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1975-04-20 Keynote Address: Chicanos and Education - Salvador Ramirez Page 10

CALIFA…..EL BETO….THE DEMOCRAT OR THE REPUBLICAN OR RAZA UNIDA…..THE AMERICAN OR THE MEXICAN AMERICAN…..THE U.S. CITIZEN…..CREDIT CARD #0000123 CHARGE ACCOUNT A4SH678FG…..LICENSE PLATES CA.1000.
THE SUM TOTAL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED REALITIES IS WHAT WILL MAKE YOU A COMPLETE PERSON. DENY ONE AND YOU REFUTE YOUR VERY BEING.
YOU WILL BE BLESSED WITH GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IF YOU UNDERSTAND BOTH REALITIES.
THE FIRST IS SIMPLY YOUR INHERITANCE…..THE SECOND, ULTIMATELY, PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE OF TWO LOGICAL CHOICES.
ONE LOGICAL CHOICE IS TO COMMIT YOURSELF TO RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS…..AND GAIN NOTORIETY, FAME, AND WEALTH.
THE OTHER LOGICAL CHOICE IS TO APPLY YOUR ACQUIRED SKILLS AND PARTAKE IN THE HAPPINESS AND PAINS OF LA RAZA. THIS CHOICE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FAME OR WEALTH…..BUT, YOU’LL NEVER STARVE!
THIS CHOICE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ENVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF A PRACTITIONER. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE, INTERPRET AND EXPLAIN TO OUR PEOPLE THE CAUSATIVE FACTORS THAT FORCE 1 MILLION OF AN ORIGINAL 1.6MILLION CHICANITOS TO DROP-OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE THEY REACHED THE EIGHTH GRADE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS…..DURING THE SIXTIES…..IN ADDITION, YOU WILL LEARN THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AMERICAN INDIANS, NO OTHER MINORITY IS LESS REPRESENTED IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION THAN

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CALIFA…..EL BETO….THE DEMOCRAT OR THE REPUBLICAN OR RAZA UNIDA…..THE AMERICAN OR THE MEXICAN AMERICAN…..THE U.S. CITIZEN…..CREDIT CARD #0000123 CHARGE ACCOUNT A4SH678FG…..LICENSE PLATES CA.1000. THE SUM TOTAL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED REALITIES IS WHAT WILL MAKE YOU A COMPLETE PERSON. DENY ONE AND YOU REFUTE YOUR VERY BEING. YOU WILL BE BLESSED WITH GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IF YOU UNDERSTAND BOTH REALITIES. THE FIRST IS SIMPLY YOUR INHERITANCE…..THE SECOND, ULTIMATELY, PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE OF TWO LOGICAL CHOICES. ONE LOGICAL CHOICE IS TO COMMIT YOURSELF TO RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS…..AND GAIN NOTORIETY, FAME, AND WEALTH. THE OTHER LOGICAL CHOICE IS TO APPLY YOUR ACQUIRED SKILLS AND PARTAKE IN THE HAPPINESS AND PAINS OF LA RAZA. THIS CHOICE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FAME OR WEALTH…..BUT, YOU’LL NEVER STARVE! THIS CHOICE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ENVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF A PRACTITIONER. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE, INTERPRET AND EXPLAIN TO OUR PEOPLE THE CAUSATIVE FACTORS THAT FORCE 1 MILLION OF AN ORIGINAL 1.6MILLION CHICANITOS TO DROP-OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE THEY REACHED THE EIGHTH GRADE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS…..DURING THE SIXTIES…..IN ADDITION, YOU WILL LEARN THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AMERICAN INDIANS, NO OTHER MINORITY IS LESS REPRESENTED IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION THAN