Mrs. Alvarez was raised in Dominican Republic‚ where the mother tongue is Spanish‚ but soon‚ she got enrolled in a (probably private) school‚ where she also learned English. Even though the learning of a new language is better at early ages‚ it certainly has consequences in us. Julia started mixing words in both languages (what we call Spanglish)‚ but not only in her informal conversations with friends and family‚ but in school‚ what gave her problems with her professor. She also found herself talking
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Adulthood Roger was still rodeoing in his early twenties. He had other jobs like working in the oil field for his best friend’s family company and he said this was the hardest work that he had ever done. He quit rodeoing when he married and had his first son that in 1967. He decided to open a restaurant called Roger’s Burgers it was a great success. By the way he still is one of the most amazing cooks we know. Years later he decided to look for gold in the Idaho Springs area because Roger had a
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Did you know that Selena Gomez became famous when she was 8 years old? She was raised by a teenage mother and grew up poor. She really wanted to be on TV so her mom found her an audition for "Barney and Friends" and she got the role . Over the years Selena has won 38 awards. Selena is one of the most entertaining performers of her generation. Selena Gomez was born in Grand Prairie‚ Texas on July 22‚1992. Her mother Mandy Teefey was single and only 16 years old when she had Selena. Since she didn’t
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	Julia Roberts 	One of the most widely known actresses‚ Julia Fiona Roberts‚ was born on October 28‚ 1967. This now 5’9"‚ brown eyed‚ chatain clair haired girl was born in Smyrna‚ Georgia. She attended Campbell High School‚ also in Smyrna‚ Georgia‚where she graduated in 1985. Julia’s favorite of only a few past-times is knitting‚ which she sometimes does while waiting on set. Her favorite quote is‚ "What changes with fame‚ I think‚ are perceptions of an individual‚ more than
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Wilkins examined Franklin’s DNA structure from one of her x-ray diffraction photos. Without Franklin knowing‚ Wilkins showed Watson and Crick the photos. Then‚ Watson and Crick used her ideas in DNA‚ and became a big success (“The Rosalind Franklin Papers” 1). Franklin did not know that Watson and Crick had used the x-ray diffarction photos. Watson and Crick were independently working on the structure of DNA. The photos that Franklin had discov3rqtttttttttttWWWWWWWWWWWWW red‚ were the
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experience since I was the secretary for FBLA last year. I went to every single meeting and I came to all our school functions like trunk or treat and I donated to all our fundraisers. I had a blast last year being a part of this club and I enjoyed making decisions that influenced FBLA events. I am in many other clubs like SCA‚ Latin club‚ and book club because I love working with others and contributing to our community. I know I would be a great officer because I am very responsible‚ organized‚ and a motivated
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Julia Morgan Julia Morgan was born in San Francisco‚ California January 20‚ 1872 but she raised in Oakland‚ California. She received her undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the University of California‚ Berkeley. She was the only woman to receive the degree in 1894. She was such a great student that her instructors suggested for her to travel to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. However‚ when she arrived in Paris she was refused admission to the school for two years because
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convenient one. In her first stories‚ Minerva constantly fights with her father. She says‚ "I has the one always standing up to him." (alvarez 12) She is talking about her father. Everything is a constant argument with her‚ and she never lets up‚ always finding new angles until she achieves her goals. When she is a loyal citizen in her innocence‚ she "defended Trujillo"(alvarez 18) even before Sinita had finished her stories. Her loyalty begins to ever so slightly waver‚ but her love of the fight is constant
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Julia Alvarez’s novel "In the Name of Salome" weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena‚ and her daughter‚ Salome Camila‚ through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life‚ Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political powers. The book trails the history of the Dominican Republic through Salome‚ voiced through her daughter Camila‚ whose history weaves together her mother’s life and her country’s
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Alvarez: A Case Study I. Executive Summary Alvarez‚ a mechanic in Canalven‚ has been with the company for 25 years and is five years away from retirement. He is good at his tasks and has a good understanding of the machineries‚ displayed by his ability to develop high quality machines for the plant use. He is very energetic and very proud of his job and his capabilities‚ so proud that he inscribes his name in bright yellow to every machine that he developed and assembled. This caught the
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