Spanish

Spanish 210

Essay Prompt #2

Analyze by answering the following questions in the films Amores Perros, City of God, Sin

Nombre, and Diarios de Una Motocicleta.

1- What are the struggles that poor people must bear in Latin America?

2- What are the consequences of an unequal distribution of property and wealth in Latin

America?

3- Who has the “right to the city” in Latin America?

You must use the theory of Pierre Bourdieu, “Culture Capital” and David Harvey’s “The Right

to the City”.

Paragraph #1: Introduction

1. Thesis brief, clear and to the point.

Paragraph #2: Definitions

1. Here you must define the technical terms you are using in your thesis. For example, if

you are going to write about gender performance in the film Frida, you must define what

is gender performance. You are not allowed to use the dictionary, the encyclopedia or any

other internet site that has a dot com extension.

Paragraph #3, #4, etc.: Analysis of Your Examples.

Paragraph #?: Conclusion

Note:

1- Make sure you the follow MLA in writing your name, your professor’s name, class and date.

2- Last name and page number as per MLA (top right-hand corner) 3- Your title should be a long tile, not a one, two, three or a four-word title. 4- You should have an introduction to your chosen subject as your first paragraph. 5- Your thesis should be underlined and at the end of the first paragraph.

6- Your second paragraph should be a paragraph where you define the theory you are using.

7- The rest of your body paragraphs should be about finding examples and analyzing them.

8- Your last paragraph should be your conclusion. 9- You must have 4 full pages in your essay plus a 5th page with your bibliography.

10- Your essay must have at least 3 citations/quotes from the articles read in class.