Tamale

Sometimes in life one must overcome challenges. The goal is to never give up. No matter the environment, one must overcome the obstacles set before them. Through trial and error one can do that and succeed. That is exactly what cued speech did for the deaf and their families. Richard Orin Cornett was born in small town in Oklahoma, on November 14, 1913. Richard Cornett is married to Lorene Cornett, they have 3 children, Robert, Stanley, and Linda. Cornett went to three different school, Oklahoma…

1. Interview After having an interesting interview with Vanessa Hernandez, a Mexican student at Durham Tech in the library on October 20th, I understood more about the culture as well as food of Mexican people. First, when we were talking about Mexican culture, I realized that Mexican culture and Vietnamese culture have some common values. Vanessa was born in Michivacan, Mexico. When she talked about most of the population in her hometown were Christian, I was thinking about the movie “Conquest…

I have lived my life as a white, heterosexual, upper middle-class male. The community I grew up in, Ann Arbor, openly embraced these representative markers, and usually allowed me to remain in the majority. The situations in which I was in the majority, with respect to class, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc., have far outnumbered the situations in which I was in the minority. To put it simply, I have almost always been welcomed. Yet this seemed to magnify my perceptions for when I was in…

Slide: Places to See! Click on “Destination: Time for Kids.” Choose two cities (red dots on map) and summarize why they are destination places in Mexico. City 1: Monterrey- The 3rd largest city in Mexico. The people call Monterrey the City of the Mountains. The mountain provides a stunning backdrop. City 2: Tulum- Tulum was a Mayan fortress city but now is a place for visitors to see a piece of the Mayans culture. Tulum’s beaches are used for visitors to soak up the sun or take a nice swim in…

My Culture Identity Everyone has a culture that identifies their identity. As in who they are or where they come from. They 're many different cultures in the world. A culture is a tradition past on to a family generation. Every culture has different holidays, traditon but more importantly style. It represents what type of music you listen to or what type of clothing you wear. Most people find their culture by their family. For example; gandparents, mother, father. This essay is about how…

when the dead are remembered and showered with prayers. Other festivals include Hispanic thanksgiving that is pretty much like the general American thanksgiving. The differences are the traditional foods including the Green chili chicken, tortillas, tamales, , tacos and various spice flavored sauces as well as gravies. The family gathering that are often loud and full in number represent the bonding of family and their love. What was revealed in the interviews indicated that the holidays and…

Acknowledgments Dedicated to my mom, dad, and brother, Tom, who have supported me because without them I wouldn’t be pursuing a higher education. Dedicated to my mentors - Kim Nichols, Laura Herbig, and Mary Bruce - who are like my second family, guiding me with their wisdom through college, life, and the pursuit of my dreams. Dedicated to my best friends - Hilor and Fabi - for the phone calls, letters, and emotional support in my college journey. Dedicated to Emma Perry, not only for this…

However, I still had the feeling of being an outsider. I did not naturally belong as I did with my home team in Ghana (Tamale). There was every reason for me to fit in as an insider but something (not sure what it is) made me still feel like an outsider. Here is an example. We were at a birthday party of a teammate which was well patronised by most of the players. Each table…

We are what we eat. The most common expression that no one seems to understand the real meaning behind it. When people think about this saying, the first thing that comes to mind is do not eat that cheeseburger because you are what you eat. If you eat not healthy food therefore you are not healthy. This idea ties into what we have learned throughout the semester, what we eat makes us up. The food that we eat not only makes us up but it tells others about our culture, religion, gender, and…

Burger King, and Swenson’s. Our kind and loving children will not be exposed to the atrocious Hispanic culture that celebrates death and promotes unhealthy cuisine that uses wholesome ingredients such as organic garlic, onion, and chili in their tamales. Our virtuous taste buds will be protected from the hot and spicy flavor of the poison filled foods from south of the border. However, here in the U.S.A. we senselessly enable illegal aliens to spread their devil worshiping culture and drugs into…