US v. Lopez was a decision handed down by the US Supreme Court in 1995. The case was significant because it was the first ruling to set limits on Congress's power under the Commerce Claus in the Constitution since Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Lopez, a student was caught with an unloaded weapon on school grounds that he was allegedly selling. He was arrested under the Gun-Free Zone law. Lopez argued that this law was unconstitutional as it blocked interstate commerce.
Selena was widely looked up to in the Mexican American community, and she was an inspiration to everyone who wanted to make a name out of themselves from nothing. Selena Quintanilla-Perez inspired many with her selfless personality and impeccable music, her legacy still lives on today, even 23 years after her death. Abraham Quintanilla and Marcella Ofelia were parents of A.B Quintanilla III, Suzette Quintanilla and Selena. They lived in a house in Lake Jacskon, Texas, where Abraham opened up his own restaurant, Papa Gayo’s. Selena’s musical strength was noticed immediately by her dad, which is why he used Papa Gayo’s as a platform for Selena and her siblings
In 1991-1994, she was on the 4 TV series. In 1995, she was in a movie. In 1998 and 1999 she won an acting award and music award.(Hill 60). Jennifer was born in New York on July 24, 1969.(Hill 60).Jennifer Lopez is important for the reason that not only was she a great actress, but she succeeded to be an astonishing singer. Marc Anthony inspired Jennifer Lopez.
He was born on October 5th, 1942 in Monroe La. He was the youngest of two children. He had a rough relationship with his father. He was an alcoholic.
When it comes to certain topics, multiple interpretations can be revealed, as an argument progresses. Sometimes it may be hard to tell which side is in the right. Subsequently, opinions continuously fly back and forth between individuals who can’t seem to stop disagreeing with each other. Moreover, internal conflicts occasionally arise as well, within each individual, due to new information that develops from their personal trials. Finding a piece of literature where the reader can relate to is a great fortune.
Legendary filmmaker, George Lucas was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California. He was born into an average family with parents that worked average jobs. “Before Lucas became obsessed with the movie camera, he wanted to be a race car driver, but a near fatal accident in his souped-up Fiat just days before his high school graduation quickly changed his mind” (biography.com). This unfortunate accident changed the course of Lucas’s life for the better. He found his way to the University of Southern California to attend film school.
Max R. Garcia was born on June 29, 1924 in Amsterdam. He grew up in a blue collar neighborhood. Blue collar people were mainly manual laborers. He lived in a small apartment which had two bedrooms, one for his parents and one for himself and his sister. They had one bathroom, or water closet, a small sink, and a two small gas burners.
Lou Gehrig was born in 1903 in New York, New York to his parents Heinrich and Christina Gehrig. (Biography) His parents were both German immigrants who had moved to America for a better life
He was born on August 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico in San Anton Barrio. His parents were Louisa Walker and Don Melchor Clemente, and he had six siblings. He came from a hard-working family.
Mexican-American Cesar Chavez was born on March 31st, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. Chavez who was born into a family. Chavez, who was born into a family with five children. His two brothers were named Richard and Librado, and his two sister were Vicki and Rita. His parent were Juana Estrada and Librado Chavez.
Before Lopez was born, his father had been trying to defend a grocery store from a wayward mob where
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in January of 1864. His parents were Mary and Giles Carver, and their master was Moses Carver (the slave took up their owner’s last name.) Giles, George’s father left his mother before he was born, only to leave Mary, his mother, to raise George on her own. However, later on, Mary and George were kidnapped by northern raiders to be sold in Arkansas. George was returned frail, feeble and scrawny infant a year later in 1865 with no sign of his mother.
George Washington Carver started his life as a slave and worked his way to becoming a respected and world-renowned agricultural chemist. He helped develop agricultural techniques used around the world. Early years George Washington Carver was born in Kansas Territory near Diamond Grove, Missouri, during the bloody struggle between free-soilers and slaveholders. His father, a slave on a nearby farm, was killed shortly before Carver was born. Carver himself became the kidnap victim of night riders while still a baby.
John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1942. He was born to John Stanley Gacy and Marion Elaine Robinson. John Wayne Gacy is only son of three children. He grew up very close to his mother and his two sisters. His father was an alcoholic and was very abusive to his wife and kids.
He was one of many of the immigrants that lived there. The challenge of going into a new territory without family or people of the same ethnicity can be intimidating and so many immigrants migrate into ethnic enclaves or place where there family is nearby. This can reinforce culture and make the transition into new land more comforting. The Hmong refugees settled into America in a manner where they are supportive of their own ethnicity and they built a community of Hmong in America to help other Hmong settle into America (Vang 2010:57). Contrary to how the Hmong settled into America, Mario settled away from people of his ethnicity and family and so adapting to the new surroundings was difficult at first but with little ties to his culture from Bolivia it made it easier for him to assimilate into a new culture.
