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    In the Hispanic culture‚ one of the most common and well-known traditions is a Quinceañera. Going to another cultural event that is different from my own is very educational yet a rewarding experience. Some of the distinct elements that really put the event together are the experience of the event‚ the different phrases in that culture‚ verbal communication and cultural distinctiveness of the culture‚ and was able to understand how the Hispanic culture is different from traditional American culture

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    Hispanics in the Election Megan Bailey Latino voters completely changed the 2012 election for the United States president. Many of the eligible Latino voters‚ voted for Barack Obama. But‚ why? The number of immigrants in the United States has drastically increased since 2008 and they took a different road than expected. Obama’s speech in El Paso‚ Texas on May 10‚ 2011 changed the hearts of many Latinos. He said‚ “The flow of immigrants has helped make this country stronger and more prosperous

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    The definition of a Hispanic has been a Spanish-speaking person living in the US‚ especially one of Latin American descent or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries. To me‚ being Hispanic indicates that I belong to a strong heritage. I’m defined by my heritage and my family. As a Hispanic‚ I get to carry out and pass down all the culture and traditions that come with it. Hispanic culture has been described as bright‚ vibrant‚ and exceptionally family-oriented. I didn’t grow up speaking

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    My Hispanic heritage plays an important role in my life. It defines me as a person and it influences my behavior. Traditional Hispanic values consist of honesty‚ respect‚ love‚ courage‚ caring and fairness which were instilled in me by my mother from a very young age. Because of these teachings‚ I am a better person and a good citizen. These values are of great importance and will be handed down to the next generation. Two values that are especially important to Hispanic families are their diversity

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    Hispanic fathers: Questions for review 1. What are the significant traditional values commonly shared by Latino/as that would be in conflict with dominant-culture perspectives and practices? Some significant traditional values commonly shared by Latino would be in conflict with dominant-culture perspective and practices are their customs‚ values‚ religion‚ traditions and language (Spradlin‚ Parsons 2008‚ p. 115). A strong support system‚ a duty to care for immediate and extended family members‚

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    Latino Civil Rights in Schools One area in American society in which racial groups were separated was in school. Segregation of races and schools were common through the late 1940’s‚ until a Puerto-Rican Mexican family took action. Through this area the common race that known during this time where you were both classified as white or black and therefore left Hispanics unclassified. Depending where you lived according to McCormick‚ J. and Ayala‚ C. (2007) describes Felicita Mendez a Puerto Rican

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    The immigration experience as a Latino-American is as diverse as the manifold cultures that the pan-ethnic identity‚ Latino‚ aims to subsume. With regards to the immigration experience‚ Zavella (1991) lays an emphasis on the notion of social location. The difference among Latinos in American society is embedded in their “social location within the social structure”‚ in which identity‚ or one’s sense of self‚ is emergent from the intersected social spaces formed by class‚ race/ethnicity‚ gender‚ and

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    The second essay question asks about the various public policy issues discussed in class in second half of the course. The three readings I will be referencing are Ayers and Lutz on the military and Latinos‚ also I will reference the “Without Immigrant Labor‚ The Economy Would Crumble” by Tamar Jacoby which focuses on the reliance on Immigrants in the U.S economic structure. The first article‚ “Military Recruiters are Using and Abusing our Kids” by William Ayers‚ focuses on military recruitment

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    In Chavez’s article Latino Threat Narrative‚ he challenges the ideological assumptions of the Latino Threat Narrative. Chavez discusses how the Latino Threat is still a current idea in the modern world. He gives the example of one article where the writer states that Latinos that have immigrated to the United States have not integrated into society and instead have created their own enclaves. This author also talks about how dangerous Latino immigrants are and how a lot of them are criminals. The

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    Scientology‚ like many New Religious Movements‚ often faces questions of legitimacy. It seems that any modern spiritual movement is viewed with a certain sense of mistrust by the general public‚ something that older‚ more "established" religions automatically avoid. While even religions such as Christianity and Judaism have within their teachings prophecies of saviors still to come‚ the idea that any kind of modern-day holy figure could actually exist in Western society is met with incredulity from

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