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    the majority of the population worked in poverty. As the gap between the poor and rich grew under the leadership of General Diaz‚ the political voice of the lower classes was also declining. By 1910‚ He was eighty years-old and had ruled Mexico for thirty years Under

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    The Mexican Revolution happened when the working class of Mexico started to question the leadership of Porfirio Diaz. Additionally‚ Porfirio Diaz had been leading Mexico during the years 1876 to 1911‚ which made

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    feel restless and held down by unacceptable restrictions in society‚ religion‚ the economy‚ or government. Since 1876‚ President Porfirio Díaz/the dictatorship severely restricted the prospects of Mexico’s middle classes for political and economic advancement. 3. People are hopeful about the future but are being forced to accept less than they expected. The Díaz dictatorship saw the biggest and most rapid period of economic expansion and change in Mexican history‚ but not without consequences: it

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    Isolation: Real or Imagined? In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz‚ isolation is a common theme that contributes to character development throughout the novel. Junot Diaz‚ in his narration of Oscar’s life through the eyes of Yunior‚ induces the idea that isolation is a self-imagined way for a character or person to justify his/her differences from society and the people around them. While there are outside forces that contribute to the feeling of isolation‚ such as cultural differences

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    Mexicans under the cruel command of president Diaz. Diaz attempted to remodel Mexico‚ but it resulted in creating a strain among his people. The workers in poverty were treated cruelly‚ and there were nonstop changes in agriculture. In the end‚ the revolution brought about many changes that genuinely helped Mexico. At the start of Diaz’s presidency‚ the citizens were under the illusion that Diaz was going to give them the strength they needed. Although Diaz was able to clear the debt of Mexico‚ he

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    Workplace Violence in Healthcare Introduction: Risk of being a nurse Nurses don’t expect their job to be a breeze. Fatigue‚ stress‚ and working daily with sights‚ smells‚ and sounds that would make just about anyone sick—all of these come along with being a nurse but somehow they seem to make the best of them. One thing no nurse should have to deal with is violent behavior from the people they are trying to help. Nurses are the health-care workers most at risk for workplace violence‚ with female

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    independence from Spain in 1821‚ Mexico has had rapid industrialization rate. It became present in Mexico when Porfirio Diaz had become president in 1871. During his reign‚ he was able to install a stable federal government with secure financial and industrial supports. However‚ the vast expansions of both manufacturing and mining outputs encouraged a role of government in the economy. Diaz began to make economical reforms which brought both positive and negative results‚ many say that these "reforms" were

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    distribution of land‚ education‚ and wealth. The Mexican farmers and middle class were tired of the government treating them unfairly. The man in control of the nation during 1910 was President Porfirio Diaz. President Porfirio Diaz had ruled Mexico with an iron fist. Knight states that President Diaz had begun as an Army officer who had risen

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    Yunior Junot Diaz was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated with his family to New Jersey‚ where a collection of his short stories are based from. Out of that collection is a short story “Fiesta‚ 1980”‚ which was featured in The Best American Short Stories‚ 1997. This story is told from the perspective of an adolescent boy‚ who lives in the Bronx of northern New Jersey with his family. He is having trouble understanding why things are the way they are in his family. Diaz shows Yunior’s

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    Mexico’s president‚ Porfirio Diaz‚ possessed an immature attitude towards life. A majority of the people‚ which were the peasants‚ started to become disappointed because Diaz stole most of the power in Mexico and this lead to years of oppression for the lower class Mexican citizens. People of higher status had better rights and began to receive most of the land that belonged to the peasants. These people were treated better than the peasants. In 1910‚ the people of Mexico challenged the status quo

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