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Capitulo Uno. La presencia hispana en los Estados Unidos. Para entrar en onda. I. Conversacion y cultura. Latinos en los Estados Unidos. II. Lectura. En un barrio de Los Angeles, Francisco X. Alarcon. Mi nombre, Sandra Cisneros. Un sandwich de arroz, Sandra Cisneros. El laberinto, Jorge Ramos. El futuro del espa'ol en Estados Unidos, Jorge Ramos. Mareo escolar, Jose Antonio Burciaga. III. Mundos hispanos. Celia Cruz. Latinos en Estados Unidos, Titti Sotto. La latinizacion de Estados Unidos, Jorge Ramos. IV. El arte de ser bilingue. A. Composicion autobiografica dirigida. B. El arte de hacer una entrevista. V. Unos pasos mas: fuentes y recursos. Capitulo Dos. Los mexicanoamericanos. Para entrar en onda. I. Conversacion y cultura. Las raices de los mexicanoamericanos. II. Lectura. Se arremango las mangas, Rosaura Sanchez. Mi acento (Living with an Accent), Jorge Ramos. Homenaje a los padres chicanos, Abelardo Delgado. III. Mundos hispanos. Cesar Chavez. Edward James Olmos. IV. El arte de ser bilingue. Excerpts from Hunger of Memory, Richard Rodriguez. V. Unos pasos mas: fuentes y recursos. Capitulo Tres. Los puertorrique'os. Para entrar en onda. I. Conversacion y cultura. Los puertorrique'os. Cronologia puertorrique'a. II. Lectura. La carta, Jose Luis Gonzalez. A Jose Marti, Julia de Burgos. Prologo: como se come una guayaba, Esmeralda Santiago. Ni te lo imagines, Esmeralda Santiago. III. Mundos hispanos. Recordando al actor de teatro y cine. La plena: Linda musica puertorrique'a. La politica: La primera mujer puertorrique'a elegida al Congreso. IV. El arte de ser bilingue. ?Debe ser el ingles el idioma oficial de los Estados Unidos? V. Unos pasos mas: fuentes y recursos. Capitulo Cuatro. Los cubanos y cubanoamericanos. Para entrar en onda. I. Conversacion y cultura. Los cubanos y cubanoamericanos. Cronologia cubana. II. Lectura. Mi raza, Jose Marti. Balada de los dos abuelos, Nicolas Guillen. La cosecha, Reinaldo Arenas. El mar, Reinaldo Arenas. Mariel, Reinaldo Arenas. Introduccion. El fin, Reinaldo Arenas. III. Mundos hispanos. Pedro Zamora. Jose Greer. IV. El arte de ser bilingue. Opinion editorial: La Torre de Babel, Belkis Cuza Male. V. Unos pasos mas: fuentes y recursos. Capitulo Cinco. La herencia multicultural de Espa'a. Para entrar en onda. I. Conversacion y cultura. Espa'a ayer y hoy. Cronologia contemporanea espa'ola. II. Lectura. Cales y payos, Juan de Dios Ramirez Heredia. "Poema XXIX" de Proverbios y cantares, Antonio Machado. La guitarra, Federico Garcia Lorca. Cancion del jinete, Federico Garcia Lorca. III. Mundos hispanos. El flamenco. IV. El arte de ser bilingue. La traduccion y la interpretacion. V. Unos pasos mas: fuentes y recursos. Capitulo Seis. Los derechos humanos. Para entrar en onda. I. Conversacion y cultura. Violaciones de los derechos humanos en Latinoamerica. II. Lectura. Esperan
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Darkness falls...despair abounds...evil reigns...Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust.Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle-one that might put Eragon in even graver danger.Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . . Praise for "Eragon: "Unusual, powerful . . . fresh and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that's sure to flourish." -"Booklist, Starred"Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut." -"People"The new 'It' book of children's lit." -"U.S. News & World Report"An auspicious beginning to both career and series." -"Publishers Weekly A #1 New York Times BestsellerA #1 Publishers Weekly BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Wall Street Journal BestsellerA Book Sense Book of the YearA #1 Book Sense Selection "From the Hardcover edition., Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battleone that might put Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . . Praise forEragon: "Unusual, powerful . . . fresh and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that's sure to flourish." Booklist, Starred "Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut." People "The new 'It' book of children's lit." U.S. News & World Report "An auspicious beginning to both career and series." Publishers Weekly A #1 New York Times Bestseller A #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Book Sense Book of the Year A #1 Book Sense Selection, Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battleone that might put Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . . Praise forEragon: "Unusual, powerful . . . fresh and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that's sure to flourish." Booklist, Starred "Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut." People "The new 'It' book of children's lit." U.S. News & World Report "An auspicious beginning to both career and series." Publishers Weekly A #1 New York Times Bestseller A #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Book Sense Book of the Year A #1 Book Sense Selection From the Hardcover edition.
