The Truth

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          Today I am going to talk about my daughter Ivelisse Morales. She it’s a wonderful young teen that was part of a program in Hartford CT. This program it’s a good program into you looks real deep inside and sees that everything that they talk it's no real. Why? I am saying this it’s because the people that run this program don't really care about how a child fell in the inside. I am saying because its truth. I don't care what some people said that I am saying this because I got fire I didn't really care about the money I did it because I love the horse and that children’s there. I also took am the position of President of Parent Association. I did it because I love the kids, so it was my duty to make sure that every child was safe. But went it came to a very intelligent young man the CEO of such program let him do whatever he want. So that it call favoritisms in my eyes. In the 3 yrs that my childrent and i was there several thing took place that it got to the dismiss of several student from there. How can you got the nerve to said that people laying about the hold situation. No one its laying the only one that lie here was you, you never have the time to tell the parent that you have a staff that  have don't something againg natural and that you are going to make sure that such thing never happen againg in this place. NO YOU NEVER DID. Why becuase the staff its family. Remember you dealing with the future here not no animal. You are mad becuase i have took the time to tell every parent of what have took place there. Even you new what happen the next day he still was there in the Rodeo King and Queen 2010 I have picture to prove it. You can not handle the true. Well even you took in you own power to take my daughter crown, money and also the laptop you are very sellfish person. You only care about money nothing else.

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La Adelita

La Adelita,often depicted as an image of patriotism and sexuality

“La Adelita”, one of the most popular ballads of the Mexican Revolution, was first composed in honor of the heroic women who dedicated their lives to the Revolution by joining the war efforts on the battlefield.  Some sources suspect the song’s origins to be inspired by  “a Durangan woman who had joined the Maderistas movement at an early age." (7) However, the actual identity of Adelita is virtually unknown, and as a result, “La Adelita” came to represent any female soldier that contributed to the Mexican Revolution; her name became synonymous with “soldadera.”

The following lyrics are just one of the popular versions of "La Adelita":

En lo alto de la abrupta serranía acampado se encontraba un regimiento y una musa que valiente los seguía locamente enamorada del sargento.	In the heights of a steep mountainous range a regiment was encamped and a bright woman bravely follows them madly in love with the sergeant.
Popular entre la tropa era Adelita la mujer que el sargento idolatraba y además de ser valiente era bonita que hasta el mismo Coronel la respetaba.	Popular among the troop was Adelita the woman that the sergeant idolized and besides of being pretty she was brave that even the Colonel respected her.
Y se oía, que decía, aquel que tanto la quería: Y si Adelita quisiera ser mi novia y si Adelita fuera mi mujer le compraría un vestido de seda para llevarla a bailar al cuartel.	And it was heard, that he, who loved her so much, said: If Adelita would like to be my girlfriend If Adelita would be my wife I'd buy her a silk dress to take her dance to the quarter.
Y si Adelita se fuera con otro la seguiría por tierra y por mar si por mar en un buque de guerra si por tierra en un tren militar.	If Adelita would leave with another man I'd follow her by land and sea by sea in a war ship by land in a military train. (8)

     As described in the lyrics, Adelita was characterized as a softer version of the female soldier, the sweetheart of the troupe who was neither vulgar nor ruthless. (9) Those who sang of her legend “did not focus on her valor, bur rather on her beauty, desirability, and loyalty." (10) Though there are different interpretations and versions of Adelita, she is for the most part represented as a symbol of love in war. This romanticized version of the soldaderas attributes to their roles as potential lovers or wives of the soldiers in the Mexican Revolution.   

     Though Adelita’s story first began in ballad form, her legend was not confined to this medium, rather she also became a popular figure in literature and modern-day films.  Today, women in both Mexico and the United States look to Adelita as a symbol of motivation and hope, a woman that struggles and fights for her rights.  Her powerful image is one that conveys feminine strength to women who draw upon her legend as a source of inspiration amidst modern-day tribulations.

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Role of Las Soldaderas in the Mexican Revolution

The roles and contributions of the Soldaderas to the various armies of the Mexican Revolution were almost limitless. For both the federal army and the rebel armies, Soldaderas were used to transport goods, cook meals, set up camp sites, and carry the equipment for the soldiers. Soldaderas were said to almost always be spotted carrying cooking utensils, cooking equipment, plants and animals. (16) These chores were delegated strictly along gender lines, and thus the role of Soldaderas is very similar to that of a home maker. Serving as a home maker accompanying their husbands to war, Soldaderas were invaluable to preparing and assisting the male soldiers fighting in combat. For those female soldiers that were not married, they too found contributing to the war effort to be a worthwhile endeavor. Many functioned as “mothers” who would provide the same services of that of a wife Soldadera to an unattached man. Some Soldaderas even became prostitutes available for hire for those males in need of physical companionship. (17)

     In addition to their hospitality duties, Soldaderas also made other significant contributions to their armies. Following a battle, Soldaderas were used to raid the corpses of soldiers in search of valuable loot and other goods that the soldiers might find useful. (18) In the combat itself, those Soldaderas chosen to accompany the troops served as nurses. They would aid and bandage the soldiers, and even carry them back to base on oxen. (19)

     Finally, Soldaderas were also used as smugglers who would bring ammunition, medicine and other goods to Mexico from the United States. Soldaderas made good smugglers because American border officers did not suspect these females as having any attachment to the war, and thus were not suspicious of a Soldadera who would be hiding rounds of bullets underneath her skirt. (20) 
           
     However, with their responsibility and bravery towards helping the army, Soldaderas paid the price of being involved with a war. Due to their lack of ability to fight, and the fact that they often stayed behind the troops, Soldaderas were subjected to slaughter and rape by opposing armies who saw defeating the Soldaderas as a great strategy towards defeating the opposing armies. Field generals knew that the male soldiers depended on the Soldaderas for their most basic necessities, so eliminating the Soldaderas accompanying a battalion provided a great advantage to the army.

     As important as they were to the armies of the Mexican Revolution, Soldaderas would not last as important figures through the end of the war. As the war effort continued, famine began to hit many soldiers, and thus the armies could not afford to waste food on Soldaderas. Also, Soldaderas were not as swift as male soldiers, and thus could not keep up with the necessary mobility of many battalions as the war pressed on.

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Las Soldaderas

Las Soldaderas were women "fighters" who made significant contributions to both the federal and rebel armies of the Mexican Revolution. Though few actually engaged in combat, their assistance to male soldiers in fighting the war were monumental. This website discusses in further detail the roles of Las Soldaderas; prominent female figures in the war; provides a historical context for the war effort; and discusses modern day ramifications of the efforts of Las Soldaderas.

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