Mexican Culture‚ like any other culture‚ is a very unique thing. They have their own foods‚ holiday‚ traditions‚ and much more. To learn more about Mexican Culture I interviewed a friend named Sofia that used to live in Monterrey‚ Mexico. I played sports with Sofia in high school so I knew her and her family pretty well and I felt comfortable going to her house for dinner. Her father made home-made tamales for dinner and she made pineapple stuffed empanadas for dessert. After dinner‚ we discussed
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The gang I decided to do research on was the Mexican Mafia. The gang originated in the California Department of Corrections in the late 1950’s‚ and is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful gangs in the entire United States. Gang members can often be identified by having the number thirteen tattooed on their bodies somewhere or by having something resembling the number. The reason behind using the number thirteen is because it marks the 13th letter of the alphabet‚ the letter M. The
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War on Drugs: Mexican Cartels Geography101B Baker College As Americans in the United States face the war on drugs‚ we struggle to get a grip on the killer of a nation. It seems as if illegal narcotics are killing and destroying families at an alarming rate. Since the early eighties‚ children have dropped out of school to make a profit from this dream killer. Many parents were either addicted to these illegal drugs‚ or in denial of their corruption. In many legal cases you hear the convicted
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9/11/12 My favorite food is Mexican. Being from Arizona‚ Mexican restaurants are not as good here in Iowa. Although my favorite Mexican food to eat here is from my grandmother’s kitchen; there are a few restaurants my friends and I enjoy eating at. A few of my girlfriends and I have made Margarita Wednesdays a tradition in the summer time at La Casa. My brother‚ sister and I go to Los Cabos at least once a month in West Des Moines‚ which is an amazing delicious Mexican restaurant. I also like Monterrey
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The Drug Cartels in mexico currently run a 20 plus billion dollar a year industry. This industry has led to the deaths of more than 60‚000 Mexican citizens. Another important area of discussion is the immigration issues that have faced the united states from mexico as immigrants attempt to flee mexico for a variety of reasons. Mexico is also a major recipient of remittances‚ in 2012 the state
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The Mexican-American war was a border dispute due to Texas. Texas had declared independence from Mexico since 1836. Mexico thought the boundary line was “...the Sabine River‚ which separated Louisiana and Texas (Pg.6 Johannsen).” The U.S claimed the line was “...the Rio Grande‚ the "traditional" line claimed in the 1803 treaty with France‚ which suggested that Texas was a part of the Louisiana Purchase‚ and confirmed by John Quincy Adams in his 1819 negotiations with Spain (Pg.6 Johannsen).” The
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The first time I tired a food that I guess you would consider from a different country was probably Mexican food. i’ve never been to another country so i’ve never experienced foreign food. The first time I remember eating a taco I loved it. The earliest I remember eating Mexican food I loved it‚ it even had onions in it and I still ate all of it. I thought it was really cool how different races and people are good at making different foods. I also think it’s interesting that if some whose
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Among elderly Mexican American‚ alcoholism is a common thing. Studies indicate that there is a compelling influence of nativity on Hispanic concentration on addiction among women and not men. According to Hatchett (2011)‚ the use of alcohol among Mexican Americans is predominantly common in men compared to women. The drinking behavior among Mexican Americans is estimated at the end of the consumption curve. The meaning of the extremities is that at one end there is a higher percentage of abstainers
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After the Mexican-American war‚ the United States gained the Mexican Cession. This led to Americans wondering whether slavery should be excepted into the west. The idea was for just white laborers to get the benefit of settling in. Abolitionist didn’t like this feeling it would bring slavery to an end. The south also disagreed and even threatened to leave the union (The Compromise of 1850‚ n.d.). California‚ with the gold rush bringing in new settlers‚ wanted to become a state. Whether it would support
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after the revolution * Artist started blending indigenous music with European music creating regional folk music * Norteno music became popular after the revolution. Norteno evolved from intermingling Czech and Bohemian rhythms. * The Mexican revolution gave birth to a number of Corridos that narrated events. They became a way to record celebrate or mourn events places or people during the revolution. Much like a newspaper but in music. Education * Greater emphasis and budget given
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