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It is easy to associate a raven with something sinister. They are an ominous symbol which might come to mind when one thinks of death. Even their call is uncomfortable, a chilling croak rather than the obnoxious […]

Egrets are medium-sized, slender herons. They are covered in all white feathers, up until their long black legs, which run into their eye-catching yellow feet. At first glance, this bird seems plain, but once its […]

Like many of the symbols in Terry Tempest William’s Refuge, the peregrine falcon appears at the very end of a chapter supposedly about something completely different: starlings. Williams talks of arriving at the […]

This chapter was interesting for a few reasons, one of which was how the very first paragraph directly pointed out how American this family was being. Here it was pointed out that the family is in a log cabin in […]

Kiera’s Article

What is the definition of a refugee. How much help should a refugee expect when moving to a new country.
When viewed from the governments perspective how much help should be given to […]

Mi descanso de Acción de Gracias fue muy divertido. Vi a toda mi familia. En el día de Acción de Gracias, mi madre y yo hicimos una gran cena para mi familia. Tomó todo el día, pero fue muy bueno. ¡También pude ve […]

The chapter entitled “Ravens” to me is slightly what I expected. Just as Edgar Allan Poe used his poem “The Raven” to talk about mysteriousness and supernaturality, so does Williams to portray the raven as a […]

This article in City Lab examines the explosion in the growth of Malls and their construction in the last decade. The writer begins by stating how 25 percent of the roughly 1,100 shopping malls still […]

Honduras is currently going through its presidential election. Salvador Nasralla, a former television host and sports journalist, is running against the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández. Supporters of b […]

En México, la Navidad es celebra el 12 de diciembre al 6 de enero. El 16 de diciembre al día de Nochebuena es cuando los niños tiene las “Posadas”. Es una procesión a nueve casas que simbolizan cuando José y Marí […]

I think the article I chose for this week nicely touches on our themes of encounters and identities in Latin America, as it deals with the migration of citizens from one Latin American country to two other Latin […]

Yo tuve una entrevista la semana pasada. Busqué para un trabajo en la revista, y encontré un trabajo en la piscina. Solicito para el trabajo y hice un currículum. Siguiente, llamé el jefe y programé una entrevi […]

Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse

Within this article by Thomas Reuters, he tells us that the city of Tijuana is starting to break the barrier on their water crisis by simply […]

On November 15th a submarine from the Argentine naval forces the “ARA San Juan” with 44 crew members onboard went missing and the search began. Since the submarine was lost there has been limited […]

     For the final Noticias post, I chose to read an article called “Gender Violence in Guatemala”. Though short, the article contains an interactive portion that tells the stories of six indigenous Guatem […]

Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse

Reuters. “Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse.” NBC News, November 27, 2017.

My final article […]

“Did Zika Cause More Miscarriages Than Microcephaly?” by Jason Beaubien is a NPR article about whether Zika causes more miscarriages or microcephaly. Microcephaly is a birth defect where the inflicted have abn […]

The article I chose this week is very different from articles I have chosen in the past. This article sheds provides positivity and inspiration in contrast to the usual current event and news. This weeks article […]

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For the final noticias week, I chose the article titled “Search for Argentine submarine enters ‘critical phase'” that is written by Eliott C. McLaughlin and Stefano Pozzebon. The […]