Puerto Rico

governments I came to the conclusion that I would discuss two countries that I would write about Ethiopia and Puerto Rico. Ethiopia which is a country ran by dictatorship is located in what is called the Eastern region of Africa, also known as the horn of Africa. Ethiopia shares that region with other countries like, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia. In contrast, ran by democracy Puerto Rico is an island surrounded by smaller islands located near the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. By the end of…

The official or dominant definition of Puerto Rican culture is that Puerto Ricans came from three races Spanish, Taino and African. This mixture is called mestizaje were the Spanish heritage is the principal one. This point of view state that culture cannot be change and it is the same today as it was before. The only way culture can survive it is in the island and any change to it can threat its survival and continuity. This view have been challenge by a new definition. This new definition…

neighborhood turned their backs on her when they saw her coming, or, when they talked to her, they scanned the horizon, as if looking at her would infect them with whatever had made her go out and get a job” (Santiago 122). According to her neighbors, Puerto Rican women are supposed to stay home to clean, cook, and watch the children. By breaking this stereotype, Ramona overcomes a roadblock and steps on the right path to accomplishing her goal. The opportunity to immigrate to America appears…

We instantly ran down to the ocean. This was probably not really smart because it was pitch dark, and all you could see and hear was the smacking lips of the waves. The first morning in Puerto Rico I woke up to the crashing of waves and the smell of salt water. The first day consisted of trying to body surf on the waves and renting rental cars. The entire day the temperature was in the eighties, with the sun blazing our skin red hot. That…

The name of the book is When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago published in October of 1994. Esmeralda Santiago Story begins in Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of happy and sad moments she was also surrounded by poverty. As she grew up in Puerto Rico she learned how to eat tropical fruits. Being surrounded by trees, frogs, mango, Groves and the taste of delicious fruits. Being exposed to fresh chicken and pork sausages called morcilla. She had to usher a dead boy’s Soul to…

Spanish American war involved Spain, America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. There were many reasons for this war, one of them was Cuba's unsuccessful attempt to revolt over Spain. The inhumane ways and methods the Spanish used to suppress the Cubans swayed many Americans to go to war with Spain. Also America was looking to expand its boundaries to outside the continental borders. War was waged on the Spanish on April 25, 1898. This was after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in…

dreamed that moment, the faces with big smiled couldn’t show more happiness. It was after all this years that they will be feeling what a real family was for them after the mother left the country looking to provide a better life for her kids in Puerto Rico. She took that decision counting with own mother as a childcare provider , however her mother didn’t wanted that responsibilities’ instead, a few month after she was in care of her grandkids she left…

similarly to how society picked her apart, attribute by attribute. Cofer 's body image was criticized due to societal values, image standards, and cultural differences, thus giving her a different perception of the world as a whole. Moving from Puerto Rico to the United States caused Cofer to view herself in a different light, due to the difference of image values in the two countries. The American society places a high value on looks and physical appearance. While criticizing appearance seems…

Julia de Burgos left her legacy through her poetic writings and her passion for civil rights activism in the Daughters of Freedom, a branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist party. She was born on February 17th, 1914. She was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and grew up in a barrio, and was the first born of a family of thirteen children. Her father was Francisco Hans, he was a farmer and also worked for the National Guard and her mother was Paula Garcia de Burgos. Although she was one of thirteen…

Growing up in Jamaica, an island where the majority of the population is of African descent, I never truly understood the controversies surrounding race and racial identity, simply because I never confronted it. For me, race and racial identity were just foreign concepts that, although I had read about at great length and while watching the international news, heard many accounts of various encounters with these concepts, these concepts never materialized fully in my daily life. Therefore, as a…