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"Prostate yourself here where eternity begins and the earthly greatness is dust" These words can be read every year in the Pantheon barrio, during La Muerteada festival in the hillside town of San Agustín of Etla. This carnival of Death as a part of the cycle of life is celebrated since time inmemorial, its origin is lost back to hundreds of years before, in prechristian times. The oldest people remember it has always been celebrated at the beginning of November and the performance is played by…

Christopher Columbus : On October 12, 1492, Captain Christopher Columbus claimed a tiny island in the Bahamas (less than 400 miles from North America mainland) for the king and queen of Spain. Columbus’s landing facilitated the mutual discovery by two peoples of one another. The moment of Columbus's landing, the Americas became the stage for a variety of encounters of Native American, European, and African peoples in the new Atlantic world. (pg 25) Atlantic world : The meeting of the Spaniards…

In this paper, I will cover my leadership philosophy and a challenge of a squadron leader who I interviewed. My leadership philosophy is derived from my experiences over the years, namely from observing the failures and shortcomings of leaders. As for the interview section of the paper, a lieutenant colonel in my chain-of-command related his experience of dismissing a master sergeant some years ago from duty due to substandard performance. With nearly twenty-years of work experience in three…

The Tale of the Innocent Natives According to Bartolome De Las Casas, a priest and a retired spanish soldier, the Old world (Europe and Asia) was drastically different to the New world (North and South America). The New world was non polluted peaceful and the natives were friendly and giving. However, havoc and chaos proceeded the peaceful natives of the New world with the arrival of Columbus in 1492. All the native people ever did was treat the Spaniard better than royalty. The natives treated…

The city rests in a valley of rugged mountains like the heart inside some ancient skeleton. Each evening iron-rich rocks conspire with the setting sun to beat a pulse so elemental that it transcends time. My wife and I moved here from Washington, DC. Work made our decision, but we embraced it, imbued with manifest destiny of the 21st century: the west’s fertile farmland re-formed in technology hubs, then and now ideal places for someone willing to work hard for the opportunity to succeed. Our…

Imagine how difficult it would for the U.S. to get along with their foreign enemies. It would be extremely hard to share interests and work together. Fights could take place and it would be hard to build upon a relationship. Well this is the case for the Native Americans and Euro-Americans. The Native Americans were basically kicked out over and over again and moved all over the country. There were times where nothing but hate for each other existed. From time to time, the Native Americans…

José Chávez Morado, born in 1909, was one of the greatest 20th century Mexican muralists, focused on political and social factors of the Mexican revolution and embraced his heritage much like Dr. Atl had. He was the last of one of the greatest 20th century muralists, who greatly influenced Mexican styled art, this paper will discuss his life journey, accomplishments, and two of his great works/murals. The purpose of this is to gain insight on one of the 20th centuries greatest artists, and…

The myth of creation plays a large role in many cultures. Not every creation story is told the same way. One creation story can be very different from the nest, but as different as theses stories are, they all have common factors that link them together. The myth of creation has shaped the actions of people over generations and can be used to relate numerous cultures to one another. There are many differences between creation stories. Christianity even has two contradicting stories to…

At this point in history, tribal nations were facing more obstacles besides the United States. Disease, poor living conditions, and poverty swept through Indian country. Lewis Meriam claimed that many Native Americans struggled financially because “the Indians were ignorant of money and its use…” and spent their lump sums of cash from selling allotments on temporary goods instead of investing for future use. Native Americans struggled to survive off of the small incomes from leases, per capita…

In contrast, to Coetzee’s depiction of motherhood, Lee presents both a more stereotypical idealized version of motherhood as well as the quintessential evil stepmother to raise his main character. Kai’s biological mother struggles with leaving war-torn Shanghai; giving up all she owned while facing a rough journey, alone with her daughters, to India prior to immigrating to America. Mah-mee is depicted as strong, caring and nurturing, especially towards her youngest and only son, Kai. As doting…