Mexican Or Mexican-American People

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The nature of Mexican or Mexican-American people varies between good people with faith and ethical values and also evil ones as well. The reason for this is that a lot of these people practice religious faiths such as Catholicism and Christianity. For example, my mother brought me up in a Christian home with good values. A good and evil nature makes for a teachable society.
The Mexican people are dominant over their environment and nature but not as much as Europe or the United states. They’ve preserved wild life while also building cities and roadways. Some ancient pyramids have been well maintained and are now tourist sites. Overall they are in harmony with their environment.
Their relationship to other people is more of a group approach

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