Hispaniola

The historic city of Tenochtitlán, the heart of the Aztec Empire, is comparable to today’s New York City. It was the biggest city in all of Mesoamerica at its height in the 16th century boasting over 200,000 inhabitants. Yet in just a matter of years, the entire city as well as the whole Aztec Empire fell into ruin. How did such an impressive empire fall? The answer is a combination of factors. The Aztec Empire collapsed due to the lack of resources within the capital city of Tenochtitlán and…

The Conquest of Mexico and Peru were two individual but linked events that led the Spanish to conquer over territorial empires. The historical invasions of the conquests led to many changes in Latin American history, and had effects on the Spanish present day; but changes to European cultures and trading aspects back in the 16th century are insignificant. The Conquest of Mexico was basically the capture of the Aztec Empire, which was ruled by emperor Montezuma. The Conquest of Peru was the…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS – REPUBLIC OF HAITI Kyle Santwan FY.B 20 Background The Republic of Haiti also known just as “Haiti” is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. It is 27750 sq.km in size and has a current estimated population of 10.8 million, making it the second most populated country in the Caribbean as a whole. In 2010 just as Haiti’s economy was starting to grow again due to trade agreements that they had signed with…

Utilizing the lens of intersectionality allows for analytical analysis of social identity structures such as gender, race, class, and sexuality. It invites study on a multidimensional level, providing complexity and context to researching social categories. Conceptually providing a greater understanding of advantages and disadvantages, differences and similarities, within social constructs resulting from identification with multiple categories. Discussing the readings “The Legacy of Slavery, by…

In 1776, a group of men came together and wrote the Declaration of Independence. From that, the United States of America was born. In 1776 there where the original 13 colonies, since then US has expanded its physical territory exponentially. It now has 50 states, along with many islands and common wealth. Along with its physical expansion, also came an economic boom. The US has been known for decades as the land of opportunity. Many immigrants travel to the US for the “American Dream”, escaping…

Culture Health Practice: Puerto Rico What is culture? Culture carries a different meaning for different ethnicities. Generally, culture means a set of values, standards, beliefs, art and practices shared by a particular group. Puerto Rico, being the third largest island in the United States, resides 3.548 million citizens with Hispanic/Latino being the primary ethnicity group. Although some people confuse Hispanic/Latino as being two separate ethnicities, they are fairly the same and share…

José Martí’s “Our America” was a call for nationalism for Cuba as well as Latin American/indigenous identities. While I concur with the statement made by Martí, I disagree to an extent. In my essay, I will highlight the role of government in Cuba during this time, my beliefs on his quote by referencing aligning stories of indigenous and slave resistance, and determining the contradiction behind such statement in terms of the Europeans. Prior to the infamous ‘discovery’ of Cuba, the country had…

Columbus' discoveries in the new world. He wanted to travel and see new lands like Christopher Columbus.” He also wanted to make fortune and fame like Christopher Columbus did. - Cortes had sailed for the New World in 1504. He arrived on the island of Hispaniola at the city of Santo Domingo. “In 1511, Cortes joined Diego Velazquez on an expedition to Cuba. When Velazquez conquered Cuba,…

houses severely damaged, and 105,000 demolished by the earthquake. Due to these extreme complications, 1.5 million people became homeless (Disasters Emergency Committee). In the midst of the loss of life and home, the people of the small island of Hispaniola began to react to the catastrophe with violence and looting. The President of the United States decided to send the Marines of the 2nd MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) to control the chaos. This was called the Operation Unified Response that…

Kenyatta Miller DR. K. Byars-Nichols ENG 233- Final Exam 18 September 2017 1. Puritans TERM: Puritans were immigrants who wanted to spiritually clean the church. TEXT: Judy Dow (Abenaki) Deconstructing the Myths of "The First Thanksgiving" Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective by Seale, Doris EXPLANATION: Majority of the people who traveled from England to this place were religious rebels who had severed their ties with the Church of England and became known as “Saints", while others gave them…