Cate Smythe LACS IDL 7/31/10 Essay I. The Spanish brought guns‚ disease‚ and exploitation to Latin America‚ but they also brought God. Catholicism in Latin America has had a bittersweet existence. Its power has historically been hijacked and used to support political‚ social‚ and cultural causes‚ not all of which have been positive. Even though the Spanish used Catholicism as a way to determine the inferiority of the indigenous people of the Americas and to justify the genocide that they incurred
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In Latin American Culture they have a very different culture. Latin America includes many different parts of Central and South America and Mexico. Latin American culture mainly consists of Spanish speaking individuals alongside Portuguese and French. They have unique dances such as: mambo‚ salsa‚ cha-cha‚ and the tango. Latin american cultures has different holidays like la semana santa‚ cinco de mayo which is a very big one‚ Día de la Constitución‚ la tomatina‚ and dia de los muertos. In latin america
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El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico more than 500 years ago‚ they encountered the native people (Aztecs) practicing a ritual that appeared to mock death. The native people had been practicing this ritual for over 3‚000 years prior to the Spaniards arrival. At first‚ the Spaniards attempted to convert the natives to Catholicism and eradicate this ritual; however‚ they were unsuccessful. Instead‚ the ritual has been merged with Catholic theology‚ and
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Latin American airline industry TAM Airlines is the largest airline in Latin America in terms of number of annual passengers flown.[16]Along the first countries to have regular airlines in Latin America were Colombia with Avianca‚ Chile with LAN Chile (today LAN Airlines)‚ Dominican Republic with Air Dominicana‚ Mexico with Mexicana de Aviación‚ Brazil with Varig‚ and TACA as a brand of several airlines of Central American countries (Honduras‚ El Salvador‚ Costa Rica‚ Guatemala and Nicaragua)
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Nationalism 1. In the wake of neocolonialism‚ Latin Americans remade the nativist rhetoric of the past to push a new nationalist cultural and economic agenda. I. Nationalism 1. Latin American nations had been defined by their internal diversity 1. Transculturation 2. Racial mixing 2. Europeans had associated Latin American difference with a negative meaning 3. Nativism challenged this attitude 4. Nativism faded after independence
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prove that Hitler did kill himself along with his new wife Eva Braun‚ but it remains a question of whether or not Hitler was actually dead. There are also many ideas that prove that Hitler did escape to Argentina. However‚ Hitler did not die in WWII‚ he in fact escaped the war and went south to Argentina and lived the rest of his days in the Andes Mountains. There are many facts about Adolf Hitler and his “supposed death”. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20‚ 1889(Adolf Hitler commits suicide1). Hitler
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Paulino Latin American Politics Exam 1. What are the challenges for consolidating or sustaining democracy in Latin America? In your answer‚ you can discuss some generalizations‚ but please also include one specific example to support your argument. The factors that have affected the successful transition into democratic governments in Latin American countries are the existing economic problems‚ the historic lack of civil liberties and services and the rise of populism. Latin American countries
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The Latin American economy has been plagued with many issues stemming from external factors. Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot and Open Veins of Latin America discuss the many issues of Latin America and the external factors such as other nations greed or colonialism. Latin American Idiot takes a satirical tone in describing how three authors feel a “Latin American idiot” could shift the blame to other nations for the extreme poverty in Latin America. Open Veins of Latin America takes the
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Latin American Family Values Latin Americans seem to value the family above everything else. In fact‚ many spend all their lives just trying to improve the situation for their families. From experience‚ when speaking with a Latin American‚ the majority of the time they will say that their family is what brings them the most joy or what they are most proud of. Not only do Latin Americans work to care for their families but they also work to keep their families united. They pride themselves
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A Latin American Empire (Page 384 -387) Leaders of the United States started realizing that their country’s security depends on the security of Latin America. (due to strong links with their southern neighbors) Most Latin American colonies were independent by the early 1800’s but were still not secure. They feared that European countries would try to re-conquer the new republics. The US feared this too; Monroe Doctrine: (President James Monroe- 1823) The document stated that "the American
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