Brazilianite: A Short Story

The next day, both the student and the teacher disappeared. Then, we learned how Beli messed up with Trujillo’s family but managed to survive. We also learned that Beli’s parents were cursed by Trujillo, too. Everyone who was close to her father were dead including his mistress, and his two beautiful daughters. It is as if the curse is with the family as long as there are still living members.

Portuguese Lore Research Paper Outline Introduce your topic Portuguese Lore Answer these questions: Introduce Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. What does each of them entail? (If you found Tall Tales or Fables then introduce these as well) Legends are based on history, embellished, and told and retold. Myths are based on religion, supernatural beings, gods and demigods, and explain natural phenomenons.

“I don 't need them. There are a thousand of us and only a few hundred of them.” Cato was fuming. “It would have been easier for us to win if all five thousand of us were here!

Tiradentes Day in Brazil commemorates the execution of Brazilian national hero Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier (16 August, 1746 - 21 April 1792). Xavier was a Brazilian who created the Inconfidência Mineira movement that aimed for the Brazilian independence and freedom from Portuguese colonial power. During that period Portugal was charging high taxes on the Brazilians. Tiradentes made a plan to declare independence on a day when taxes were due.

Everlena Goddard Latin Anti-Blackness is a very real and extremely under discussed topic that is affecting millions of Latin people today. This disguised and rarely talked about topic is the practice of discrimination and prejudice against dark skinned, mixed race or non predominantly white Latinxs by other Latinx people. This distressing treatment of Latin(o)(a)s is not only a national issue, it is a global one as well. This issue is ongoing and was and has always been apparent yet unidentified and unaddressed. To rid the Latin community of this ingrained racism we need to call attention to this topic.

“Don’t worry- I got you.” He begins running in the opposite direction of her campsite- of her group. She tries to tell him to stop, to turn around and go help her allies but she can’t find her voice. Dark spots begin clouding her vision, one spot- two spots- three, she takes one last breath- praying that her group gets out safe before her whole body relaxes and everything goes black.

Racial disparity in Brazil is best explained in Abdias Nascimento article, Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian Political Alternative. “I believe that the Black and mulatto the Brazilian of colour must have a racial counter-ideology and a counter position in socioeconomic terms. The Brazilian of colour must strive simultaneously for a double change: socioeconomic change in the country, and change in race and colour relations.” In 1968, through these words, Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician Abdias Nascimento called attention to the potentially divergent but essentially related nature of the two main objectives of Afro-Brazilian activism: first, to effect concrete change in the distribution of social and economic power in Brazil, and second,

He then describes a physical altercation between his friend and another black man from the poor south bronx region that he describes as “a big guy, a dude wearing a do-rag who’d

Introduction Brazil's independence takes place in a relatively short period of time. Which can be officially placed between February 18, 1822 and March 8, 1824, which, compared to other wars of independence in different parts of the world, we can say that it is smaller, and also comparing the way it is carried out After this independence, we can say that, although the conflict was not totally peaceful, it was a less bloody war, in comparison with the majority of the wars of the other Spanish-American countries. The most important issues about Brazilian independence, which takes place as a result of the Napoleonic wars, will be discussed. To begin to give a context to this event, I will begin by saying that the most important trigger for

In The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met A Girl Named Maria by Judith Ortiz Cofer, it uses the expression of pathos throughout the article. It explains the cultural and everyday struggles for the latina women. In the article it shows emotional appeal and makes you feel sorry for all the stereotypical references and hardships the latinas are put through. The latinas get made fun of just because of the fact that they are dressed a certain way. There are myths that latinas are just used for cleaning, cooking, and caring for children.

In order to keep up with the labor, plantation owners began importing slaves from Africa, which later led to a great mix in the country’s race and ethnicity. Once these sugar plantations began to harvest a successful profit, other European countries, like France and Spain, began to gain more and more interest in the land. This interest led to a great increase in wealth and immigration towards Brazil. These rival colonial

“Black English is the creation of the black diaspora. Blacks came to the United States chained to each other,

He really liked the story causing him to become speechless,”I’m thinking of something nice to say.”. As he was about to start a conversation with abuelo a lady in pink comes for him and abuelo says,” Arturo, look at your watch now. I believe your time is over. He gives me a wicked smile.” Arturo looks at his watch,”I can't help but think that my abuelo has been timing me.”

He walks across a charred landscape after a bushfire, aware of the regenerative powers of the eucalypt forest. He carries the paper transcription of his story, and as the rains come, the paper disintegrates, and Gemmy's sense of his own dissolution becomes open to the land. He hits upon the word water and finds his identity merging with the land: his authenticity is to be part of the land, fulfilling Mr Frazer's prophecy of his role as avatar of the new country. Beyond the self-other relation and its phases of animal, human, and spirit, Gemmy's being emerges, or submerges, as part of the fundament, the original clay.’ 26

Teresa and Victor walked to herTeresa’s house in silence. but Victor could n’ot stop thinking about how he was going to spend so much time with Teresa. When they arrived to Teresa’s house, she asked if they could do the French work first. They walked into the living room and begun taking out their French work. “Tu es beau,” Victor said to Teresa.