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in “The whole problem of this sub-language is that it claims to portray a piece of Hispanic culture but in reality it acculturates and accommodates to the American culture.” Alvarez interviews linguistics professor Jon Amastae from the University Of Texas at El Paso, Jon says it provides another way of communication and embracing sub culture among Hispanic Americans, but he does not like how it sounds. Alvarez is right, Spanglish is not a part of the Spanish culture, but an accommodation created…

Autobiography My mother is Maria Emerita Menjivar, daughter of Pascual Lopez and Andrea Orellana. Emerita was born in small town in Chalatenango, El Salvador and moved to Nueva Concepcion, Chalatenango. At the age of 30 years she gave birth to me. I was born in July 24, 1998, in Nueva Concepcion. My older sister’s name is Tatiana Menjivar and she was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. In my early childhood I moved residence three times before I was four. My grandparents, which I consider my…

Tracing the Roots of Nontraditional Rhetoric In the first semester doctoral program in rhetoric and composition at the University of Texas at El Paso, I had an opportunity to study a course entitled “Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies” in a multicultural setting in which there were students from Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Like the composition of the class, the syllabus was constituted by diverse thematic titles such as civil discourse, contemporary rhetoric, composition…

Anita Ross Professor Jordan EN201 19 October 2017 "Shout" By Dagoberto Gilb A Historical Criticism There are many stories written about growing up in tough economic times and the struggles faced by blue-collar families. This semester I had the pleasure of reading a story that stuck in my mind as one of the better ones. In “Shout”, Dagoberto Gilb pulls from stories of his childhood, his Mexican/American upbringing and the economic effects of the “Regan Recession” to portray a…

completely different economic statuses. If there is one thing I learned, it is that family bonds can fill voids of superficial needs, and yet sometimes family bonds are broken. I myself, decided the best way to fill any void was school. I lived in El Paso, Texas, until I was nine. It seemed most stayed inside to hide from demons lurking the streets. My family had our own demons, and it seemed we tried to keep them behind our closed doors and barred windows. Dad seemed to party too much with…

Prior to my internship with Hensel Phelps, I had almost zero experience working for a construction company. The summer prior to this, I shadowed a quality control personnel and safety coordinator from the construction company Aztec, Inc. in El Paso, Texas. The project was an interior renovation of an old army rocket facility that was to be transformed into a general space for office work in Ft. Bliss. The work being performed there was abatement, painting, and carpet installation. While the…

In the media, when portraying domestic violence, men are often portrayed as the the aggressors toward women. In fact, women also commit acts of domestic violence themselves, but women receive less jail time. Studies show that there are greater sentences for domestic violence committed by a man and lesser sentences for domestic violence committed by a woman. It is important to understand that men are just as equal as women. Indeed, society is biased when it comes to females being the only victims…

affected my life and goals, I realize I have gone between polar opposites. Family bonds have both filled superficial needs, while those same needs have broken bonds. I have learned the best way to fill any void was through school. I lived in El Paso, Texas, until I was nine. Most people, including my family, stayed inside behind closed doors and barred windows to hide from demons lurking the streets. Dad used alcohol and drugs, mainly heroin or, on a calm day, marijuana. I found peace and…

“Everybody has got good and evil in them. I’d like to be 100% evil, but I can’t. I’m too easy-going sometimes. Then again, while anger and hate are two things some people can cope with, I cannot. My anger and hate grow to a level that I cannot live comfortably with it.” - (Richard Ramirez/The NIghtStalker)(1). Most serial killers kill because of the rough and unpleasant childhoods, others kill for enjoyment and the desire to kill. In this paper, we have researched about these two’s childhoods.…

respective division with final say given to the CEO. Management Team Mickey Quinn, President and Chief Executive Officer Mickey Quinn is a retired Army Captain with over 22 years of leadership experience and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Park University. Mr. Quinn saw a sincere need…