Hispanic‚ Mexican‚ Latino; these are all stereotypes that label people; however even though I am be a natural born Mexican citizen I am myself and I am Erick Melendez. I feel that I may not hold as much potential when it comes to logistics‚ arthritics‚ and social skills; however though I may not be one of those natural born gifted student I am a student whom will input all of his power and energy into his life goals and education. I alone do not represent the Hispanic ethnicity; yet I am responsible
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Curried Chicken Pita Pockets Makes: 4 servings Ingredients • 6 tbsp. plain yogurt • 2 cups sprouts • ¼ cup mayonnaise • 4 pita breads • 1 tbsp. curry powder • ¼ cup almonds (Sliced‚ toasted) • 2 cups chicken breast (Cubed) • ½ cup dried cranberries • 1 pear (Diced) • 1 celery stalk (Diced) Directions: Add the mayonnaise‚ curry powder and yogurt to a bowl‚ and mix well. Now add
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Strategy Improvements Karla Diaz St. Petersburg College‚ St. Petersburg‚ FL Chipotle Mexican Grill Strategy Improvements The fast-casual dining industry has expanded within recent years‚ but one sub-segment set for the largest growth is the fast-casual Mexican dining niche (LaVecchia‚ 2003). More recently‚ top competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill‚ Moe’s Southwest Grill‚ Taco Bell and Qdoba have invested valuable resources in separating themselves from their
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The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was the first U.S. armed war fought on foreign soil. It put a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded government of U.S. President James K. Polk. Polk believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border clash along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. In then end‚ Mexico lost one-third of its territory
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war was taking place such as: the annexation of oregon territory (1846)‚ the first diamond is laid out in Cooperstown‚ new york (1840)‚ and due to the Mexican cession the US’s size increased bey 50% (1846). Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 in a battle at the Alamo. This then lead to border confusion‚ being that the Americans and Mexicans thought that the Rio Grande was a proper border for Mexico and Texas‚ as to where Mexico thought the border should have been the Nueces River. At the
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The Mexican-American war is one of the most important conflicts that the U.S. had to this date. It is what seemed to be an inevitable war all due to the Jacksonian era and its aggressive manifest destiny. This war was against a new Mexican government who was unprepared‚ and they were almost blindsided by the States. They were hoping to become allies but they became enemies all too quickly. First they had one of their territories become independent‚ and then as they were trying to get it back‚ the
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Borders in Our Minds: The Development of Intolerance of Mexican Immigrants in the United States Stephanie Gregory Alverno College Borders in Our Minds: The Development of Intolerance of Mexican Immigrants in the United States Since the presidency under James Polk in 1844‚ many American citizens have‚ in one form or another‚ been in conflict with our neighbors to the south – the populace of Mexico. In the 19th century‚ however‚ those conflicts revolved mainly around ownership
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Wars are a way to resolve conflict‚ and America has had lots of wars in the past American wars have often been very controversial‚ the Mexican-American war especially. It started in 1821 when Mexico declared itself free from Spain‚ and let American move into Texas to help increase the population. Mexico suffered with that decision because of the major differences between Mexico and America (Mexico being Catholic and against slavery and America being Protestant and for slavery). It took little time
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Francisco A. Amador-Ortiz 11/14/2014 Ms. Pass History 100 Oral Presentation Paper (Mexican American War) One of the first U.S. armed conflict that was military fought on foreign soil was The Mexican-American War sometimes known as the Invasion of Mexico that was fought from 1846-1848 (Merry‚ pg.176). In that two-year battle our President at the time James K. Polk who believed in the manifest destiny wanted to spread across the continent and claim new land. Unlucky for Mexico they where not prepared
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Was the Mexican War justified? As Americans‚ we might not view America as a bully‚ but during arguments with Mexico during The mid 1800’s‚ Americans obviously pushed around the Mexicans. In 1821‚ Mexico gained its freedom from Spain. The young nation was about the same size as the United States‚ and the U.S. government immediately developed a lust for Mexico’s land. Arguments arose‚ leading to the Mexican-American war. Like most wars‚ it had its supporters and critics. Looking back at the
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