Spanish people

society, many people know or know somebody that knows how to speak a second language. I remember back in high school, I was required to learn a second language to graduate. There were choices of Spanish, Chinese, French, and Latin and a few others. Upperclassmen had things to say about all of the languages, some good and some not so good. I remember hearing phrases like "Latin is useless" and "French is really difficult." These phrases varied by the language and teacher. Taking in other people…

living because people that are Hispanic or Latino tend to have an accent. If people tend to not talk English correctly without an accent they would likely start laughing. One of the many points in the story is linguistic terrorism, which meant for her that if a Spanish language is different from the other doesn’t mean that one is less authentic. It means that different people had different ways of talking to each other like the word “Vato” and such, more that only some Spanish people would…

He lumped together all the Spanish speaking Americans as Mexicans even though they might not be Mexican. Also, this is not a small group of people that he is talking about but a group of millions. In addition, most of the land that America has in the west coast once belonged to Mexico. Finally, he not only robbed the other Spanish speaking Americans of their identity by calling them all Mexicans but also is just expressing what happens every day on a larger scale. People do not really see the…

decided to change my Spanish minor to a major. My reasoning for this change is that I can spend more time in the Spanish culture and have a better understanding of the Spanish language. I plan to pursue a career in the medical field and having a comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language will allow me to reach more patients. Latinos represent 16% percent of the Spanish population and are the fastest growing ethnic minority group. For this reason, I have chosen to study Spanish over…

Mexican American, Immigrant, White , Latino, Hispanic, everyone has different Ethic of who they are some people think to their self who are they? Who am I, people see me by my color or the way I look people think I'm white but I'm really actually Mexican . Many people think just the color you are they think you're white or a different race . Who am I today is I am Mexican American girl that look white but I'm Mexican that talks English and I'm American because I live in America and I understand…

English, I am learning Spanish now so I can become more connected with my heritage. I never had much of a chance to learn about the Dominican Republic from my grandparents because of the language barrier between us. My Dominican background is important to me because of the rich culture. A benefit of being Dominican is being embraced into a rich culture. My large family creates a sense of belonging and community. At family gatherings and reunions, I am always meeting new people,…

didn’t know the backlash I would get for not embracing my heritage. Why can't people just accept you for the way you are? I was in for a rude awakening for my childhood years. When you’re Hispanic and you tell someone you don’t know Spanish, they give you this look when they first found out Santa wasn’t real. Sure it's not common for a Hispanic kid to not know Spanish but I didn't know it was a big deal to others. Learning Spanish never even crossed my mind, I just lived life as is. I moved to…

American value and moral beliefs best applies to the Spanish-American War because U.S. citizens thought the Spanish were the ones responsible for sinking the battleship USS Maine. The citizens felt the need to encourage the Congress to declare war on Spain in order to protect pour interests. We felt that Cubans lacked freedom from the Spanish government because Cuba was not an independent country, yet. The U.S. saw the need to assistance Cuban people that were still suffering from the…

The exposure that the Spanish had to animals not only benefited them with work and a sustainable source of food, but they also developed immunity to a deadly disease known as smallpox. The Spaniard’s exposure to the smallpox disease, which was due to the proximity their society had to domesticated animals, allowed them to unknowingly use that disease to decimate the entire Incan society. When the exposure of the two societies are compared, the Incas had almost no exposure to domesticated animals…

Guatemalan mother’s leg, telling me “Todo ba estar bien mijio.” translated in English as “son, everything will be fine.” Only I knew understood my mother 's words since she spoke in Guatemalan Spanish instead of the common Mexican Spanish. Mexican and Guatemalan Spanish ultimately are very much similar because it is spanish except some conversational phrases and terminology are different. This difference is due to the history of the two cultures which some are unaware of; Guatemala denotes…