lacked Cuban spices. According to Valdés‚ the word served as a type of protest against bland food. It then flourished as a popular nickname for a variety of Hispanic influenced music including the rhumba‚ Són‚ Montuno‚ Guaracha‚ Mambo‚ Cha‚ cha‚ cha‚ Merengue‚ Guajira‚ Cumbia and others. Increased syncretism in New York occurred of the different sounds. In addition‚ there was greater investment and promotion of salsa‚ which generated more commercial music. However‚ the term did not really take off until
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an idea of what this new exercise craze was all about. It actually started back in the 1990’s‚ when a dance instructor‚ Alberto Perez‚ forgot the music he was supposed to use for an aerobics class. He ended up improvising his dance class‚ by using merengue and salsa music instead. After seeing the success it had in Colombia‚ Perez moved to the United States in 2001 in an attempt to get his new dance concept discovered. Zumba became a huge hit among the fitness world. It includes slow and fast rhythm
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Table of Contents Introduction – Pages 2-3 Ethnicity – Pages 3–5 Immigration – Pages 5-10 Conclusion – Page 10 Works Cited – Page 11 James Marty 11/8/11 Professor Clement Mbom Core 3101 Literature‚ Ethnicity‚ and Immigration *Topic – 8-10 page paper on Ethnicity & Immigration James Marty 11/8/11 Professor Clement Mbom Core 3101 Literature‚ Ethnicity‚ and Immigration Introduction: From the air we breathe to the food we eat‚ we as people are all the
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Baseball: The American Pastime in the Dominican Republic One hundred and forty years after American-influenced Cubans fled their home island during the Ten Years’ War and brought baseball to the Dominican Republic (D.R.)‚ the sport is thriving in the impoverished nation. In the sport’s top professional league‚ Major League Baseball (MLB)‚ more current players were born in the Dominican Republic than any other country besides the United States‚ where 29 of the 30 MLB teams are based (Gregory 2010)
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English 224 Masculinity What defines Masculinity? To be the “man” not be afraid and be strong. Ideas of what a man is suppose to act like and be. Masculinity is what led to the downfall of Oscar Wao’s life. Junot Diaz emphasizes sex as a big part in being a typical Dominican male. What it means to be a Dominican male‚ to be attractive and smooth with the ladies‚ to have charm and be able to woo them‚ and most of all sexually active. Dominican men as Yunior would put it must be able to get laid
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The Dominican Republic is known as a “cradle of blackness”. The Dominican Republic was originally the entry way for the first African slaves. Because of this‚ tension rose between the Dominicans and the Haitians. The people of the Dominican Republic decent wanted to migrate to Haiti‚ however‚ Haitians were not allowing it. The Tainos were the natives of the Dominican Republic who first greeted Columbus. They were known to be un-harmful and to their selves but to others they were a threat. Tainos
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LATIN AMERICAN DANCE MUSIC INTRODUCTION Latin America thrives on its culture. Its dance and music is known to be very sexy and promiscuous‚ and is recognizable by anyone familiar with dance. Latin American music has had a large influence on the form the dances have today. It was the mariachi bands of Mexico that stirred up the quick paced rhythms and playful movements at the same time that Cuba was embracing similar musical and dance styles. Traditional dance was blended with new‚ modern ways of
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many distinct different instruments. This music a fusion of Spanish and African can be heard in Puerto Rican traditional music. With music also comes some traditional dancing that have made Puerto Rican culture one to envy dances like the salsa‚ merengue and Bomba can be seen at parades and celebrations women wearing traditional colorful outfits or at a local backyard barbecue the feel and tradition passed down generations mark another reason why Puerto Rican culture is so prevalent and strong.
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University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. Part I: Matrix What is the group’s history in the United States? What is the group’s population in the United States? What are some attitudes and customs people of this group may practice? What is something you admire about this
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Jaclyn Morales Professor Kristy Aristy Stereotypes of the Puerto Rican Culture “As of 2003‚ there were more Puerto Ricans living in the United States than on the island of Puerto Rico- 3.8 million on the mainland and 3.6 million in Puerto Rico” (Rohan‚ 2006). There was an abundance of Puerto Ricans that migrated from their mainland to the United States. Most were poverty stricken and lacked formal education. This lead them to be unemployed or on public assistance‚ causing other cultures to stereotype
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