The Mirabal Sisters: The Death Of Trujillo

The book, The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea, is based on the true story of the Yuma-14 or Wellstone 26, who were Mexicans that crossed the American border and died while doing so. This novel goes through not only the story of the Yuma-14 but the background of what happened before their journey and after their deaths, as well as the mentalities of the Border Patrol agents. It gives you the complete picture of what had happened. The Devil’s Highway starts off with a brief background about what happened.

Anne Morgan was the daughter of J.P Morgan; she helped keep the strike on the front page of the newspapers and gave the strikers hope. The mink brigade was other wealthy or socially privileged woman who helped the cause of the strikers. With this help the strikers weren’t being brutally beaten as often and by December some factories had given into striker demands. What caused Anne Morgan and mink brigadiers to reconsider their position was the refusal of better pay and fewer work hours, but without union only shops. Anne Morgan and others felt that this was an attack on their social status and way of life, she resigned from the strike union along with others.

Reyna Ramirez-Arellano is also a complex character with multiple motivations, including the desire to do her part in helping Jason save the world and the desire to become a better leader of the Roman camp, Camp Jupiter. She didn 't care about being the person who saved the world. Instead, she just wanted to make sure the job was done. Over the course of the passage, Reyna develops as a character who becomes more understanding of those around her, especially Nico di Angelo. Reyna begins to understand what Nico had been doing and his sacrifice despite all of the bad experiences he has had.

“Prepare your hearts as a fortress, for there will be no other.” Francisco Pizarro was a very successful explorer. He had conquered new places, and discovered new things. Because of Pizarro's determination, he was able to complete the things he wanted to and contribute majorly to changes he had wished to see. He certainly was someone that people would know to remember.

Food in daily life for a Cuban is rather simple. My friend Vanessa Gutierrez, who is Cuban helps to explain the normal cultural lifestyle. Vanessa Gutierrez was born in the United States, but her parents are from Cuba, specifically from Santa Clara. The normal daily diet in Cuba is rather simple. It consists of rice and beans, also known as moros y cristianos.

It was 3:30 in the morning when our plane finally landed in Santo Domingo and I had just witnessed the scariest plane flight of my life. Along with the scariest flight in my life it had been the longest day in my life. I had been up for 22 hours straight, waiting and riding on plane flights that constantly got delayed or pushed back along with excruciating long car rides. Our mission team stayed the night at some nice hotel and in the morning we would take off for San Juan De La Maguana where we would stay the rest of the week. That morning we woke up extremely early and trudged into the elevators down to the lobby.

There is an accident on the 405 so we take PCH. I look at the window, into the sea. I am looking for dolphins or whales, but I have never seen a whale from this road. Once, when we were driving to Summer Nationals, Dad offered me two-bucks if I saw a whale. We drive past La Conchita.

Magiot, the black communist, is a courageous man whose fundamental political beliefs and a unique balance of mind are noticeable. He has determined to pick up a certain attitude to life (communism) rather than to join the terrorist movements of “Papa Doc.” This attitude is nothing but a political commitment on behalf of the whole mankind. Besides, he may be said to be creating, “a certain image of man as he would have him to be.” In shaping himself, he is also shaping other men.

Both the departure of the woman and the death of man are related to the family experience of Martí. The return of his wife to Cuba caused him great pain and introspection. However, his yearning and pain did not mean that he was agonizing both his departure and that of his son. Ismaelillo is a testimony to this longing, and the pain he feels can be seen throughout his poetry, particularly in a poem like "Curse the Woman" by Flores Del Destierro. However, pain is a necessary element to produce the visionary.

The blaring alarm clock went off mimicking the sound of a car horn. It was two in the morning tentatively stretching out my arms, while attempting not to bump into my sleeping neighbors, I searched for my shoes. Only to realize I had slept in them knowing I would sleep three hours that night. Then it hit me. It was the last day of the pilgrimage, and we would finally reach our destination after ten days of walking.

There was once a boy living in south McAllen which was often referred to as La Balboa, and a sweet loving young girl living in North McAllen, these two individuals were unaware to the event that would soon be taking place that would change both of their lives forever. These two individuals were my mom and dad mom was usually refers to as La Prieta while dad was called Willi. It was the year 1995 where Willi’s friend Ray and La Prieta’s friend Cristina begged and begged for them to go on double dates with them, both Willi and La Prieta always refused. After begging for so long they finally but reluctantly agreed to go out with them. They weren’t expecting much but to go out and hopefully have some fun along the way, little did they know the

In the story, “The Myth of a Latin Woman” is about the author Judith Ortiz Cofer talking about her life and growing up as a Puerto Rican girl. She talks about the struggles she had to go through, like always being under heavy surveillance by her family. She would be under their watch because she was a girl and was expected to protect her family’s honor and to behave like in her family’s terms “proper senorita”. I agree that she was forced to mature fast just at her teenage years; a point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe Cofer could never act her age.

"It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent." —Madeleine Albright. In the 19th century, women did not have many rights to their name. They could not vote, they could not own property, and even speaking in public was looked down upon. Anti-slavery advocates existed, but women’s rights advocates did not. However, women began to speak out for their beliefs and slowly but surely, a women’s rights movement arose.