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    prevalence and health burden of self-reported diabetes in older mexican americans: Findings from the hispanic established populations Poor and Underserved 15.4 (2004): 576-88. Print. Deshpande‚ A. ‚ Harris-Hayes‚ M. ‚ & Schootman‚ M. (2008). Epidemiology of diabetes and diabetes-related complications Fitten‚ L.‚ et al. (2008). "Depression‚ diabetes and metabolic-nutritional factors in elderly Hispanics." The Journal of Nutrition‚ Health & Aging 12(9): 634-640. Foote‚ J.‚ et al. (2010). "Diabetes

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    Change and variation of English lexis 1. Introduction The topic under discussion in this paper is about the lexical change and lexical variation. The change and vary of language never stops and it develops with the move of time and space (Zhichang‚ 2010‚ p.19 ). I will talk about the lexical change and variation in English lexis from three respects and I will discuss how the knowledge of lexical change and variation facilitates can be related to the learning and/or teaching of vocabulary.

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    Challenges Faced by Hispanic Students in American Schools and How Schools Can Address Identified Needs I completed the work I am submitting. The work I am submitting is original and completed to the best of my ability. Abstract The United States Hispanic population continues to increase each year. In turn‚ school populations of Hispanics increase as well. Hispanics‚ although improving academically‚ continue to have high school dropout rates‚ higher than other racial and ethnic

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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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    Brian Carr English 1302-W03 October 27‚ 2014 Gender Inequality and Hispanic Traditions Gender roles in the Hispanic culture are very traditional. Many families that at one point immigrated to the United States have continued to follow their traditional gender specific roles in the U.S. Unfortunately; there is an inequality when raising children according to their sexes or what we call gender specific roles in the traditional Hispanic culture. Females are raised to be dependent and restricted‚ less

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    The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0142-5455.htm Diversity in the workplace Hispanic perceptions of the hiring decision Spero C. Peppas Stetson School of Business and Economics‚ Mercer University‚ Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ USA Abstract Purpose – Given the growing importance of the Hispanic population in the USA‚ the increasing presence of this minority at all organizational levels‚ and the possibility that different subcultures would value

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    In this research paper‚ I will identify the linguistic‚ political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious‚ and familial conversations status of Hispanic group such as Mexican American‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Cubans‚ and Dominican who are living in the United Stated. I will conclude this research by summarizing the major differences and commonalities that are apparent among the Hispanic groups. Mexican Americans are American of Mexican ancestry. They account for 9% of the country’s population. As of 2006‚ 28.3 million

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    Music is the pulsating heartbeat of life in the Caribbean. Caribbean Music involves sounds and rhythms that evoke a sense of hope for the future. The diverse sounds of the musical genres such as Reggae‚ Dancehall‚ Soca and Chutney are classical examples of the growing art forms that distinguish Caribbean Music today. The musical genre‚ Reggae is a long-established art form that has a huge influence on Caribbean culture and other musical styles. Reggae was first developed in the island of

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    Running head: HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS Hispanic Immigrants: Victims of Discrimination Kathleen Juarbe-Gorgas Professor Dettmann October 21‚ 2010 United States is the land of immigrants or the land of white people? Based on the U.S. history when Christopher Columbus discovers America‚ the Europeans start immigrant for better opportunities. The Native Indians was the owner of this land but the European took it over. As a consequence of the slavery‚ people from other countries

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    human biological variation has had a long debate in physical anthropology. Liberman et al. (2003) argued that there is much debate over the degree to which supports the idea of race concept within the field of physical anthropology has changed over time (Liberman et al. p 16). The term “race” is not only common but it has been used to refer to the aspects of both biological and cultural variation. However it is not always the best way to describe or analyze the human biological variation. In order to

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