Breaking the Silence: Contesting Manifest Destiny in María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's <em>Who Would Have Thought It?</em>

Rewriting Space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?

In her article "Rewriting Space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?" Bernadine M. Hernandez analyses María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's text in the context of Mexican American and US-American literary history. In her novel published in 1872, Ruiz de Burton creates a space of racial and class difference that is a direct response to Mexicano displacement after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalg...

Mixed-Bloods, Mestizas, and Pintos: Race, Gender, and Claims to Whiteness in Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona and MarÃŁa Amparo Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?

Who Would Have Thought?

Results of a study from Mississippi State University, working with the parents of more than 16,000 kids reveals big news. The study on self-control compared the scores of children exhibiting poor or unhappy behavior and how well they respected and worked with peers, to parents’ statements on how frequently they attended worship, talked with their children about religion, and argued about religi...

Sprawl: The New Manifest Destiny?

Manganese is a naturally occurring element that constitutes approximately 0.1% of the earth's crust, and low levels of Mn in water, food, and air are ubiquitous. In certain geo-logic regions, long contact times between ground water and bedrock enriched in Mn can lead to locally high levels in the water [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2004]. Mn is an essential nutrient, and ingestion...

The Manifest Destiny of Artificial Intelligence

This reprint is provided for personal and noncommercial use. For any other use, please send a request Brian Hayes by electronic mail to [email protected].