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El Suelo En Duelo, Mariana Ramos Ortiz
El Suelo En Duelo, Mariana Ramos Ortiz
Masters Theses
This is a thesis about colonialism.
When I was seven years old I interrogated my mom about the consequences of Puerto Rico achieving its independence from the United States. I remember asking her “If Puerto Rico gains its independence, would that mean that we would no longer be able to purchase apples at the store?” The warm climate prohibits apples from growing in Puerto Rico. I never liked apples, and would much rather have had oranges, but I guess that concerned me at that time. She looked at me with a funny look. With that funny look that any parent …