The Castillo Balderas Family

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Rachel Edson                                The Castillo Balderas Family

12/21/09  4A                                           Guadalajara, Mexico

#1        The Castillo Balderas family lives in a neighborhood of Guadalajara, Mexico.  It is obvious that they live a distance from the city by looking into the background of the setting. All the houses look very similar, and no tall buildings of big building are shown in the picture that could indicate that they would live near the center of the city. There appears to be a courtyard where the children can play because it looks too busy for them to be playing out on the streets. This is also looks like where they wash their clothes, maybe because this is the only area where water is available. They hang their clothes up there and also on the roof to keep away from possible thieves. The family also has a television and two stereos are located in the courtyard for entertainment use. This indicates that most families in Mexico have electricity. It seems that the television is one of the most valued possessions among the Mexican family. Watching TV and listening to music are both their biggest values in entertainment. It does appear that the family has bottled water located in the scene. This could imply that the family has tap water but it might be unhealthy for them to drink. They may use the tap water for cooking, but the bottled water just for pure drinking. This Mexican family portrays the middle class because they have three beds, two couches, a love seat, an oven, stove, and a china cabinet. This is less than a normal American would have but more than an average poor person would have. This concludes that most Mexican families are of the middle class.

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#2        This photograph of the Castillo Balderas Family indicates that they do not have cars in this part of Mexico. There are no cars located in this area, but there are bikes located on the roof which indicate their main transportation. This also indicates that they probably don't travel far from there home since their main type of transportation is bicycles. The types of goods prove that the economy isn't high and they don't have internet which tells us that they are middle class and have an average income that can support the family with their necessary needs. It doesn't ...

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