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    During National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) we recognize the contributions made and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture. Hispanics have had a profound and positive influence on our country through their strong commitment to family‚ faith‚ hard work‚ and service. They have enhanced and shaped our national character with centuries-old traditions that reflect the multiethnic and multicultural customs

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    Changes and Continuities in the Need for Colonial Labor The trans-atlantic systems from from 1600 to 173 maintained continuity in need for heavy labor due to an agricultural economy‚ but hunger for profits changed in the race and origins of the laborers. Planters needed subservient labor to maintain plantations‚ but over time they increasingly relied on black slaves. This racial shift due to transatlantic slavery would in the long term spark dramatic changes that are still felt in Southern society

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    in the colonies‚ especially the south. This led to a desire to be able to provide for yourself wile being able to command your family and the people that you owned. This created a world where slaves were a staple in the households of British North American colonies through the seventieth and eighteenth centuries. Patriarchy is the idea of a male oriented society where women‚ children‚ lower-class men and slaves were below the elite upper class of white men. On of the ideas behind patriarchy is that

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    colonial west africa

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    rule‚ limited the rights to Africans‚ which affected English rule as well as their post colonial relationships with neighboring countries. With England’s influences in every aspect of African life‚ European culture was also introduced. Unlike in Europe‚ the British government would not give Africans political representation until the international and domestic pressures mounted in its finals years of colonial rule. During this time‚ other European powers were focused on African assimilation and

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    opposed the official‚ tax-supported Anglican Church of England from which Puritans had escaped in the inception of America. Later in the colonial timeline‚ a series of religious revivals--known as The Great Awakening--developed into the separation between church and state. The disagreements between the beliefs in the Awakening – increased the competition of American churches‚ which resulted in the refrainment of such topics in political debates for more serious arrangements without the interruption

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    COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain.

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    Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Heritage Assessment Health Traditions and Cultural Heritage As nurses it is important for us to remember and remain sensitive to the fact that every patient has their own set of beliefs about healthcare‚ treatments‚ medications‚ and wellness based upon their own set of health traditions and their cultural heritage. A patient’s health traditions and cultural values come from the culture they grew up in and the

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    Long time ago and even until today the women are treated with great respect in the society. Contrary to popular belief‚ Philippine society was not always patriarchal. There was a time when women were treated as equally as men. The early law already recognizes their rights with the same privilege equally as men have. They played key roles both in and outside. Before the coming of the Spaniards‚ women were already entitled to inherit and own a family property‚ engage in a trade‚ to work according to

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    Heritage is important. In the historical play “A Raisin in the sun” by Lorraine Hansberry heritage is a big part of the characters lives. The story revolves around the Younger’s family who are African Americans living in South side chicago. Despite the fact that they live in a caucasian society‚ the character Beneatha is proud of her heritage. Beneatha shows how the ashanti people are worthy of admiration because they made a big contribution to society‚ It is the roots of who they are‚ they’re admirable

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    creatures that live in outer space‚ but those people from foreign countries who are treated as outcasts. This issue started even before the settlements of the thirteen colonies. This is American history and no one can change‚ but we can make correct our mistakes and excel to a better tomorrow. Slavery In Colonial Times Before America had fifty states‚ it started off with only thirteen colonies. Each colony with their similarities and difference‚ but try to manage

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