When We Were Very Young

Los Angeles is one of the longest murals that exists in history. The great wall was built in the year of 1976 with a team of many youths, artists, and historians that collaborated under the direction of very well-known Chicana artist Judith Francisca Baca. Judith wanted to make sure that the young people understood the artwork they created. Therefore, historians, scholars, ethnologists and community members met with participants throughout the process. The objective was to paint over 1000 feet…

Personal Statement Since a very young age I have had a strong passion for sporting activities. I have always enjoyed trying to stay fit, whether it’s through playing sports, jogging or going to the gym. I work very hard at all of these things, pushing myself to improve each time. This does take a lot of dedication and it is never easy but I feel great afterwards and that’s why I do it. I also enjoy the social aspect of sport. I enjoy communicating the others and meeting new people. My…

although every one of those elements is of great importance, characters are the most important elements of a story. Characters are the reason a story has a conflict and a plot, and in order for us to learn a lesson and understand a theme of a story, we need to be able to understand what the characters have experienced and what they’re feeling. “The Tell Tale Heart”, “Thank You Ma’ am”, and “The Scarlet Ibis” are all short stories in which characters and their decisions drive the plot, conflict,…

role. The process of assigning gender begins the moment we are born and continues throughout our lives to the very end, as we constantly learn how to successfully belong to new groups or adjust to changes in the groups to which we already belong. In looking at gender norms, we go back to our very beginnings, to the very moment when we were born. But we also consider all the moments since then, and throughout a person’s life. From the very beginning of the child’s life, it is important for it be…

enjambment throughout the poem forces one to read on and provides a means of suggesting one thing when the poem in fact means another, the ending of a sentence without beginning another enjambment also calls special attention, as these are outlier lines. The first time this occurs is when the girl who the speaker is with chooses a piece of chocolate that costs more money than he has. In this line, "...And when she lifted a chocolate/ That cost a dime,/ I didn't say anything" (line 33-35). Soto…

programs and features in magazines. Today's media obsessed society often leads students to believe all they need to 'be cool' is be thin, blonde and wear the latest designer clothes. The UGLY program aims to help young adults self-esteem by using celebrities, as they know that young people look up to celebrities and their identity is reflected on them. Sometimes this is a good thing and other times it is a bad thing and this is why celebrities need to function as a role model to their audience…

meant to protect us (women) from discrimination and to ensure that we have an equal opportunity. This is not only for education but any educational activity such as athletics and tech education that receives federal money. I know that we are still fighting for equal rights, but we have come a very long way in the last forty years thanks to strong women and open minded men that have fought for us. Some continue to fight until this very day. This law being passed in 1972 was a huge step in the…

As a young woman stepping out into the world, I’m being brought to terms with the word “Abortion”. Seeking knowledge of the term, brought disbelief to my heart. As someone who believes everyone should have all equal rights, it’s not okay to get rid of one that has yet experienced life. Abortion dates back as far as 1973 but has been going on for many years. It I said to have been legal from the time the earliest settlers arrived. Around the 1800s states began passing laws that made abortion…

randomly start hitting me and family while we were watching television. We repeatedly told him to stop, but he continued since we would not let him change the channel. At first, I will admit we all laughed because we were so confused as to how he thought this behavior would be remotely acceptable. He has never been a violent child, so it took us off guard when he proceeded to behave this way. On the day that this happened, it was an ordinary day and we were all watching a movie as a family. My…

sexual and fit certain roles in society, the feelings and roles of young men are often overlooked or considered self induced. As someone interested in sex education and working with high school students, I personally feel that the needs and feelings of teenage boys must be addressed more and more, but the way that Pascoe describes the schools inclusion in the problem is not completely in line with my own thought processes. I feel we cannot place blame on the school’s traditions and on goings…