We all have or will experience something or someone from another part of the world. There are three different ways that America has influenced the world, through culture, american ideas, and music. There are different countries that America has influenced including China and Mexico. China has taken in Mcdonalds into part of their lifestyle and Gap Clothing in their style with music. Africa has made a good influence on the U.S by bringing their cooking, music, and art styles with them. Mexico has…
Best time to get Pet Insurance There are people who still see pet insurance as useless or again, as a way to get ripped off by “the system”. The truth is that they don’t see why they should get help with paying their vet’s bill. But, like always comes a time when you are hit with unpredictable events, where your beloved furry (or purry) companion gets affected with a serious condition, like for instance, cancer. What do you do in these cases? Do you want to pay your pet’s bill by taking a credit…
Desert Blood/ Juarez murder is a mystery story by Alicia Gaspar De Alba. Gasper De Alba is a famous novelist and poet who has written a lot of historical novels and poems. She also wrote scholarly articles about Chicana art sensuality and customs. The story is a fictional mystery novel where the author reveals the epidemic of young women and girls who are brutally killed in the US –Mexico borders since the year 1993. The story is a biography as the author explains the events that happened to…
“BEEP BEEP BEEP”. I raise my hand to shut off the annoyingly loud alarm clock. A few moments go by and I immediately jolt out of bed, almost tripping over my own two feet. July 25th, the day I get to head down to Texas for a month. As I head down my steps I can hear my dad and my Tio talking. I also can smell the eggs, bacon, lengua, and the refried beans being made for breakfast. After brushing my teeth, I grab a plate and pile on the food. As soon as I’m done eating I rush back upstairs to my…
In this narrative I analyze my family genogram. I explore my family’s makeup and history. I state my family’s relationships as well as my own. Then I discuss the emotions I encountered as I developed my family genogram. In addition, I elaborate on the importance of constructing genograms with co participants. My mother and father were both born in El Salvador, San Salvador. They met in their country through a mutual friend, but never dated. My mother immigrated to the United States in the year…
the late Carlos Nicolas Flores, Sr., much. Of course, I owe my mother, Rosa Guzman Flores, much as well but in a different way. He was a smart, ambitious, often authoritarian man while she had been created in the mold of many Mexican women from Chihuahua, Mexico—in other words, kind, passive and nurturing. In short, I did not know how lucky I was. After all, my father taught me much by his example. My father was born on the Caribbean island…
The ineffectiveness and impotence of Madero to rule Mexico was highlighted. Later, a covenant made in 1912 in Chihuahua stated that all the latifundistas will be compensated and the lands will return to their previous owners. The real intention was to obtain the support of landlords and powerful families. During 1911 and 1912, Zapata faces with Madero’s army; Felix…
Traditional Unions and the Mexican Maquiladoras: Dispute and Fragmentation The first maquiladoras were established in the border cities of Nogales, Tijuana, Matamoros, and Ciudad Juarez in the 1960s and 1970s. There was a power struggle among the principal worker organizations (CTM, CROC, and COROM) to obtain the right to represent the workers during this period. This struggle provoked at least two types of labor actions. The first was focused on worker contracts and the right to control…
How does the pit bull match up in the Temperament Test? The APBT consistently ranks in the top ten percent year after year for having the best temperament. They rank higher than Golden Retrievers, Border Collies, ( the smartest breed) Grey Hound, Chihuahuas, Lhasa Apsos German Shepherds, Cocker Spaniels, and Dalmatians’ just to name a few. How it possible that APBT can be tested in the same conditions as all other breeds, and rank higher and perform better than most breeds but still be portrayed…
inside the state of Sinaloa there’s a city called Culiacan. This city is the center of the Sinaloa cartel, which is one of the most powerful cartels of Mexico. The Sinaloa cartel also operates in the states of Bajo California, Durango, Sonora, and Chihuahua. The cartel is also known as Guzman-Loera Organization or the Pacific Cartel. According to various sources, this cartel is responsible for distributing a large amount of cocaine, marijuana and heroin. organized crime groups in that section…