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    Jíbaro Music

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    known stringed instruments from 19th-century Puerto Rico‚ the work and other musical instruments in the same gallery are not only pieces of rare collections. They are

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    Chupacabra

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    a dejar afuera para que el Chupacabra te coma‚" which translates to "If you keep it up I will leave you outside so that the Chupacabra can eat you." The Chupacabra myth is well-known in Puerto Rico since the myth originated there in the 1990s. You can ask anyone about the Chupacabra in the streets of Puerto Rico and they will talk your ear off about the beast. The name “Chupacabra” if split in two one can tell the obvious Spanish origin and meaning of the name. The word Chupar‚ meaning “to suck”

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    Learning Team Assignment: Macroeconomic Research Paper Purpose of Assignment Students explain key macroeconomic concepts and relationships and apply them in the context of Puerto Rico. Resources Required University Library Ch. 6–8‚ & 10–11 in Economics Grading Guide |Content |Points Available|Your Score |Additional | |60 Percent

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    Antonia Novello

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    Coello was born on August 23‚ 1944‚ in Fajardo‚ Puerto Rico. When she was a young girl she suffered from an abnormality of the colon. Her father passed away when she was barely eight years old. When she was a child her mother‚ a school teacher and later high school principal‚ always stressed the importance of education. This might also have been why Antonia graduated high school at the young age of 15. She attended the University of Puerto Rico‚ at Rio Piedras. Also‚ she had a surgery which resulted

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    El Chupacabra

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    During the first series of sightings there were around a dozen reports of attacks all within the following cities in Puerto Rico. In Orocovis‚ farmers found eight sheep completely drained of blood each having puncture wounds. In Guancia‚ a man named Osvaldo Claudio Rosado claimed to be grabbed behind by a gorilla‚ but Puerto Rico has no gorillas. Rosado needed treatment for wounds around his torso‚ nearby his attack‚ chickens and cows were found dead with single wounds to

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    The Impact of Historical Processes in the Caribbean. Migratory movements and the establishments of patterns of settlements by different groups within the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present. The development of systems of productions: Encomienda‚ Slavery‚ Indentureship and the plantation system. Responses of Caribbean people to oppression and genocide: resistance‚ development of peasant groups. Movements towards independence Political enfranchisement Movement towards Independence

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    communication. The aim of the first study‚ “Family Problem Solving‚” was to analyze family problems and family problem solving among American Upper Midwest and Puerto Rican families.  Their methods were to survey students from both regions‚ with a total of 86 participants‚ 50 from the Upper Midwest and 36 from Puerto Rico.  The focus of the survey was to examine family problem solving during the fall 2005 semester.  Through the use of qualitative‚ open ended questions‚ the researchers were

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    based on the structure of the government. The economic issues can impact the society based on how the government decides to deal with it. I also had to compare and contrast the current economic and political issue in my country of origin which is Puerto Rico to Spain’s economic and political issue. Introduction Spain also known as the kingdom of Spain is a beautiful country with a very appealing geography‚ history‚ culture‚ economy‚ missionary effort‚ and state capitol. Spain’s political system

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    Sigben

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    Alexandra Jane G. Fojas Amanda Thea R. Sungcad Theresa Mae C. Toboso Overview The researchers aim to trace the relatedness of the Philippines’ mythical creature‚ Sigben with that of the newly discovered Cat-fox off Borneo and the Chupacabra of Puerto Rico and Mexico. These are species belonging to the mammalian-eutherian catergory. Sigbin is by many crypto zoologist classifications both a designated crypto and a mythological creature of the Philippines. Its appearance is often described to be similar

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    Sweet Diamond Dust

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    Chapter IV focuses on the presence of the Americans in Puerto Rico during the early part of the twentieth century and their subsequent development of the sugarcane industry there. During this time‚ the United States military occupied Puerto Rico. Due to this occupation‚ the native islanders were affected in numerous ways and were looked down upon by the Americans. The Americans viewed the natives as incompetent and unable to be trusted. Many new American banks were popping up in Guamani that were

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