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    cenotaph was created by José Buscaglia was installed in Carolina‚ Puerto Rico. The inscription on the monument reads “ Son of Carolina‚ Exemplary Citizen‚ Athlete‚ Philanthropist‚ Teacher‚ Hero of the Americas and the World. The Pittsburgh Pirates also played a series of exhibition games in San Juan to make his dream of a sports city in Puerto Rico come true. Today the Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente located in Carolina‚ Puerto Rico continues to encourage to play sports and succeed at them. Roberto

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    happiness to each individual. "Coca-Cola and Coco Frio" talks about a boy who goes to Puerto Rico looking for something new‚ something that he had never seen or tasted before‚ Puerto Rican Culture. However‚ he founds that the people of this island is losing their own culture by adapting another one. The poem begins when the boy apparently first introduce to a different culture‚ to a different country‚ Puerto Rico. However‚ the boy is award with a culture that he already knows or at least a part of

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    Bomba is a popular music in Puerto Rico that has been part of their heritage. This music and dance began among the African slaves working in the sugar cane fields in Puerto Rico; this music is the most African influenced of Puerto Rico types of music‚ therefore Bomba is actually considered afro-puertoriquean music; the rhythms and instruments between both cultures sound similar. The slaves used Bomba as a way to relieve their minds from all the slavery damages‚ as a way to liberate all their frustrations

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    STUDY BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN PUERTO RICO A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Argosy University/Sarasota In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor in Business Administration by Herminio Rodríguez Príncipe November‚ 2005 FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST ACCOUNTING COURSE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN PUERTO RICO A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of

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    Rexach was born on November 26‚ 1952 in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico to a very knowledgeable and wealthy family. The Carrion family is a well-known family name that has created many historical moments of the history of Puerto Rico since the 1800’s until today. His grandfather‚ Rafael Carrion senior‚ was one of the founders of Popular‚ Inc. (BPPR) (Gonzalez‚ 2012). Popular‚ Inc. is the umbrella or parent company of the well-ranked Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Popular North America. It also has other

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    com/article/590193/hispanic_american_cultural_diversity.html?cat=37 Green‚ D. (n.d.) Puerto Rican Americans. Retrieved July 28‚ 2010 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/590193/hispanic_american_cultural_diversity.html?cat=37 Rice‚ P. (2006). Linguistic Profiling. The sound of your voice may determine if you get the apartment or not. Retrieved July 28‚ 2010 http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/6500.aspx Tate. A. (2008). Hispanic American Cultural Diversity. A look at Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ and Domincan ethnic groups. Associate

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    Alice Ly Wilson APUSH 6th February 18‚ 2013 Chapter 20 Outline The New Manifest Destiny American attention shifted to foreign lands because of the “closing of the frontiers.” This led to a fear that natural resources would dwindle and alternate sources must be found. Politicians urged an aggressive foreign policy as an outlet for frustrations that would destabilize domestic life. Foreign trade was becoming popular. Senator Albert J. Beveridge:” Today‚ we are raising more than we can consume

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    Jonathan Smith Ms. Marshall Ethnic Studies 12/11/12 Reggaeton is a form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin‚ characterized by a mix of Latin rhythms‚ dancehall‚ and hip-hop or rap. Reggaeton has its own specific beat and rhythm. There are others version as to where Reggaeton originated from Panama. Then the music made it gracefully throughout Puerto Rico. The origins of Reggaeton begin with the two different versions. One of them is‚ that in Panama first made first recording in the 70’s

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    Martin Espada talks about a boy who travels to Puerto Rico searching for something different‚ that he himself has never had or tasted before‚ Puerto Rican Culture. The narrator explains that he only knows stories of his family‚ realization of his identity‚ and finally connects with his true identity after his first trip. In the poem Espada says “island of family folklore” witch indicates that stories that he has heard is all he knows of Puerto Rico‚ the family’s that live there. Espada also says

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    of these were Cuba and Puerto Rico. The United States was led to believe that the Spanish mosgoverned and abused the people of these islands. In fact‚ Spain did overtax and mistreat the Cubans‚ who rebelled in 1868 and again in 1895. Thus‚ the American people felt sympathetic toward the Cuban independence movement. In addition‚ Spain had frequently interfered with trade between its colonies and the United States. Even though the United

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