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Historical Event South America
549 wordsIn December of 1915 a huge step for the rights of Peasants in Peru was taken. Juan Pevez was born in Ica, Peru and in 1915 he lead an uprising against the Picasso family who ran the that Pevez worked on. In Water! , an excerpt from Pevez's autobiography, a dispute over rights to water is described and how the peasants overcame. Southern Peru does not see much rain during the year, so when it does come it is an extremely valued commodity. In December 1915 a very unusual thing happened. The water ...
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1,343 wordsMost may think that the Spanish-American War was a war between the Americans and the Spanish. Most are right, but only to a point, because the Spanish-American War also included wars between the Americans and the Filipinos, as well as between the Americans and Puerto-Ricans. Reasons for these wars occurring are obvious to the history connoisseur, but to the normal individual, they may not be so distinct. America has been a country of great power for years, and that power has come not only from y...
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Spanish Speaking Puerto Rico
1,862 wordsHISPANIC American baseball players; BASEBALL -- History Hispanic, Apr 99, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p 42, 2 p, 1 c Details the history of Hispanic American baseball players. Trials and tribulations that parallel the Hispanic community; Hunger of the Hispanic Americans for recognition in the field of baseball; Importance of the Latin contingent in American baseball; Language barrier; Racism; Expansion of baseball's Latin contingent in baseball; This title is not held locally Click here to mark for print. ...
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Makioka Sisters Pedro Paramo
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Copper Alarm Clock Rests On My Desk Morning
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Dark Hair La Paz
621 wordsA- The Pearl, John Steinbeck B- Novel C- This story takes place on a coastal community near La Paz, Mexico. The town lays on an estuary, where the sand is yellow, but near the water there is rubble of shells and algae. The book was published in 1947, so the time period is probably early 19 th century. D- Kino is the main character, father of Coyotito and husband of Juana. Kino is the one who finds the Pearl of the World. He has dark hair, black eyes, and always carries a knife. Juana warns Kino ...
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Rights And Privileges Native Americans
1,574 wordsCreation of Chicano Culture The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848 was, in essence, an annexation of Mexican territory to the United States and it changed the citizenship of thousands of Mexican citizens overnight to American. These citizens were not asked if they wanted to be American and they were also not accorded all the rights and privileges of American citizenship. They became, instead, a subjugated ethnic population, barely accorded status above that of the negro, an enslaved population....
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House After Kino Murders House After Kino Juana
384 wordsKino: Coyotito Character List: Kino: A prototypical Mexican-Indian who works as a pearl diver, he begins the story as a devoted father and husband to Coyotito and Juana, respectively. Kino is the central character of the story, an &# 338; everyman who finds himself becoming increasingly violent, paranoid and defiant as he faces opposition from others after he finds the pearl, and resorts to assaulting Juana and murdering those who threaten him. Juana: The mother of Coyotito and the wife of Kino,...
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Juan Peron Lower Class
1,296 wordsThesis: Her experience as a member of the lower class who overcame poverty and her belief in bringing justice to the poor made everything that she did for the people of Argentina possible. I. Taking action A. Collections for the needy B. The Secretariat II. Continuing the action A. The Eva Peron Foundation B. The Social Help Crusade C. The Hospital Train D. Twelve hospitals III. Helping women IV. Helping children V. Helping the elderly VI. Seeing Eva's viewpoint Eva Peron Mi vida por Peron! (My ...
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Claudio And Hero Beatrice And Benedict
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Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans
2,055 wordsA very massive group of levees may be all that is in the way of lower lying New Orleans and destruction with a visit from Hurricane Georges. Without the levee system and concrete flood walls Georges could have catastrophic effects in New Orleans. But with this man-made hurricane protection system protecting the city people. New Orleans is spared the casualties and damage past storms have wrought. The levee system is important because the city is like a saucer 6 feet below sea level and is surrou...
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Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De
1,108 wordsJuan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460, in Tierra de Campos Paleia, in Leon, Spain. He came from a noble family and entered the royal household as a page for Pedro Nunez de Guzman, at the Court of Aragon. Later, young Ponce de Leon would become a solider for Spain and fight in the battles to drive the Moors from Granada. In 1493, Leon sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to America. He was a member of the forces that enslaved the Indians in Hispaniola. This was t...
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Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De
1,701 wordsJuan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460, in Tierra de Campos Paleia, in Leon, Spain (Ponce, 1996). He came from a noble family and entered the royal household as a page for Pedro Nunez de Guzman, at the Court of Aragon. Later, young Ponce de Leon would become a solider for Spain and fight in the battles to drive the Moors from Granada (Blassingame, 1991). In 1493, Leon sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to America (Ponce, 1996). He was a member of the forces that enslaved the Indi...
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Gender Roles Rival Gang
1,709 wordsMi Vida Loca Mi Vida Loca means my crazy life (as a girl). The movie documents the phenomenon of female gangs in the early nineties in Los Angeles. It is written and directed by Allison Anders, who grew up in Los Angeles and went to UCLA. She uses personal experiences to help influence her story writing. In Echo Park, a group of young Mexican-Americans show what it means to live in the inner city. The film looks at gang lifestyle from a woman s point of view to uncover relationships, conflicts, ...
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Copper Alarm Clock Rests On My Desk Quot
490 words" My Alarming Dream " My little old copper alarm clock rests on my desk tick taking away each inevitable second of the day, only to shake, rattle, and ring me to wake every morning. As I lay there in bed, half dead, sometimes wishing maybe that I was, achy and tired stretching and scratching like a jungle cat, I feel the morning crawl into my house. The smell of fresh coffee creeps under my door my sisters radio blares the newest teen sensation and drowns out the morning news light see...
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Copper Alarm Clock Rests On My Desk Morning
480 wordsMy Alarming Dream Essay written by Russell Griffin My little old copper alarm clock rests on my desk tick-taking away each inevitable second of the day, only to shake, rattle, and ring me to wake every morning. As I lay there in bed, half dead, sometimes wishing maybe that I was, achy and tired stretching and scratching like a jungle cat, I feel the morning crawl into my house. The smell of fresh coffee creeps under my door my sisters radio blares the newest teen sensation and drowns out the mor...
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