Quinceañera

In the memoir, “The Distance Between Us” the author Reyna Grande explains Mago’s experience as a student in Mexico and the United States. Mago was left to be the mother of her two younger siblings, Carlos and Reyna. She was forced to care for her siblings while her parents were away working for money their father wanted for his dream house, but it all fell apart once their father traded their mother for another woman. Mago was a determined girl caring for her siblings growing up in Mexico , but…

Shaping a Child with Moral Values Introduction Paragraph 1 Lead In There is a thin line between wanting and doing. A person should not always receive what they desire when zero effort is used. Overview and Background In this generation, there are children that will earn absolutely nothing and still be awarded with whatever they yearn to have. This kind of display shows how parents are moving away from the old style of parenting where a child must work and earn in order to receive,…

As seen in both “Selections from Once Upon Quinceañera,” and “Missing: 163 Million Women,” Julia Alvarez and Mara Hvistendahl explore the impacts of gender imbalances in innumerable societies. Though several societies continue to progress, they have become brainwashed to portray certain lifestyles. For example, both European and American societies continually progress. Wearing leggings in European societies remain a recent trend that most men in Europe seem to follow. In contradistinction to the…

unique journey due to the involvement in the street drug trade. Many cultures have specific rites of passage or rituals that transition individuals from childhood to adulthood, for example, the Christian confirmation ceremony and the Latin American Quinceañera. Although each culture may have their own unique celebration that represent the turning point in one’s life, Bergmann’s ethnography hints to the idea that there is no certain turning point or celebration for the African American youths.…

Chicanas in America faces difficulties when seeking their identity. Although Chicanas/o find it difficult to balance two cultures, they feel isolated doing so. The author acknowledges the power of what art and literature obtains when carrying out their goal or message. Chicanas uses these tools to aware the public about issues they face and how hard it is to be a Chicana in two distinct cultures. Many Chicana struggles with their identity and they communicate through art and literature.…

Illegal Book Report Book Hook: This little girl named Nora was left with her mom and grandma by her dad to go over the border from Mexico to America. Now she is 15 and lives with her mom and grandma. There dad stop sending money to help them pay for things. So with the money they have Nora and her mom decide to go over the border to go find her Dad. With the long exhausting trip over the border in the back of a fruit truck having trouble surviving in Texas is extremely difficult. Trying to…

A Hardworking Immigrant Before Ruth Day retired at the age of 75, she was a cashier at a food supermarket called Casey Jones for merely 25 years. Unlike most cashiers, Ruth was a short elderly woman with square-rimmed glasses, aging skin, and grey, curly hair. She knew how to make her workplace seem like a big family. Every customer who walked in the store knew Mrs. Ruth. Once they finished walking the aisles shopping, they instantly looked for register six, where she normally worked, to check…

In many cultures, adolescence is marked by specific “rites of passage.” Teenagers in the United States often face unique and challenging situations as they transition from childhood into adulthood. It is known that adolescence as a stage of life is by far one of the most difficult to endure and also one of the most important stages as well. This is generally a period of great turmoil, where the transition into adulthood must be guided in order to maintain order and social balance. While many…

As a little girl, I always found myself pondering who I was, and what made me this way. At the time I didn't give thought to culture or race, I thought more of why my thought process was this certain way and wondered why every person must have their own different voice in their head. As I got older and began to grow through new knowledge and experiences, I then understood that we simply do not have this magical thought process that just suddenly appears. I realized that the way we think, the way…

Introduction: The place where I chose to do my FSA Report is called Oasis, located in Newark, California. This site has different departments: Express(Restaurant), Kids play area, Banquet facility and Fitness center. Oasis Kids is a family-oriented place, where friends and families bring their children to this great indoor facility to play indoor games. This is a family-owned business and the departments are handled by various managers. The place offers great indoor activities for both adults…