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Final Assignment – Allison Torres

December 21, 2020

Find a newspaper article online that relates to Pandora’s Box, by Arturo Arias. Explain the connection. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/10/transgender-stories-people-think-we-wake-up-and-decide-to-be-trans Article “Transgender stories: ‘People think we wake up and decide to be trans,” from The Guardian tells the story of five people who share their experiences as a transgender. “Pandora’s Box” by Arturo Arias, is about the story […]

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Group 4

December 8, 2020

Blog #2 Shanika, Andrea and Allison PRLS3105 East Side blog post After reading this poem it was interesting to analyze and interpret the meaning behind this poem. The poet describes himself as a Puerto Rican who faced adversity living in a low-income neighborhood. His message to his readers is to take pride of where you […]

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Group #4

December 8, 2020

Allison, Andrea, Shanika Listening to music has for a long time been one of our favorite hobbies. It sets the rhythm of our mood. However, after reading the article called Bomba and Plena it was interesting to learn the attitudes of Bomba and Plena styled songs. During the 17th century, enslaved Afro Puerto Ricans used Bomba […]

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