Having Faith Have you ever had to leave your loved ones behind, and getting depressed for leaving them? Have you ever had to work very hard to accomplish a goal that you set yourself to? As in the case of Daniela she faced all these things that I mentioned. She had to work extra hard to make one of her biggest goals happen. The main goal that she had set herself was bring her five daughters to America, and live a happy life together as a family, and live stress free. Daniela Arambula is a…
It might be surprising to know, but actually “As of the 2015 elections, Argentina has a higher percentage of women in elected seats in both the National Lower House and the Senate than the world averages: 35.8 percent and 41.7 percent, respectively, in comparison with 22.9 percent and 22.3 percent” (McCay). Something that is often forgotten is the fact that even though inequality might be fought against and protested, without people in politics agreeing with the movement, things will never…
Sodom and Gomorrah Summary: Sodom and Gomorrah are two exceptionally evil cities. God sends angels to see just how evil the city of sodom is. The angels enter the city and are taken home by a man named Lot. That night the evil people of Sodom beat on Lot door and demanded he send out the angels to them. The angels go out and strike everyone blind. The next morning the angels convince Lot, with his wife and two daughters, to flee the city. God then destroys both Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and…
the trials of tribulations of a Hispanic’s life in LA as they really were, and in some cases still are. Rodriguez’s real life experiences shows how deviance was only natural because of the type of environment he was in. The special thing about La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. is not only does it talk about his deviant acts and those of the people around him, but why those deviant acts were performed. This helps the reader identify the struggles more accurately and avoid labeling, which another…
Rahmat Khatoon English 1130 October 28, 2017 A1) The story “Valor” by Judith Ortiz Cofer is many written in English but at the same time it incorporates many Spanish words. The title for Instance is in Spanish itself. “Valor” literally translates to “fly” which is the author portraying her literal feelings towards planning her future. As the story begins the author talks about comic books and how much she loves to read them. However, she doesn’t literally target comic books but rather implies…
Email: The Primary Genre for the Church Worship Team Introduction Understanding the genre of the worship team email is critical to diagnosing the forms of communication used in the discourse community of the church worship team. Without a firm conceptualization of this intercommunication methodology, it is nearly impossible to see how members converse in this community. Consequently, the understanding of email is crucial to healthy correspondence within church worship teams. Earlier studies in…
Desaparecer On May 30, 1498, conquistador and explorer Christopher Columbus set sail on his third voyage to the New World. After his first two voyages around the Caribbean, the adventurer finally set foot in what would today be modern-day Venezuela. These first steps into the New World would forever change South America culturally, historically and economically. Today, due to the historical prevalence of their previous European colonizers, South America has begun to develop into a growing…
On a wet and humid August 9th, 1974, Richard M. Nixon, the 37th President of the United States resigned from office. Nixon, a formidable opponent on the world stage had fallen from grace. The only question that remains today is simple: Why? How could a man with so much greatness betray himself? Leaders shape the way society thinks and acts. Without them, chaos would ensue. The masses place leaders in power in order to guide society to success. However, when a leader is corrupt, even more chaos…
Si eres pobre te humilla la gente/si eres rico te tratan muy bien/un amigo se metió a la mafia/porque pobre ya no quiso ser/ahora tiene dinero de sobra/por costales le pagan al mes (Los Tucanes de Tijuana, 2002). “El Centenario” performed by the famous Mexican regional band, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, narrates the story of a humble worker whose social position produced multiple encounters of humiliation (2002). Nevertheless, his faith changed when he joined the mafia, as he acquired fortune,…
Anahi Chavez Morales Dr. Hicks September 11, 2017 RC200A Writing Analytically My Kairos Experience When I was little, the religious life never interested me. I thought it was only for older women who were always kind, never sinned and had a lot of time to go to church for 2 hours every Sunday. Yes, I thought it was 2 hours because when I had to go to church, it felt like I wasted half of my day. Now, I have changed my perspective and see my religion as the best thing that’s ever happened to…