How is the Puerto Rican experience similar to that of the other Latin American immigrants to the U.S.? The experiences in the video portraying Puerto Ricans had several similarities to that of other Latin Americans immigrating to the U.S. The interviewers had similar stories as to either coming to the US with their parents or by their own choice. The one thing the two groups have in common is the experience of a language-barrier. Puerto Ricans are primarily Spanish speakers and English is a second
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Being Single and Being Married When I was twenty years old‚ my mother told me that it was times for me to get married. I replied to my mother whenever I succeed in life and able and anxious to protect our family‚ I am going to think about having a home of their own. Not only I but also people who is living in today’s society‚ tends to being single or married later. However‚ living in every situation has every its own advantages and disadvantages. There are some differences that I know between being
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BEING DIFFERENT‚ BEING UNPOPULAR In the world there are a lot of people‚ but nobody is the same. Every person looks different‚ maybe he has a black skin‚ green hair‚ is blind or deaf‚ but all humans have positive and negative characteristics. In small social groups‚ such as a normal class in school‚ differences are very clearly visible. Some children have better possibilities to study and have a lot of expensive things. If somebody of majority of schoolmates does not wear costly clothes or does
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Being Rich to Being Famous Everyone wishes they could be rich or famous and many wish to be both. This is the pushing force that drags other people to strive and work harder but they never spend their time to put their thoughts‚ into the meaning and significance of these building blocks of life. The biggest difference between rich and famous is that being rich means you have money and being famous means that you are widely known. You can be famous without being rich or being in the news and vice
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Being Single or Being Married There are many differences between life as a single person and life as a part of a married couple. some of these differences are obvious‚ while others are more subtle. The key to make the dicision is the answer of the following question: Do you prefer life of going home to an empty house and a cold bed alone‚ but which seems easier; or do you prefer life of coming home with considerate family and warm atmosphere‚ but which seems more complicated? Sometimes‚ the soceity
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description of this demographic group based on its economic‚ social‚ political and cultural diversity. Most Hispanic-Americans speak Spanish and originated from the same part of the hemisphere. Typically‚ most Hispanics came to America from Mexico‚ Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Central America‚ and South America. . Most Mexicans come to the United States to earn higher wages and to support their families back in Mexico. Mexican Americans were treated inferiorly by Caucasian Americans until the late 1990s despite
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Being a teen to being a toddler When we mention teen the person who comes to our mind is “Justin Bieber” but when we mention toddler we recall back our memory of being in toddler. There are three differences of being a teen to being a toddler such as teen tends to face busy and hectic life‚ phase of learning and gaining experience and independent from parents. Firstly‚ being a teen is most hectic and enjoyable phase of one’s life but when being a teen is most peaceful
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The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 kilometres north of the city centre of Puerto Princesa‚ Palawan Philippines. Technically it is approximately 360 miles south of Manila in Midwest coast of the Mainland of Palawan. Sabang is a beach town about 76kilometers northwest of the main Industrial Puerto Princesa. The management of Puerto Princesa ST. Paul Subterranean River and National park is through the City of Puerto Princesa and THE City Tourism and the Park
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I have been told by most people who hear me speak Spanish (my mother tongue is English) that I am fluent in it. That alone should be enough for me to call myself bilingual. However‚ I have encountered numerous situations over the years where I felt completely lost in Spanish. So‚ if I am so fluent‚ why would this happen to me? The answer is a simple but often overlooked one. Bilinguals usually acquire and use their second ( or third or fourth) language for specific purposes and when they get outside
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Enid Rivera August‚ 21 2012 ENC 1102 Dr. Rowe Living in another country and living in the United States My country Puerto Rico is totally different from the United States. Living outside of my country is really interesting and is an unforgettable experience but at the same time it is very important effect positive or negative on one’s life to be far‚ different from really far from my family. The first thing when we move out of our country is that‚ I miss the experience of our immediate
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