College Essay

I am a Mexican-American. I have embraced both backgrounds, and I believe that has made me a great latina. This has made me strong and confident, because coming from two different backgrounds is complicated. Deciding what to embrace and what to change has been a difficult process that has helped shaped who I am. Both

Relationships in Between Jazz

I choose you. Never mind, I choose you. Actually, I think I choose you. In the beginning of Jazz, we are greeted by violence, from Violet stabbing Dorcas’ dead body and from Joe becoming depressed for murdering his lover. From Bloom’s Literary Themes: Exploration and Colonization, “Making choices is a motif the novel returns to

Assertion of “Why Read the Classics?”

What exactly are the “classics”? Calvino writes fourteen definitions of a classic, a guide to understand what the classics are. Italo Calvino explains that a classic is basically a reader’s favorite book, that the reader discovers something new every time the book is reread throughout the years of maturity. To be more clear, Italo Calvino

Global Warming: The Impact of Ocean Acidification on Shellfish

Ocean acidification throughout the years has impacted ocean life and continues to impact many oyster farms. If we don’t do anything to stop ocean acidification or decrease the rate, there will be a decline of shellfishes. There has already been changes seen in the Pacific Coast of the United States due to the high ocean

Stereotypes of a Gender – Memoir Lap 3

It has been a real pain in the ass to grow up in a family that has one point of view about women. Women are supposed to be a housewife, to take care of their husband and children. A woman should know how to cook, they should have the house clean everyday, making sure the

No Gender – Scene Lap 2

It was a Saturday afternoon and I started another homework assignment in my bed. My brothers were still in the same place since the morning playing Fortnite and screaming at each other. Dog barks filled the apartment as the entrance door was opening, I knew it was my dad because he wasn’t working and he

Assertion 1 of This is Water

This commencement speech is for graduating seniors. Most importantly for those who are transitioning into adult hood. David Foster Wallace’s speech has an important message for all of those older teenagers going into young adult hood, it is for them to learn the reality of adult hood and to learn how to succeed in being

The Band Nerd – About Me

I’m excited about my junior year in band. This year I have the privilege to be a section leader; caring and leading the people that I play with. Three weeks before school we had band camp, and I was extremely nervous to be a leader. I thought I would be the worst section leader since

English Summer Reading 2018

Leslie Ortiz July 28, 2018   The Pulitzer Prizes 709 Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway New York, New York 10027   Dear Pulitzer Prize Judging Board,   It has come to my attention that the Pulitzer Prize judging board didn’t select a winner the year of 2012. There were only three finalists, but why three, why