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Rojo Robles
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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Final Research Paper, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years ago

    Research Paper (Due on Friday 6/8 by email  rroblesmejias@lagcc.cuny.edu )

    Steps

    Start by choosing a topic.
    Then narrow your topic in the form of a question.
    Draft a central claim or thesis […]

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Literary Legacy and (Re) Writing: Julia de Burgos & Cristina Pérez Díaz, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    Puerto Rico’s most famous poet and greatest literary figure, Julia De Burgos (1914-1953) is as significant a cultural icon for the island. Every line of De Burgos’s verse is imbued with passion, feminist sel […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Melissa Lozada Oliva: Peluda, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    According to the responses, parents offered the ethical template for everyday life. They represent hope, empowerment, motivation, respect, integrity, educational values, economic awareness, hardships, sacrifices […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Melissa Lozada Oliva: Peluda, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    How your parents’ worldview, relationship, and work field marked the way you currently process and maybe understand your life?

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Latinx Poets on Identity, History, Voices and Languages, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    Although everybody has a unique understanding of these notions based on different experiences and upbringings, the people in the group feel indeed that their identities are connected to the aspects underscored by […]

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Melissa Lozada Oliva: Peluda, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    Midterm Research Paper

    Achievements

    .Diverse and relevant topics

    .Resourceful research: a variety of disciplines

    .Analysis on point

    .Engaged (and engaging) readings

     

    Challenges

    .The […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Latinx Poets on Identity, History, Voices and Languages, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    Beyond notions of latinidad (Latin American heritage), the selected poets feel that their identities are connected to the following aspects:

    .blackness (Afro culture)
    .nationality (country of origin)
    .accents […]

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Latinx Poets on Identity, History, Voices and Languages, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 1 month ago

    Transculturation- the merging of cultures

    Aurora Levins Morales

    CHILD OF THE AMERICAS

     

    Afro-Latinidad

    “Ode to the DiaspoRican”

    I’m not a rapper, I’m not an MC but I flow the way I flow as a poet […]

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Junot Díaz: How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl and Halfie & Alma, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    The Dominican Republic and New Jersey as “elsewhere.” 

    19:30-24:35

    Class Activity

    Find and discuss any section of the story that could prove the following arguments.

    “How to Date a Browngirl, […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Junot Díaz: Fiesta, 1980, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    The Research Essay is ON THE LITERARY WORKS we examined together. Thus, some clarification:

    The research essay is NOT:
    . a personal essay (an essay in which you talk about your experiences)
    . an opinion piece (an […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Junot Díaz: Aguantando & Watching Spider Man in Santo Domingo, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    The group commented on different types of disjunctions between expectations and reality. Although every experience is unique, they could be grouped into the following categories:

    .education (curriculum; […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Junot Díaz: Fiesta, 1980, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    Explain your plan for the Research Paper:

    Theme:

    Research Question:

    Thesis Statement:

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Junot Díaz: Fiesta, 1980, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    Junot Díaz In His Own Words

     

    “Fiesta, 1980”

    Every voice counts: group discussion

    The three two pages of “Fiesta, 1980” allows the reader to get a glimpse of Yunior’s family dynamic and where are the c […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Junot Díaz: Aguantando & Watching Spider Man in Santo Domingo, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    Describe an experience you had in which your previous expectations did not match the reality encountered.

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Pedro Pietri & The Masses Are Asses (Pages 56-79), on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    Everybody agreed on the idea of vibrant and critical art emerging from scarcity, and in underserved communities. Folks talked about art as a tool to express both the joys and troubles of the different groups and […]

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Junot Díaz: Aguantando & Watching Spider Man in Santo Domingo, on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 2 months ago

    Historical Context

    U.S. Intervention & Dominican Migration, New Jersey’s Afro-Latino Suburbs

    Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acc […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Pedro Pietri & The Masses Are Asses (Pages 56-79), on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think that out of scarcity and poverty vibrant and critical art could emerge? Explain.

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Pedro Pietri & The Masses are Asses (Pages 27-55), on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 3 months ago

    Everybody in the group agrees to some level with the ideas of the Gentleman regarding the banality or lack of substance in our daily interactions. Some observations and reflections shared by the groups are that […]

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    Rojo Robles wrote a new post, Pedro Pietri & The Masses Are Asses (Pages 56-79), on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 3 months ago

    Intermission From Monday

    A poet reflects on the heaviness of city life, scarcity, the mental health of Latinos living in poverty and the lack of representation in the publishing industry.

    Have you wanted to […]

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    Rojo Robles commented on the post, Pedro Pietri & The Masses are Asses (Pages 27-55), on the site Power Fuerza: Writing Through Literature 4 years, 3 months ago

    Reflecting on the ideas of the Gentleman, do you think that in most social interactions, “we just pretend to talk but not actually say anything”?

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