Puerto Galera: paradise without the price Byline: DEEPA PAUL-PLAZO Approximately three hours from crowded‚ sweltering Manila is an island getaway where the seafood is fresh‚ the sand is dazzling white‚ the water is a beautiful clear turquoise‚ and good vibes abound. It is a getaway for adventurers of the ’strike anywhere’ variety‚ who think nothing of hopping on a bus on a whim‚ armed with nothing but a swimsuit and a pair of flip-flops. It is a refuge for the low-key urbanite escaping the frenzied
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gang formation‚ and gang related violence is a product of the circumstances faced by many in contemporary societies. For example‚ in Puerto Rico‚ “Puerto Rican drug gangs emerged as epiphenomena of systematic exclusion tied to the political economy of a city that blocked access to the opportunities that defined dignified pathways to manhood” (Baird 2005: 113). Puerto Rican youths among others‚ were faced with oppression especially when it came to the workforce. The
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SOS-292‚ TESC Abstract This paper will explore how Puerto Rico can reverse and reduce their current murder rate. I have developed several recommendations to help the Puerto Rican authority’s achieve this goal. I base my recommendations on research conducted from books like the CIA world Fact Book‚ Preventing crime: what works for children‚ offenders‚ victims‚ and places‚ along with other websites‚ and my own personal experience as a military police officer.
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Wayne Crayton Jr Speech 214 sec 2 February 6‚ 2008 The Puerto Rican Day Parade Imagine waking up to the sound of Spanish music blasting through the streets‚ the smell of Spanish food simmering in the air‚ and going to the window and seeing thousands of Puerto Rican flags covering the streets. This describes Manhattan during the second week in June. Growing up just a few blocks from Spanish Harlem‚ many of my friends was Spanish. Their families took me in as one of
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Costa Rican Cuisine Costa Rican food is much different than the foods indignant to America. My dinners and lunches consist of mostly meat. Steaks‚ ham‚ pork‚ and fish make up most of my diet‚ but that is different in Costa Rica. Costa Rican dinners and lunches consist of many different types of vegetables‚ rice‚ fruits‚ and a small portion of meat with little spices. I think this is very interesting because this means that Costa Ricans have a very widespread diet containing balanced portions of
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The Truth Behind Puerto Rico’s Health Reform Carmen Torruella Thillet COMM/215 September 21‚ 2010 Prof. RoMay Sitze The Truth behind Puerto Rico’s Health Care Reform Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States of America with a unique form of government called a Commonwealth. Under provisions of the Commonwealth‚ Puerto Ricans enjoy American citizenship‚ homeland security‚ minimum wage‚ Pell grants‚ and other funding programs and amenities offered by the Federal Government in
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The culture I researched is the Puerto Rican culture. I interviewed Avis Giegerich. She was born in New Jersey‚ but she did spend a few years living in Puerto Rico when she was younger. Even though I have known her for several years I still learned more than I thought I would. For the first question it was revealed that she prefers to be called Boricua which is another word for Puerto Rican. The second question asked what influences her the most and Ms. Giegerich reveals that she was heavily influenced
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Puerto Rican Cultural and Religion I am a member of the Puerto Rican American Families research team. I myself grew up in a Puerto Rican American‚ or "New Yorican"‚ family. The assignment is a field study. The study is on an observation of the religious community. We visited a Roman Catholic church in Buffalo on the west side‚ which is a predominantly Hispanic area of the city. I myself am also a Roman Catholic. This is a slightly erred site‚ because I believe that most Puerto Ricans migrated
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Mexican and Puerto Rican Immigration In the 19th century‚ before immigration started booming‚ only a small percent of America’s population was Mexican. Mexicans were in the same boat as Negros; they weren’t treated with any American promise of equality‚ nor did any treaty or laws protect them. Ignorant Americans treated them as inferior because of their foreign customs and appearances. The Americans that rushed to California to mine gold in 1849 were accompanied by Mexicans‚ which they didn’t
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The Native Puerto Ricans are also known as the Taino people. The Taino people are very peaceful and ended up greeting Columbus with open arms and showing him the river where they had their most prize possession‚ there gold nuggets. It began in the XV Century but was then rediscovered by Christopher Columbus both the people and their land. These particular people spoke the language of Arawakan and they came from South America where they lived in small villages. They lived in villages that had chiefs
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