermin, and caught…

the high school. I had walked through the doors with caution, and the walk to my locker seemed to be a mile long as I passed all the massive football players and intimidating seniors. By the time I had gotten to my locker I was shaking as bad as a Chihuahua in snow. I started the day…

revolutionaries were fighting for the poor and their freedom which was not well-known around the world, Reed describes the government forces such as the Colorados, “They swept through Northern Mexico, burning, pillaging and robbing the poor. In Chihuahua, they cut the soles from the feet of one poor devil, and drove him a mile across the desert before he died” (62). While most people were being deceived by media and the revolutionaries being the ruthless fighters and rebels, this shows how the…