Mexico City fell to the United States Forces under the command of General Winfield Scott.
Community corrections have traditionally emphasized "rehabilitation", since the goal of corrections facilities is to "rehabilitate" the offenders who did wrong--meaning that they can re-enter society and be productive.
When the novel made its first appearance in the 1700s, it appealed
to all classes of people because they could identify with the stories of
everyday life. It felt like they were the people in the novel, which in this
case does have a slice of life genre.