The definition of a Hispanic has been a Spanish-speaking person living in the US‚ especially one of Latin American descent or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries. To me‚ being Hispanic indicates that I belong to a strong heritage. I’m defined by my heritage and my family. As a Hispanic‚ I get to carry out and pass down all the culture and traditions that come with it. Hispanic culture has been described as bright‚ vibrant‚ and exceptionally family-oriented. I didn’t grow up speaking
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My Hispanic heritage plays an important role in my life. It defines me as a person and it influences my behavior. Traditional Hispanic values consist of honesty‚ respect‚ love‚ courage‚ caring and fairness which were instilled in me by my mother from a very young age. Because of these teachings‚ I am a better person and a good citizen. These values are of great importance and will be handed down to the next generation. Two values that are especially important to Hispanic families are their diversity
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I agree with your post that the Hispanic patient values the family unit. The oldest male does have the power in the family and control’s the decision making (Carteret‚ 2011). My husband is Hispanic and is the male in his family that makes all the decisions. I grew up with no father or male influence in my life. Personally‚ it has taken an adjustment for this line of thinking for myself‚ but I have pointed out to my husband that he is living in America now and he could adopt American ways. In
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The distinguished painting‚ Samson Tells a Riddle at his Feast‚ by artist Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn‚ interprets the knowledgeable scene of a biblical figure‚ Samson‚ and his wife at their wedding feast. Judges 14 of the Bible details the background story of the painting – how Samson met a Philistine woman and chose her as his wife. Before he can take his new bride’s hand in marriage‚ Samson is withheld by a dangerous lion. Samson‚ however‚ is determined to join his lady and slays the beast. Oddly
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Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Crystal Davila ENG 301 American Ethnic Literature University of Phoenix Julie Kares October 22‚ 2012 Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Throughout our life’s each day we communicate with each other through the exchange of information. Our verbal and nonverbal communication skills are used to process this information. Speaking‚ listening‚ and body language are our ability to understand the meaning of communication that we develop throughout our lives. This
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HISPANICS: A CULTURAL ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION Thomas J Robinson NUR/542 Sandra Brown March 10‚ 2014 Presentation Overview Using the Transcultural Nursing Model‚ this presentation will attempt to : ◦ Describe the cultural group known as Hispanics ◦ Describe the health beliefs of Hispanics as they relate to health and illness ◦ Describe specific health needs of Hispanics ◦ Describe methods to manage health needs of Hispanics ◦ Self-management of diseases ◦ Relationship with healthcare system ◦ Traditional
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Assuming the demographic changes about Hispanics are accurate‚ comment on how this shift changes the segmentation in the grocery and the fast food industries. For example‚ if a grocery store that you visit frequently currently has about 15% of its space dedicated to Hispanics should that be changed now in light of the demographic research? Be sure to use key demographic and lifestyle facts and figures about these markets and their consumers. The Hispanic population in the U.S. has been growing for
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how diabetes is disease that affects most Hispanics/Latinos. It will discuss their statistics against the disease and other health problems it causes. It will tell you how serious of a disease it is but with detection and treatment may save lives. KEYWORDS: diabetes‚ Hispanic/Latino‚ disease‚ detection The Effects That Diabetes Have on Hispanics/Latinos in the United States and the Risks They Face as a Community Research Diabetes in Latino/Hispanics is a major health problem in the United States
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you ever wondered what goes on in the hispanic culture? If so ‚ my research paper will be very informative to the reader with facts and details on that specific topic . I Chose this culture because ‚ I have always been a big fan of learning about Hispanics. Especially on how they manage to make it in America with the big change . The following will be addressing hispanic and latino families ‚ wedding customs ‚ housing ‚ recipes ‚ and holidays. Families Hispanics families varies in many ways ; no two
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Diversity “Providing Culture-Sensitive Healthcare to Hispanic/Latino Patients” A Hispanic patient with a high fever may resist cold compress because their theory of “hot” and “cold” imbalance. They use hot things to cure cold and cold thing to cure the body being “hot”. For instance within the American medical field we use heat foe hot. If you’re running a fever things that makes you sweat it out are better. So the difficulties that the Hispanic patient will bring is simply not following the physician’s
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