...In this week's reading the chapters both talk about Nationalism in Latin America. The definition of Nationalism in the book Problems in Modern Latin American History, by James Wood, is the identification of a large group of individuals with a nation. In the book Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America, by John Chasteen, it says that nationalists were often urban , middle class, mixed race, or recent immigrants. It is said that Nationalism is one of the most widespread and influential ideologies in modern world history. In this week's reading for James Wood, entitled "Nationalism", it talks about Nationalism and how it affected Latin American countries. An example of how Nationalism affected Latin America is the Cuban war for independence from Spain, which happened from 1868 to 1898. Jose Marti was a apostle of Cuban Independence, in which he earned this title from many years of fighting for this cause. Jose had died on the battlefield fighting for Cuba's independence in 1895. Due to his belief about Cuba being independent, Jose was imprisoned and was also exiled from Cuba. Jose Marti's most famous essay was published in newspapers in both New York and Mexico City in January of 1891. In this essay he talks about the blindness of the previous Latin American governments to what was actually going on in the that region. The Mexican Revolution of 1910 had posed a revolutionary challenge to the neocolonial system. Francisco Madero had led a campaign to overthrow...
Words: 989 - Pages: 4
...The poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langton Hughes has different meanings. This poem begins to talk about how the pioneers first came to America in the search of what many people call “The American Dream”. It talks about how they came to America seeking for equality and liberty, but is it America really a place of liberty and equality? This is what Hughes makes us question our self about. The poem speaks of the American dream that never existed for the lower class American. It also talks about the freedom and equality that every immigrant hoped for but never achieved. In his poem, Hughes represents not only African Americans, but other minority groups as well. Besides criticizing the unfair life in America, the poem conveys a sense of hope that the American Dream is soon to come. Which I think is something that even now many people can relate to. This poem is written in 1935. Langston Hughes is writing a poem of someone who feels that America does not live up to what it should be. The tone is angry and resentful. In this poem it’s not representing the point of view of one particular group. It’s saying that there are many people who’ve come here with hopes and dreams and they’re being let down. He’s also saying that there is an economic difference between people. In essence the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer, because there is not equal opportunity. That idea is something that is not real for many people because of their race, economic situation, and come up...
Words: 585 - Pages: 3
...talking about how America is split up in its society, economy, and it's politics. He then goes on with America explaining how America is split in two. One part of America shows how the country is in sync with it's economy & the possibilty of a great future for the people that live in it. Then the other America, which isn't too far away from the first America, looks like it lacks a future for the people in it. He then goes in greater detail on how America is seems to divide itself between the rich and the poor. He talks about how capitalism is the down fall of us, how capitalism measures things by profit. Mr.Simon understands the functioing and neccesary of unions. Unions were what brought people togther when they felt injustice was amoung them. Unions helped workers realize that they were worth more and that they had to stand up for themselves if they wanted to be treated equally. More or less, Mr.Simon talks aout how America is becoming "a horror show" because it's killing its self. He uses examples such as the hunting of the underclass and how basic services are being cut off like public education. Not only is America killing itself but its also punishing its people. The imprisonment rate in America is higher then any other county on earth. These facts are facts that many people are aware of but rarely are they put together in such a way that strikes us with grief and fear as the way that Mr.Simon has done. Finally, he talks about the market & how "amazing" it is. He talks about...
Words: 347 - Pages: 2
...“Coming to America’ to clean” (100 Words) The story “Coming to America’ to Clean” by Ana Maria Corona, is about a young girl from a town called Sinaloa in Mexico, this girl wants to go to America to for- fill her dreams, with financial help from her uncle she gets enough money to go there. Together with her cousin Bianca they travel to America, even though the trip is very dangerous, they manage to get there and to find a job with the help of a smuggler named Javi, which was very expensive. But luckily enough, they get help from their new employers, so they can pay for it. 2. Compare and contrast "Coming to America, to clean" with Neil DIamond's "America". a) How easy it is to get into the U.S. according to the two texts? Both texts tell us how it is easy to get into the U.S. In Ana Maria Corona’s text she tells us how the main character and her cousin buys a ticket for a bus to get there without any struggle and In Neil DIamond's "America", it is said that many people go by boats and planes. The two texts do have some contrasts as in "Coming to America, to clean", we are told that it is a very dangerous trip; meanwhile “America” doesn’t focus on the risk of traveling to America. b) Are they slaves in the U.S. or are they "free"? In “America” it tells us that the people feel liberated and it talks about the freedom that one meets when they come to the U.S. meanwhile the text “Coming to America’s” main character is scared and very nervous about her new home...
Words: 575 - Pages: 3
...America has always brought hope to different ethnic groups across the world. For some, it may mean freedom of religion, freedom of speech, to follow the American dream, or something else. Since people are in search of something different, a lot of people move to America to find that something they are looking for because of this America has been nicknamed the Melting Pot of the World. Since people all around the world has moved to America, there a lot of different languages, cultures, and dialects. Instead of making fun of the dialects, I embrace them. I love learning about different ways of how people speak. I have learned that just because people don’t talk just like me; doesn’t make any of us less smart or dumb. There are certain times that one should talk formal and times where one can talk informally. I have learned that when one group of people stops talking to each other than other dialects or even languages can be and most likely will be formed. In General American English words can contract, but in AAVE they just dropped some words out. I have learned a lot about different and dialects; I will always think twice when I go to judge someone for speaking differently, after all there is always two sides of a story or in this case language....
Words: 575 - Pages: 3
...A: Manuscript Hello students and thank you for inviting me here today. I am very honor to talk about the African-American for the British students. Someone knows how I am and someone does not. So I will start to introduce myself. My name is Roland Fryer and I am professor of economics at Harvard University. I know that you have studied about African-Americans. But I know I will talk about the African-American you did not know and some of this I talk about will probably surprise you. In my talk I will talk about racial inequality and answer some questions on this topic. Questions such as: Why are African-Americans so much less prosperous than whites? Why do so many black children flounder in school? I will start to talk about how it is in America today and the conditions of the African-Americans of today. I explain why their situation is, as it is and talk about family background, education, the labor market, suggests how to narrow the gap between black and white Americans in future and finally I will discuss the importance of role models. My story I had never thought that I would become a Harvard professor, especially if you asked me when I was 15 years old. If you asked me when I was 15 years old what I would be doing when I was 30. I will answer that I would probably be dead. At that time I was hanging out with a gang and selling drugs on the side. My parents split up when I was very young. At one time I had to borrow money to bail my father out of jail. My great-aunt...
Words: 947 - Pages: 4
...then America is on its way to ending racism. When a whit person can walk down a street in Compton strike that any hood/ghetto in America and not be worried about getting beat up, raped or killed then America is on its way to ending racism. When any other nationality/colored person can walk down a street in a neighborhood where they are not prominent and not get messed with then America is on its way to ending racism. Racism is a global issued America doesn’t solely own the rights to it, people hate people that don’t look like they look or act like they act or talk like they talk. Until everybody is of one color or should I say mixed up enough that a dna test can’t distinguish what’s what the world will have racism. You really can’t find to many people today that are full blooded anything in America. You can place one man in front of a hundred women and tell him he can have anyone he wants to sleep with until he has had them all and believe me he will have them all white, black, yellow, green, blue, orange, cyan and brown and vs verse for a woman as long as all of them are sexually attractive to her she will have them all. Racism is stupid and I hate everybody equally nobody gets left out because we are all human same blood and guts and all that on the inside, some of us just got left in the over to long or just right depends on who you ask. When a black person can walk down a country road in Podunk Alabama in the middle of the night and not be scared then America is on...
Words: 585 - Pages: 3
...“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” (The Constitution of the United States of America. 1787) The preface of the constitution of the United States of America is probably one of the most quoted paragraphs used by every citizen of the world when referring to established laws, and from every citizen of the United States when it is referred to Freedom, and Justice. Ironically when people refer to this and therefore the whole constitution they are directly referring to one of the greatest minds in history: Charles Louis de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu. He is not only one of the real founders of the American Constitution, but he is the start on revolutionary ideas in means on anthropology, politics and economical revolutions; he is the founder of society comfort, he is the inspiration for the French Revolution with his ideas of Justice, Freedom and Equality. Still his name has almost disappeared in the modern world. Charles Louis de Secondat was born on January 18, 1689, at the castle of La Brède near Bordeaux in France. His father Jacques de Secondat was a soldier with a long noble ancestry, and his mother, Marie Françoise de Pesnel, was an heiress who eventually brought the barony of La Brède...
Words: 1779 - Pages: 8
...over the world in great amounts of debt. During this war, over 1 million people in both sides died. It also affected many countries including America in very high inflation. Because of the war and our troops traveling all over influenza then affected a lot of people, 25 million around the world to be exact. This affected us because so many people died. Our next topic is the Great Depression. America’s economy fell down in shambles. The rate of unemployment rose to 25 % of all the Americans. This left so many people and families homeless and no way to have food or water. The price of homes plummeted to 30% down then it was before. Along with hear terrible things it...
Words: 1033 - Pages: 5
...The American Dream is the idea of coming to america and being able to do what you want. America is the land of opportunity. There are many different ideas of the American dream, but it still present in today. The American dream does exist today because people come to america, the land of opportunity to accomplish the impossible goal and to succeed in life. In the text “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes, Challenges the American dream. It shows how the American dream is not what it seems. How the American dream is different for everyone. The text states “They send me to eat in the kitchen”(Hughes). The meaning of this quote is that he does not get to eat with everyone else when people come over. This challenges the american dream because this man should be free to eat wherever he wants to. The text also states, “Nobody’ll dare say to me, ‘Eat in the Kitchen,’(Hughes). This quotes meaning is to show that he will fight for his right to be and equally treated American. This challenges the right of the American dream because he has to fight just to be treated...
Words: 689 - Pages: 3
...The article “What is white privilege?” is written by Christine Emba, who explains what “white privilege” means, how it originated and how it manifests itself in America. It’s the level of societal advantage that comes with being seen as the norm in America, automatically conferred irrespective of wealth, gender, or other factors. According to Christine Emba, white privilege is: “life easing level of advantage, no matter what your wealth, gender, or any other status is and just being white in America, you are respected and assumed the best. It is a set of unearned assets that a white person in America can count on clashing in each day but to which they remain largely oblivious. The article “Making My Head Spin” talks about unearned privilege...
Words: 653 - Pages: 3
...Topic What has been the impact of the recent mortgage crises on the Money Supply in the United States? Relevancy of the topic to Money and Banking Concepts Mortgage crises have a major impact on Money and Banking concepts. The mortgage crisis was a result of too much borrowing and flawed financial modeling, largely based on the assumption that home prices only go up. This topic is related to money since bank offered easy access to money to everyone. Borrowers got into high risk of loans because of low income generated throughout the year. Most of the mortgages were filled without any documentation. This generated fraud among borrowers and lenders and mortgage crises came alone. Annotated Bibliography Justin, P. (2013, November). Mortgage crisis overview. Retrieved from http://banking.about.com/od/mortgages/a/mortgagecrisis.html. The author Justin describes mortgage crises in brief detail in this article. This article will be helpful in the research of recent mortgage crises because it describes everything in detail, for example the American Dream of the housing society and the easy money of mortgage crises. It identifies how mortgage crises was developed and how did it start. Matt, B. (2013, February 8). America underwater: The mortgage crisis in data. Retrieved from http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/which-way-home/america-underwater-mortgage-crisis-data Matt, in this article talks about the all the data of the mortgage crises and how America went under...
Words: 498 - Pages: 2
...saying, the war in iraq, which was the possiblity of nukes in iraq. the bringing of our troops back too america and all around the other country. the allowment the iraq military too handle there country against the taliban. the economy here in america, and the bills/taxes that are trying too get passed. the possiblity of a nuke war. biden laughing mostly thru the disscussion, ryan explaining.....that iraq is 4 years closer too making a nuclear bomb, biden saying that its not true, there only getting nuclear power for a “possible” nuke. i can see how iraq can get the material, maybe in this world, there’s something called a black market, which sells alot of stuff, its the opposing power who will do anything too gain power. another possability would be the kindness romney shows, that ryan explained of a family romney visited. it shows a kind-hearted side of romney. biden didnt say anything about obama. he does demand questions tho, biden. which is reasonable but i belive the republican party may have a better idea of what too do for the future of america, not its downfall. there’s another disscussion, the burning of the koran. that should america apologize for burning on kurans, and pissing on taliban bodie’s? of course, that is messed up like by far. but we should only apologize what we americans belive in, which is what countrys try too copy, but right now america is in the gutters and i belive maybe the only thing that can help this economy would maybe be another war...
Words: 846 - Pages: 4
...What does it mean to be an American in 2015? The first impression that surprised me was how the man from Britain talked about how much he admired America for practicing the freedom of speech so religiously. This surprised me because I did not know that other countries lacked this, especially the U.K. being so advanced and having more tools than we do as Americans to make a change. It also surprised me how he said that Americans are bad at geography. I think this is un fair because Europe is very small and there are a lot of countries that complete Europe and it is impossible for someone to remember them all. Another comment that surprised me from the British perspective was how he thought all Americans were nice when I clearly thought that our country was known for its rudeness. Another surprising thing was how he thought New York was safe when there are so many mugging situations that occur there and especially how unsafe it is at night. Out of the “Arab Impressions of America,” the comment by Talal about how he thought that Iraq was more better than American. This surprised me because I thought Iraq was a constant war zone and that he would be happy to be away from that but apparently not. It is surprising to know that these perspectives of America exist. In addition to surprising perspectives of America, there were ones I agreed with too. The first comment I agreed with was how people in America are responsible for their own body shape. The first comment about this is...
Words: 575 - Pages: 3
...moment demands.” Romney reminds the audience that freedom is what first made America special. He makes an attempt to win hearts and minds by referencing small businesses and graduating students. He implies that Obama made promises of hope and change but did not follow through with them. “This was when we were supposed to start paying down the national debt and rolling back those massive deficits. This is the hope and change America voted for. It’s not just what we wanted. It’s not just what we expected. It’s what Americans deserved!” Romney exclaims. Just then the crowd begins to chant U.S.A. Romney talks of his childhood, and how he was a “baby boomer” in the middle of the country, reminds the crowd of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon, Talks of his mother giving up giving up her acting career to marry his father. He tells us he grew up in a Morman family in Michigan. “My mom and dad were married for 64 years, and if you wondered what their secret was you could have asked the local florist, because every day Dad gave Mom a rose which he put on her bedside table. That’s how she found out what happened on the day my father died. She went looking for him because that morning there was no rose. My mom and dad were true partners,” Romney says. The camera then cuts to a couple older women holding back tears from his heartfelt story. He has always supported women in politics, Romney goes on to say. He talks of community, family and faith, and how it brings us strength...
Words: 909 - Pages: 4
