The Hispanic Challenge According to Samuel P. Huntington‚ Mexicans and Hispanics are threats to American culture because the Anglo-Protestant culture is what originally started the United States of America‚ not Hispanics. Samuel believes the United States identity is being challenged by the large-scale of Mexican immigration‚ bilingualism‚ and failure to assimilate. Samuel argues that the contiguity encourages immigration and that it has steadily been increasing. The number of immigrants coming
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Are you Puerto Rican or American? Hesitantly‚ I don’t know what to say when people ask me this question because I feel that I have to choose between the two ethnicities. Since I was born in the U.S.‚ I am considered American. But‚ if I say I am American‚ I am asked about my origins. Thus‚ controversy evolves around inhabitants of Puerto Rico because they are considered Americans since Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. My skin is white‚ my eyes are brown‚ and my hair is dark brown
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The Defeat of Death In "Death‚ be not Proud‚" author John Donne writes down his thoughts pertaining to death. The message of this poem is that Christians‚ after death‚ will live eternally with Christ‚ thus defeating death. Donne uses this argument to state the fact that death should not be proud because Christ has overcome it by resurrecting from the dead. In essence‚ Donne wanted to encourage believers to not fear death because of the hope that heaven provides. John Donne was not the first to
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speech: I ’m Black and I ’m Proud As we come to the close of another black History Month‚ we have been reflecting upon our heritage. Upon such people as Chrispus Atticks‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Fredrick Douglas‚ George Washington Culver‚ Dr. Charles Drew‚ Thurgood Marshal‚ Malcolm X‚ and of course Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and many‚ many more. And as we remember and review these names we realize that in any other society this would be a great list of historical figures. But being in the society that we
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things are what determine how a child will turn out after being brought up in that culture. Children growing up with Anglo-European roots are taught to value their independence‚ boldness‚ equality‚ achievement‚ self-help‚ and self-directedness. All of these values significantly affect the family. They believe in family privacy because it is said that
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medical field swayed my career goal from being a Pharmacist to being a Nurse. I was following my dreams and conquering my goals at the University of Rhode Island. About one month into my freshman year in the honors nursing program‚ I was told that my mom’s cancer metastasized. It was unbearable. My mom was alone at home fighting for her life while her three children were living their own lives. During the next month I put such an immense amount of effort into being my mom’s support and shoulder to lean
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Proud Accomplishment I was at a tennis tournament a saturday morning‚ it was early around 8 o’clock. I remember the courts being moist from the morning dew‚ and my tennis shoes were soggy and cold from walking through the dewy grass. It was supposed to be one of the hottest days that week. I felt the warmth of the sun’s radiation against my back‚ and my cheeks‚ as I waited for my number to be called. “Number fourteen”‚ the lady with the light brown curly hair‚ kind of like my own called my number
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America the Great I am proud to live in America‚ the land of the free‚ home of the brave. We have the freedom to vote‚ practice the religion of our choice‚ speak freely‚ and freely share our thoughts or ideas throught the press. I also love how we are such a diverse nation. There are several reasons why I believe America is a great country to live in. If you are an American citezen over eighteen‚ you have the right to vote. I think it is important to allow citezens to vote because it allows
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Dornan‚ E. A. & Robert Dees (2008). Four in one: rhetoric‚ reader‚ research guide‚ and handbook (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education‚ Inc. Proud to Be a Speciesist Stephen Rose I research on animals. I study the intimate chemical and electrical processes that are the brain’s mechanisms for storing information‚ for learning and memory. To discover those mechanisms‚ I analyse the cellular changes that occur when young chicks learn and remember simple tasks. An anti-vivisectionist once asked me
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Being the oldest first-generation child of a Hispanic family has had the greatest influence in my education. When my parents immigrated to the US‚ they did not know English and had only received primary education. As a result‚ I had no one at home that could help with my school work. Although learning English was difficult‚ I knew it had to be learned fast so I would not fall behind in school and become the translator my parents desperately needed. Even at a young age‚ I knew education was essential
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