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    2 26 September 2014 Quinceañeras Are Not So Bad Girls always want a big party for that special age‚ like when you are fifteen‚ sixteen‚ eighteen‚ and twenty-one. If you’re Mexican‚ then you have a quinceanera which is when you are fifteen. My whole family is all about that tradition. They like to throw quinceanera parties to any girl that we have in our family. It has been an ongoing culture for years now but‚ I almost broke that tradition. I don’t like quinceaneras even if it is all fancy

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    and well-known traditions is a Quinceañera. Going to another cultural event that is different from my own is very educational yet a rewarding experience. Some of the distinct elements that really put the event together are the experience of the event‚ the different phrases in that culture‚ verbal communication and cultural distinctiveness of the culture‚ and was able to understand how the Hispanic culture is different from traditional American culture. A Quinceañera in the Hispanic culture in the

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    Ana Vazquez Mrs. Valdes English 51 7 February 2013 My Quinceañera Celebrating a quinceañera was not only about having a big party but also a tradition that helped shape me into the person I am today. To nearly all teenage girls what comes to mind when they think or hear about a quinceañera is the party. They imagine the dress‚ the limousine‚ the enormous reception hall and the dance. Problem is; that most eager birthday girls including myself‚ it takes the whole experience to really understand

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    15 years old. This means I finally get to have my Quinceanera! You may be wondering‚ “What is a Quinceanera?”. A Quinceanera is a Hispanic tradition that celebrates a young girl’s coming of age. I may live in America‚ but my family is HIspanic. My dad is from South America‚ and my mom is from Mexico. I can’t wait to be able to celebrate my Hispanic heritage! Another question you may have is‚ “Why do Hispanics have a Quinceanera?”. The Quinceanera celebrates a young girl’s (Me!) and acknowledges her

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    A Quinceañera A quinceañera is a religious tradition in the Hispanic culture in which a girl‚ is also called a quinceañera‚ is welcomed to womanhood. When reaching womanhood she is considered to be more of an adult than a child. The quinceañera attends a church service dressed in a beautiful dress with maids of honor and chambermaids that accompany her. The parents and godparents sit with the quinceañera during the church service. The mass symbolizes her reaching maturity as her family will now view

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    and Contrast Essay “The Quinceanera Text” and “Ovatniah” are two very similar and very different fictional stories. Although there are a lot of differences between the two‚ both stories are equally wonderful to curl up with and read. In the story “Ovatniah‚” Marie spends the summer in a place that is very different from her home. Being where she is‚ Marie goes through some changes within her life‚ and Marie has to make a tough decision‚ and in the story “The Quinceanera Text” Ana wants a cell phone

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    In the eighth grade‚ I auditioned for a youth production of “Once Upon a Mattress” at the Morgan-Wixson Theater. It was my first time auditioning for a show in which I wasn’t guaranteed a role. Being certain of my abilities and craving a challenge‚ I auditioned and landed a role in the ensemble. A week into rehearsal one of the leads dropped out‚ and the director called back members of the ensemble to replace her. After performing just a quarter of the monologue I was recast as a lead character.

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    tradition to have a quinceañera when a girl turns fifteen in the Hispanic culture. The reason for that is to celebrate the coming of womanhood and maturity. Well it’s beem like that over a long period of time‚ and even though that tradition is still happening today‚ the purpose of that tradition has pretty much faded. Now a days the only reason to have a quinceañera is to throw a big party‚ have the biggest and prettiest dress‚ and to dance all night. I in that case had a quinceañera for that purpose

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    Engelsk aflevering Once upon a shop Now a day‚ it can be difficult for new entrepreneurs to start a new sustainable firm‚ in a dynamic business world. This is because of the huge competition that comes from the big firms. The big capitalistic firms can mass-produce their products and sell them for a low price‚ which many people finds logical appealing. The more humanistic firms then find it very difficult to compete with the capitalistic‚ because they cannot sell their products as cheap if they

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    stereotype. In quinceañeras‚ and in the Ballrooms of Detroit stereotypes are points of conflict where as traditionalists people confirm their membership in a group by perpetuating them‚ and as non-traditionalists they refuse to conform to stereotypes that have been placed on them by society. There are those in the popular media who use archetypes to include minority groups into a narrative about the dominant culture. The argument being that they are being inclusive by

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