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    Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor, current associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court Justice, is the first person of Hispanic descent and the third female to be appointed as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor was born in the Bronx on June 25, 1954 to parents Juan Sotomayor and Celina Baez, whom are both of Puerto Rican descent. Her father was a blue-collar worker and her mother was a nurse, who also served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. Due to early success in High School, Sotomayor was able to secure a scholarship-funded admission into the Ivy League university, Princeton. During her time at Princeton, Sotomayor served as the co-chairman of the Puerto Rican activist group Accion Puertorriquena, and it was also during this time that she accused the…

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    ‘Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society’, this was a statement made by Sonia Sotomayor which I have believed for a while now. The racial condition of this country has changed over the years and when it comes to financial stability, the average black American’s are prone to retarding financial situations than white American’s. With this present situation We, the black population, are posed with some questions. How are we going to achieve equality with respect to what…

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    Leadership Profile Sonia Sotomayor used her background to strengthen the person who she is and the position is in currently in today. Sonia Sotomayor is an exceptional leader with an empowering success story. Sotomayor grew up the housing projects and used what she had learned throughout high school to further her decisions upon the arrival and throughout college. Sotomayor excelled in her academics and throughout her career, in which helped her to acquire her current position as the first…

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    “On the playground, or once he started school at Blessed Sacrament with me, I watched out for him, and any bully thinking of messing with him would have to mix it up with me first” (Sotomayor 12). a. Caring about her family and their needs, Sonia would protect her family members from danger. She cared about her family so much that she would put herself out there to protect them. b. We all have a sense of responsibly to help out the ones we love c. Jonas from The Giver must protect his baby…

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    English 101 taught me how to be more creative and broad about writing. Example on Essay 1 I didn’t really mention anything about Sonia Sotomayor’s mother not wanting her to work, and behind that was facts and important information about he context that I missed. I also approach my assignments differently now; I make sure my paragraphs are structured in the write order for an easy read for the reader. I realized when I start off with a good approach on a topic I have to tools and skills learned…

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    U.S Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, a former professor at NYU School of law was honored to receive the Doctors of Law degree, and there she delivered the NYU’s 180th Commencement to all the graduates and faculty at the Yankee Stadium on May 16, 2012. In this Commencement Sotomayor was greatly welcomed by the Trustee Maria Bartiromo, Kenji Yoshino, and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professional of Law highly introduced Sotomayor to the enthusiastic crowd as “a self-described Nuyorican” and…

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    vs. Apple Inc, argued on October 11th, 2016 and decided on December 6th, 2016. The author of the majority opinion was Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The case was an unanimous decision, and it was ‘said that in the case of a multicomponent product, the “article of manufacture” for arriving at a damages award under the relevant section of patent law need not be the end product sold to the consumer, but may be only a component of that product’ (“Samsung Electronics Co v. Apple Inc.”). oyez.org is just…

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    Sonia Sotomayor's Analysis

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    In her memoir, Sonia Sotomayor expresses the emotional and commemorate events from her childhood through adult life that helped her become the persevered and intelligent woman she is today. At the age of eight, she was diagnosed with type one diabetes, which implicated that she had to learn over her childhood how to apply her insulin shots on her own. The parents were always arguing because the father was an unreliable alcoholic, and the mother a nurse who worked long hours. To avoid conflict…

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    many schools are promoting teens to go to college so they could have a better future. When you see a person you admired, that person had gone to college. Professors have gone to college and they are selfless. They are passing their knowledge to students, they want to inspire their students so they can become like them. Sonia Sotomayor from My Beloved World and The Three Doctors from The Pact, have all came to a conclusion, where they have to choose their faith. Sonia Sotomayor are inspiring…

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    actions after the Affordable Care Act was passed; however, it brought our country up to global standards for care. Also, Obama received the support of a lot of minorities, since he is African- American. He didn’t intentionally capitalize on his race for political gain, but it probably did help him get elected because he won their support and trust. This brought many more people into the democratic party. Furthermore, President Obama put an end to two costly, bloody wars, and kicked off an era of…

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