Background and Thesis Rafael Torres, a former security guard at the U.S. Navy base in Vieques, said he still hears noises in his head. A sound like the fighter jet that in 1995 hurled two cement-filled projectiles a few feet from where he was standing (ROSS A10). "The other day I was sleeping in ...

Over the last 50 years, Australians have experienced more change than the history of the nation. We have fought in wars, changed our views on women's rights in the family, and in the work place, opened our arms to people in need of safe refuge as well as coming to terms with our past treatmen...

In Helena Maria Viramontes', "Under the Feet of Jesus", historical factors play an integral role in depicting life as a migrant laborer. Capitalism, colonialism, racialization, as well as exploitation are a few of the forces that prove to be important in mediating the political, social, and cul...