The book‚ Honor and the American Dream: Culture and Identity in a Chicano Community‚ and the film‚ Salt of the Earth‚ both relay to their audience‚ the pursuit of happiness within the Chicano community in which they live. These works aim to show how Mexican-American immigrants fight to keep both their honor and value systems alive in the United States of America‚ a country which is foreign to their traditions. The Mexican-Americans encountered in these works fight for their culture of honor in
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Brandon MacPherson 9/7/08 Gates of Fire The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire‚ written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially‚ this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book‚ one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought
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Book Report BY LCPL SCHAFTE‚ RYAN M TITLE: GATES OF FIRE AUTHOR: STEPHEN PRESSFIELD PUBLISHER: DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHED: 1998 PAGES: 400 COST: BASE LIBRARY The author utilizes his experience as a former Marine to create a story of camaraderie and dedication to one’s country‚ even at the cost of paying the ultimate price for a nation to be free from tyranny. The concepts of self-sacrifice‚ service‚ community‚ camaraderie‚ and duty are the thematic core of this historic novel. I believe this
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Name: Mykala Adams Bell: Second Bell Date: 9/16/13 Pages Required: Total Pages Read:220 Fire from The Rock The book Fire From The Rock by Sharon M. Draper is a historical fiction that is a must have to read it keep you engaged to keep reading the book in the story there’s a girl name Sylvia Patterson that’s looks forward to high school the new changes to her life‚ Sylvia was one of the first African American that integration that got pick to go to Central
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What’s gone wrong with democracy: Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. Why has it run into trouble and what can be done to revive it? Editorial 2014 The Economist‚ March 01‚ 12pp Democracy became the world’s most popular political system in 20th century and it is widespread around the world. But now‚ it is struggling to survive. The editorial journal 2014 article argues that “democracy is going through a difficult time”. So‚ it shows that even in major democratic
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The Catching Fire The book I read was Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen was the main character. She was a teenage girl‚ athletic‚ strong‚ fast‚ and very popular. She loved her fellow tribute Peeta‚ Gale and her friend‚ Prim her sister‚ her district 12‚ and hunting with her bow and arrows. Katniss hated the Capitol‚ the Hunger Games‚ Quarter Quell‚ and especially President Snow. She won the last Hunger Games because she was courageous‚ heroic‚ brave‚ and quite a fighter. The districts
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The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion By: Stephen B. Oats Dual Credit U.S. History 2nd-Nine Week Book Report By Taina Ferrer Shoemaker High School December 12‚ 2013 Stephen B. Oates‚ author of The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and he was an expert in 19th-century American history. This book was an excellent read that would keep anyone on the edge of their seat the entire time they read the
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Cuisine What can an average college guy ask for in life? A good college football game in which their favorite team wins‚ some pretty girls‚ and a few drinks with some good food; all can be found in the nationally renowned joint called Buffalo Wild Wings. Located just off Price Forks Rd. in the college town of Blacksburg‚ Virginia‚ the franchise has established a reputation of serving authentic American food with the pleasurable experience of communal gathering for young people and the association
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Cold War Baby Boomers 1. After WW2‚ the soldiers came home and were able to get houses for either nothing or lowly priced. Their wives would become pregnant. Many babies were born in this time & many new things were being built‚ new towns with houses‚ schools‚ strip malls‚ etc. 2. In 1927‚ the television came out & mothers started working. TV became another mom to kids since they had to learn to tend for themselves. They were called latchkey kids. Cold War & Stalin 1. The Soviet people thought
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IES Joan Alcover Avda. Alemanya 14 Palma de Mallorca September 2012 Dear Barbara‚ My name is Anderson Zaruma Montero‚ I’m fourteen years old and this will be my fourth year studying at Joan Alcover high school. I’m not from here I was just born in Equador. Even though I was born in Equador I was only for three years. Since I travelled to Spain I have lived in Palma de Mallorca with my mum and my three younger brothers. One is studying in this school and is called Cristian‚ the other is in
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