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"Environmental Problems in Puerto Rico: Ocean Ecosystem" by Máximo A. Giraud Ramírez
What would you do if a stranger completely trashed your house? I mean completely destroyed anything they can get their hands on, or maybe...

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Mar 26, 20233 min read
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"Ain't I a Human?" by Omarys K. Pérez Herrera
Ain’t I a human? Look at me! Look at my arms and legs! I have breath in my lungs, blood in my veins, and a tongue in my mouth. Ain’t I a...

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Mar 26, 20233 min read
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"Ain't I a Girlfriend?" by Genesis A. Cartagena
Ain't I a girlfriend?! The men always complaining about having no wife or girlfriend. I look pretty but get nothin! Men ask too much...

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Mar 26, 20231 min read
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"Shannon River" by Shannon Hernández
Do you like your name? Does it make you happy or sad? I believe that your name is a big part of your life, even if you may think it's...

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Mar 26, 20232 min read
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"To Be Dragged Down or To Rise Up" by Jireh J. Ortiz Ramos
“They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way.” (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr; 196, p. 1) This is how the people...

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Mar 26, 20233 min read
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My Safe Place by Verónica Curbelo Hernández
A safe space where one can find tranquility. A safe space where one can find comfort. A safe space that does not just meet its main...

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Mar 23, 20231 min read
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Thorn-filled Bouquets by Verónica Curbelo Hernández
Like a small bouquet that does not have any flowers; just thorns. That is how I see them. A clump of them, but that do not necessarily...

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Mar 23, 20231 min read
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