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    Mexican Alcoholism

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    In the recent times‚ wine and any other forms of alcohol were considered preventive beverages among Mexican Americans. Before the introduction of sanitary water‚ the wine was the safest best option in town. Good Hispanic mothers ensured that their children enjoyed a glass of fermented beverage for calories to prevent infection. Drinking was critical for survival. In the United States‚ a standard drink contains about fourteen grams of pure alcohol. In their study‚ Markides et al. (1988) state that

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    The Cold War The Cold War was the period after the World War II of political conflict and military tension between the USSR and the United States of America. It lasted from 1945 to 1991‚ with the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). As the name indicates‚ it was a “cold” war; this means that no actual bullets (or any other kind of weapon) were fired between these two factions‚ although many conflicts during the war were propitiated and supported by them. Some of the biggest

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    Mexican Food

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    Basic Food – Introduction • Mexican food is a blend of Indian and Spanish influence; however‚ most Mexicans continue to eat more native foods such as corn‚ beans‚ and peppers. These foods are cheap and widely available. • Corn is the basis of the Mexican diet. It can be found in almost every meal‚ usually in the form of a tortilla‚ pictured here. Types of Basic Food • Basic foods in Mexico are tortillas‚ frijoles‚ chilies‚ guacamole‚ and salsa. • Tortillas are flatbreads that

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    Mexican Education

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    talking about raising the educational vista of the Mexican-American and helping him to aspire beyond the fields‚ and curing the dropout problem‚ you’re talking about jeopardizing our economic survival. What do you expect‚ that we’ll just lie down and let you reformer come in here and wreck everything for us?” Anonymous In 2012‚ the Census bureau showed about 64% of the United States population consisted of Hispanics‚ two-thirds being Mexicans‚ whose population continues to increase. Only 10% of

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    Mexican Immigration

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    Within my topic‚ there are many important factors on immigration such as: why individuals shame Mexicans who come to America‚ and why we do not let those immigrants stay in America after finishing college‚ and why immigration is important to me. Mexican immigration has been a problem since as far back as the 1920s.recently Barack Obama has passed laws helping immigration and Donald Trump has brought ideas that would kill many chances for illegal aliens to come to America for a better life. This is

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    of the American Civil War The American Civil War is one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history. The Civil War was caused by mounting conflicting pressures‚ principles‚ and prejudices‚ fueled by differences and pride‚ and set into motion by unlikely set of political events. The war divided the country between the North (Union) and South (Confederate). The war lasted five years and by 1865 the Confederate forces were truly beaten. Out of this horrendous war though

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    these countries speak the same language they have many things that make them different from one another. A perfect example of this is Porto Rico and Mexico. They both speak Spanish and even a very similar form of Spanish at that. Porto Ricans and Mexicans are very different from one another based on music‚ arts‚ sports‚ dance‚ and theater. Even though it is the same language there can also be different meanings for some of the sayings between Mexico and Porto Rico. Similarities and Differences

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    Mexican Revolution

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    I believe the Mexican revolution of the 1910s was a war of the people‚ against the harsh rule of dictatorships. The role of Mexico’s leader quickly changed hands from Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911)‚ to Francisco I. Madero (1911-1913)‚ to Victoriano Huerta (1913-1914)‚ and finally to Venustiano Carranza (1914-1920). It all started due to Diaz and his hunger for power and unwillingness to let go of it; he went as far as blaming the people by claiming the indigenous and mixed people were “practically subhuman

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    In response to the scramble for Africa‚ Africans had actions spurring conflict with Europeans‚ reactions to Europe’s actions during colonization‚ and actions of peaceful accord. Many African kingdoms‚ who had governed themselves before European colonization‚ were against the colonization of their lands under other European countries. Based on an African Ashanti queen’s account‚ in document six‚ it is clear that the colonizing Europeans had very little respect for monarchies already in place (Doc

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    Handout “A House Divided”: Towards the American Civil War‚ 1831-1861 Causes of the American Civil War 1. social-economic differences between North and South 2. regional conflict about over slavery in unorganized territories 3. break-up of national political party system; emergence of new party system based on region (i.e. North-South) (see also handout week 4) 4. ideological and cultural polarisation between North and South Constitution: three-fifth’s clause; fugitive slave clause; slave

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