Although the Mexican Revolution started off as a political revolution to overthrow Diaz‚ it quickly turned into a social revolution with different groups fighting for different reasons. Two of the greatest leaders of the revolution who fought for social reform where Pancho Villa who lead the north side and Emiliano Zapata who lead the south side of Mexico. Pancho Villa’s army consisted of cowboys and workers from the mines‚ railroads and oil fields. Emiliano Zapata and his followers were mainly
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When reading the poem‚ "Mexican is Not a Noun‚" I had different reactions. In the first stanza‚ the author explains that the word‚ "Mexican‚" is not a "noun" or "adjective." I believe this is a statement used to shock the reader. I mentally trying to see why it was characterized as either. It made me want to continue to read to understand his explanation of the word and the meaning of the poem. In the second stanza the poet attempts to tell what his idea of Mexican. This stanza has short statements
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traditional favorites like guacamole and carne asada to street foods like entomatadas and papadzules‚ Mexican food blends wholesome‚ fresh ingredients into delicious dishes. In fact‚ Mexican food is so popular in the U.S. that there are more Mexican restaurants than Italian‚ Chinese‚ or any other nationality. With a large assortment of dishes featuring different meats‚ sauces‚ and vegetables‚ Mexican food offers something for everyone to enjoy. The Mexican catering staff at El Azteca Mexican Restaurant‚ located
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A Proud Mexican-American As a kid‚ we usually don’t focus on small things like what ethnic title society labels us‚ we just want to be kids and have fun. Growing up we start to realize that these things aren’t small at all. It’s actually a huge deal for people to question what ethnic label they are referred to as. Not only that‚ but it’s a bigger question what people label themselves as. I was introduced as to being Mexican. Made sense since both parents were born in Mexico. But I was born in
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I live a multicultural life‚ coming from a Mexican‚ Salvadoran‚ and the American way were my parents tell me the truth. The mix of the three is honestly amazing. The difference of the three being combined is something different‚ a new aspect is made‚ a new way to look at life. Being multicultural can bring both bad and goods. In which some of them can be life changing. Changing in both the good and the bad. Being Mexican has both its pros and cons. Being with family‚ having parties‚ and eating
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country still did not want to suffer more losses. Therefore‚ the United States went into a state of isolationism following World War I. After 25 years of peace‚ a second war‚ World War II‚ became another prominent issue for the United States. Like the first war‚ The United States was again provoked into war. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii‚ killing over two thousand civilians. Unlike the first war‚ the United States decided to quickly join its allies after the bombing
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I am currently reading the book‚ Harris and me by Gary Paulsen‚ I think a possible theme could be is always look at the bright side of things. It says “ I had done this many time - been put in new places -and I had devised a method that worked”. I think that his parent is not very good parents but he hasn’t really talked about them and if his parent was a good parent then he/she would take care of him and keep him at home and care for him. I think that I would be shy if I stayed with at a new person’s
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Gary Nash author of Red‚ White‚ and Black purpose to their readers is describing the early colonists‚ but also the relationships toward Europeans‚ the Indians‚ and the Africans. Nash successfully analyzes the impact of the colliding three cultures and interprets them to give an overall theme about the relationships between those who made America what it is today. He has shown another point of view to his reader that we grew up and was raise in a white people land; learning only the White people point
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The Mexican war that took half of what Mexico had already like California‚ Texas‚ Nevada and Utah was all Mexico’s fault in the first place? The Mexican war began on April 25‚ 1846 and it was all started on a bit of a misunderstanding towards the Mexicans and the U.S as they have both disagreed on the border of each other. One side decided on the Border being El Rio Grande and the other being on the Nueces River. Since The United States decided that the border was on El Rio Grande The U.S road a
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organizations receives much of the spotlight and therefore frightens the public. Truth is‚ the majority of the Mexican cartels are not out hunting to harm tourists or even the locals; their primary focus is the economics and well-being of their drug business. Even though Mexican cartels are depicted as being violent and prone to crimes‚ their cartel behavior indicates the “business-like” purposes behind what they do. However‚ people generalize all cartels according to the Zetas ruthless acts of violence
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