Jose Renteria Professor English 111 14 February 2013 Mexican and College Culture The word culture comes from the Latin “cultura” that means cultivation or improvement. It is the way that a person can improve through education‚ and ideals from other people. Nowadays‚ culture defines a group of people with the same interest and traditions. Mexican and college culture have many characteristics but the three more significant characteristics between the two cultures are values‚ beliefs‚ and important
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Basic Food – Introduction • Mexican food is a blend of Indian and Spanish influence; however‚ most Mexicans continue to eat more native foods such as corn‚ beans‚ and peppers. These foods are cheap and widely available. • Corn is the basis of the Mexican diet. It can be found in almost every meal‚ usually in the form of a tortilla‚ pictured here. Types of Basic Food • Basic foods in Mexico are tortillas‚ frijoles‚ chilies‚ guacamole‚ and salsa. • Tortillas are flatbreads that
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“Like Mexicans” signifies that although there are a lot of different races‚ there are a lot of similarities in each one. These similarities could be in economy because there are people living in poverty and living lavishly everywhere. There is also education and lack thereof because there are those with little to no education to those that are very well-educated just like Mexicans. The essay had the structure of comparison/contrast but there is also description/reflection. The author described
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Mexican and american food are both very different‚ but in ways very similar. American food is served in Mexico‚ but in America mexican food is also served a lot‚ it is just served very differently. The differences between the two countries food is actually extremely amazing. The similarities are only a few but very good points. In many different ways american foods and mexican food are very similar. The most common thing they share is that the food is unhealthy. They have lots of grease and lots
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Living in California‚ we become exposed to the Mexican culture through friends‚ neighbors and business associates. Wether its Mexican food‚ festivals‚ dances‚ music‚ clothes‚ language etc. When it comes to Mexico as a country‚ besides its beautiful resorts‚ Mexico displays rich history‚ excellent cuisine‚ Spanish colonial attraction‚ indigenous wisdom‚ and hospitality. Mexico has hosted civilizations like Olmecs‚ Teotihuacans‚ Zapotecs‚ Toltecs‚ Mayas‚ and Aztecs. Olmecs being the oldest of the pre-colonial
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The Mexican Cession of 1848‚ was part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which brought about the official end to the Mexican-American War. The treaty was signed on February 2‚ 1948‚ at Guadalupe Hidalgo‚ a city north of Mexico City where the Mexican government officials had fled with the advance of U.S. Forces‚ into the capital. With the defeat of its army‚ and the fall of Mexico city‚ in September 1847‚ the Mexican government surrendered and entered negotiations to end the war with the United
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Mexican migration to the United States takes a big impact involving two companies and takes place at specific times for good or bad of both. Manly‚ this phenomenon takes place because the immigrants are in search for a better job and higher pay as well. I decided to choose this topic because it represents a huge problem‚ the main topic to be discussed by heads of government of both countries is migration. Migration and over the years‚ Mexico has experienced the loss of the most important tool
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The Mexican American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. This was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands. There were two main causes of the Mexican War. First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards
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In the text “Like Mexicans”‚ the author uses a unique way to compare and contrast different cultures‚ and the ones that he should and should not marry into. In the first paragraph he starts off with a flashback from his past‚ and talking to his grandmother about who he should and should not marry. The author goes into great detail with his childhood memories of what his mother and grandmother told him what he should do‚ and then skips to his present. In paragraph six‚ he says “But the woman I married
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are a few of the words people use when talking about a Mexican. Mexican Americans have been the victim of discrimination throughout the history of the United States. Mexicans have a very big stereotype against them. One of the main reasons that they are discriminated against is because of their illegal immigration into the United States. Like many other groups Mexicans immigrated to the United States in search of a better life. Many Mexicans are left with no choice but to come to the U.S illegally
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