Soledad

Introduction Angela Davis, the writer, scholar and activist, advocates for oppressed people of the world, mainly people of color. Angela Davis was born on January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama, and is recognized as an essential activist for social issues. Growing up in Alabama, she knew the four girls that were killed in the Birmingham church bombing of 1963; therefore, she experienced racial prejudice and discrimination firsthand. She studied philosophy at Brandeis University in…

Marina, Malintzin, and Malinche are few of the names given to Hernán Cortes’ personal translator. She was a daughter to a father and mother to the Chiefs of a town called Paynala. When she was a little girl, her father died and her mother gave her away to some people of Xicalango. Then, they gave her away to people of Tabasco who would then end up giving her away to Cortes. She served not only as an interpreter but she also had a son of Cortes who they named Martin. To the Spanish, like Bernal…

cried in triumph” (Steinbeck 104). Lennie and George conversing just mere moments before the death of… Of Mice and Men, a thrilling novella written by award-winning author John Steinbeck. The story takes place on the loneliest of lonely ranches in Soledad, California during the depressing years of 1930’s. The two main characters in the novella are, George Milton, a babysitter and hardworking…

Steinbeck takes place in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. During this time period, many men would travel looking for work and would end up working for a rich ranch owner. Most of this novella takes place at a ranch owned by a wealthy man in Soledad, California. At this ranch, Curley’s wife is a very present and ornate character; however, she is not at all respected. Two weeks prior to George and Lennie’s arrival at the farm, Curley’s wife married Curley to escape her family and gain…

new life. While living in Mexico, she had family and friends she could turn to once she moves she would not have that anymore. Cisneros puts symbolism in the characters, Cleófilas’ the neighbors on both sides of her, the widowed women, Dolores and Soledad. The Mexican culture reveres women who suffer as Cleófilas admires the tortured souls on the…

Cultural pressures for women to follow their heritages can be a form of prison, but if they are brave enough to break tradition, their freedom awaits. Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Alice Walker give us a glimpse into three different families where women are oppressed by the traditions of their male dominated cultures. The common theme connecting “No Name Woman,” “Woman Hollering Creek,” and “Every Day Use,” is that overbearing men are the reason that women cannot have absolute…

Loneliness is not necessarily always a direct result of isolation, because one can feel lonely in an entire group of people, particularly occurring when one is not included. Seclusion due to social differences was a major issue during the 1930’s, which is the time period during which John Steinbeck’s story Of Mice and Men is set. Being secluded from others because one does not fit in with the majority group most often leads to loneliness, especially when they are alone in their differences.…

Poverty in America Oralia Soledad Jimenez Cesar Chavez Learning Academy - Teacher Prep Academy Is the American Dream an Impossible One? Can we keep the American Dream alive or is it already dead? People tend to be quite judgmental when it comes to wealth and poverty. A timely and important contribution to the discussion about the changing nature of poverty in the U.S. The American Dream is the belief that if you work hard if you are blessed with at least a modicum of ability and have a…