Spanish people

The Reconquista inspired the creation of the Catholic State with Catholic rulers. A Catholic Spanish state was created after the Moors were driven out and the Jews were banished from Spain. The Spanish Crown wanted to purify Spain in order to create a Catholic state with Catholic values. In order to build a Catholic state, the Spanish crown had to get rid of another religion and banish any citizen that was not a true Catholic or who practices a different faith in secrecy. This is why, the…

cultural and gendered impacts of the language itself. From an early age girls are taught not to talk too much, not to talk back and not to ask questions. In Northern parts of Mexico and Southernmost parts of the United States, the female plural in Spanish is excluded from the language, leaving women fall under the masculine…

pattern, however giving her own spin off to it by incorporating Spanish words. In order for the message to be understood, Julia Alvarez places the audience in her shoes in order to recognize the difficulty of having English as a second language. Although most of the poem is English, there are a couple of Spanish words. This leaves the audience to feel lost or as if she is not getting the full message. Ironically that is how many bilingual people may feel when they are still learning a new…

The average American may think that just because both regions Mexico and Puerto Rico speak the same language they are very similar. Well, they are but they also have a lot of differences as well. Mexicans and Puerto Ricans make up two of the largest speaking groups in the United States. Although the two cultures have lots in common, for many years there has been much animosity between the them. There are resentments due to illegal immigration, crimes, and collective judgement from non-Latinos…

being Hispanic. Here in the US, there are so many Spanish people, that a lot of job sites are now looking for a Spanish speaking individual. I would say that Spanish is the 2nd important language to know besides the 1st, which is English. I take being Hispanic has a privilege because a lot of people take classes to learn how to speak it, but I was given that advantage and was born by Latin American parents. I grew up with them talking to me in Spanish, so I can understand and speak it fluently.…

two years, and after successfully executing the role of the Public Relations Officer my sophomore year, I am the first female president of Spanish National Honors Society. Along with my leadership positions in the clubs already listed, I am an active member of National Honors Society, Beta Club, Young American Democrats Club, Women 's Empowerment Club, Spanish Club, and Backpacking Club. Through hosting and planning weekly meetings, organizing…

During all of my academic experience, I have always exceled in both the English and Spanish Language Arts. As a young child I felt a need to immerse my head into books. While my peers discussed the new cartoon episodes all I could seem to talk about were the plots of the thick chapter books that I placed back on my bookshelf once I had finished reading them. In fact, I was not the type of kid that spent hours in front of a television set I have always preferred to discover a whole new world in…

Latin American countries started out with an abundance of people, land and riches far exceeding that of the Anglo-Americans. It is hard to imagine what could cause Latin American countries that were once so powerful to become tormented by outside domination, stagnant economies and an abundance of foreign debt while their once frail cousin country, the United States built a stable democracy, expanded in territory and fought off foreign rule while swelling in population. However, the answer is…

“are physically present wherever two or more cultures edge each other, where people of different races occupy the same territory” (Anzaldua 205). The borderlands created a new category of person “Mestiza” (Anzaldua 205) it exists between cultures having a mix of more than one. In her short story, she compares and contrast between English and Spanish and how cultural imperialism is a contributing…

about living here is that people can actually accomplish their economic goals. The worst thing about living here is the misunderstanding that people have about the Mexican culture. She says that some people, not all, see them as intruders, criminals, immigrants, who cannot live the American way and speak the English language. Dendi makes it clear to me that she would never forget about her Mexican culture. She says that it’s hard for her and others to feel included when people look at them…