struggle that Westerners experience when studying Latin American culture is adopting the viewpoint that Latin Americans are the protagonists of their own lives‚ and have often shown innovation that is independent of Western influence. Westerners have the tendency to overemphasize the role that the United States and other “developed” countries have had on the progress of Latin American development. It is rather easy to simply dismiss the notion that Latin Americans have agency over their conditions‚ especially
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When did Latin music burst back on the scene? What song brought it back to the mainstream? What effect did it have? Latin music bursted back on the scene in 1984. “Conga” by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine brought Latin music back to the mainstream. It defined Latin pop music by mixing a Latin beat with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? Sounds of salsa changed because it was starting to be fused with pop and R&B. 4. What was the influence of CBS’ Latin division on
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elitist agenda‚ the modern use of Latin is a reflection of pride and centuries of tradition. Whether used in a court of law or for other academic or scientific purposes‚ Latin remains useful. It allows for the legal language to be richer and more flexible and continues to play many roles in the legal system. Similarly‚ in scientific fields‚ Latin provides a precise and concise way of sorting the genus and species of living organism‚ with permanence. Although Latin is considered the language of scholars
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Latin American Religions University of Phoenix November 12‚ 2012 What are some major attributes of Latin American Catholicism? Identify and describe at least two distinctions and include how they are distinct from Catholicism elsewhere. The Central American War had changed the priorities of the Catholic Church in Latin America. In the 1980’s‚ the clergy’s had decided to go against the Catholic Church mainly the Vatican despite the various threats‚ and began to help the poor which were struggling
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Tenantzin. They believed her to be a beloved figure much like the Virgin Mary for Christians. Tonantzin was known as “our mother”‚ because of her central mother figure in both human and natural fertility. Very similar to that of Virgin Mary the holiest women figure in Christian beliefs. Known mostly as the mother of Jesus Christ. Both Virgin Mary and Tonantzin represented grace and spiritual purity. Also‚ both were known for their gift of giving life. This aspect of the Aztecs highly fascinated their conversion
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In Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ Constancia meets her grandmother for the first time‚ which leads to her being ashamed of being with her grandmother because she acts and dresses differently; that makes Abuela very sad that her grandmother. The theme is given people with the utmost respect‚ or you will lose the respect from the other person. To begin‚ the main character named Constancia and her family picks up her Abuela. Constancia’s mother tells her about the stories of her mother
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 Slavery in the Americas was quite diverse. Mining operations in the tropics experienced different needs and suffered different challenges than did plantations in more temperate areas of Norther Brazil or costal city’s serving as ports for the exporting of commodities produced on the backs of the enslaved peoples from the African continent. This essay will look at these different situations and explore the factors that determined the treatment of slaves‚ the consequences of that treatment
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As stress and mental issues relating to stress grow more prevalent as a result of war‚ post-war‚ and other traumatic experiences‚ more than one generation of people are being affected (Shulevitz 1). As Judith Shulevitz explains in her article‚ The Science of Suffering‚ “The children of the traumatized have always carried their parents’ suffering under their skin” (3). In fact‚ she further conveys to the modern audience through interviews with trauma victims and survivors her purpose to spread information
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Reading the article “The Meaning Of Gender” written by Judith A. Howard and Jocelyn A Hollander helps me understand the different roles of gender in today’s society. There is a difference between sex and gender‚ sex is what describes the person and the gender is a personal identification. Learning about the difference I realized that gender doesn’t just say if you’re a female or male it shows the different roles played by the person.Sometimes having different sex doesn’t mean that it’s not okay to
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Although Latin America has faced many social‚ political‚ and economic issues within the last three centuries‚ inequality remains one of the most important‚ historical‚ and omnipresent aspects of the region’s culture. As Europeans took over Latin America during the time of colonization‚ they implemented many elitist social structures that have held strong and are evident today (Harris). Income inequality is the most visible and greatest disparity that the region faces; yet inequality between gender
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