restitution when a crime has been committed. My family and I established trust in this system of accountability and laws; we depended on the court’s duty to deliver justice when it was needed. This situation began when my cousin and his date were maliciously assaulted. After my cousin‚ Christopher‚ took his date‚ Katherine to the local theater‚ they both retreated to a small school playground. Soon‚ a large gang approached
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himself as Buddy. In the story Buddy lives with many relatives; he is closest to his elderly cousin. Capote characterizes Buddy as caring and maturing through his speech‚ excitable through his actions‚ and young; weak; and poor through his appearance. A way Capote characterizes Buddy is through his speech. Buddy’s speech shows that he is a caring person. An example of this would be when he comforts his cousin after she is scolded for giving Buddy a bottle of whiskey as a gift. He tells her not to cry
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Evaluation of Anzaldúa’s Theories Being born in the United States and keeping a strong bond with my parent’s homeland‚ Mexico‚ has made me realize that I agree with many theory’s that Gloria Anzaldúa‚ author of‚ Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza‚ has defended in her book. Anzaldúa seems to believe that no one should ever be allowed to quiet someone of their native language‚ the way that some Americans prohibit Mexicans to speak Spanish. In addition to that‚ Anzaldúa also takes up time
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two years old. My cousin faced the myth that single mothers can’t have a normal life. Many single moms do not fit in with the cultural myth of ideal family because they do not have a husband with them. One of the things that single mothers lose is their social life. I can say this because my cousin is one of those mothers who lost her social life because she has three children and nobody take care of them just because she want to go out with friends. In the past‚ when my cousin did not have any
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plans to go roller skating‚ they just needed permission. I had usually let my oldest cousin make the plans for our weekend‚ but that day I wanted to stay home because the bad feeling wouldn’t go away. As the afternoon turned into the evening my sister and brother caught a ride to the skating rink. I stayed at home taking my hair down in the bathroom mirror and picturing the next style I was going to do when my cousin had arrived. She entered the bathroom and asked me if I’d wanted to ride to Beggs
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children the mindset to excel in academics and sports. For example‚ my aunt is very hard on my cousins. She encourages them to always do well in school and to be active in sports. Any grade below an “A” is not acceptable to her. She believes raising hardworking and successful children is an accomplishment. Having smarter children also means having more bragging rights to her. My aunt encourages my cousins to do well in school also because of her competitive personality. She competes with my other aunts
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Chris Robinson Ms. Thomas English 1101 January 25 2014 Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Silent Dancing” Essay of the cultural shifts of Cofer’s mother‚ her cousin and her cousin’s brother girlfriend From Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Silent Dancing” Cofer’s Mother Cofer’s mother is in the middle of the assimilation phase she is involved in both the American culture and the Puerto Rican culture. She often shops
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Once upon a time it was a sunny day‚ it was 6:30 my aunt and uncle woke up my cousin’s ‚me and my sister.We got ready to go to Flagstaff to my cousin graduation‚ when we finished getting ready we went to Fry’s. My aunt and uncle got out of the truck and went to Fry’s to get us some chips‚Gatorade and cookies to eat on our way to Flagstaff.When we got done doing that we went to go put gas in my uncle’s truck‚we finally Head to Flagstaff.On our way to Flagstaff we almost got crashed by a man taking
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12/33/2017 my family‚ cousins and I went to Hollywood because my older cousins really wanted to see the stars that had names of famous people. On our way to Hollywood‚ it took us at least one hour and a half to get there because of traffic and the house we rented was an hour away. I asked my mother when we would arrive‚ because half an hour took forever for me‚ but slept the whole time because I did not sleep until 3:00 am the night before. ¨WAKE UP YARA¨ one of my little cousins said with excitement
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my very soul. The unwanted yet undeniable words‚ telling me my cousin Johnny was dead. I so often seem to be immobilized by that moment. "He played life to the fullest‚ and without regret‚ he bet it all and braved the fall". For me‚ that is the day everything went wrong. Ray and Jerilynn‚ My parents and my daughter‚ Alexa live in Costa Mesa‚ California. My Mothers sister Aunt Carole and Uncle Lenny‚ Karen‚ Joe and Johnny my cousins live about a block away. I‚ myself had been living in Newport Beach
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