During the rape, she was held by the shoulders and told: "[you'll have to] give in, with or without a fight" ("te dejas, por la buena o por la mala"). ... The victims were among a large number of unarmed peasants, including women and children, who were traveling to Atoyac de Álvarez to participate in a demonstration to demand the release of a peasant activist who had disappeared in Atoyac on 24 May 1995 Gilberto Romero Vásquez. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Like Water For Chocolate By Laura Esquivel Laura Esquivel's novel Like Water For Chocolate, explores issues and asks questions about our society, in a way that is a thought provoking and relevant. It is presented in such a way that the novel flows with pace and does not impend on the book. Sub...

• Word Count: 1309
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• Grade Level: High School