Rio Grande

The plot of Flags of Our Fathers starts with the introductions of the soon to be flag raisers. Then tells of how the men joined the Marines and about their training. After their training, their first deployments were to the battles in the Pacific during WWII. The main battle being a gruesome and long battle on Iwo Jima. “History turned all it’s focus, for 1/400th of a second” to the battlefield as a picture was taken of the unimportant and insignificant event of the second flag raising on Mt.…

Anzaldua is a perfect example of how a person is capable of being self-validated despite negative reactions to diversity. A person’s language is part of their identity, and it is up to that individual to value their language. I have lived in the Rio Grande Valley all my life, I speak the language, listen to tejano music, and I feel the pride for my culture. Like Anzaldua says, “Being Mexican is a state of soul – not one of mind.” Our culture is honestly one of the most colorful cultures on…

Culture defines the norms, beliefs and practices of a particular society. Usually, the adoption of a particular cultural belief depends on the prevailing circumstances. The various sets of beliefs and norms dictate the nature of lifestyle and the manner of social practices of society. Usually, it acts as the parameter that differentiates individuals. This paper focuses on the various aspects which inform the current cultural position of Mexico. Also, it seeks to determine several songs,…

Essay Questions #1: I would define the womens movement in Latin America as a progressive campaigning movement for women's liberation and rights which focused on women in Latin American countries. In light of the removal of attitudes and practices that preserve inequalities based upon the ideology that men are superior to women. One main concept at the beginning of our course reader was that of a "culture of fear" which caused the women of Argentina to create Las Madres, the mothers of the…

The Unnecessary Construction Nightmare: The Mexican Border Wall For centuries, heavily secured border walls have been symbols of division between countries or other political entities who are not in good standing. Donald Trumps preposterous ploy to get elected would further divide two neighboring countries, and create the most secure and militarized border between two countries who are at peace in the entire world. His proposal of a wall is not only a logistical nightmare to even attempt to…

He is the best competent Brazilian soccer player. He plays at the central defender position for league 1 club Paris Saint German, and also Bralizian national team. He was born on 22nd September 1984 in Rio De Janerio, Brazil. He is the captain of his club as well as Brazilian national team. When Silva was very young, his parents parted away and he was lacked in his direction of life. After two to three years, his life appeared with his step father; blessing…

Who Are We? Culture is a learned behavior as much as it is inherited. Culture will influence someone’s identity and how they see the world. Each individual identifies with some aspect of their cultural background for a sense of belonging, whether it is cultural assimilation, societal participation, inherited traits or a combination of the three. Although, people of different cultures are influenced by family, the individual is also influenced by society. “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker shows…

000 in the 1950s because of deforestation and raids on the nesting young to feed the pet trade. “We suspect the population in South Texas could rival the number found in the wild in Mexico,” said Karl Berg, a biologist at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley who received a grant to study the red-crowned parrot in Brownsville. Biologists estimate the population at close to 1,000 birds in Texas and more than 2,500 in California, where they are the most common of more than a dozen parrot…

1. Adams-Oñis Treaty: In 1812 nationalist president and former State Secretary James Monroe became America’s new president. With what he felt was a well established team consisting of Adams, Calhoun, and Crawford Pres. Monroe wanted to improve America as a continent implementing them in national affairs. One of his biggest unsettled issues was the undecided border in the South. Spanish Florida in particular had no established border. Spanish Florida actually posed a threat to American because…

Immigration reform does not only benefit immigrants, due to million of undocumented immigrants live in the shadows of American citizens, praying and hoping every single day that they will not be caught and be deported back to their homelands and possibly leaving everything that they have worked behind. They live in a fear of what should and shouldn’t happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Also more and more countries refuses visa to people from third because they think the stranger can…