From January 20 to 23‚ I went to Santa Fe and San Ildefonso in New Mexico with Dr. Laughlin and my classmates. I was totally surprised by the architecture of the housing and the rich collection of Native American cultures. I expected to see traditional suburbs but instead I found almost everyone has built houses resembling traditional adobe homes which I had never seen. Houses‚ businesses‚ government buildings including museums are almost built in this style. The colors seem to blend in with the
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The Nine Guardians �Nine Guardians� takes places in the State of Chiapas‚ in Mexico‚ where from the remains of the Mexican revolution came the presidency of Lazaro Cardenas. His presidency takes places between 1934 and 1940‚ during the time this novel takes place. Cardenas expropriated foreign-held properties‚ distributed land to peasants‚ and instituted reforms to benefit indigenous people and Mexican workers. Cardenas found it unfair for the Indians to not be treated as equals‚ so he demanded
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following: When did Mexico achieve independence from Spain? When did Texas become independent from Mexico? When did Texas become a states of the USA? When did the Mexican-American War begin and end? Before President Polk’s term as President‚ which river had the US government recognized as the border between Mexico and Texas? Which river did Texas claim as its border with Mexico? Which river did President Polk choose as the border between Texas and Mexico? How did Polk’s
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meet Jenny who is also the protagonist of the story. She is about 20 years old‚ and she is at a wedding reception for the cousin of her brother-in-law and his fiancée. After a few years of studying English in Canada‚ she has returned to her home in Mexico. The only other person we meet is Fernando who is also a wedding guest‚ an old man who has lived in the city where the story is set for many years. The story’s narrative style is a 3rd person limited narrator and the reason why Julia Kelk has chosen
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“Remember the Alamo” Texas soldiers exclaimed as they fought for their independence from Mexico. Before the war‚ Texas was part of Mexico. Mexico didn’t have enough people in Texas so they let Americans in. Later they broke from Mexico and became part of America. Although the United States war against Mexico may be viewed as controversial‚ the war was just due to Mexico‚ ignoring the United States‚ Mexico killed the United State’s soldiers and when Texas was annexed to America. Overall‚ the Texas
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Mexico Native foods‚ such as corn‚ beans‚ avocados‚ tomatoes‚ and chili peppers‚ along with rice and beans was brought by the Spanish. Europeans introduced other foods like beef‚ pork‚ chicken‚ goat‚ sheep‚ dairy product‚ herbs and spices. According to wiki website‚ the Mexican cuisine is an important aspect of the culture‚ social structure and popular traditions of Mexico. The most common dish for special occasions and holidays is mole. However‚ the basic starch remains corn in almost all areas
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“corn” come about? It all started with the evolution of maize‚ which represents a remarkable achievement in plant breeding. Over the years of evolution Maize‚ known as corn today‚ hardly resembles its original ancestor Teosinte. Originating in South Mexico‚ Teosinte is a wild grass common to that area. In order to understand the transformation from a wild grass to a productive cash crop one must understand the background between evolution and interdependence between humans and Teosinte. Originating
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border to strengthen their illegal business. Their affiliation with Colombian smugglers helped them develop the Mexican drug business. Since then‚ they have strengthened their methods of illegal transportation. Furthermore‚ the influx of drugs from Mexico has a detrimental effect on the American economy. The healthcare‚ criminal‚ and productivity costs associated with substance abuse and trafficking are dragging the American economy into a deficit. Finally‚ the United States is not developing enough
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As Denver’s best Mexican restaurant‚ Paxia Authentic Mexican Cuisine prides itself on providing patrons with unique food they probably won’t encounter anywhere else—one such item is the tlacoyo. If you’ve never tasted tlacoyos‚ you’re in for a special treat. These tasty dishes originate from authentic Mexican recipes‚ which is why you’ll only find them in authentic Mexican kitchens. Each tlacoyo (pronounced tla-COY-yo) served at Paxia Authentic Mexican Cuisine is hand-made. To create this dish
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The MexicanAmerican war of 1846 played a very significant role in the history of the United States and Mexico. The United States gained 529‚000 square miles of valuable Mexican territory. Due to the war Mexico lost half of it’s land and resources which left Mexico with half of the territory they had before the war began. Wars are typically fought to defend or seize land‚ or to destroy an enemy. But in this case‚ the United States aggressively invaded Mexico. Polk’s over ambition to seize new territory from the Mexicans surfaced something that sooner or later would
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