The children of Puerto Rico inspired me to achieve mine goals in life. I know that sounds confusing since I am not of Hispanic decent‚ so let me explain. The summer of sophomore year‚ I traveled on a mission trip to Puerto Rico with my school. I visioned the trip as a paradise vacation. However‚ I was wrong. Though I encountered many experiences‚ there is one that I will never forget. After long hours of working in the community‚ we ended the day by visiting a boys’ orphanage for mentally and physically
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in specific manners to note how the media has influenced the stereotypes that plague Latinas. Judith Cofer begins her argument by identifying the idea that Puerto Rico is known as “the Island” (1)‚ which holds significance because it reveals that people understand where she is talking about without having to explicitly mention Puerto Rico‚ even though there are hundreds of islands in the world. By her appearance alone‚ she is unable to truly leave the island because it follows her wherever she goes
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landfall on the island of Puerto Rico‚ causing what has been characterized as the worst devastation to hit the island in decades. While the people of Puerto Rico attempted to recover‚ the issue of statehood has remained in limbo since the June 2017 referendum held in Puerto Rico to vote on the island’s current territorial status. This current referendum resulted in 97% of the residents that voted‚ to cast their vote in favor of statehood. The governor of Puerto Rico has been promoting statehood in
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Puerto Rico is "tropical paradise" (Mumford!). What most people don’t know is that Puerto Rico is an under developed U.S. commonwealth‚ and that like most places‚ it has very unfortunate locations. I believe that Puerto Rico unlike the U.S. has a lot of advancements to make‚ and that it should become a state. The first thing that should change is the school system. A public school system in the U.S. is currently what a private school in Puerto Rico can offer. Another problem in Puerto Rico is facilities
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Puerto Rico is an island located in the Atlantic Ocean‚ off of the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. The island of Puerto Rico is appealing‚ but being and island makes it more prone to natural disasters such as Hurricanes. Last September‚ two massive hurricanes‚ Maria and Irma hit Puerto Rico‚ significantly damaging the island. The economy was already deficient‚ but to make matters worse‚ repairs from the hurricanes cost tens of billions of dollars‚ substantially decrypting the economy even though
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A Brief History of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is a mountainous tropical island directly in the path of trade winds. These tropical conditions account for its tropical rain forest and tropical wet and dry climates. There is little difference from season to season in the energy received by the sun‚ and being near the equator the length of the day remains fairly constant throughout the year. Puerto Rico is composed of one large island and several small islands. It is bordered on the north by the Atlantic
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Juan David Vivas Professor Holt ENC – 1102 Honors English Final Research Paper La ficción y la realidad en Seva "Seva: History of the first U.S. invasion of the island of Puerto Rico that took place in May 1898‚" is a story written by Dr. Luis López Nieves that defies the boundaries of truth and fiction. This story was published on December 23‚ 1983 in the supplement of the newspaper “Red Clarity”. A story that was able to leave a legacy behind. This legacy created an atmosphere of
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Puerto Rico Capital City – San Juan. Official language – Spanish & English. Location – Caribbean. Climate - Average temperatures year round between 80 °F and 70 °F (26.7 °C - 21.1 °C). Currency - United States Dollar (USD) $. Population - 3‚620‚897 (July 2014). Nationality - Puerto Rican. Primary ethnicity – Hispanic. Total area - 3‚515 sq. mi (9‚104 sq. km). Main import - chemicals‚ machinery‚ equipment‚ clothing‚ food‚ and petroleum products. Main export - chemicals‚ electronics‚ apparel
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democratically elected‚ raises the question: Why Puerto Rico is broke? The control board purpose is to help Puerto Rico pay the debt‚ rather to solve the economic crisis. Where is constitutional stopping the primary services for the people (health‚ security and education)‚ to pay the debt and by‚ being a colony or in a high English‚ “Commonwealth”‚ impairs the territory because it can not go to a bankruptcy since Puerto Rico is not a state.
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devastating hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico‚ there has been conflict and debate as to why the United States government‚ is not doing as much as they should for one of their territories. The reason behind why there is not much help from our governments part is because Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory‚ and its people are second-class citizens. In my paper‚ I will argue that being an unincorporated territory is not democratic on behalf of Puerto Rico. In my opinion‚ democracy means that the
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