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    In "A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood‚" Judith Cofer accomplishes three powerful achievements: she gives details on the stories of her family experiences‚ shows her family stories in a strong imaginative language‚ and points out how family stories can take over a person’s life. This essay seems to be very tricky because she goes from one story to another. Cofer’s claim would be very difficult to understand if she started with one story; instead‚ she should finish explaining the initial

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    Puerto Ricans are the only Hispanic group able to migrate to United States and have automatically the right to become American Citizens‚ But What American Citizens means? When they arrived to a new land escaping from poverty and political problems‚ to a place where they thought it will receive them as family. 1940s was the first wave of migration of Puerto Ricans to the US‚ when they arrived they found themselves working in restaurants; in the kitchen‚ serving coffee also in factories‚ cleaning

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    Devin Smith Professor Heater English 7‚ March 2013 When my family and I came to America‚ it was extremely tough for us. We had to adapt to a new culture and a new country. It felt like we were starting over. The poem “Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri was a good way of showing some of the difficulties immigrants face when coming to the United States or any new country. I migrated to this country with my family when I was about 5 years old. We had to stay at my father’s friend’s house

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    LA CULTURE A LOOK AT PUERTO RICAN CULTURE SGT Stephenson John ALC Class 505-15 SSG Stephens Taylor 19 June 11‚ 2015   The Culture of Puerto Rico General Purpose: To educated about Puerto Rican culture Specific Purpose: To break down the different characteristics that makes Puerto Rican culture very unique. Central Idea: Puerto Rico has a unique culture‚ which significantly is seen in the food‚ life style‚ music‚ and military. INTRODUCTION I. PMESII-PT A. Break down of PMESII-PT and definition

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    Puerto Rican/American don’t know wither to identify myself has Hispanic or Latino. Why? Because I was born on US Soil even if being born in Puerto Rico itself‚ you’re considered a US Citizen. What I catch myself doing is asking myself “How do I know which term to use”? Especially when it comes out to filling out any documentation. I have to check off Hispanic on any documentation that is asking to my ethicality‚ only option there is are: White‚ Black‚ Asian‚ Native American and Hispanic. So the only

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    endangered species is a species threatened by extinction. The Puerto Rican Parrot falls under this category. This parrot has seen an extravagant population decrease over the last five hundred years. However‚ there stands a great chance for its recovery through captive breeding programs. Before the invasion of the Columbus and other Europeans in 1493‚ the Puerto Rican Parrot was once a flourishing species throughout the forested regions of Puerto Rico‚ as well as its surrounding islands of Culebra‚ Vieques

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    Ariana Green in the San Juan City Magazine on 2005. As the title of the article indicates‚ there is an issue between the identities on both of these groups‚ about who feels more Puerto Rican. This has been a controversial topic since a long time ago‚ especially involving the “Nuyorican’s” from the time when the Puerto Rican diaspora started in New York. The real question involving this article is how they make both of these cultures into a more perfect union‚ as Ariana Green says. The author

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    Puerto Rican Superstitions Have you ever had a shirt or some socks that you believe have always brought you luck? If you have‚ you would be considered a believer of superstitions. A superstition is a belief that is contrary to reason. It gives a magical explanation to different objects and occurrences that cannot be proven. You may gain many of these beliefs from your culture or your family members. These can turn into rituals that you do without having tangible proof that it will work. There are

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    Christine Costanzo Puerto Rican Migration to New York City The story of the Puerto Rican people is unique in the history of U.S. immigration‚ just as Puerto Rico occupies a distinctive—and sometimes confusing—position in the nation’s civic fabric. Puerto Rico has been a possession of the U.S. for more than a century‚ but it has never been a state. Its people have been U.S. citizens since 1917‚ but they have no vote in Congress. As citizens‚ the people of Puerto Rico can move throughout the

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    Family is the foundation of the Puerto Rican social structure. ”Familismo” is a Puerto Rican word meaning close family connections‚ stressing the well-being of the family‚ as opposed to cultures which place a greater emphasis on friends and same-age peers as an integral part of the social structure. Puerto Rican family complex is extensive; it is based on the Spanish system of compadrazgo in which many members—not just parents and siblings—are considered to be part of the immediate family. Thus

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