Brenda Lopez

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Worked on 7 assignments, created 0, named on 7 bylines for The Chaffey Breeze.

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"Mi Gente"

Recently, there has been several natural disasters around the world, the most recent was Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands on September 20th. Hurricane Maria was the strongest tropical storm Puerto Rico has had since 1932, said Alejandro Dávila Fragoso in the article "People Are Getting Desperate’ in Puerto Rico as Federal Response Not Equal to...

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Makeup is Art

Zendaya said via Twitter "I love playing with makeup. Makeup has become a thing where it's an art form. It's not a thing where you use it because you need to feel beautiful or because you don't like the way you look." Thought-out the years, makeup has become like therapy to young women. A therapy that the makeup industry has...

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One Shot, One Kill

The use of guns in the United States has increased drastically. while there has always been a gun problem in the United States, some people refuse to notice. The Trace said “55 million Americans own guns" People say they own a gun for protection but, what kind of protection if some people live in nice neighborhoods. Deborah Azrael of Harvard...

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Challenge Gone Bad

Social media has gained power for teenagers to go the extra mile to get likes by participating in challenges. Many YouTubers are putting themselves in danger just to get more views and become popular. Some parents are not even aware of these challenges. In the past years there have been multiple challenges such as the "Ice Bucket Challenge," "The Cinnamon...

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Pupusas History

Many immigrants have come to the United States, bringing their own traditions from home. As a result, the United States is a place where you can find many ethnic groups, as well as the foods they brought with them. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and the only one without a Caribbean coastline; that's a fun fact....

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The New Sensation of Mexican Snacks

The invention of street foods such as raspados and Tostilocos changed the way the Mexican community, especially immigrants, make their income. Many Mexicans began to go out in the street and sale “raspados” or “elotes”. It was one of the cheapest snacks the community could purchase. People knew that the vendors were in their community because of the horn sound...

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My "American Dream"

I was a lucky 9 year-old who’s dream became a reality on June 4th, 2006. Luckily, I am not an immigrant. Luckily, I am not an immigrant. I didn’t have to walk for miles or suffer from hunger. I’m one of the lucky ones because I came to the United States with no suffering. Many immigrants come to the United...