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    Back in the year 1910‚ middle-class workers in Mexico protested the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz who ruled for more than 30 years. (Knight‚ historytoday.com) It was the first major social revolution of the twentieth century. Like most dictatorships‚ power and wealth were only given to a select few‚ and injustice was everywhere. Diaz was not always a dictator‚ though. He was once a hero in an earlier revolution. Sadly‚ he didn’t know when to end his rule and kept his rule through bribery and rigging

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    The history of Post colonial Mexico included many successful and influential leaders: Porfirio Diaz‚ Francisco Madero‚ Francisco (Pancho) Villa‚ and Emiliano Zapata. Disparities in classification of the revolution arise from the numerous factions and ideological assumptions advocated for the overthrow of Diaz’s rule‚ hence one can argue that it was a political‚ social‚ or economical revolution. A social revolution advocates a complete transformation of all characteristic aspects of society‚ encompassing

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    again. People whom have their loved ones suffered the loss of hearing‚ cannot stand to see their own family member or friend suffering. People whom lost their hearing suddenly‚ can fall in the depression. “On My Father’s Loss of Hearing”‚ by Joanne Diaz was written about her father who suffered the loss of hearing and the author uses three devices that are connotation‚ irony‚ hyperbole‚ and to help explore the difficulty of hearing loss. Connotation is emotional‚ psychological or social overtone

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    were deprived of their freedom to press and speech‚ and all was a result of the dictatorship of the Porfiriato. Porfirio Diaz‚ former president of Mexico‚ held the position of a dictator‚ not precisely a president. During his presidency‚ Diaz was interviewed by an American journalist. “In 1908 Porfirio Diaz was interviewed by US journalist James Creelman. In the interview Diaz stated that he believed Mexico would be ready for free elections by 1910” (Mexican Revolution). When the publication of

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    Diaz was found to be a an efficient man by the U.S‚ due to the fact that he served the U.S government well and met all the U.S. expectations‚ he was what U.S wanted for every country. He was the perfect president. Diaz sided with the U.S. economic‚ political and military interest. Diaz would do things in a way to always favor the U.S. Nevertheless‚ the U.S. found in Diaz the ideal person who would facilitate the gain of their interest

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    Christianity in crisis. Diaz explains the struggles of Hispanics throughout America and‚ shows how the struggle does exist. She writes from the perspective of a Hispanic woman herself. The purpose of the article is simply to elaborate how Hispanics blend into the American society. The situation in this article is Diaz’s desire to show the Hispanic struggles going on through America. The target audiences of this article are obviously Hispanics in America. Mainly and most impor-tantly Diaz does claim that

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    frequently against the poor. With the end goal of conflicting with the re-election of Porfirio Diaz; the gathering assigned Madero to keep running for president in the 1910 poll. Also won political power by protecting Diaz in 1911. 61 3. There was injustice everywhere you go because of the dictatorship (Porfirio Diaz). In the Mexican Revolution‚ The well-established dictatorship for more than 30 years Diaz‚ was taking advantaged of the poor and treated them very unfairly. There was a big amount of

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    the health disparities patients experience when accessing care. However‚ the aim of the article is to inform nurses on how they can close the gap by being culturally competent and by demonstrating effective communication (Beard‚ Gwanmesia & Miranda-Diaz‚ 2015‚ p. 58). Although this article is in perspective of US citizens‚ however I learned the importance of having cultural competence‚ which will assist me in providing care for each individual client. Cultural competence is defined as "a set of congruent

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    of Jose Diaz‚ mostly known as the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial. I aim to highlight the

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    dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Díaz would focus on the small number of wealthy people who owned lands‚ rather than on the impoverished people working these lands. Francisco I Madero was the one who called for rebellion against Díaz‚ who was forced to resign and flee Mexico on May 25‚ 1911 because of his poor leadership. Mexico had seen the rule of long-time dictator Porfirio Díaz crumble under the weight of scandal and abuse of power (Marcovitz 6). However‚ during that feud between Díaz and Madero‚ two

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