Domain

The domain of my papers for CIS English is the Hispanic community. I have taken Spanish classes for 5 years; the culture and language fascinate me. I choose to do my personal narrative on a mission trip I took to Guatemala two summers ago, which gave me a first hand experience with a Hispanic culture. My partner and I did our trend paper on the American media creating increasingly negative attitudes toward Mexican Americans. For our ethnography, we studied the workers at a Spanish cafe and market, El Burrito Mercado. While our first experience there was somewhat rocky and nerve-wracking, we found by the end that El Burrito Mercado contains some outstanding staff. Finally, for my film critique, I chose to watch the movie From Prada to Nada, directed by Angel Garcia. The film is about two wealthy Mexican sisters in LA who are forced to leave their life of riches after their father dies. It had some valuable lessons, like taking pride in one's family, but it was much too fake to be believable. All of these papers allowed me to study the Hispanic culture, and in some instances, I was able to see how Mexican Americans relate with other American citizens, which was eye-opening and quite interesting.