In the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, the U.S. was deciding whether to annex the Philippines or to give them their freedom. During the Spanish - American War, the U.S. fought Spain in the Philippines and promised the Philippines their independence, but the U.S. took them over instead. The U.S. wanted to annex the Philippines because they wanted to protect them from other countries from taking them over because America thought that their government wasn’t strong enough and unstable, which wasn’t true
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I love speaking Spanish at home it makes me feel connected to my roots. Knowing that when i get home my mom would be there and she would talk to me in Spanish is a good feeling that i get every time i had a long day at school. I Am free to speak any language at home but I feel more connected speaking Spanish because it part of my culture to speak Spanish and also I don’t have an option to speak to my mom, because she only speak English, But I'm glad I do speak in Spanish at home. Usually at school
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As a young Latina I am aware of the different stereotypes we have in our culture. Good stereotypes and bad stereotypes. We are known as the maids, loud, curvaceous, emotional, passionate and anything attached to sex, sexy or sexual oh, and let’s not forget the “spicy Latina” part, which makes me laugh because at a certain point it is true, we tend to be over dramatic sometimes. I consider myself a feminist therefore being a young Latina is difficult because you have this background/check list where
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greatness. 3. 4. The USS Maine was ordered to Havana harbor to keep American citizens safe. On February 15, the Maine exploded. Americans immediately accused Spain without any proof. This led to the United States to declare war in Cuba. 5. The Spanish-American War of 1898 was a war between the
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The Spanish Armada How does a so called “invincible” navy fail to destroy the inferior British Navy? The Spanish Armada was said to be the “invincible” navy that fell in the late 1500s. They were called invincible because of their ocean experience due to exploration, which ironically a newer smaller British military defeated. Philip II, King of Spain and controller of much land was behind the Armada while Queen Elizabeth, Queen of England was the one who had angered Philip II. The old ways of the
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In the essay, “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, Cofer describes what it is like to grow up in America being a Puerto Rican girl. She explains how the people at her school who judge her and other Puerto Rican girls by the way she dressed. Students would notice that they would dress mature and cover themselves with jewellery for even simply events. Men would flirt with her because of her “exotic” background. She and other Hispanics are portrayed negatively by society, however
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languages and the various ways we speak is something that separates us from each other. Anzaldua chooses to focus this topic on the Spanish culture and uses her personal experience to further dive into the struggle of growing up in a place where speaking Spanish was not accepted. Early in the essay, she mentions how at a young age, she was mistreated for speaking Spanish in the classroom and was told to “go back to Mexico where [you] belong”. Because of the culture she grew up in and the language
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There are many traditions in the Hispanic culture, and I believe the one that is more commonly celebrated than any other tradition is a young girl’s quinceañera. A quinceañera is when a girl is about to turn 15 years old, and it stands for a girls transition to womanhood. It can be compared to the sweet sixteen celebration that is done for a teenage girl on her sixteenth birthday in the American culture. The quinceñeara tradition has been around for hundreds of years and it’s celebrated just as much
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Juan seguin made an impact in texas history and was an important person . Juan Seguin was born in 1806 into a long-established tejano family in san antonio. Few details of his early life are known, but he became a harsh liberal critic of santa anna centralization of authority in Mexico in the 1830's. Seguin's father had been a strong political ally of , and Seguin himself played an active role in the Texas revolution. He served as provisional mayor of San Antonio and led a band of like-minded
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Selena's life from beginning to end NOT DOUBLE-SPACED -1 Selena was born into a Mexican American family and grew up with her father's musical influence due to his past experiences in the industry. Her father also put together their family band after listening to Selena sing and made the children practice more than play this continues for quite a while eventually using the group as entertainment for her father's restaurant. The problem her father had was he was Mexican yet unable to sing Mexican
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