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    first reason is‚ the extreme vetting or the wall is infamous. It became unpopular due to the pronouncements then of now president‚ Trump. A second reason is many citizens assume that the extreme vetting or the wall is a discrimination against the Mexican race. A third reason is the Texas’ minority-majority demographic‚ in this case it’s the Hispanic race. These are the people that would be affected directly once the first alternative will be imposed. Lastly‚ there are people who believe that extreme

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    West Coast. Unionization had a rocky start‚ especially because different races each made separate demands from companies‚ who would therefore grant neither wish. Bulosan says that‚ “The companies would not recognize their separate demands...they [Mexicans and Filipinos] had not recognized one important part: that the beet companies conspired against

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    group’s people‚ lifestyle‚ or society? 1. Native Americans Native American tribes has a very unique history in North America all their own. That history has been passed down through generations of people and some only exists in archeological remains.

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    Mexican War Expansion

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    North America. Expansion was inevitable because it would progress liberty and economic opportunity‚ expansion could have been stopped if Polk made different decisions‚ and the United States would be without certain states if the Mexican War hadn’t occurred. If the Mexican War had not occurred‚ many things would be different. For example‚ 525‚000 square miles of new territory may not have been acquired. The United States would then be without California‚ Nevada‚ Utah‚ Arizona‚ and New Mexico. Relations

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    What Makes an American?

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    heterogeneous population‚ which is the most unique aspect of American culture today. Many scholars and ideologists have tried to pinpoint what the exact meaning of Americanness is. Among these scholars are Richard Rodriguez‚ Samuel P. Huntington‚ Gino Speranza‚ and Charles W. Chesnutt. These scholars have many similarities‚ differences‚ and future predictions on the issue of Americanness. Richard Rodriguez was a middle class Mexican American who did not endure the typical immigrant hardships that they

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    different poems he points out how the people make he feel unworthy and unwanted. In “Dalton” he explains‚ “This not so Pleasantville is being transformed by Latinos who dared to live the dreams advertised by the same people professing no dogs and no Mexicans allowed” (42). Then in his poem‚ “Silence In The Mountains”‚ it says “I just wish- I could stop feeling dirty. That my sense of worth was higher. That every stare was not one of pity or judgment” (33). Lastly‚ in “Tujcalusa”‚ “But this is the Deep

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    Rodriguez grew up as a Mexican immigrant in a middle class white dominated neighborhood. In his growing up and accustoming with the world around him‚ he learns that language may not be the key to the intimacy he had grown so accustomed to. Although‚ one may communicate intimacy through language. Rodriguez transferred into school without knowing English until he’s forced to learn it with the help of his school teacher. As a result‚ Rodriguez finds himself forgetting bits and pieces of how he used

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    From the 1870’s to the early 1900’s‚ Americans invested heavily into Mexican infrastructure‚ to include‚ oil fields‚ mines‚ plantations‚ and railroads. Around the early 1900’s‚ Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz started nationalizing these Mexican resources due to the growing fear of American interests in Mexico. Angered American investors started placing their support in Francisco Madero‚ a pro-constitutional political opponent of Porfirio Diaz‚ which eventually forced Porfirio Diaz to resign in 1911

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    Overcoming Bias

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    they said “they should be cleaning houses or gardening.” My family was so disgusted and irritated with that person. We couldn’t even enjoy our lunch and no one even talked. Just because of the color of my family’s skin they thought that we were Mexican‚ but we aren’t we are Hispanic. My question for you is why do people get a thrill out of being biased

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    Mexican War Thesis

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    APUSH MIDTERM REVIEW ESSAY QUESTIONS A. All classes will have the Causes and Effects of the Mexican War‚ which has been discussed in class. B. All classes will have 2 choices for their second essay. 1. One possibility for Essay #2 is Causes and Effects of the French and Indian War. This essay should be structured in 4 paragraphs. The first paragraph includes background info leading up to the conflict and your thesis statement. Paragraphs 2 and 3 discuss the causes and effects and paragraph

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