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    what they are communicating or even worse‚ what they are not communicating. I believe Junot Diaz‚ makes a good point of this in his short story "How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl‚ White Girl‚ or Halfie)". The main character has a precise way of treating every girl dependent upon what her race is. However‚ I question why‚ aside from the simplistic answers‚ such as maybe he’s a misogynist or a racist boy. Diaz writes this particular story the way that he does‚ by placing the reader directly in the

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    the reader can sympathize with the speaker‚ understanding that he is trying to gain respect as a man‚ using these relationships to mend his fragile self-image. The narrator’s outlook on the feminine gender can be misinterpreted as offensive‚ however Diaz uses this character to subtlety highlight the experiences of an immigrant teenager coming of age‚ trying to form a new identity to build self

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    Jamie Monroe Mrs. Mike Social Studies 19 November 2012 Mexico City: Poor or More? Mexico City hits the charts at one of the most populated cities in the world‚ at about 20 million. Due to this‚ there has been a large rural decline over the years and the nature and society have changed drastically. The air quality is very low‚ with smog surrounding the area. Poverty and crime are very high‚ mostly in the slums. Some people are fortunate enough to live in big houses‚ while others struggle

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    Luke Klingler Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe print to everybody has a different meaning. To some it can be a work of art‚ a true masterpiece‚ but to others it can be seen as simply just a painting. To me at first I saw simply just a painting‚ I did not see it as anything special but when I started toying with the colors and hues and saturations I began to see different things. It was necessarily the picture itself but different colors reminded me of different experiences throughout my

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    In 2004 DreamWorks Pictures released Shrek 2‚ a well-known American computer-animated fantasy-comedy film dedicated towards a mature audience due to its post modernistic approach. It is the second segment to the Shrek film series and is followed by another two films. The film starts right where the first movie finished. After Shrek and Princess Fiona’s honeymoon they are invited to the kingdom of Far Far Away to meet the princess’ royal parents. But then tension builds up when the couple arrives

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    The Bourbon Reforms In this article "La epoca de las refromas borbonicas y el crecimiento economico (1750-1808)" we are able to see how the bourbon reforms brought by Jose de Gálvez changed the course of Mexican history. We see economic‚ political‚ social and cultural changes that and be studies and related to Mexico’s present situation. The new Bourbon administration took power in Spain in 1707‚ however it was not until Charles III that the Bourbon Reforms took effect. The principal objectives

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    WOOSTER — Christmas is a time of giving‚ and for the past three years‚ Mark and Lori Lehman have been giving to law enforcement because the couple wants them to know what they do is important. The Lehmans‚ joined by a Grace Group led by Executive Pastor Dave Lawson‚ provided a Christmas dinner for officers of the Wooster Police and deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Monday. The group‚ which included Mark and Lori Lehman Dave and Julie Lawson‚ Bruce and Kristy Schemrich and Deb Fetzer

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    Disney Movies: Are they right for children? Charmaine Tong There are many Disney movies which are targeting to entertain children‚ such as Shrek2 and Shrek3. However‚ are they suitable for children? Will the kids truly understand the meaning behind the story‚ or they just blindly follow what the stereotypes act in the fairy tale? In the theme of the Shrek 2‚ it conveys the message that‚ no matter what‚ you have to be true to yourself. Besides‚ inner beauty is more essential than

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    Part 1: “THEN” Revolution Ends‚ Change Begins – October 26th 2000 Mexico is a country that has been populated for more than two millennia. Far more current is their recent history as it has become extremely interesting. The Economist article‚ “Revolution Ends‚ Change Begins‚” is about the Mexicans finally voting out the Institutional Revolutionary Party. But the issue they now face is making the transition out of the one-party dictatorship‚ into a democratic future. On July 2‚ 2000 the

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    Autumn Daniela Diaz is a 24- month old baby girl who weights 24 pounds and is about 32 inches long. At birth she weighed in at 5 pounds and 14 ounces. She was born a small baby‚ but a healthy one with no physical or mental disorders. Although‚ this is under the normal norms for a 2 year-old for her development as mentioned in the textbook. Autumn started walking at 10 months using her gross-motor skills to move around. She lives in a house with 5 people mom‚ aunt‚ boy cousin that is only a few months

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