The greatest devastation resulted from the fires that quickly followed the quake. The initial tremors destroyed the city’s water mains‚ leaving firefighters with no means of combating the growing blaze‚ which burned for several days and consumed much of the city. The earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m. local time‚ with its epicenter offshore of San Francisco‚ which then had a population of approximately 400‚000 people. The massive main temblor‚ having a 7.7–7.9 magnitude‚ lasted about one minute
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Kabab-ji Case Study Questions 1) How do customers judge the quality of a restaurant? * By friendly and enjoyable staff ‚ helpful and knowledgeable people about the products and services they provide. * By restaurant healthy and menu well presented. * Freshness of the goods used by customers which served in restaurant. 2) Indicate how and why each of these factors is important to the successful operation of a restaurant : * Customer satisfaction: What products/services
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The Stereotyping of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans Stereotypes have existed in different forms throughout history. Although they are prevalent in all areas of the world‚ most countries have overcome name calling various ethnic groups to a degree better than the past. However‚ people in America still place several racist connotations on minorities. This is ironic because the United States is considered to be a giant "melting pot" of different cultures‚ and Americans still are racist
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The Mexican American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. This was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands. There were two main causes of the Mexican War. First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards
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Mexican-Americans Culture has been defined as so many things but what does it really mean? Dictionary.com defines it as “the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts‚ letters‚ manners‚ scholarly pursuits‚ etc.” I guess you can say that’s a pretty fair definition but that’s not all‚ culture also has to do with the way people dress and what people listen to (music wise). Culture also deals with religion‚ politics‚ education‚ jobs‚ economic
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The culture of Mexico is more complex than most think. Most think of the stereotypical ideas of Mexicans‚ the gun-and-drug-crazy men with weird hats and loud guitar and maracas music. However‚ that is most certainly not the case. The culture of Mexico is very enriched and wild‚ filled with history and energy. It is vast and diverse‚ and so much more than violent stereotypes. Mexico has different holidays than other countries. Mexico has an Independence Day on September 16‚ with fireworks and parades
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respond with violence against the Mexican government. The war with Mexico was also a product of the United States’ belief of Manifest Destiny. Polk’s over ambition to seize new territory from the Mexicans and disappointment over their refusal to sell him California also possibly played a factor in his willingness to wage war against Mexico. The United States under the leadership of President Polk clearly provoked Mexico into attacking US troops. To no extent was the Mexican War a justifiable war. All
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misunderstanding between Americans and Mexicans were obviously unavoidable due to language barriers. Besides‚ we also had several stereotypes related to cultural differences between people who came from different countries because language is an important part of culture. To be more specific‚ while American people were perceived to have better life with appropriate salary and high standard of living‚ Mexicans were suffering numerous difficulties in their lives. Thus‚ numerous Mexicans were dreaming of better lives
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their own Constitution. According to Benjamin Lundy in his pamphlet‚ The War in Texas in 1836‚ “The immediate cause and main goal of this war-led by the slaveholders of this country…has been to grab the large and valuable territory of Texas from the Mexican Republic‚ in order to re-establish the SYSTEM OF SLAVERY.” Lundy shows that the main motive the United States has for annexing Texas is to expand their slave market. Slavery is immoral which gives a petty reason for United States to declare war after
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religion‚ social habits‚ and language. To me‚ culture means the gifts a country or community has to offer. In 2013‚ I had the opportunity to explore different cultures when my school hosted “multi – cultural week”. That year we were focusing on the Mexican culture. I walked in to the auditorium and made a beeline to the buffet‚ expecting hard-shelled “Doritos” flavored Taco Bell tacos. When we approached the table it became clear that the food before our eyes bared no resemblance to the popular fast
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