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    the traditions of Latino Studies‚ Latin American Studies‚ African American Studies‚ Southern studies‚ and hemispheric American studies cross paths. Some of the works she has publish are “Latin America: Black-brown passages and the coloring of Latino/a studies”‚ “Breaking into the borderlands: Double consciousness‚ Latina and Latino misplacement”‚ and “Open Double Consciousness and Mulatinidad in Latino America”. Arturo Arias is a professor in Latin American Literature who also taught courses about

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    Culture is a group which shapes a person’s values and identity. A single term used to define a particular culture is often exclusive. For example‚ the term "Hispanic" does not take into account cultural differences between Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans. Cultural identities can stem from the following differences: race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ class‚ religion‚ country of origin‚ and geographic region.1 Nowadays‚ cultural conflict terms mention population a popular way. So what is the cultural conflict

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    There is a distinct connection between foreign policy and nationalism that is often times overlooked. In my study case of the Mexican-American war‚ the reason for it was due to fear of European‚ British mainly‚ advancement on North America and thus causing their foreign policy objective in the 1800s to restrict British influence. Foreign policy in the international system consists of self-interest strategies that have been chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests‚ these approaches

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    Radio In The 1940's

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    Since the beginning of radio’s “golden age” in the 1940’s‚ this form of mass media has experienced many changes from different programming‚ to advertising‚ to broadcast laws‚ etc. Beginning when the first radio station‚ KDKA‚ signed on in 1920 ‚ it was quickly being picked up as a new emerging form of mass media. By the mid-20’s radios themselves were better and easier to use‚ and by 1930‚ were being purchased by the millions. Radio not only survived but thrived through the great depression. This

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    The history of Mexican Americans is comparable to that of African Americans: filled with stories of conquest‚ racism‚ and discriminatory acts posed by society. The past has triggered Chicanos to fight back against injustices‚ in hopes of reforming immoral treatment‚ and emerging as an equal part of America’s society. The Chicano movement yielded some successes in this aspect. However‚ mass media and stereotypes confirm the notion that Mexican Americans are still viewed as a “lesser” people. This

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    Baseball In The 1940's

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    What was major league baseball like in the 1940’s? Integration was a controversial issue in the 1940’s. Many of the major league teams were interested to know more about integration which impacted many factors. The impact of black players on the field was significant. They were brought over from the Negro leagues an aggressive style of play. Black players soon established themselves as major league stars. The impact that black baseball players had in the 1940’s was powerful because it sparked the end

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    The Mexican

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    The Mexican‚ written during the Mexican Revolution is a short story written by Jack London in 1911. The story centers on Felipe Rivera‚ a boy no more than eighteen‚ who quiet‚ self-sacrificing and a loner. He was very dark‚ mysterious and his eyes appeared snakelike and venomous. He was not impressive to the people he encountered and members of the Junta suspected him of being a spy and working for the secret service of Diaz. He consistently showed loyalty and generosity‚ and the members of the

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    1940s Women's Fashion

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    we have developed in the 2010s. For instance‚ WWII was a huge occasion that injured many nations in the 1940s. It made counties become alliances and some cut ties. Millions of people died and everything had changed. These changes involve the way we wear clothes. Female clothing styles have been made by the events and people who have changed the world. World War II and Adolf Hitler influenced 1940s women’s fashion by what was appropriate in his own eyes‚

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    Desirae Jackson American history throughout the years shows the struggle that some citizens had to endure. When the Civil War ended African Americans were no longer slaves‚ but they were not equal either. African Americans still faced discrimination because they were Black people. This essay will explain how and why African Americans attacked segregation in American society in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1950s and 1960s African Americans communities made public announcements

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    Black American’s faced a series of disadvantages in the early 1950’s.They ranged from having to use different restrooms that white people all the way up to fearing for their lives in case the Ku Klux Klan showed up. Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws‚ named after a black character in a program in that year. This rule forbids a lot of things to Negroes and blacks like white and black people swimming together or playing cards together. It forbids trivial things

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