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Gloria Anzaldúa provides a great account of how it is to be a chicano(a) in the borderlands. In her book Borderland/ La Frontera she exposes the hardships that chicanas have to face such as the identity crisis the face, the machismos and the infringement of the Hispanic culture. In the chapter “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” Anzaldúa describes the Chicano(a) in the United States are told not to express themselves in their native language as “linguistic terrorism” since it instills fear and shame…

In La Isla Minima and El Laberinto del Fauno historical justice is depicted in different ways. It’s hard to tell which one is considered to be better than the other as in both of those films there is an abuse of power and corruption in the justice system. In La Isla Minima the series of events take place South of Spain, in a time when that country is shaken by political instability and corruption within the authorities. We are able to see a transitional world of distrust, perversion and…

respectable women should not speak ofsuch things in public, indeed should not really know about them in the first place. As Lord Elphinstone declared, ‘I look upon these women who have taken up this matter as worse than the prostitutes.’ though it’s not as if La Fanu tries to disguise it in any code “I have been in love with no one, and never shall,” she whispered, “unless it should be with you”. Laura may profess to feel slightly repulsed and bemused by Carmilla’s advances, but in the end she…

Cincinnati Riots were caused. It lasted four days and caused $3.6million damages to businesses and $2million to the city, 800 arrests were made and the riots resulted in a city-wide curfew. This was the largest urban disturbance in US history since the 1992 LA riots. 5 months later at Stephen Roach’s court hearing he was acquitted of negligent homicide and obstructing official business in the death of Timothy Thomas. Ultimately meaning that the police just got away with another killing of an…

Everyone has a favorite place, a place they love to go to and feel at peace when there. This place for me is the gym, LA Fitness. The gym is a place that I can always count on to go to and not be disappointed. At the gym I feel safe, motivated, and excited for what comes next. The primary reason as to why LA Fitness is my favorite place is because of all that it offers for me. From several benches, to enormous rows of dumbbells, to state of the art machines, all this place does is promote…

Where to find the best Happy Hours on the Vegas Strip There is no doubt that Las Vegas is a place for unlimited fun alongside eating and drinking. But does it mean that you have to spend big. Well, the answer is no. Vegas is rightly named the sin city. Each and every activity in Vegas involves blowing up the hard earned money when not opted at the right time. Drinking at Vegas can be very expensive. But don’t worry, when it comes to Vegas, there is always a way out to enjoy the same exotic…

Coming from from a Chicano heritage, Anzaldúa is the protagonist in Borderlands/La Frontera, devoted to finding her place in her Chicano culture. Similar to Peter Balakian’s Black Dog of Fate has also demonstrated the values of going through adolescence with being aware of his past through memories and history, and while trying to immerse himself of his culture as he pieces together the memories of his grandmother and his ancestral history that allows him to discover his true identity. As for…

newfound change to Vegas. With casinos like MGM and Wynn, customers want to try to win as much money in Las Vegas. However, many of these attempts proved futile towards the customers. As a result, due to the changes that occur with the gambling laws, individuals have continued to push their luck to gain fortune and wealth. While gambling is popular today, it was once considered illegal. In the past, Las Vegas was filled with mobsters and criminals. To earn money, these mobsters started a casino…

deplorable economy lead to an uprising of the people, giving birth to a new music style, “La nueva cancion”.…

We went to Las Vegas and we walked to the back side of the hotel. My family walked out and I froze because there was a zip line right above my head! Then my siblings and I said “Please, please, please, can we go ziplining?” we yelled.” “Yes.” My dad said. So my dad took us to go pay and get our wristbands. As were waiting my dad says, “ Are you sure that you want to do this?” “Yes we do.” “Ok, because you guys cannot back down because I don't get my money back.” “Ok.” We said “Here we go! See…