One of the most inspiring Latina women for me is Sonia Sotomayor she has proven many people incorrect and shown them the power of a Latina Women, which is something I would love to be able to do as part of a career. She was born in New York City in the Bronx. Her father and mother were born in Puerto Rico, in two different cities. They both left Puerto Rico at different times and meet one another when they were in America. Sonia Sotomayor’s mother served in the Women’s Army Corps. Her family lived
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Three young women arrived in British Honduras (Belize) early in June, 1962, filled with the idealism of the early days of the John F. Kennedy administration and a remarkable leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John XXIII. Papal Volunteers to Latin America (PAVLA) is the Catholic counterpart to Kennedy's Peace Corps. As volunteers for this Catholic organization, Abby, Molly, and Kate discover a world completely different from the one they grew up in. First, they are cautioned by the priests
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Moving to another country is a bold move, but you have chosen to pursue this adventure. I do not know your reasons for pursuing higher education here, rather than the familiarities of Spain. You are at a disadvantage, due to the language differences. However, you will soon be accustomed to the normalities here, since it is my job to make you aware of these differences. When you finish reading this, I hope you have a better understanding of what is to be expected regarding food here, by reading
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As Cuba demands it’s Independence from Spain the U.S. maintained its refusal to intervene. From 1894 to 1898 Cuba stood alone in this war before Yellow journalism and the sinking of the USS Maine took its toll playing on the sympathies of the Americans and the US declared war on Spain in April of 1898. When the US announced its intention to free Cuba they announced it with the complete support of Cuba’s independence. However by the time the fighting ended the u.s occupied Cuba, Puerto Rico and the
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which helped United States acquire more land overseas as well as global power. To settle the Spanish- American war, Treaty of Paris was made which consisted Philippines annexed from the Spanish and bought for $20 million dollars. After acquiring Philippines, McKinley. McKinley was an imperialist president, who believed that nothing is wrong when it comes to acquiring Philippines. After the Spanish American War, the Philippines came to America and America was trying to help their nation by
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Puerto Ricans Right to Vote Since 1898, after the Spanish-American War, North America has been in control of Puerto Rico. The Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917 only furthered Puerto Rico’s relationship with America, allowing Puerto Ricans to claim U.S. Citizenship. Even though Puerto Ricans House of Delegates all voted against the passing of the Act, the Act was still passed. According to HuffPost Latino Voices, 51% of Puerto Ricans would like to keep their relationship with the United States, leaving
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Rodriguez, he goes into the past and present of his life growing up with Spanish being his first language in school in the U.S. He later goes on to say, how he in fact, was and is against having a bilingual education in the school system, for it took away an individual's private language and turned it into a public language. However, such a statement seems to contradict to how he ended up to be with language, which is the fact that Spanish ultimately faded away from his life, no longer making it the private
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best for both of them at that time. In Doc B it says “ We can not retreat from any soil where Providence has unfurled our banner; it is ours to save...for liberty and civilization.”(Beveridge 149). They had already gotten involved, they beat the Spanish and they were not about to turn away a land that was in need. Back in the U.S. citizens were evenly split on the decision as well. Not only did the help the Philippines but one of the main reasons that annexing was the only choice was that America
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Through the research and the IO presentation of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, I gained more knowledge regarding the Colombian society, along with machismo, marianismo, and their religion. The Colombian society still keep part of their wedding tradition, where they are obligated to marry within a specific social class. In the upper class family, the husband is considered the leader, while the wife is destined to stay at home and take care of the house. On the other hand, the lower class family, the
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In the past, Ecuador and Colombia used to be part of the same nation but once Ecuador obtained their independency the border problems continue, even to this day. One of the main reasons is the fact that Ecuador’s weather allows for the coca leaf to grow in abundance. Today, there are many reasons why people want to cross the border to Ecuador. Some are just escaping the civil war or the drug war in Colombia, others are trying to capitalize of the natural resources and join the drug lords of the region
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