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After the violent Middle Ages, the Renaissance was a rebirth of art, education, and exploration. During the Renaissance, there was a multitude of new inventions, movements, and discoveries that were spurred by curiosity and the desire for improvements. Among these are the reformation of the traditional Catholic Church, along with the stabilization of many economies. One of the new ages was known as the Age of Exploration, where adventurers were beginning to explore new areas and lands far away.…

Several people around the world believe that Christopher Columbus discovered America, and a day should be dedicated to him for all that he has done. However, there are people who acknowledge Columbus Day to be unnecessary due to the fact he truly did not discover America. Even though Columbus is given recognition for intertwining the New World with the Old World, there should not be a day just for him. Columbus should not have a national holiday dedicated to him because he did not discover…

Prior to the 1820’s, the Latin American colonies had been merely just territories of Spain and Portugal. By the time of Latin America 's independence the potential for a successful future was already laid out through its economic patterns and leadership of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin.The people of Latin America had influence from the enlightenment to create political changes. Latin America had the potential to develop a democracy and a strong economy because it was inspired by North…

Countries in Central America are plagued with poverty, overruned by gang violence and ruled by government systems that don’t do enough for their people. The author of Enrique 's journey, Sonia Nazario paints a vivid picture of the circumstances that lead loving mothers to leave their children behind while venturing across America, in order to get to the promise land. A land charged with hopes and promises. Promises that are not always kind to immigrants. Immigrant mothers risk everything in…

Review of Satchmo Blows Up The World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War Penny von Eschen analyzes the opinion of international observers of the American construct for race with arguments supporting the notion that America failed to ease the racial tensions where African Americans persisted in racial struggle with their white counterparts. American impoliteness toward its African American populace held its negative image on the international platform during the period of Jim Crow. Federal…

Race: Black Muslim Women Race is a term used to identify ourselves with. For some, it comes with hatred and discrimination to their specific racial group of people. There is a background of race and explanations of the origin of race hatred. In my opinion, I think Black Muslim women are the most interrogated people of America. Being a Black Muslim woman comes with misogyny for being a female, racism for being black, and islamophobia for being a Muslim. Since the beginning of time, women have…

One of the scholarly articles that was more thought provoking to me was Portes and Zhou work, titled The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and Its Variants. While I have seen and experience this segmented assimilation, this is the first time I have read an article that articulates the situation so clearly. I have never thought of myself as a second-generation immigrant because I wasn’t born in the United States. However, according to the article, I am considered a second-generation…

Oppression based on socioeconomic status and heritage is a problem that Latin American society has faced for hundreds of years. The European colonization of modern-day Latin America has provided powerful examples of oppression and revolution, as it has been continually felt by various groups throughout recent history. As these European ancestors laid claim to this land, a series of indigenous populations suffered and endured hardships of slavery and perpetualized inferiority that left them…

Introduction When visualizing the Toronto soundscape, it is inevitable to picture it without considering the plethora of accents and languages of people from culturally dominated areas. I had the chance to attend a music and dance performance reflective of the diversity of the world’s traditions but also reflective of Toronto’s multiculturalism. The event took place at the Lula Lounge on March 5th, 2016, where I saw the band ‘Salsotika’ perform classic 80s and 90s salsa. In relation to the…

Jose Rizal A national hero in the Philippines is a man named Jose Rizal that would reveal the corruption of the Spaniards and the Roman Catholic Church towards the Filipinos due to his writings that would change the history of the Philippines. The Spaniards were very powerful during the 1500s. They began to take over cities/countries. The wanted to take over the Philippine island because of three main reasons and those are: they wanted to spread the Roman Catholic religion, during that time the…