What is meant by the Columbian Exchange? Who was affected the most by the exchange? The Columbian exchange was meant for people to trade for the goods the Americans were overflowing with. They would trade slaves and goods either the Americans or the foreign countries didn’t have. The Americans were mostly affected by the Columbian Exchange due to the diseases the Euros had aboard on their ship and would eventually pass it on to the Americans. They would get sick and suffer from the diseases that were passed on from country to country. The Economy was inflated and there were murders of Natives.…
"Jobs opened, word went out, the illegals came North"(URREA8). The availability of jobs attracted many immigrants to the North. They all wanted a shot at the American dream or even just to simply provide a little more for their family. "Men came home from the United States in cars... some even had the latest models.(URREA46). A portion of those who pursued employment in the United States were successful. They came back with luxurious goods , and more to provide. This encouraged those who were struggling to go for themselves, and try to be as successful as them. This was evident in many cases. "Enrique Landeros Garcia.. Tuition. Enrique made his way to Don Moi's table for little Alexis- a small venture to pay for a more straightforward chance at a future"(URREA52). Many like Enrique embarked on these ventures for a better future. In many instances to provide more for growing families. Each and every one immigrant, shared the common desire for a better future. "Mario Castillo Fernandez was a handsome young man...a hard worker, his only curse poverty...Perhaps he could build a better house.. Send the children to school in good pants, with new backpacks"(URREA53). One of the many , who went to support and provide more his…
Manuelito’s ethnicity, migration, socioeconomic status, acculturation and structure of his family influenced his development. Micro-systems are the direct and close environments in which adolescents interact with their parents, siblings, other family members, classmates and teachers (Ogden & Hagen, 2014). Manuelito’s social setting such as his family, school and peers influenced and shaped his developmental outcome. The decision to immigrate to the United States brought acculturative stress to both Manuelito and his family. The family decided to move to the United States for a better opportunity. However, Manuelito’s family faced difficulty in securing a job that providing adequate income to maintain their household, this created financial problems and family dissonance.…
In the novel Border Odyssey, Professor Charles Thompson travels along the Mexican-US border with his wife and other travel companions to better understand the relationship between the two countries. Even though Thompson had traveled to different areas of the border before, this was his first trip attempting to cover its entirety. Thompson is currently a professor at Duke and spends a portion of his trip with students involved in an immigration experience for the summer. Much of his life’s work has been about understanding the flow of migrants into the United States, the push and pull factors the draw them in and what little can keep them out. Thompson’s encounters with people on both sides of the border give the audience an understanding of…
El Salvador a Country Report 1.0 Introduction El Salvador or the Savior as the name can be translated is a very unexpectedly unique country. El Salvador is a country of many great geographical sites, a strange history, a blackened economic state, and an incredible agricultural base. The country has undergone many changes throughout its history. It was developed, owned, and operated by many different people and forms of government. This ?land of volcanoes? or ?the Savior? has been needed saving of its own for quite some time.…
Guatemala covers 42,042 sq mi and it has a population of over 17 million. Guatemala City, which is the capital is the city with the largest population. Guatemala has a very mixed ethnicity. Over half of the population is Mestizo and European. The other part of the population has a very diverse ethnicity.…
The island of the Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea, and its part of the West Indies. The Dominican Republic shares the land with Haiti and the entire island is known as Hispaniola. Hispaniola as it was called when Christopher Columbus discovered it, he discovered it on his first voyage in 1492. The founding of this island was very important to European settlers and it played a major part in the economic growth that Europe had when the new world was discovered. The agriculture that is part of this island has help establish an economic structure that has led the Dominican Republic become to what it is today.…
Within the millions of Mexicans who made it to America legally or illegally, there is a prominent small amount of those who believe that they worked harder than the others to get to where they are (such as Efren Mendoza). They then tend to differentiate themselves from the rest, and consider themselves as “Americans”, and that’s what Mendoza stated at the beginning of the chapter: “You’re a Mexican, they say, trying to bond with me speaking Spanish. How can you turn against you own kind? They say. But they aren’t my kind. They’re not Americans.” (Skyhorse 72). They usually frown upon the Mexicans, and look at themselves on the same level as the American born people.…
The everyday life in Mexico is very different from your normal day. For example, they never arrive at work on time. Things at the work place don’t get done as quick as they should. They get their job done last minute. Another thing about Mexico is that family is very important to them. Fiestas are big over in Mexico’s, which means their families celebrate and enjoy a very big meal together. Food is cheap here and it makes sense why they have fiestas all the time.…
The STD innoculation in Guatemala in the 1940s was the experiment that interested me the most because it is so unfair how the U.S. would do this atrocious act and conduct animal testing on humans. After watching this video and knowing how they conducted this experiment it suprised me how the Guatemalan people were not aware of even given instructions of what disease they were being injected with. These people never knew the truth until now almost six decades from then. I do not think that Psychology experiments are more ethical because even though ther is nothing foreign injected into the body, the fact that is harshly messing with your mind can hurt you also. Psychology experiments torment one's mind and may permanently affect them and be…
Conflict between two idea is an inevitable situation in a country, regardless of its resources, moral support, or any unifying idea of any sort that comes about, even over time. El Salvador had had a growing problem of the way its’ government was treating its’ population at the time due to the way the government was structured, and this lead to a demand for a better life. Even in the original 13 colonies, there was always something that the colonists conflicted over with the imperial power, which leads the question, how does the history of suppression in El Salvador and America during the years of conflict in the Salvadoran Civil War, and the American Revolution shape the countries they are today? The American Revolution and the Salvadoran…
The next dimension we will look at is the aesthetic-value dimension. In it we find the ideas that people have about good and bad, beautiful and ugly, and about right and wrong. The people in the immigrant latino community see the good in others who help them and they think its right to ride the train and take from others who aid them. This might not be the case with the people who manage the train and in a sense are basically giving free rides to people. Furthermore sometimes the cargo in their freight trains is mistreated and broken, such as chains used to protect the doors to the box cars. They see hygiene very important and necessary to maintain even in the state that they are in, bathing in safe zones or in lakes they fulfill. They believe…
Most of the migrant people were hated and treated poorly because the californians were scared that their jobs were going to be taken away by the migrants. “They were hungry, and they were fierce. And they had hoped to find a home, and they found only hatred.”(233)…
For me, participating in the Experience El Salvador program would be an unforgettable opportunity. I have always loved to give back to the world and others in any way that I can. About a year and a half ago, there was a Christian children’s choir that visited and performed at my church. This choir in particular consisted of children who had been saved from horrifying living conditions in third world countries and were given the opportunity to have better lives and travel the world singing about their love for God. Words cannot even describe how much I was deeply touched to hear the stories of where many of these children came from and how some were even on the verge of death. The testimonials of how God brought them through those difficult times were indescribably powerful. I have always known that I want to travel…
“Human beings are not just more mouths to feed, but are productive and inventive minds that help find creative solutions to man’s problems, thus leaving us better off over the long run” (Simon). While the first part of the quote is what most people think: that humans beings are just mouths to feed, the second part explain what they…