During the second half of the twentieth century Latin American literature exploded globally. The works produced during the mid to late 1900s are still enjoyed by readers of many ages‚ as well as many cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. This boom refers to the literature provided by such important authors as Gabriel García Márquez‚ Julio Cortazar‚ Manuel Puig‚ and many more. Thanks to these literary superstars‚ through their literature‚ much of South and Central America were awarded the fame and
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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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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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The music found in Latin America is as rich and diverse as the people that reside there. Latin America is comprised of several countries including Mexico and all of those found in Central and South America. Considering all of the countries that contribute to and influence Latin music‚ one might imagine just how culturally dense the music of Latin America is. With an immense presence of talented artists‚ Latin American music encompasses a variety of genres and is ever-changing. One group that has
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When playwright and actor John Leguizamo wrote his hit one-man show Latin American History for Dummies he had kept his son‚ a middle school student at the time‚ in his mind. As a child of Latino descent in a non-diverse area‚ Lucas faced the brunt of many racially ignorant jokes and comments. In order to bring Lucas closer to his Colombian roots‚ he assisted him with his History project on finding great historical figures from Latin America. After hours of what seemed to be dead-end research Lucas
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Ebner-Eschenbach‚ perhaps describes the harm of "white privilege" on American society. By its very definition privilege is a grace bestowed on one over another (Webster‚ 2006). In that sense‚ privilege is in and of itself an opposition to equality. In racial terms‚ if one group has been historically privileged over another‚ there will never be equality between the groups until a catastrophic new beginning can occur removing all trace of the bestowed privilege. White American privilege is the result of a country
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of African Americans 1. African Americans love fried chicken‚ hot sauce‚ and grape soda. 2. Large populations of African Americans are lazy and uneducated. 3. They are obsessed with their television shows. 4. African Americans sag their pants and wear clothes that are too big. 5. African Americans drop more money on their hair (Weave‚ perm‚ braids‚ etc.) than their own house bill. 6. African Americans only listen to hard core rap music. 7. African Americans still to this
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Education 305 White Privilege This week’s reading by Peggy McIntosh’s‚ White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack really resonated with me. It forced me to think about how being white grants a person a set of positive privileges that others don’t have. Because of this‚ I felt compelled to write a response. I will start with her argument‚ make a comparison to another reading‚ provide the context for her article‚ and lastly issue some of my own opinions on the topic. Argument McIntosh’s
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Experience with White Privilege October 14‚ 2008 How America came about is fascinating‚ and learning about immigration‚ rights‚ laws‚ and racism makes learning more beneficial. It helps you to understand why we‚ as a nation‚ are they way we are today‚ and why we will continue to be stuck in our ways. According to James Barrett and David Roediger‚ “The Story of Americanization is vital and compelling‚ but it took place in a nation also obsessed by race…the process of “becoming white” and “becoming
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novelty of its approach. Does El Señor Presidente have a completely new way of defining the reality of Latin American experience‚ or is it just a different twist in a mixture of the Indigenismo and dictator novel? Defending the argument‚ Asturias successfully established the earlier use of magical realism in El Señor Presidente. Through it‚ the narrative does show attempts to define a true Latin American experience: Asturias aspires to respect Indigenous culture and make it stand out in its own right
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