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Bikinis & Tiaras: Quienceaneras

This short story is about the different girls in Florida who celebrate their Quince. Each girl celebrates in a different way. Some celebrate by taking pictures, while others throw giant parties that are worth as much as their houses. Mothers also encourage their daughters to through large parties or Quince so that they can remember their own large party.

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Reality Check

This story is about a band called Ghost of Pasha and a bull owner. Through out the story the 2 are constantly being judged by society and it's stress to be normal. The 2 can't seem to figure out if what is going on is a dream or not and the solution is to establish the difference between the truth and your dream even if it means being different from society.

Kids and Money

We watched a video about young kids that live in Los Angeles and how much it is to keep up with their high fashioned styles. Each kid lived in a different type of class. One boy was poor, yet he spent ever paycheck on clothes so that he could fit the style. As oppose to some 12 year old girls who lived in Calbasas, who owned everything from true religions to rock and republic jeans. I felt like these kids were so spoiled, they got anything they wanted whenever they wanted. It just shows how our society will do anything to fit in, even if it means spending hundreds of dollars on a pair of jeans that won't fit in the next couple weeks.

Curves

Alison is a young girl who is what most people call too skinny. When her friends start to talk about how fat they are and she joins in with them, they just tell her to be quiet that she doesn't have an ounce of fat on her. She feels as though she doesn't fit in just because she is not as big as the other girls. This is why she likes her thighs, because they are big and they give her some curves. making them her favorite part on her body.

The Border

Is a short story about a young girl who was born in the United States but then was forced to move to Mexico when he dad retired. She grew up in Mexico and loved every minute of it. She was top in her class and was getting straight A's when all of a sudden they had to move back to the United States. She didn't know a word of English and soon become bottom of her class. She explained how rough it is to grow up in one place and have to move to another.

Running

Summary:
We read a short story about a young boy who is a jogger on his track team. He lives in Los Angeles and he runs the streets, crossing by things like the park and the people and culture that lives there. He starts out by falling asleep and he has a dream of him running by the park and then by the neighbor hood and then by the griffeth park. He talks about the different cultures and how he feels about things. He talks about how much it needs to be cleaned up, and the fact that he can;t stop running. Then he wakes up from his dream and puts on his shoes and runs around Los Angeles but this time its not a dream.