The best way to learn is knowing and living the moment. I am in my third year of bachelor of public relations at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. I would like to do a student exchange because this experience will provide to me many tools for my professional and personal life. I choose the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for this experience. First at all‚ living in a foreign country allows the acceptance and understanding of different cultures and community perspective
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Aristy Stereotypes of the Puerto Rican Culture “As of 2003‚ there were more Puerto Ricans living in the United States than on the island of Puerto Rico- 3.8 million on the mainland and 3.6 million in Puerto Rico” (Rohan‚ 2006). There was an abundance of Puerto Ricans that migrated from their mainland to the United States. Most were poverty stricken and lacked formal education. This lead them to be unemployed or on public assistance‚ causing other cultures to stereotype Puerto Rican’s. “Stereotypes
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Chapter 1 Toyota’s Global Expansion In November 2004‚ Hiroshi Okuda‚ Chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan‚ announced that the company was going to build another factory in North America‚ raising the number of factories producing parts or assembling cars and trucks in North America to 14. As of May 2004‚ Toyota manufactured parts and assembled cars in 51 overseas manufacturing companies in 26 countries/locations. In 1980‚ the company had only 11 production facilities in 9 countries‚ so
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childhood life in Puerto Rico and when she moved to the United States. The story discusses how Cofers father wanted her family to conduct themselves a certain way‚ to escape the general stereotypes that Puerto Ricans received‚ such as them being loud‚ playing loud music‚ and mothers yelling at their children. Cofer’s family was forced to act differently from the other Puerto Ricans that were around them for the satisfaction of her father and others around her to please others. In Puerto Rico‚ her family
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Rexach was born on November 26‚ 1952 in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico to a very knowledgeable and wealthy family. The Carrion family is a well-known family name that has created many historical moments of the history of Puerto Rico since the 1800’s until today. His grandfather‚ Rafael Carrion senior‚ was one of the founders of Popular‚ Inc. (BPPR) (Gonzalez‚ 2012). Popular‚ Inc. is the umbrella or parent company of the well-ranked Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Popular North America. It also has other
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Jonathan Smith Ms. Marshall Ethnic Studies 12/11/12 Reggaeton is a form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin‚ characterized by a mix of Latin rhythms‚ dancehall‚ and hip-hop or rap. Reggaeton has its own specific beat and rhythm. There are others version as to where Reggaeton originated from Panama. Then the music made it gracefully throughout Puerto Rico. The origins of Reggaeton begin with the two different versions. One of them is‚ that in Panama first made first recording in the 70’s
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happiness to each individual. "Coca-Cola and Coco Frio" talks about a boy who goes to Puerto Rico looking for something new‚ something that he had never seen or tasted before‚ Puerto Rican Culture. However‚ he founds that the people of this island is losing their own culture by adapting another one. The poem begins when the boy apparently first introduce to a different culture‚ to a different country‚ Puerto Rico. However‚ the boy is award with a culture that he already knows or at least a part of
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of these were Cuba and Puerto Rico. The United States was led to believe that the Spanish mosgoverned and abused the people of these islands. In fact‚ Spain did overtax and mistreat the Cubans‚ who rebelled in 1868 and again in 1895. Thus‚ the American people felt sympathetic toward the Cuban independence movement. In addition‚ Spain had frequently interfered with trade between its colonies and the United States. Even though the United
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cenotaph was created by José Buscaglia was installed in Carolina‚ Puerto Rico. The inscription on the monument reads “ Son of Carolina‚ Exemplary Citizen‚ Athlete‚ Philanthropist‚ Teacher‚ Hero of the Americas and the World. The Pittsburgh Pirates also played a series of exhibition games in San Juan to make his dream of a sports city in Puerto Rico come true. Today the Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente located in Carolina‚ Puerto Rico continues to encourage to play sports and succeed at them. Roberto
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Bomba is a popular music in Puerto Rico that has been part of their heritage. This music and dance began among the African slaves working in the sugar cane fields in Puerto Rico; this music is the most African influenced of Puerto Rico types of music‚ therefore Bomba is actually considered afro-puertoriquean music; the rhythms and instruments between both cultures sound similar. The slaves used Bomba as a way to relieve their minds from all the slavery damages‚ as a way to liberate all their frustrations
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