¡Cruza la frontera ya!There is a serious circumstance that is troubling America: the inability of we Americans to accept our Hispanic counterparts. This is no forgivable matter; it is surrounding our country. Sure they "illegally" cross the border but is there really a difference between the America-Mexico border and the Texas-New Mexico border? I didn’t think so. These citizens who come to America benefit us in so ways; many of which we have never even began to consider. When our Hispanic friends
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Data Analysis & Presentation Teresa Yurkunas Texas‚ State and Local Government Pols: 2312 01/25/2015 1 Data Analysis Information 1. Has the average median income for Texas increased or decreased (percentage change) from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? The income for the state of Texas has increased with a 4.4 percent change from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013. 2. By how much did Texas’ average median income increase or decrease (percentage change) from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? Texas had an average income of
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5 Ways of Looking at the Balance of Duality in Los Angeles From an architecturally prominent downtown to the surf and sand of Venice Beach‚ Los Angeles is vastly diverse and culturally rich. Life in the City of Angels is like nowhere else. Where else can you spend an afternoon seeing iconic attractions in Hollywood and then visit cultural landmarks like the Getty Museum in the evening? From a unique network of living areas to the world-famous dining venues‚ Los Angeles has always demonstrated
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Caroline Castro‚ AP Language and Composition Gary Soto Essay- A Summer Life February 3‚ 2012 In the well-written autobiographical narrative A Summer Life (1990)‚ Gary Soto delivers an original assembly of aspects from himself as a six-year-old child. Soto asserts the scary realization of wants triumphing over what is ethical and he uses many examples of imagery‚ repetition and a chosen vocabulary to sketch out the ignorance that is evident in a child’s mind. Soto’s purpose is to selectively
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Mexico is an important asset to the United States‚ is shares 1‚954 miles of border with the United States‚ and has become an important economic trading partner with the United States. Relations between these two nations are paramount‚ but we must address a list of issues that need answers‚ economic reform‚ homeland security‚ drug control‚ migration and even the environment. Every day over one million people cross the border legally‚ in 2012 two way trade totaled over $500 billion dollars. Mexico
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Family Background Being a Latina in 2017 has given me a unique perspective and a different outlook on my culture. I was born and raised in Mexico City and immigrated to the United States when I was five years old. I consider my family to be rich in tradition and culture although we have assimilated into the American Culture. Over the past generations‚ my family has lived in the same small town of Monte Grande‚ in our home state of Guerrero on the southern region of Mexico. With a population less
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One of the things that have always been perplexing about the History of the United States is how the Civil War could end Slavery‚ but immigration issues still exist. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States delivers an abundance of information that contributes to the evidence of the ongoing issue. The author emphasizes ratiocinations on why Mexicans aim to live in the United States‚ what they are trying to escape from in Mexico‚ the restraints they are facing in the United
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“Our culture‚ our traditions‚ our language are the foundations upon which we build our identity (Ana Flores & Roxana Soto).” When we are willing to put effort in understanding Hispanic/Latino identity it shows that we are open minded. This is important because learning to accept and celebrate the positives of their culture shows that we acknowledge and respect them. Acknowledging that there is more than one way to approach life‚ is one way of uniting and helping humanity thrive. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
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Being born into the Mvskoke Nation must have made it effortless for Joy Harjo to express a theme of her Native American culture through her poems‚ songs‚ and other writings. One can get a sense through her Native American writing that she has a deep desire to save the environment and an extreme love for the earth and she urges others to also share that desire and love with her. Native American writing differs from Western writing completely because of reasons such as political systems‚ views on religion
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When the US began to expand West from the original colonies‚ Americans and Native Americans saw the West very distinctively. The US believed in the “divine right” to expand and the Native Americans saw the West as their home and part of their culture. The 19th century time period helps us understand that there is more to the story of Native Americans than how we our taught about them. In order to understand why the destiny of both Americans and Native Americans turned out the way it did‚ we need
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