Boca Chica Essays

  • Main Characters In Gary Soto's 'Growing Up'

    786 Words  | 4 Pages

    In Gary Soto’s short story ‘Growing Up,” the main character, Maria, says, “‘I know, I know. You’ve said that a hundred times,’ she snapped.” Maria is acting ungrateful because she doesn’t want to go on vacation with her family and she is arguing with her father about it instead of being grateful for what she has. Being grateful is feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness and being thankful. In the story Maria argues with her father about not wanting to go on vacation with her family and

  • The Breadwinner Perseverance Quotes

    712 Words  | 3 Pages

    Imagine, being an eleven year old girl and having to do so many certain things to be able to provide for your family, like pretending to be a boy and not giving up on your family. That’s what young Parvana faces in the book,The Breadwinner. Perseverance is defined as being determined to do something and never giving up.Throughout The Breadwinner,by Deborah Ellis, the main character Parvana demonstrates several examples of perseverance in her everyday struggles in her life. One example of Parvana’s

  • Summary Of The Devil Behind The Mirror By Steven Gregory

    2014 Words  | 9 Pages

    The Devil behind the Mirror by Steven Gregory is a book based on more than a year of ethnographic research in the tourist towns of Andrés and Boca Chica. In this book, Gregory shows "how distinct economic, cultural, and social processes that have been associated with 'globalization' and neoliberal economic reforms have restructured the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic" (p. 4). While studying and observing the lives of working poor people in these areas, he states how globalization

  • Fort Belknap History

    776 Words  | 4 Pages

    Fort Belknap This military fort is in Newcastle 130 miles west of Dallas/Fort Worth. During the territorial annexation of Texas this fort protected settlers against the local Comanche and Kiowa Indian tribes who were raiding the land. There is a mini museum about the fort with original buildings, cannons, and guns. Now, it 's a historical landmark and state park with a cemetery and graves for the people who died. Also, the Texas Ranger used this fort to fight their battles. Fort Concho This fort

  • Dominican Living Conditions: Food And Diet

    1301 Words  | 6 Pages

    Living Conditions A. Food and Diet Typical Meals What Dominican people tend to eat depends Highly on which area they live, whether in the interior mountains or near the sea. Since most of Dominican dishes evolve in pork, pigs are heavily farmed in most areas of the islands. They have a tradition of stemming from the lesser availability of refrigeration, Dominican restaurants tend to cook or stewed meat dishes very well. Dominican dishes are known to be filling