“Isla” by Virgil Suarez is a poem about an immigrant mother and son originally from the Caribbean island of Cuba living in Los Angeles. As mentioned in an article by Leslie P. Perez, Cuba is a communist country and its people suffer instead of being able to live in freedom. The United States government created a paper called the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act (CAA). “This paper explores the notion that Cubans leave their country not only due to economic difficulties, but also in fear of unjust persecution and to protect their lives and fundamental liberties (Perez, L.P., 2016).”
The Prince of Los Cocuyos, better known as Richard Blanco, is a successful and accomplished author and engineer, being the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow; more importantly, Richard Blanco came to the United States and a child and an immigrant, much like I did. As I read The Prince of LOS
“The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca: A land So Strange” written by Andres Resendez takes place in the sixteenth century with Spanish conquistadors searching for treasures in northern Mexico, and the state of Florida that only a handful have traveled into, leaving this unknown territory to be speculated about. Spanish conquistadors involved in the journey to explore Florida consisted of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Andrés Dorantes, Alonso del Castillo, and Estebanico Dorantes. The goal of journeying to Florida was mainly to bring treasure that was said to have been found in the Native Americans lands in Rio de las Palmas, México. However, due to the lack of pilots experienced with the Rio de las Palmas area the expedition was the result of the
Cabeza de Vaca attitude towards the new world was that of suffering and starvation. During his travels, he ate very little, mostly deer-tallow and at one point powdered straw. They did not eat during the day and ate very little at night. Cabeza de Vaca and his men grew very tired and hungry, but could not let the Native Americans see this suffering because they were upholding their authority over them. Cabeza de Vaca’s description of the terrain in some parts differed greatly from that of Columbus in that Columbus stated that the terrain he saw was rich lush lands with warm air and year round green
Summary The Virgin of Guadalupe (La Virgin De Guadalupe) is an essential part of Latin American history, specifically Mexico. Averse to traditional Catholic belief, Guadalupe is essential in the theological structure of the Mexican Catholic believer. The sixteenth century was crucial for Spain's conquest and implementation of its policy of domination of the New World. It was a time of resistance by the Indians, who did not want to surrender themselves, their culture, religion and economy to the invaders (Pereyra 1997).
Helen Maria Williams lived in London and later Paris, but Peru: A Poem, in Six Cantos allowed her to figuratively travel across the ocean. This virtual travel enabled her to deal with the South American country of Peru as if she was actually there. Williams ' Peru: A Poem, in Six Cantos depicts the fall of Peru in great detail.
His hair shimmered in the light, illuminating the golden colour of the highlights in his hair. His hands were hovering over a large sheet of white paper, a pencil in hand. I deeply inhaled. He was… "Beautiful," I mumbled,
Stereotyping is a very unfortunate occurrence that happens every day in our lives. In the short story, “The Myth of the Latin Woman” Judith Ortiz Cofer talks about her experiences of being stereotyped for being of Latin decent and how she responded to them. Cofer shows us examples of being stereotyped by telling stories of what people said to her or how they acted around her. I noticed use of the rhetorical devices logos and pathos in this text along with the use of imagery to be very helpful in explaining her experiences and the point she is trying to get across to the reader.
For the past five years, I have watched my amiable grandmother unconditionally care for my ailing grandfather. My grandfather was diagnosed with alzheimer's and dementia. At the earlier stages of his sickness, I remember visiting for Easter when I was much younger. My parents told my brothers and I that grandpa probably will not remember our names but to be patient with him. I did not think too much of it since, at that time, my grandpa seemed to be his normal self.
Pedro Lopez , also known as “The Monster of the Andes”, was born on October 8, 1949 in Tolima, Colombia. He was known for being a serial killer for murdering about one hundred ten to three hundred young girls, and a rapist for raping about three hundred young girls in South America. He was also in the Guinness World Records for being the "most prolific serial killer". His mother, Benilda López De Casteneda, was a prostitute at about the age of twelve and his father, Midardo Reyes, was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party (something dealing with politics) where they lived in poverty and political violence. Lopez was the seventh child out of thirteen children.
Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary work. In Latin American culture Society is structured in a strata-rank system, with only certain expectations for those with a higher level on the social latter. Failure to meet such expectations brings shame, as does associating with one who does not “behave his status”. They do not like bringing shame to their families. The story is from an Early Modern Western perspective.
I’m six years old, cold, and impatiently waiting to be given a warm drink. My aunt comes over to me and gives me a drink that I’ve never smelled so I ask her what it is and she informs me that it’s something called ponche. I hesitantly drink a sip from this drink called ponche and boy is it good! Now I’m 12 years old and trying to get away from my mom so I can gossip with my friends when we are told to be quiet. We continue on our way singing and asking for posada, I’m starting to feel cold.
The story of the woman who cries for her children. There was once in a village in Mexico a very beautiful woman but of humble origin who lived alone for a long time because she became an orphan. The story of the woman who cries for her children is a story that has existed since the time of the arrival of the Spaniards, since it was in these epochs where the story took place, in which the protagonists were an indigenous woman and a man of Spanish origin who had a romance It all started at the time when Spanish men came to Mexico to conquer Mexico, these men tried to deceive indigenous men and women, one of the deceived women was Malinche who let herself fall in love with the Spanish Hernan Cortes, and the result of love who had their three
The guy just came over and grabbed. That man was very strong. I wasn’t kissing him. He was kissing me”. The fact that she didn’t stop him but rather allowed him to kiss her speaks to her feminine characteristic.
Even in my shame, I cannot feel remorse for what Christopher and I did. His lovemaking was so passionate yet gentle, that I could not escape the volcanic eruption of emotions I felt as we made love- and, the things he said to me- done to me! He said he wanted to taste me- his mouth explored every inch of me- just thinking of it gives way to this burning desire I feel for him- a want and need that is so deeply carnal that it is not rational. Remembering how his mouth kissed mine, how it suckled the tender, throbbing rosebuds of my breasts… how his warm breath felt as his lips brushed against my thighs… Wave after pleasurable wave of vaginal contractions, left me weak, drained of physical strength, yet, fulfilled; it was a most pleasurable experience
