Black in Latin America In the film Black in Latin America‚ Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes an in-depth look at the island of Hispaniola‚ divided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In Hispaniola‚ the conflicting attitudes of the Dominicans and Haitians concerning their African ancestry is the main focus. The people of both nations share a largely African heritage‚ but their attitudes concerning this past are very different. While Dominicans tend to stress their “whiteness”
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Contemporary Latin American Studies Documentary Response Dominican Republic & Haiti The documentary Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided discusses differences between two countries that share one land mass. In the first few seconds of the film the only visible separation or distinction viewers can observe is the Massacre River and the two different sides the countries occupy. However‚ moments later viewers are informed of the many deeper-rooted differences between the two countries
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Who are the poor in the happiest country in Latin America? Costa Rica is known for the beautiful landscapes‚ ecologic sites and for being the happiest country in Latin America. But have a serious poverty problem‚ around 20% of its people live in below the poverty line. Who are the poor in the happiest country in Latin America? To answer this question is essential to understand poverty and its causes‚ specifically in Costa Rica. When a person is in poverty means that it can’t satisfy all of the
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Enlightenment period effect on the future of Latin America Two political revolutions arose from the Enlightenment philosophy: the French Revolution and the American Revolution. The motto of the French Revolution‚ “liberté‚ egalité‚ fraternité‚” captures of the ideas they were fighting for: liberty‚ equality‚ and rights.1 News of this overthrowing of the government reached many places‚ one of those being Latin America. During the colonial period‚ a great social gap developed between the peninsulares
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Latin American Family Values Latin Americans seem to value the family above everything else. In fact‚ many spend all their lives just trying to improve the situation for their families. From experience‚ when speaking with a Latin American‚ the majority of the time they will say that their family is what brings them the most joy or what they are most proud of. Not only do Latin Americans work to care for their families but they also work to keep their families united. They pride themselves
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Cate Smythe LACS IDL 7/31/10 Essay I. The Spanish brought guns‚ disease‚ and exploitation to Latin America‚ but they also brought God. Catholicism in Latin America has had a bittersweet existence. Its power has historically been hijacked and used to support political‚ social‚ and cultural causes‚ not all of which have been positive. Even though the Spanish used Catholicism as a way to determine the inferiority of the indigenous people of the Americas and to justify the genocide that they incurred
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Introduction Over the past century‚ most Latin American governments have heavily relied on state intervention in the markets to fuel economic growth and ‘development.’ Political and economic instability in the region throughout the 20th century set the stage for people to put their faith in a powerful state that promised stability and security. Many Latin American countries would put their faith in the Import-Substitution Industrialization (ISI) economic model‚ which was an “inward-oriented”
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The music found in Latin America is as rich and diverse as the people that reside there. Latin America is comprised of several countries including Mexico and all of those found in Central and South America. Considering all of the countries that contribute to and influence Latin music‚ one might imagine just how culturally dense the music of Latin America is. With an immense presence of talented artists‚ Latin American music encompasses a variety of genres and is ever-changing. One group that has
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Compare Contrast Latin American and North American Civilization There were many similarities and differences in the Latin American and North American civilizations (1450-1700 AD). They had similar social and economic structure and differing political structures. Both used the same type of social classes. The North and Latin American civilizations had hierarchical social classes based on ethnicity. The economic make-up of the people living in the civilization was very diverse. The North had people
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The Globalization of Latin America Louis O. Rollins Excelsior College- Albany‚ NY BUS 506- Information Technology 15 March 2015 Dr. Bonnie Kincaid Abstract: Globalization is the big buzz word in the world of business. Countries now seemingly depend on each other more and more these days to get the goods and services that they can’t get in their own countries. These goods and services‚ over the years‚ have become an integral part of the daily lives of the people all over the world. The fact that
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