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The only reason I'm still alive is because of the baby growing inside me.My baby saved my life.Now I'm a prisoner inside Cato's fortress. He's pissed at me, livid every time he looks at me. He refuses to sleep with me because now I'm the enemy.But I miss him...and he misses me.I only slept with Cato to save my father, but now he means something to me. I care about him, and I know he cares about me.Can I earn his forgiveness? Can I earn his trust?But even if I do, will he shoot me anyway?

Discurso pronunciado por Simón Bolívar el 15 de febrero de 1819, con motivo de la instalación del segundo Congreso Constituyente de la República de Venezuela. El Discurso de Angostura es la pieza de oratoria más importante del principal conductor de la emancipación sudamericana respecto del dominio colonial español. En dicho discurso, el Libertador se pronuncia a favor de la democracia, mantiene su preferencia por el centralismo y se inclina por un poder ejecutivo al estilo británico.

...y no se lo trago la tierra, in the original Spanish, is Tomas Rivera's classic novel about a Mexican-American family s life as migrant workers during the 1950s, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Exploited by farmers, shopkeepers and even fellow Mexican Americans, the boy must forge his self identity in the face of exploitation, death and disease constant moving and conflicts with school officials. ...y no se lo trago la tierra is the epic tale of a proud and indomitable people who must face powerful socio-economic forces. ...y no se lo trago la tierra is now an award-winning, major...