The Zika virus can be contracted by being bitten by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Puerto Rico being an island where is warm all year round makes the perfect breeding environment for this mosquito. At least 117 people have tested positive for the Zika virus in Puerto Rico and five of them are pregnant women. The Zika virus in Puerto Rico‚ how did it get there? Is the population in Puerto Rico able to fight this epidemic? How can the people in the island protect themselves from acquiring this virus?
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Barack Obama visit Puerto Rico Obama visited Puerto Rico‚ there was something like the premier of a movie‚ it was on every news. There was about a thousand special guests and one of them was the singer and actor Marc Anthony.Obama seemed more interested in talking to Marc Anthony‚ who he allegedly invited to accompany him on his arrival in San Juan. So it was evident that the President was more happy to talk to him than talk about the colonial problems and criminality. Its seems that everything
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Introduction During the first centuries of Spanish rule in Puerto Rico‚ agricultural operations had had directed by estates‚ cultivating sugarcane and other fruits. They were not large-scale operations‚ but they produced enough for local consumption. In the nineteenth century‚ larger farms emerged. These farms produced enough for local consumption and to export. Later‚ coffee‚ and sugarcane became the main export products to markets in Europe. Puerto Rico has economic and political relations with the United
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artists are increasing what is possible for us to think‚ are each of them truly expressing what actually happened at that time? For some‚ literature is used to describe certain things that they have been told‚ or have heard about through generations of story-telling; for others however‚ it is simply an open canvas for them to use to paint a portrait of their life experiences. In Imaginary Homelands by Salman Rushdie‚ this is the very topic that is at hand‚ and he explains that the difference between one
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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Spanish Colonialism on the History of Puerto Rican People Spanish Colonialism on the History of Puerto Rican People "Puerto Rico". The name immediately brings to mind images of a beautiful lush tropical island of enchantment. The name "Puerto Rico" usually does not conjure the image of Taino Indians or African slaves‚ yet these populations have great importance in laying the foundation for the notion of identity of Puerto Ricans. In contemporary debates of Puerto Rican identity‚ it is essential to examine
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fought in the war shall be honored for their courage and sacrifices. Remembrance Day‚ on November 11th‚ shall mark the day World War One ended. At 11 am on the 11th day of the 11th month‚ there will be two minutes of silence to remember each and every soldier who fought in the war. We shall recognize the freedom and peace‚ the men and women fought to sustain and uphold. We shall wear poppies‚ lay a wreath at cenotaphs‚ attend a Remembrance Day ceremony‚ and educate ourselves about the war. The
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Puerto Rico Background- Puerto Rico is located in North America in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of The United States of America. Puerto Rico does not share borders with any other countries. Puerto Rico covers 8‚870 square kilometers of land and 4‚921 square kilometers of water‚ making it the 164th largest nation in the world. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. The national anthem for Puerto Rico is called "La Borinqueña".Puerto Rico has many amazing sides to it and is
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Cofer (1993)‚ and A Clack of Tiny Sparks: Remembrances of a Gay Boyhood written by Bernard Cooper (1991). The two works of literature seem so different on the outside‚ yet upon further analysis one can begin to notice many similarities making
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does not turn into a fetus. Which is okay‚ but what really is disturbing is Partial-birth abortion which is a procedure where it is a fetus already and the medical surgeon kills the fetus and then takes it out. That sounds a lot like murder‚ which is illegal. Partial-birth abortion should only be used under certain circumstances for it to be legal. Indeed abortion is okay‚ but Partial-birth abortion is murder. Partial-birth abortion should only be used in certain circumstances. Those certain circumstances
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