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The viewpoint society has about specific diseases based on societal or cultural normality in that time period is referred to as social construction. Social construction is developed at the societal and community level of the social ecological model of health because it is based on how people think about certain discourses. Social construction of disease refers to how society feels about a disease. For example, breast cancer has been socially constructed to the idea that women are strong and…

Immigration is a well-known problem in the United States. According to CNN, Homeland Security reported that there was 11.4 million illegal immigrates in America in 2012. Immigration has been a growing issue for many years. Many of these immigrates take advantage of the offerings that this country gives. The people born in this country should be taken care of before immigrates. First off, many immigrates take jobs away from Americans. Americans go to school for at least 10 years to be able to…

experiences and love are different for everyone and especially in siblings, it shapes every single one uniquely. I have lived my entire life, 17 years, next to the border of El Paso, TX and Juarez, Chihuahua. To the outside world, they might know this border as one of the most dangerous places in the world. But being born and raised in El Paso, I only know it as home or by its more familiar name my family has given it, Juárez Texas. Living right next to two countries has expanded my experiences…

As I’m traveling in car filled with prosperity and tires of gold. I leave a country spoiled with success and fame. And enter a country where success is defined as being alive, and where failure is defined as being anything but dead. Culture shock froze my mind at an instant, bewildered, i try to comprehend the reality that was served from that day. Memories of indulging foods, and activities that made me feel pleasant for slightest are taken into criticism of how i spent that time enjoying it.…

my first reunion and I did not know what would happen. The night before we left I was anxious and worried, I had no idea what happened in family reunions at all! There were not any flights straight to New Mexico, so we took one to El Paso, Texas. When we got to El Paso, we rented a car and drove the rest of the way to New Mexico. After we arrived in New Mexico, we visited my grandma’s and slept in her spare room. All I could think about in bed was what would go on tomorrow. The next day we got…

Bigfoot Wallace was a texan, a texan who fought for texas independence. The son of Andrew and Jane Ann, born in Lexington virginia on April 3, 1817, standing at 6 foot 2 and weighing 240 lbs,This texas ranger had quite a big foot. Bigfoot wallace was a texas ranger as you know, he got his name from his, extremely large foot, beleive it or not his foot was actually 11 ¾ of an inch long, but let's get back to the facts, for a while he tried farming in lagrange But that didn't go so well, then…

born in Mexico, founded Sanders Advertising in El Paso, Texas. Sanders eventually met Bob Wingo while working on an account and asked him to become business partners. Since the alliance of the two partners, Sanders\Wingo agency has grown tremendously and has served a diverse clientele. It is comprised of 90+ team members and various departments including the strategy, creative, media, and account services. Sanders\Wingo has offices located in El Paso and Austin, Texas and a satellite…

She graduated from Texas Western College with her B.A. in 1963; and, in 1967, while attending the University of Texas at El Paso, attained her M.A. She taught secondary education and at the college level. At one point, she hosted a radio show. In 1981, she divorced, left teaching, and began to writing children’s books and poetry (University of Minnesota). Pat Mora became a…

Ms. Sallard applied for a barista position at a local El Paso Starbucks location. The position she applied for was listed as no experience necessary. Ms. Sallard was hired and began orientation training. During the training Ms. Sallard indicated that a small stepladder or stool would help her perform the job…

Carlos Nicolas Flores a Native-American from El Paso, Texas, is an exceptional professor and writer. El Paso, Texas is where he was born. Shortly after graduating from University of Texas at El Paso with a Master’s degree in English and he became a professor at Laredo Community College. Later on, he decided to take a different route with his degree and began to teach a development of Chicano and Black Literature. That is what steered him towards Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he began…