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    simplest human being, and still be happy and innocent; that is what I see and experience every Tuesday when I go to Hart Elementary School. Being a kid is simple and fun. Reality is for adults, and that is how it should be, that is what I teach my family away from home. It is not sad if you do not know the reality, it is not downgrading if everything around you is simple and exciting. I go every Tuesday to Hart Elementary School for three hours to converse and enjoy their presence. I go to fulfill their enjoyment, to help them appreciate the pleasure of being a kid and knowing that everything is fine. These kids are like family; they not only have fun but they teach me everyday life lessons. Soccer in the Barrio is located in downtown El Paso, Texas, the poorest place in town. This is where I am every Tuesday, helping kids through sports and enhancing their English abilities. What is Soccer in the Barrio? Well, let me explain the simplest part first. A group of friends and I go and play soccer with kids while…

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    Michigan White Caps and again no call backs. So I looked up minor league baseball teams and the name El Paso Chihuahuas caught my attention. Looking up their front office staff on their website I seen that Angela Olivas is the Director, Marketing and Communications for the team. So I decided to contact her and was able to talk to her first hand the moment I called. Being that she is women and of Mexican descent I was very excited to have her as my interviewee to get her insight.…

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    Cast and crew traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas to capture the look and feel fo the U.S./Mexico border, which is more of a central character in the film, rather than a backdrop. Juarez, Mexicio i the setting, but the only shots of Juarez are arial, as the filmmakers visited Juarez to research and found it too dangerous to film on the ground, according to Men 's…

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    Janeiro, Brazil and El Paso, Texas are implementing programs that make a case for allocating funds towards the wellness of those suffering rather than the added entertainment of those who are much better off. These organizations promote their community…

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    Growing up, I lived on mainstream television and movies. This and the paradoxical nature of El Paso Mexican culture greatly distorted my perception of being a Mexican. The media’s hypersexualized representation of a Latina did not appeal to me. I grew up too American to believe that I am like the Latinas on T.V. And I was reminded constantly that I am from the same culture. I don’t wear the tight fitting dresses or skirts. I’m more like the American tomboy who wears shorts and baggy…

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    he applied for a position as a salesman in the store downtown and got it. Much to his friends’ surprise, he proved to be an excellent salesman, despite his heavy Puerto Rican accent in both English and Spanish; but handsome, charming, and attentive, he outsold all the other salesmen during his first year on the job. Then, he bought a house in a good neighborhood near Five Points and moved us out of the barrio in south El Paso. Since we were still very poor, he could not afford the monthly…

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    Travel El Paso lies in far West Texas, in the area where Mexico, New Mexico and Texas meet. As of 2018, the population estimate from the US census was 686,077. El Paso shares four border crossing with neighboring Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, making a strong player in the international trade business. Unfortunately, Ciudad Juárez has been called "the most violent zone in the world.” Despite having such a notorious neighbor, El Paso ranked among the safest large cities in U.S. for years. El Paso…

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    In 2014, I embarked on a journey to hike, camp, and explore the Grand Canyon for a week. In 2015, I went on a trip with tours to Italy and Spain. This past summer I went on a three week EF Tours trip which included travel to England, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Italia, the Vatican, Spain and Portugal. I then finished the summer by studying in Salamanca, Spain, for a month. I became immersed in Spanish culture and became fluent in Spanish. It really benefitted me as I was…

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    City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…

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    the User-Friendly Budget may not create further citizen engagement based upon the research. Research has shown that by studying the budget process in all 50 states, we ended up with a wide variety of requirements. The only similarity that appears through this study was that state governments are primarily only concerned with the first step of informing the public. There is no requirement or mandate beyond this to narrow the gap between government's creation of the budget document and citizen…

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