Portuguese American

behavior that I changed and we taught him things that he eventually changed, like being nice to both men and women. I noticed that I thought I was better than were the locals because of my American heritage before my incident with Elder Danisa. Even though Elder Streadbeck told me that my people, Black Americans, were great in their own right, I started to notice that other people were great. I started to notice the Black people in South Africa were different. They had a heritage, culture and…

facts and primary sources instead of opinions. Charles M. Andrews, the author of “Anglo-French Commercial Rivalry, 1700-1750: The Western Phase”, was very distinguished as an American historian. Due to the fact that he wrote over 102 books and articles and reviewed more than 360, he was one of the most distinguished American historians. Anglo and French rivalry was a commercial battle to become more independent and supplementary region in the world. A rivalry that lasted over fifty years and it…

its production of porcelain, papers, and silks. Regions such as Japan and east Africa provided raw materials like foods and precious metals. b. How were the Dutch able to displace the Portuguese and how did their participation in the Asian trading network differ from that of the Portuguese? Ultimately, the Portuguese trading…

Latino music and artist adapting to fit mainstream Introduction & Background Latinos have had a long history in the United States and the same goes for Latin American music. As history has shown, Latinos in the Unites States have created new music for Spanish speaking countries, for example salsa was created in New York, Tejano music in Texas and many more music styles. While the United States have helped Latin America develop their music, for Latinos from or outside the U.S it’s difficult for…

Before the English came to America, the Portuguese and Spanish had established slave trading with Africa. Whenever settlers came to America, the practice was in effect. The American’s got involved in the trade and raced-base slavery became very prominent. Our book says that some of the first blacks that came to America were indentured servants. They worked their time and became “free blacks.” They cost less than slaves, but after their time was completed they were…

The Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in Latin American were integrated into the traditional monarchial structure of Europe for many centuries (pg. 577). That original structure was challenged by the ideas of Enlightenment and the sudden change of the Napoleonic Era (pg. 577). Latin America, then encountered the possibility for change, where the response varied in each region (pg. 577). By the end of the 18th century, the new political ideals that came from the successful revolution in…

Gayl Jones’s novel, Corregidora uses the blues as a way to express feelings to the reader without explicitly stating them. The Blues started in 19th century North America. Its inventors were of African American origins all of whom were either slaves or ex-slaves. Perhaps this is why the blues has such strong emotions due to the fact that it stems from slavery a touchy topic for many. The blues often uses piano and various guitars to give a variety of melodies. However, in blues, it is the…

my desire for an American one. I wanted nothing to do with being Vietnamese or Asian because all that it had brought me was a sense of inferiority and constant bullying. My desire to suppress my Vietnamese identity brings up a point that is brought up by Ms. Mori, the protagonist’s friend with benefits. During one of their conversations, she asks, “So why are we supposed to not forget our culture? Isn’t my culture right here since I was born here?” (73). She is a Japanese American who has…

It was the night of December 16, 1773, 342 chests of tea that belonged to the East India Company were thrown into Boston harbor by American Patriots. Americans were throwin this tea into the harbor because we were going to lose money. Britain was selling this tea for a low price so they can make more money for themselves. Ships carrying the tea were refused permission to dock in New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston. By these men doing this it showed the British what all the colonist thought…

was intubated when I first became aware of her case and she failed all attempts at weaning from the vent before she died. There was regrettably also a language barrier with the majority of her family as they spoke Haitian Creole which has roots in Portuguese, Spanish, Taino, and West African languages, which left me limited chances of communication with either the patient or her family. I was eventually able to speak with her cousin whom she had been staying with in Nashville. She had recently…