Mexican Revolution

“We are farmers! Bum bad um bum bum bum bum!” I went to interview Javier Villegas from Farmers Insurance. Javier Villegas is 36 years old from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. He currently lives in Wichita with his wife and daughter, also another child on the way. Javier graduated from college in Mexico, moved to the United States, and began a new journey in his life. I can say that Javier has done many things to be successful. To be successful in life one must know the importance of motivation,…

A few degrading words that people use when referring to Mexicans are; Wetback, Spic, and Beaner, whether American or not. They also have many stereotypes against them such as lazy, machismos, drunks and many more. One of the main reasons they are discriminated against is because of their illegal immigration into the United States. Mexicans were left no choice but to cross illegally to seek a better life, because of the cost and many obstacles it made it difficult to become a citizen. Often…

will analyze the short novel Aura by Carlos Fuentes, a well-known Mexican writer who was part of the literary movement known as Boom. I argue that Carlos Fuentes creates a mythical reality to reference Mexican history. He uses Aura, Felipe Montero, and Consuelo as a reflection of the past and the present, where Consuelo represents the past and Felipe the present. In this analogy, Aura represents what Mexico could become. Mexican history is hard to understand because it is intertwined with myth,…

In the film, The Quest for a Homeland, it focuses on two figures who each wanted to reclaim the Southwest in their way. Rodolfo Gonzales, better known as “Corky,” from Denver, Colorado was successful in rallying the youth of the Chicano Movement. His poem, I am Juaquin, inspired a national community of Latinos. His encouragement to gather and fight for change in communities inspired the youth. The youth responded by fighting for issues they cared about, specifically pushing for education reform.…

for food and money. Low class associates with middle class and will try upper class just to see if they will give a hand out. From what I have seen the low and middle class work twice as much as the upper class. So that’s the life style of every Mexican…

While The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution written by Mariano Azuela depicts the character Demetrio Macias, an Indian man, who joins forces in the revolutionary army of Francisco “Pancho” Villa and rises up the ranks from a local leader to a general. Taking place during the time of the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1920) the conflict began as an attempt by a middle-class movement to overthrow the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz (1876 – 1911) with the goal of establishing meaningful,…

family members. I was having a time of my life that I forgot about all the dangers that occurred in Mexico. My dad did tell me we were are not involved in absolutely nothing illegal or our past generation either. I had eaten so much food like tacos, Mexican style hamburgers, tamales, and a lot more. It was two days before New Year’s Eve, and I could not believe that none on my jeans fit me. I was blaming the alcohol, because I was drinking every night. I would not let go of the Tequila and…

to Cuba and improved its economy greatly, and some other of his policies much like this one raised the literacy rate in Cuba to 96%. Castro also had an idea of seeking a “revolution” of sorts. This revolution would bring about many socialistic ideas about in Cuba, and was harshly opposed by the United States as “the revolution became slowly radicalized” with “the…

The period of 18th to 19th century can be described as the crucible of Mexican American history. During this period, we see the old settlers, the Mexicans, the new arrivals from Europe, and the significance of the United States that shaped the society and economy of the region. More importantly, immigration was a turning point during this period. The social and economic conditions during The Mexican Revolution in 1910-1920 and World War I in 1914-1918 brought one of the largest shifts of…

development and governance. They have also speculated on the question if the PRI betrayed the revolution. The PRI did not bring any new development or stability because they kept implementing the same corruptive and lawless tendencies that previous administrations enacted upon. As a result, the PRI betrayed the revolution, creating the same type of social and political atmosphere that existed before the revolution. One of the most important things a country can have is stability.…