Spanish–American War

Weber, David J. The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1982. In The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico, Dr. David J. Weber takes readers on a well-versed journey through what would become much of the United States’ held, American southwest. After completing the enormous task of pulling together, sifting through, and analyzing for veracity and applicability, literally dozens of…

in a Global Context ¥ From the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, a series of uprisings shook states and empires from Russia to China and from Persia to West Africa. ¥ There were several aspects of the North American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions that make them distinct and clearly part of the Atlantic Basin. ¥ The intellectual impact of the Enlightenment created a trans-Atlantic print culture, wherever ideas were changed and debated. ¥ John Locke…

this issue divided the American public. Indeed America has officially renounced procure slaves outside its borders in finding unlawful the removal of blacks from their land across the Atlantic. A first step that weakens a priori the evil of the slave trade. But unofficially, remains illegal trafficking of slaves who escape police in the United Kingdom, firmly committed to ending it. The most repulsive face of slavery is criticized. Remains to legislate on the future of American slaves to the…

L’Ouverture was able to turn on his allies, the Spanish, and succeed in expelling the European invaders. This officially made him the undisputed leader of the entire island by 1801. Unfortunately, L’Ouverture’s rise to power was accompanied by the ascension of Napoleon Bonaparte back in France, who sent…

The Spanish language has been an influential and constant part of American history in not only recent years, but dating back prior even to the colonization of the European settlers and pilgrims. Spanish has continued to be a prevalent force in America that is changing/impacting the culture in many ways, such as through its business transactions, education, and media. Therefore, the benefit of knowing the history/origin of Spanish, and how it’s important to the U.S, will convey the significance…

Puerto Rican teacher, teaching in the United States to Spanish speakers and native English speakers it is important to know each students background, especially its culture and home language. Through the years, I have seen the struggle of many parents trying to work with their child at home. Luther, V. (2012) says that we must remember to show patience when students come to us with limited reading skills. Students learning English or Spanish often struggles because one of the reasons is…

George Tabori’s Autodafé: Erinnerungen is a unique look into the world of autobiographies. Up to this point, we have read a wide variety of autobiographical themes and methods of narration. Each has its own characteristics and portrays the author’s life in a different form. Tabori’s book is no different. Not only does it provide a new style or method of narration but also discusses a wide variety of different themes. To understand this book as a whole, one must examine the aspects that make it…

later generations of children, English monolingualism becomes the prominent form. The study also looks at demographic trends, such as observing that although the third-generation children use more English in their lives, there are areas along the Spanish…

such as Spanish and English to create a new melting-pot language called Chicano. Chicano can be further categorized into regional dialects, which result in different types of Chicano due to the way English and Spanish are spoken in these areas. Further, Anzaldúa describes a system that attempts to assimilate Chicanos so they no longer have accents or speak their non-standardized Spanish. The system is made up of both American educational institutions and speakers of standard uncorrupted Spanish.…

Literacy in the Spanish language for me means that I have a strong understanding of the language and am able to comprehend what is being communicated to and around me. Thanks to Señor Jimenez, what I learned in my Spanish classes is something that I can take and practice for the rest of my life. The road to get there was not painless, but it was worth it. After four extensive years of pain and suffering day after day in Spanish class, I can proudly say that I am literate in the Spanish…