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    Behavior Explanation

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    Revised Behavior Explanations Patricia Landeros Psychology 100 TTh 11:00-12:15PM April 7‚ 2011 BEHAVIOR EXPLANATION # 1 1. Behavior Observation/Description (5pts) One hot September day at around one o’clock‚ my boyfriend‚ Jonathan and I were strolling around the city of Downey‚ searching for a delicious place to have lunch. We then made the decision to grub at In n’ Out. As we walked down Firestone‚ I noticed an elderly man attempting to illegally cross the street. I was beginning to

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    The quinceanera is the coming of age traditions for young women of Mexico and central american countries. Before Spaniards arrived‚ tribes such as the Inca‚ Maya‚ Toltec‚ and Aztec celebrated similar initiation ceremonies where at the age of fifteen girls were

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    people and how to achieve such a high level of quality in life highlighting certain qualities and aspects such as loving and belongingness‚ and whether people choose to follow those concepts. Both those topics can be seen in an advertisement for quinceanera ballrooms and it’s hard to see it for what it really is at first‚ but after reviewing all topics together‚ readers and consumers can see the advertisement for what it really is and see that it’s just trying to

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    way they celebrate births and weddings‚ to the way they mourn death‚ and everything in between. Such questions include “Who baptized you? What did you wear on your wedding? Who is the head of your household? What type of food did you eat at your Quinceanera?” In addition to my using my own personal questions to unearth the mystery behind the Mexican American family cultural traditions‚ I also relied on the book Mexican American Family Tradition and Change by Norma Williams. In it she presents readers

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    Chicano/Latino Holidays

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    religion may celebrate Hanukkah. Within my research paper I will be covering the holidays that the Chicano or Latino culture celebrates. For example holidays such as Cinco De Mayo‚ Cesar Chavez Day‚ Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)‚ and Quinceaneras are celebrated heavily within the Chicano/ Latino communities. Cinco de Mayo or otherwise none as the fifth of May‚ “commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France during 1862 at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco- Mexican War (1861-1867)”

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    sweet 15

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    she doesn’t listen to to him and goes behind his back to meet him. At the end‚ when she realizes that her father his an illegal immigrant‚ she works really hard to get the signatures to keep him from being deported. She is the one having the quinceanera. The second most important character in this movie is Ramon. Ramon is originally from Puerto Rico‚ but moves from New York to LA. Ramon is the character who drives Martha to the work places to get the signatures. Ramon tells Martha that the most

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    In the very beginning of the text‚ the setting of the quinceañera is described with vivid adjectives including the descriptions of the young men’s white suits‚ the choreographed formal dance‚ the three hundred guests‚ and Negrete twirling in her swaying violet ball gown and glittering tiara in “...an elaborate

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    them was young women at the age of 15 had to choose between a life at marriage and a life dedicated to God. Today some traditions have change. When a girl turns fifteen‚ it is a tradition in Latin-American cultures that the girl receives a Quinceanera. A Quinceanera signifies the transition from being a girl into a young lady. It is a time for music‚ food‚ family togetherness‚ friends and most important praising God. A ceremony to receive God’s blessing‚ food reception and a big fiesta to celebrate

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    My Hispanic Culture

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    tradition my family follows is the tradition of having a quinceañera. For my fifteenth birthday‚ my family gifted me with a quinceañera‚ a Mexican celebration that celebrates a young girl becoming a woman at the age of fifteen. A quinceañera has many Mexican traditions‚ such as the shoe change‚ which is the changing of flat shoe to a high heeled shoe that represents that girl changing to a woman. I am grateful that I was able to have my own quinceañera and be a part of a Mexican

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    A Quinceañera is the celebration of the transition from childhood to womanhood when a girl turn fifteen. A Quinceañera traditionally consists of two parts‚ the church ceremony and the party. The church ceremony is a service in honor of the girl turning fifteen‚ this usually lasts about an hour. Then is the big

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