Guatemala has more people than any other Central American country‚ with an estimated population of 11‚980‚000 it is home to many different cultures. The population can be divided into two groups; Indians and people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry. But in Guatemala‚ being called an Indian or a non-Indian does not depend entirely on a person ’s ancestry. It is basically a matter of how people live and of how they categorize themselves. For example‚ a Guatemalan is considered an Indian if he or
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In 1521‚ the world witnessed the collapse of the illustrious Aztec Empire at the hands of Spanish conquistadors. Spain was looking to colonize as well as to expand and exert its dominance over the newly discovered Western world. Led by Hern¨¢n Cort¨¨s‚ the conquistadors were carrying a message from Spain of expanding‚ conquering and capitalizing on an already developed country. Mesmerized by the Spanish presence; the Aztecs were initially oblivious to the colonization efforts. This enabled Spain
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The Spanish Civil War Spanish civil war began on 17 July 1936 and ended on 1 April 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists to wrest the dominated power. When progressive Popular Front government was elected in February 1936‚ Nationalists gathered to plan resistance and they were led by Francisco. The rebel force predicted that the war would end with a victory quickly and take the entire country. However‚ that was their miscalculation; the war spent much time than their expectation‚ and
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Ever since kindergarten‚ Spanish class had been my favorite class. Not only because grades were easy‚ even though I struggles at times‚ but because I was and still am fascinated by the beauty of the language and culture. I grew up in Prosper‚ Texas where a great number of families were spanish-speaking. My family is an english-speaking one‚ but I had been enrolled in the dual-language program offered at Prosper ISD school. All of the dual-language teachers that I’ve had over the years have all been
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American Military Family Undoubtedly‚ our American troops are brave‚ strong‚ resilient men and woman who are appreciated and celebrated throughout the country for the dangers they put their lives in on a day to day basis while deployed to fight for us to keep the American way of life we live and love. However‚ while those men and woman fight for other’s ways of life‚ their own personal lives they had to leave home face a separate struggling battle of their own. That is‚ the families of those American
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Who Am I? While learning the Spanish culture‚ to get a more in depth understanding‚ I took the liberty of interviewing my Spanish speaking peers via Facebook group chat. While interviewing I found a common trend that within the Latin/Hispanic culture in regards to family gatherings‚ food‚ and tradition. “When we party my mom makes me greet EVERYONE! And I hate it.”- Danny Saldaña an 18-year-old Mexican who family comes from Mexico City. In the Mexican tradition its considered rude or disrespectful
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Slavery‚ Colonialism‚ and the Catholic Church Slavery in the New World and the Spanish and Portuguese Catholic priesthood are directly tied correlated in the history of Latin America. The enslavement and atrocious treatment of the Indigenous peoples and Africans by the Spanish and Portuguese nobility were both similar and different. By examining “A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies” by social reformer and Dominican friar‚ Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ and excerpts from Robert Conrad’s
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LER136 – Essay Kevin Brenen Modern Family is a popular television show that underlines family values and gender roles. The show centers on a divorced father‚ Jay‚ and his two adult children‚ Mitchel and Claire. Jay is a wealthy‚ retired business man‚ who has remarried a younger Latino woman‚ with son from a previous relationship‚ and is very close in age to Claire. Mitchel is an opening gay man who recently married his partner‚ Cameron. Together they are raising their adopted Vietnamese
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My Definition of Family with Classification The definition of “family” may differ from one person to the next. Even the various dictionaries have multiple definitions for the simple yet ever so complex word. The Oxford English Dictionary’s etymology of the word family comes from the Middle French famile‚ beginning in 1337 with family being defined as a group of people living under the same roof‚ household‚ in 1442-44 included a group of people related by blood‚ 1580 a group of people related
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right ideas and thoughts‚ to stand by the faithful Christians‚ and to ensure full compliance of Lord’s laws. “Under Ferdinand and Isabel’s hegemony‚ the Spanish Inquisition became independent from Rome‚ and with it notorious “act-of-faith” represents the dark chapter in the history of the world.” The question to be asked is: how “Holy” Spanish inquisition was to the people. In other words‚ did inquisitors’ motives possess virtues from the Bible‚ the sacred Christian text? In this paper‚ I would
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