New Mexico

This article is based on the Mexican society and the difference between there society compared to others. In the article the writer, Reva Goujon, interviews a journalist Octavio Paz. Octavio Paz talks about how Mexico is trying to leap forward to the economic future but, metaphorically and physically, to many walls have been built up. These walls are built up not only because they are struggling to move on from the past, but also because they are trying to protect themselves from the world…

In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain, but 25 years later, Mexico had to endure another war. Culture differences between Mexico and the U.S led to conflict . Mexico was Catholic and the U.S. mostly were Protestant/Pro-Slavery. Once James K. Polk was elected, everything changed. Polk not only wanted Texas, he wanted California as well. The thing is, California was still Mexico’s territory. Texas, however, was not, after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836. Polk tried to…

50/50 on this question. One thing is for certain, Mexico is the biggest exporter of drugs into the United States. This epidemic has created wide-spread problems for both countries; the Mexican drug cartel has crippled their country with violence and political corruption and it has affected the United States in a social-economic way. First, let me give some reasons and history around the U.S./Mexican “Drug War”. The two major reasons why Mexico is the biggest exporter of drugs to the…

In an overview of this week’s readings the central focus of material was primarily centered around the illicit network that has emerged in Mexico as a direct result of political corruption and economic benefits for drug traffickers using the U.S market. The “War of Drugs” has ‘failed’ claims Eduardo Porter, acknowledgment of the growing drug problem doesn’t seem to be the problem instead Porter explains the thought of “eradicating the illegal drug market” (Porter) as an impossible task. Instead…

northern Mexico and Mexican-Americans within the southern United States. One such type of music that is very popular among these people is cumbia, which is a dance-oriented music style originating from afro-Cuban roots that has spread throughout Latin America and wherever Latin Americans settle. Cumbia has grown from its origins across northern Mexico and the southern United States and plays in important role in the cultural identity of the people of these areas. Cumbia within northern Mexico…

“white” man has unfairly imposed on new land in which the Native Americans or the Mexicans already owned and claimed, tensions flared and more often than not conflict arose. The United States and Mexico border is no exception to this fact of history. This borderland consists of many conflicts between the Native Americans, the Mexicans and the Europeans who all fought to keep or take over the land that they claimed or wanted to claim as their own. The US-Mexico border was a place where people…

the decision to come to the United States to make new opportunities for our future, because Mexico did not have many chance to success in life. Mexico did not have a lot of jobs and this is a problem, because the people start to steal stores or houses of their neighbors. Each single of this people have a reason, and the reason is because they are needed too. When I heard “Por el Mexicano” I…

United Mexican states and the United States of America and happened in 1828 between Mexico and the US. It was concluded on January 12, 1828 at Mexico City. Joel Poinsett signed for the US and Sebastián Camacho and Josè Esteva signed for Mexico. The treaty recognized the Mexico-US boundary that had been established by the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty between Spain and the US (Florida and Mexico). The treaty was ratified by Mexico and the US and went into effect in April of 1828. The treaty was amended…

two neighboring countries. “US historians refer to this event as ‘The Mexican War’, in Mexico its called ‘The US Invasion’ (Doc. C, paragraph 1).” The Mexican War had lasted two years, 1846 to 1848. Ten years before the war, Texas had declared its independence from Mexico in 1836. Not long before that, in 1821, Mexico had declared independence from Spain. The United States was unjustified in going to war with Mexico because Americans abused the idea of the Manifest Destiny, broke the laws the…

conductor, journalist, educator and even founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra in 1928. He was heavily influenced by the indigenous music of Mexico and has composed seven symphonies. Although he is primarily remembered for his work as a composer, a lot of his work revolved around playing his piano. Carlos Chavez was born on June 13th of 1899 in Mexico…