What was the purpose for the Mexican American war? Well many people have their sides to what happened and if the U.S was justified or unjustified with going to war with Mexico.What was the war about? Who did it involve? The war was against the U.S and Mexico for disputed territory which is now Texas and the Western part of the United States.Who fired the first shots to start the war? It was Mexico‚ but why did they do it? I think it was unjustified to go to war with Mexico‚ for many reasons. Slavery
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establishment and further development of US-Mexican relations represent a unique process of historical formation of political‚ economic and cultural ties between the two North American countries. The relations between these countries represent the model that demonstrates the complex bilateral relations and often conflicting situations between neighbors united by a long state border and the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Some researchers have defined the U.S. Mexican relations as a close collaboration
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Mexican/Latin American “War” on Drugs and Trafficking The international drug trade from Latin American states is having an impact on a global scale. The trafficking of drugs along with corruptness and murder is an international conflict that is being fought daily. There are many aspects of the drug war from Mexico and other Latin American states which have effects on United States policy as well as policies from other countries that participate in the global suppression of illegal drugs. It can
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People from Mexico wanted the Nigerian River to be the border‚ and the U.S wanted the Rio Grande to be the border of the state. Sam Houston came up with the idea that if he went past the Nigerian River and the Mexicans attacked‚ then Mexico would attack on U.S soil. They did just that‚ and like that the war had begun. The very first battles were The Battle of Palo Alto‚ and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma‚ which the U.S won. Another motivation was the possibility
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There were big wars in the past‚ but have you heard of the Mexican-American war? In 1821 was the Mexican Independence‚ in 1845 was the Texas annexation by the US‚ 1846-1848 was the Mexican war‚ and in 1848 was the Mexican Cessation. Now we are going to find out if the US was justified or unjustified in going to war. The US was unjustified in going to war because of 3 reasons: Polk provoked it‚ Robbery of Texas‚ and the growth of Slavery of Texas. One reason the US was unjustified
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culture identify four dimensions that study the differences of attitudes and values of employees to improve communication and be successful: power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism/collectivism‚ and masculinity/femininity. Exploring Mexican culture using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions can provide information useful to help solve the differences within the company. Power distance refers to the degree in which individuals that have less power accept that the power is distributed unequally
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and negative opinions. Short term influences include Mexican food‚ Mexican events like Cinco de Mayo‚ Mexican music‚ and many other things from their culture. 2nd generation immigrants influence the amount of cheap labor filled up in the country‚ and Mexican culture being accepted into the mainstream such as entertainment. Long term impact of these immigrants may result in general acceptance of Mexican immigration‚ a backlash against the Mexican immigration‚ or possibly easier ways to move to
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traditional American literature. This course has covered various authors that were influenced or were of Mexican‚ Caribbean‚ and South American descent. Because of the cultural diversity of the literature and various works were presented in the course‚ this allows for students to develop a global appreciation through critically analyzing
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never be ashamed of. Lucky to say‚ I have hard-working Mexican parents who are my motivators for everything‚ they are the reason I hope to one day be a first-generation college graduate. When my parents had my oldest brother at 17‚ despite their young age‚ my parents were thinking of my brother’s future. Mexico has high crime rates‚ drug trafficking‚ unemployment‚ poverty‚ and climate hazards. Families come to the United States to achieve the American Dream‚ the chance to give their children the life
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Growing up I excelled in every educational aspect of school. However the stereotype for someone of my skin color did not allow for me to be both Mexican and smart. My Hispanic peers began to exclude me; the most common way they did that was by taking away my identity as a Mexican. I heard “Diego you white” an uncountable number of times throughout my schooling. I noticed that my grades and vocabulary would trigger that comment so I began to change the way I acted in order to fit in. It was not until
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