While detained at Angel Island, Esther gave birth to twins. Two months after arriving at Angel Island, the Lopez family was sent back to…
Through time, femininity has been viewed as a weakness, but through the symbolism and characterizations of the Mirabal girls, Alvarez displays how femininity can function as a hidden strength. The Mirabal girls face challenges that any revolutionary might expect, with the added attacks on their abilities because of their femininity. Instead of being discouraged and abandoning their womanhood to adopt a masculine, heroic-archetype demeanor, the girls use their supposed “weakness” to their strengths. Since the beginning, Minerva had fought out against the gender roles pushed on her by going to school and speaking out, yet never fully abandons her female nature.…
My Modern Hero “ My mission is to rescue. My hope is that one day I won't have to” I have chosen Tia Torres as my modern hero because of her determination and willingness to save those who need saving and help the misguided get back on track. Tia Torres famous not only because of her show Pitbulls and Parolees, or her rescue Villalobos but because of her love for misguided animals and people. Tia Torres came from a broken beginning, she lived with her stepmother who she always called mom and didn't have a father figure. Even in those times she still had the heart and strength to take in stray animals,whether it was a horse or a goat.…
Paula Gonzalez was born in 1932. She is currently alive today at the age of eighty-three, living in Ohio, she is a sister, and has been given the nicknames “Solar Nun” and “Patron Saint of Scavenging”. Paula is all about the three “R’s”, which helps contribute to some of her amazing achievements. She lives by the three “R’s” as well. Paula has added restore and replenish to her living style as well.…
My story begins in a delivery room in Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 29, 1994 which is when I was born. I am the third child of Brian Breiholz and Ronna Bell who had been raising their children in a two story house in Fort Dodge. This is the same town that a majority of my intermediate and extended were born and raised - except my siblings. They have the privilege of being born in places incredibly more exciting that the town that has the nickname of "Dirty Dodge". My oldest sibling is my sister, Belinda.…
We begin with my mother her name was Maria Estela Santoyo. She was born on July 20, 1942 in Juarez, Mexico. She was the oldest of six siblings to a poor family. Her father was a business man and her mother was a homemaker. She started working at a very young age and was not able to finish elementary.…
“I take no joy in this, and I promise Emily will die quickly, and painlessly. Take comfort in that.” “One can only be so comforted with a gun pointed at his head, cabrón.” wheezed Samuel. The man tilted his head at that. Very few who were unfortunate enough to cross paths with him spoke to him in such a matter, let alone were allowed the opportunity to speak at all.…
My mother and father had six children and all of my sibling are alive. I have two sisters and three brothers Cynthia, Earna, Rutherford, Keith, and Kerry. I also have a step sister name Bonnie by a prior marriage of my father. My parents were divorced when I was very young around about five or six years old that was a good decision for the both of them they argue a lot when they…
I was born June 14, 1997 in Las Vegas, but just a couple of days after my birth my parents, Yimnel Rodriguez and Stacey Rene'e Brew, split up and I remained with my mother. Yimnel and Stacey were both relatively young, 21 and 22, when I was born. Over time, I grew closer and closer to my father’s family; after my 2nd birthday I moved in with my father. I loved living around my Cuban family.…
Family History My family comes from a mexican background. My grandma’s name from my mom’s side is named Victoria. She was born in San Andres Timilpan, Mexico . She was a housewife who took care of her five daughters and three sons.…
Houston Texas, the most populous city in the united states, is where I was bor and raised. I was raised by my mom and my uncle. My dad wasn’t in my life. I always considered my uncle as my father because he thought me a lot when I was little we would always move from place to place, I basically grew up everywhere, it was really hard for my mom to raise just me and my sister. Now that my mom has settle she is now more of an adult and has things under control.…
Ana Diaz Many times we believed we know everything about a person, until we begin to ask questions which are really deep and personal, then we discover that we only knew the tip of the iceberg. I interview Ana Diaz or as we all know her “Dona Rosa”. Ana is my best friend’s grandmother and a very lovely lady. She was born and raised in San Juan a province in the south of the Dominican Republic.…
I was born on September 14, 1999 in Providence, Rhode Island. A few minutes later, my identical twin sister, Jasmine, was born. My parents married shortly after the pregnancy was discovered, and lived in the rough ghetto of Providence with twin babies for about a year. My mother decided to join the Army to escape the environment we were in and to hopefully give us a better life, as neither of my parents had gone to college or had steady jobs. My father had a background in New York City and understood very well that a good education and environment was important to success and avoiding a life of crime.…
Miguel was not just my cousin, he was my older brother, my best friend and my hero. I had known Miguel my whole life, we grew up together, like brother and sister. I did not believe it, I was in shock, I guess you could say I did not want to believe it. I woke up that morning with the intention of having another regular Monday at school but little did I know how much my life was about to turn upside down. Miguel had not came home the…
Selena Gomez is an influential role model among multiple teenagers today. While becoming an actress, philanthropist, and singer at such a young age was difficult, Gomez shows teenagers and adults all over the world that it is never too early or too late to chase your dreams. Many reporters state that Selena Gomez has that “good girl image” that children look up to and dream about becoming just like her. Reporters even stated that Gomez is the most successful teenage Hispanic. Gomez was named after Selena Quintanilla; although this seems like a hard role to follow, Selena Gomez lives up to be just like Selena Quintanilla by becoming an actress, singer, and philanthropist just like Selena Quintanilla.…