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There are truths and fallacies that a person could read in many forms of literature. It could be prejudices, incorrect information or even slanted views. Hence, once an article is read it is very easy to see what views it represents. From there the reader can make their own opinion about the article. There is an article called “Representation by Other Means : Mexican American and Puerto Rican Social Movement Organizations”, that as it is read its views are seen automatically. This article pointed out facts on Puerto Rico as a commonwealth, the Puerto Rican people in the United States and the different things that make Puerto Ricans similar to other ethnic groups. The articles’ views about the Puerto Rican people show similarities to what was learned in class and in the readings. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, “they belong to, but are not a part of the United States”(Christopulos, Core 9P Reading Packet, page 15). Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952, but since 1917 as stated in the article the U.S. Congress made