Cited: Page 1) Julia Serano. “Before and After: Class and Body Transformations.” Emerging. Barclay Barrios. New York: Breford/ST. Martins‚ 2010. Pages 394‚ 397 2) “Folkways.” Dictionary.com. 2011. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/folkways
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Plays from African American‚ Latino-American‚ Asian American and European American cultures often deal with important and relevant issues pertinent to that culture but they also connect to all cultures in a universal way. Throughout history in America people of all races have been discriminated against. Immigrants have dealt with experiencing new ways of life and struggled with the tough decision of holding on to their culture or adapting to change. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African
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she always felt different and as thought she would stand out. In one occasion while attending high school it was announced to be Career day the next day and to come into school in business attire. Cofer posits “It quickly became obvious that to the barrio girls‚ "dressing up" sometimes meant wearing ornate jewelry and clothing that would be more appropriate (by mainstream standards) for the company Christmas party than as daily office attire”(92). As Cofer recalls she wasn’t the only latin girl who
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Not many people can recreate what life was like in a Spanish speaking‚ neighborhood‚ barrio‚ like Gary Soto. Gary Soto was born in Fresno‚ California to working-class Mexican-American parents in 1952. Soto’s father died when he was 5 years old from a work accident. Soto used this tragedy to help him write later on in life. He grew up working in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley and in factories‚ so a lot of his poetry is based on everyday experiences for Mexican-Americans like racism‚ identity
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Salvador has been deemed the most violent nation in the world‚ not experiencing an active war. With an unreal murder statistic of 30 per day (in a country of 6.3 million) ‚ the targeted party often becomes the prominent gangs‚ known as MS-13 and Barrio 18. The country‚ having lost a significant number of males and fathers in the civil war of the 1990’s‚ has been experiencing a generation of young men growing up without fathers. Without a man to teach them‚ the hostility of an impoverished society
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Abstract This study was conducted to determine the combined effects of coloured lighting and ambient sound on mood. 48 psychology undergraduates‚ comprising of 38 females and ten males‚ took part in this study. This study is a 2x2 between subjects design. The coloured lightings used in this study are blue and yellow combined with the ambient sound of ‘city’ and ‘nature’ whereas mood was measured with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). We discovered that coloured lighting had no significant
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Financial Ratio Analysis Splash * Profitability For the year 2010‚ Splash Corporation experienced a significant increase in its Operating Profit Margin‚ Return on Sales‚ Return on Equity‚ and Return on Assets because of High Net Income during the year. It is brought about by the large amount of Sales from Direct Selling business and better sales-mix. For the year 2011‚ the Company’s profitability has declined because of the increase in the cost of raw materials and increased spending on advertising
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I am Mark Alexis Alaban‚ 18 years young. I currently live in Tanza Gua‚ Roxas City. I’m a third year student of the College of Business Management and Accountancy‚ taking Bachelor of Science in Information Technology‚ studying in Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion. I was born in a small town of Tanza Gua and was a farm field behind my house. I spent most of my time playing outside with the neighborhood children. In my family‚ I have one brother who is eleven years older than me. I really appreciate
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Mid-Term Exam 1. Distinguish Cause of action from action SUGGESTED ANSWER: A CAUSE OF ACTION is an act or omission of one party in violation of the legal right or rights of the other (Maao Sugar Central vs. Barrios‚ 79 Phil. 606; Sec. 2 of new Rule 2)‚ causing damage to another. An ACTION is an ordinary suit in a court of Justice by which one party prosecutes another for the enforcement or protection of a right‚ or the prevention or redress of a wrong.(Section 1 of former Rule 2). 2
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Hector P. Garcia Hector Garcia was born January 17‚ 1914 in Llera‚ Tamaulipas‚ Mexico. His father‚ a college professor‚ Jose Garcia‚ and his mother‚ a school teacher‚ Faustina Perez Garcia were threatened by the Mexican Revolution. In response of having seven children in the middle of a war for independence the family decided to flee. The Garcias legally settled in Mercedes‚ Texas. At first the family had to satisfy their daily needs by manual labor. Jose later joins his brothers in the dry goods
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