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    (Assignment C) Upon leaving their home country‚ to travel and live within the United States of America‚ many of those from spanish speaking countries have experienced some form of culture shock‚ whether it be for something small‚ like how people greet each other‚ or something large‚ like what holidays they celebrate. One of the biggest differences that they might have noticed between their home country and America is the food. Times in which people eat in the morning‚ noon‚ and evening could be completely

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    the oceanic way‚ the Western Europe’s places expanded among the Americas‚ and it conquered most of the lands by the mid-19th century. British‚ French‚ and Dutch‚ which dropped out‚ are examples of colonies in the North America‚ and Spain and Portugal were colonies in the South America. The European got benefits from the movement towards the Americas. Their Atlantic states were well placed that they could straightly reach the Americas‚ which were beneficial since it made it easier to own more lands

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    Amanda Paulson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A new book claims the Chinese discovered America in 1421‚ but historians refute thesis. To the Norsemen‚ the Japanese‚ and the Carthaginians; to the Irish‚ the Africans‚ and a long list of others who‚ it is claimed‚ crossed the oceans to America long before 1492‚ add one more: the Chinese. They toured up and down both coasts of the Americas‚ established colonies‚ made maps‚ and left behind chickens. That‚ at least‚ is the theory posed by

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    Using the ‘Exploring the Americas’ exhibit discuss both the ways in which the colonization of the Americas were depicted and the reasons for such depictions. After slowly trotting through security and languidly ascending a massive marble staircase in the Library of Congress‚ one can find themselves at the entrance of the Exploring the Early Americas exhibit. At the top of the stairs a banner titling the exhibit‚ and most likely a mass of tourists pandering in and out of the entrance‚ signals

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    homeland. It has occurred all over the globe and alters the lives and cultures of many groups of people. One of the most notorious diasporas that the United States is familiar with‚ went on from the 1620s to 1865; the African slave trade. Slavery in America commenced when the first African slaves were conveyed to the North American colony of Jamestown‚

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    Life in Colonial America By 1700‚ more than 250‚000 people of European origin or descent lived within what is now the United States. These settlers covered much of the eastern seaboard. Each region of colonization was economically and socially distinct‚ as each area developed differently based on geography‚ immigration trends‚ and other factors. The New England Colonies The New England colonies spanned modern-day Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. New England’s

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    said‚ continents‚ like South and North America‚ were not always like they look now. There was no countries‚ no big cities‚ and no civilized life. There was only native tribes and nature. What we look now is product of what it’s called "colonization". Of course‚ none of the two pieces of the continent were colonized in the same way. First‚ I am going to explained how was the colonization in the USA‚ and then the colonization in South America. North America‚ XVII century. It all started in 1607

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    The question over who really discovered America has probably been around since the beginning of finding America. It’s been dissected and argued over‚ probably resulting in a lot of tables flipped and broken noses. Honestly‚ I have no idea if tables have been flipped over this issue‚ but sometimes people take topics like this a little too seriously. If you haven’t put two and two together I’m discussing the issue over whether or not the Chinese found the Americas before Columbus. Gavin Menzies‚ claims

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    One of the major issues facing Latin America is the production and distribution of illegal drugs‚ which include cocaine‚ marijuana‚ heroin and more recently methamphetamine. This geographic area is crucial to the illegal drug industry because it is the world’s only source region for coca‚ which is used to produce cocaine (this is harvested in Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia). Also‚ Central America‚ Mexico and the Caribbean are the main corridors for transporting drugs to the United States and Europe

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    Throughout the poem I emphasized the importance of indigeneity in Central America. Indigeneity is often concealed with the identity of mestizaje in Central America. Consequently‚ indigeneity is almost non-existent in Central America. According to Tilley‚ who analyzes the Salvadorian diaspora‚ states “Everywhere‚ intellectuals understood that economic growth was dragged down by the Indians’ perceived backwardness‚ superstition‚ poverty‚ insularity‚ and inefficiency ”(Tilley‚ 193). In other words‚

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