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    Life of a Hispanic

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    Mendoza-Tello English 440 Life of a Hispanic Mrs. Crook Mar. 22‚ 1010 Life of a Hispanic‚ is about my life as a Hispanic in California. First I will talk about my feelings about being hispanic and why I feel so proud of being from Mexican culture. Second‚I will describe my family and talk about my role in the house‚and how is it living with a hispanic family. Third‚ I will talk about my religion which is Catholic and my believes‚ and also why the majority of Hispanics are Catholics. And lastly I will

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    The United States has great natural resources‚ the most advanced technology‚ and a very high standard of living. Despite these advantages‚ a significant portion of U.S. residents live in a condition of poverty(Eitzen‚ Zinn‚ Smith 156). These people are living with inadequate food‚ shelter‚ and water. Many of these citizens are discriminated against in schools‚ courts‚ and in the job market. These conditions make it difficult to work their way out of poverty. In order to be considered poor‚ a citizen

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    Hispanics in Vietnam

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    • Precise figures are not available for Hispanic participation in Vietnam. • Prior to the full-scale escalation of the Vietnam War‚ Special Forces Advisor‚ Sergeant First Class Isaac Camacho’s fire base was overrun by Viet Cong in November 1963. After an intense firefight‚ Camacho was taken prisoner. He is most likely the first Hispanic POW of the Vietnam era. Remarkably‚ Camacho escaped his captors after 20 months and made his way to freedom. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars in September

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    Every minority group in the United States has faced discrimination and prejudice in their own form. Asian Americans are one of many minority groups that have a history of discrimination that isn’t discussed in America. Asian Americans are very unique in the united states due to the fact that as a minority group they are very small and have been alienated in the United States making it difficult for them to practice their culture. Women face discrimination in every aspect of life making it difficult

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    officers have taken away 5‚900 guns in the city of chicago.Gun-related homicide is most prevalent among gangs and during the commission of felony crimes. In July 2013‚ Illinois passed a law that permits concealed carrying of handguns‚ making it the last state in the U.S. to allow concealed carry.Gun violence poses a serious threat to U.S. teens and their communities. Many young people are surrounded by constant reminders of that threat– from hearing the pop-pop-pop of gunshots at night to losing friends

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    disease often illustrates few or no symptoms. In 2012 the CDC reported 334‚826 cases of gonorrhea in the United States with the rate of infection at 107.5/100‚000 persons. There was decline in the gonnorheal disease rate from 1975 to 1997 due to significant control programs throughout the 1970s; however‚ 2012 marked the second consecutive year of increased incidence of gonorrhea. In the United States highest rate of gonorrheal infection is seen in young adults and African Americans; however‚ between

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    Carthage‚ Missouri and see first-hand the cultural injustice for the Hispanic population. I must honestly admit‚ I too‚ was at once under the impression Hispanic people were of many various stereotypes out there; like‚ they are lazy‚ they all get food stamps‚ they are overtaking our country. I don’t know that I was ever that judgmental but maybe I was. Before moving to Carthage I had essentially no interaction with Hispanic people. I am embarrassed to say I relied on stereotypes to build my opinion

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    Health‚ an issue that is timeless for any generation at any point in history. Some of great epidemics that have impacted history are the bubonic plague‚ ebola‚ the swine flu and the zika virus Here on United States soil‚ there many illnesses that affect our population‚ such as cancer‚ Hepatitis C‚ Shingles‚ Diabetes‚ tuberculosis‚ STDs‚ etc. Unfortunately‚ our government will intervene with other countries with medical aid‚ but they decide to make it harder for our citizens to receive the attention

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    (mainly due to her being a woman) to grab the reader ’s attention. She uses selection of detail to show the hardships of women not only in America‚ but in other countries as well. Valenti provides many statistics of abuse against women here in the United States as well as examples of evidence for the mistreatment of women. Valenti ’s appeals began before she had written a single word‚ mainly due to her being a woman. She appeals to the emotional side of her readers‚ writing that we “cry with Oprah and

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    through which people communicate their beliefs‚ values‚ and morals. Inserting one’s own culture in place of someone’s pre-existing culture is the basis of ethnocentrism. People have repeatedly become victims of deculturalization‚ especially in the United States‚ and by analyzing this ethnocentrism one learns the importance of sustaining different cultures in society. There are many methods of deculturalization‚ such as segregation‚ isolation‚ and forced change of language. When the content of curriculum

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