In this TLC lab, we explored the relative polarities of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine based on their functional groups. The most overall polar analgesic is considered to be the analgesic that contained the most polar function groups. The amine and amide functional groups are the most polar. In this experiment, we found that both these functional groups are found in Caffeine. As a result, Caffeine was the most polar out of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine. Aside from Caffeine, Acetaminophen has one amide functional group. This makes it the second most polar analgesic. In addition, Acetylsalicylic Acid has an ester group. Since ester group is not as polar as either amine or amide groups,…
In July 2009, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs estimated the population of Mexico is 111,219,789 people, which makes Mexico to be the 11th largest population in the world. First language in Mexico is Spanish yet English is used only in business This nation has 1.13 percent of population growth rate annually., which helps a lot for foreign to do business in Mexico. Since majority of Mexican are people who immigrated to Mexico from South America, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba and Brazil, 60 percent population ethnicity is Indian-Spanish, Indian makes up 30 percent, Caucasian is 9 per cent and others are 1 percent (U.S Department of State, 2010).…
Hispanic Cultural Assessment Anitra Wilson Nursing 542 May 31, 2015 Professor Sandra Brown Hispanic Culture The Hispanic/Latino culture is a culture that traces their roots to Spain, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The Latino culture within the United States is growing rapidly. …
In Ada Diaz’s article Hispanic in America: starting points, she explains how Hispanics in America are not here to repel against the American society, and have nothing but respect towards this country. Hispanics in America; starting points was published in may13, 1991 issue of Christianity in crisis. Diaz explains the struggles of Hispanics throughout America and, shows how the struggle does exist. She writes from the perspective of a Hispanic woman herself. The purpose of the article is simply to elaborate how Hispanics blend into the American society. The situation in this article is Diaz’s desire to show the Hispanic struggles going on through America. The target audiences of this article are obviously Hispanics in America. Mainly and most impor-tantly Diaz does claim that Hispanics were here first…
Gloria Steinem - women's rights activist and journalist - a female who has left a big footprint on American history and contemporary society. Born March 25, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, Steinem has had a full life of adventure and outstanding accomplishments towards the women's movement. As a child, Steinem and her family traveled a lot due to her fathers work. Before reaching her teens, Steinem's parents divorced, her older sister Sue left for college, and she was left to take care of her mentally ill mother (who had anxiety and agoraphobia) in a run-down house back in Toledo, Ohio. Steinem had to balance her school work, social life, and caring for her mother during her teen years before leaving for college.…
Many Chicanos who did identify with religion like César Chavez were often criticized for it because it meant they accepted their colonization (Romero, Oct 28th). A lot of Chicanos do not realize the importance religion has played in the movement because it is often rejected. Many Chicanas felt their oppression originated from the Catholic Church. “We, as Mujeres de la Raza, recognize the Catholic Church as an oppressive institution and do hereby resolve to break away…” this was a declaration from the Chicanas who attended the National Chicana Conference (Blackwell, pg 174). If it weren’t for religion there would not be a unity in the community. Mexico was submerged with Catholicism during the conquest, and even though it did cause a lot of cultural destruction, it has also provided a community where people can have a common belief. Cesar Chavez attributes his success to his faith in God. In his longest fasting his first item of food was the Eucharist, the flat wafer believed to be the body of Christ. Today many Mexican-American families identify with being Catholics; many Chicanos have a foundation in parish catholic school because better education was offered. In my own personal experience, my family is not strongly religious but did place me in a catholic school because of the better education offered. The strong…
The term ‘Hispanic’ recognizes people whose cultural ancestry lies first in Spain and then in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America which comprises of Mexico, Central America and most of South America except Brazil, and several Caribbean nations. The term gained wide spread prominence only after the 1960s. (Jorge Iber, 2005:6). Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers began to arrive in America in the early 1500s. With the intermingling of different communities over the years, most of the Hispanics living in the United States are of mixed heritage. In social research, the definition of any ethnic or racial group always tends to be problematic. Although they are all referred to as a whole, the Hispanics are not a homogenous ethnic or racial group as is perceived by people across the world. The term in itself could be a suitable label for people who do not comprehend the intricacies of this varied population. Despite these romanticised notions of a common identity and political cohesion, first generation immigrants never used to identify themselves as Hispanics. They have always perceived of themselves as Cubans, Mexicans,…
One specific group of immigrants have had a tremendous impact on the American society. In an article written by Tasos Vossos, who is an writer for the people of our everyday lives, he writes “According to the U.S. Catholic magazine, in 1820, Catholics were the smallest denomination in the United States, with 195,000 members. By 1860, they were the largest, rising to 3.1 million” (Vossos, 2011, para. 3). Irish Immigrants introduced a new religion and they impacted the American culture greatly. The cultural impact immigrants bring to the United States is…
Mexicans entering the U.S. went to work for mine operators, railroads and farmers in the Southwest. By the 1920s, over 70 percent of railroad labor was provided by Mexican laborers. Not all immigrants stayed permanently- some stayed temporary and later returned home. In 1900, there were 300,000 Mexicans in America, mostly in the border states next to Mexico. Only a third of them were born in Mexico, so much of the population was a result of the society growing from the 80,000 present in 1848. The Bureau of Immigration didn’t make an effort to restrict the immigration of Mexicans; it dealt more with the control of immigration Europeans and…
The US Constitution was written well over 200 years ago. For these few centuries, it lead the advancement of US the Government organizations and has provided the basic requirements for political stability, freedom for each individual, and growth economically and socially. In the US Constitution, it has the framework for our government.…
In a nation that boasts such a diverse and colorful population , it is surprising how quick it’s mono racial inhabitants and government are to discriminate and build walls between themselves and their mixed race counterparts. In light of the mixed race Latino, they are one of the major unaccepted groups known to Man. Basically they carry around the image of being partly involved with the Hispanic stigmatized minority group which therefore later insinuates struggles down the road with personal identification development. In such a long run of years various governments and powerful , elite heads of large corporations have aimed their concerns at keeping the…
educationally and family perceptions that they are rejecting traditional family norms and values by being in college (Kuh, Kinzie, Buckley & Hayek, 2006).…
The United States has been ignorant and oppressive over the Latino people and communities. David Gutierrez and Renato Rosaldo address the problems of how Latinos are shaped and view within the American society, but the authors also demonstrate how this perspective of ignorance towards Hispanics has affected the American society. These authors are motivated to dissect and look into these problems from different viewpoints, and how this image of the “Latino” person has been shaped through the relationships of Latin America and the United States. Before we began to dig in and examine the readings, I assumed these articles would give the reader more historic knowledge of how the USA has been involved with in Lain America, but Rosaldo author of “Latinos Cultural Citizenship” and Gutierrez author of “Demography and The Shifting Boundaries of “community” explore and analyze the meaning citizenship, and how the demographic changes that have occurred through the years has affected the Latino experience and the United States itself.…
The word Hispanic brings up various thoughts in different people. Some might think of uneducated, loud, incompetent people. To others it might bring up words like devoted, hardworking, and loving. Being Hispanic to me means to know how to work hard and that you caring about family and friends. It also means that you are a strong person that can handle tough situations and make the best of things.…
school systems than are any other group of students. A recent report of the Harvard…