“Sometimes I’ll start a sentence in Spanish y termino en español.”1 Este fenómeno lingüístico se llama cambio de código. Code switching, o cambio de código,
“That was the whole point of the segregation rules – it was all symbolic – blacks had to be behind whites.” – Claudette Colvin: Twice
The year was 532 C.E., the palace has been besieged by a people angered by a harsh increase in taxes. The mob was led by
“To this day, I don’t know what started the killings. The person to blame is sitting right across from you. It’s the only person. Not
Chef Mike Nguyen grew up in Huntington Beach, California with his sister who raised him after his mother passed away. With a football injury, Nguyen
ZZ Top is a rock n’ roll band that formed in Houston, Texas in 1969. The band consisted of only three guys, all twenty years
Feeling an intense personal pressure to be the greatest by besting all previous composers, Gustav Mahler forged his future accolades by naming his first expansive
El número de las personas que inmigran a los Estados Unidos ha sido gente extranjera buscando oportunidades para tener una vida mejor y para que
The greatness of every high school band program begins with an educator, who sparks a love for music like no other, and yet holds himself
The beginning of the year 2020 was expected to be a time to thrive, but the novel Coronavirus swept in, bringing death and demise with
It was Valentine’s Day in Mexico City, a holiday that usually radiates love and unity, expressed through bouquets of bright flowers, romantic cards, and all
Private Felix E. Longoria from Three Rivers, Texas, was one of the soldiers who gave his life during World War II. Felix Longoria was drafted
While most of us are worried about our jobs and not being able to go out, Covid-19 devastated Sandy Brown’s entire life in a matter
On March 1, 1960, Francis Gary Powers departed from a U.S. airbase in Pakistan in a U-2 Spy Plane. His mission was to fly over
It is the year 241 BCE in Carthage and the six-year-old Hannibal Barca has just been told the unthinkable, that Carthage has surrendered to the
Today is the day. Today is the day you are finally going to see your parents for the first time in years. Even if it
Imagine the western front during the spring of 1917. The sound of the whistleblowing indicated the start of an assault. Masses of soldiers crawled out
Chicano folklore author Americo Paredes just might be a patron saint of Mexican-American empowerment. Unhappy about how Mexican Americans were being treated and often tormented
Colonel Tibbets could not see anything through his army-issued anti-glare goggles, so he flung them off. The crew and witnesses were blinded by the absence
Walter McMillian lived an ordinary life alongside his wife Minnie McMillian and their three children. McMillian had a business of his own and was an
United States history is filled with dramatic events and time periods correlating to the vast, wild, and sometimes reckless founding and expansion of Europeans fleeing
It’s the beginning of a new era in cinematics and film production! Actors, producers, and executives make their way inside the majestic Rivoli Theater in
Cornelius Vanderbilt led a life of conflict and economic success, and during that life, he earned the nickname “The Commodore.” This nickname had an incredible impact
Tires scream as the transformed Mercedes E63 screeches around a bend as its pilot accelerates even more, blowing past other vehicles on the road at
The Rodney Reed case reminds us of past racial injustices and the many ways in which the Jim Crow legacy remains very much alive today.
It’s hard to imagine a time before ‘Netflix and Chill,’ before you could have any movie at the touch of your fingers. In fact, before
“May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury, I yesterday afternoon produced from the best authorities, those rules of law which must
A radio commercial suddenly took over the cars’ atmosphere that can only be described as jittery amidst a traffic jam on the way back from
n the summer of 1914, the European continent entered a new and significant era of its history: the Great War. Scholars have discussed the factors
On April 20, 1962, Neil Armstrong, wearing a bulky and cumbersome space suit, sat in the ejection seat of a dart-shaped aircraft. Looking out the
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