SOC-291 Sept. 2011 Homicide in Puerto Rico Table of Contents Abstract 3 History 4 Comparison of violent crime in Puerto Rico and the mainland 5 Comparison of Homicide Rates Between Puerto Rico and the Mainland
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Today I am in Puerto Rico to talk with families and local government representatives about the destruction they are dealing with. I want the people in Puerto Rico‚ as well as those in the Virgin Islands‚ to know that they are not alone‚ they have not been forgotten. The level of destruction in Puerto Rico is unprecedented. Rebuilding will require significant resources over a long period of time. Only 26% of Puerto Rico has electrical power and around 90% of the U.S. Virgin Islands is still without
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I was flabbergasted at how magnificent Puerto Rico was‚ when I went there last year for my summer vacation. The weather was as perfect as a star. Everywhere we went‚ felt like an incredible experience. The water was so clear that I was able to see my whole body while I was in it. The hotel that we stayed at was humongous and the views we had were unbelievable. We saw pirate ships in the water‚ palm trees with coconuts‚ dolphins seeking in the water‚ and more. I couldn’t wait to get outside and take
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into a powerful country‚ Puerto Rico was a very poor place in the 1940s. If you were to look up a picture of New York in the 1940’s‚ you’d see that it’s quite similar to how it is nowadays in the sense that you see a lot of taxis/cars‚ a lot of businessmen‚ and a lot of skyscrapers. In the 1940’s‚ cities like the one I just mentioned didn’t exist in Puerto Rico‚ just a lot of countryside‚ therefore‚ there were a lot of mountains‚ a lot of farm animals‚ and the beautiful Puerto Rican beaches. Sadly‚
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Puerto Rico is a beautiful Caribbean island and a United States territory. Puerto Ricans have been citizens of the USA since 1917. The legal status of the island and its relationship with the US continues to be a controversial issue. Puerto Ricans pay some taxes‚ and serve in the military‚ but can’t vote in US elections. The majority of the people of the islands have expressed anger with the current political status in vote in 2012. Many Puerto Ricans want independence from Washington. The Puerto
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Should the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico become one of the United States Puerto Rico is an island in the West Indies acquired by the United States after the Spanish-America War in 1898. Puerto Rico is considered a commonwealth‚ a nation or state governed by the people‚ a republic. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. Puerto Rico currently chooses its local officials and decides its own budget and taxes. On four occasions the option to continue a commonwealth‚ choose statehood‚ or independence
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of the statehood for Puerto Rico The intention of this essay is to demonstrate to a vision rational‚ concordant political leader to the Puerto Rican‚ American and worldwide reality. It responds to the necessity that to the statehood it is necessary to imagine it and to expose it with all the evidence available‚ since many Puerto Ricans‚ including many political leaders‚ do not know like defending it or exposing it before the peculiar ones or our adversaries. Puerto Rico is smallest and Eastern
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Puerto Rican and Mexican are two different countries that their differences and similarities. The Spanish in México and Puerto Rico is basically the same but the difference is the accents and expressions.in the essay‚ I will focus in the history and contribution of the Spanish in Puerto Rican and Mexican society. For many people who don’t know much about the history they can get inform about the culture of the Puerto Rico and Mexico people. It will provide an ethnic background by giving us the opportunity
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The legend of the Chupacabra begins in March‚ 1995 in Puerto Rico and since its initial report there have been multiple sightings worldwide‚ the majority being in Latin America but also including: The Philippines‚ Russia‚ China‚ Thailand‚ and even lower parts of the US like Texas and Florida. The chupacabra’s name is derived from spanish and most literally means “goat sucker”. Chupar meaning “to suck” and cabra meaning “goat”. The Chupacabra received its name because of the method in which it kills
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in Puerto Rico. Donald Trump is trying to help Puerto Rico with a waiver known as “Jones Act”. The Jones Act makes goods shipped between places in the United States to be carried by American-made vessels. WHY: Puerto Rico wants the waiver to access medicine‚ food‚ clothing‚ and other supplies. WHO: Donald Trump is helping Puerto Ricans with this waiver. WHEN: On September 8th‚ a temporary waiver was granted by the request of the departments of Defense and Energy. WHERE: San Juan‚ Puerto Rico‚ after
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