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    plates to Idaho plates, her tires were slashed twice. Melissa recalls multiple remarks being said to her about Californians not being welcome in Idaho and to go back where she came from. While Melissa did not feel like it was a direct attack on her culture, she does remember that for years native Idahoans verbally assaulted Californians and she felt…

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    El Mesquite Analysis

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    Scott Chi October 9th, 2015 MAS 10A 48621-13 Elena Zamora O’ Shea. El Mesquite (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2000) El Mesquite written by Elena Zamora O’ Shea distinguishes the different stages of life the Mexican American community has endured during the Spanish colonization up to the American’s. Palo Alto, the name given to the mesquite tree by priest Rafael Garcia, is the foundation surrounding the book. The whole text is situated in the perspective of Palo Alto narrates…

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    the many cultures found in New Mexico from white men to Native Americans. It is fascinating how these cultures manage to keep to themselves in such a small area. In their case I think that their ethnocentrism may be advantageous, because if they had chosen to mix with other cultures, their traditions may have been lost over time. By choosing to be ethnocentric they have been able to preserve their languages and way of life over many centuries. If the Navaho, Zuni, Mormon, Spanish-Mexican, and…

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    La Llorana Urban Legend

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    La Llorana is a very well-known and widespread urban legend in Mexico and has become just as prevalent in America with the Mexican-American cultural influence of the media, such as horror movies, TV series, and novels. This legend has been passed down from generation to generation as part of the tradition embedded in the Mexican culture and as a result, there are many different interpretations of La Llorana, such as what she looks like as well as what her story is. The fact is this myth is only…

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    the world. Among these indigenous peoples, many have special traditions in which they retain social, cultural, economic, and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the much larger and uprising societies in which they live. Their culture is very distinctive with their traditions. The indigenous people and their environments are constantly under pressure of being kicked off their land by industries such as mining, oil exploration, and logging. The commitment from…

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    Essay On Hispanic Family

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    Their diet may contribute to these health issues. Hispanics have a diet high in carbohydrates, such as beans, rice, and tortillas. They also tend to fry a lot of their food (Mexican American). In the Hispanic culture they consume four meals a day. For breakfast they consume a light meal. Lunch is considered the main meal. The family members come home and they eat a large meal. Around 6p.m small snacks are eaten to satisfy them until 8 or…

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    grasp honestly. There was about three or four main experiences that stood out to me the most. I picked Korean culture because I didn’t see anything else I could honestly get involved in. In downtown Los Angeles there are little areas that pertain to a certain culture. Most of them begin with little but for Korea it was Koreatown. Going into this I knew little to nothing about Korean culture. My basic knowledge was based on the divided country. I have seen the very crude movie The Interview that…

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    Chrystos Poem Analysis

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    they originated from Native American culture and that in a way they are disgracing their culture and beliefs. She assumes that we don’t have Native roots until the end of the poem saying that maybe we have a grandma who was Native American. She is making the stereotype that white people don’t have any regard for other cultures and that whites think they are superior to others. I think “it” is referring to some people who don’t know very much about other cultures and were something or own…

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    Shared Genealogy

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    Biology is associated with race in the fact that we are genetically similar to species with very few genetic variations across the globe and determined by the way we look. The characteristics can distinguish race by the skin, hair, or eye color. Race is also made up of meaningful categories of people; meaning different groups of made up of people who decided they were important. Such as Caucasians, African Americans, and Latinos. Race refers to groups of people with similar physical features…

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    culturally you just love them? But can also be that you love them because at nine years old you got your first dog. A person’s culture influences how people view the world and others sometimes. One’s culture helps one judge what is right or wrong. But actual life experiences can also influence why people view certain aspects of life the way they do. Sometimes culture can influence the way one views others and the world. In this interview/essay written by Kristen Lee, “Multiculturalism…

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