Spanish in the United States

The United States Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of St.Croix, St.John, and St.Thomas, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 133 square miles. The USVI’s capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St.Thomas. Until well into the 20th century, sugarcane and, to a lesser extent, cotton provided the main economic base. The harbor at St.Thomas also generated some income. When the United States acquired the islands, both social and economic…

In the novel, Araceli is presented as a character just is trying to help. She is saving the children from being taken away from their parents to foster care. For example, one of the L.A Times reporter named Stephanie Goldman- Arbegast, expresses her compassion by stating “ The Mexican woman who’d been briefly jailed for ‘the crime’ of trying to save two children who’d been abandoned by their parents” (Tobar 296). Goldman-Arbegast explains how unfairly Araceli is treated and punished for helping…

thousands of immigrants creating their own families in the United States. It leaves first-generation Americans with the question, what am I? Am I American? Am I for example Mexican? Can I be both? America makes them decide between one and the other to create their own self identities. In Richard Rodriguez’s Hunger of Memory, we go through Richard’s journey on discovering his own identity, as a son of Mexican immigrants born in the United States. It’s about his struggle to find his own voice, in…

1. In A People’s History of the United States chapters 1-8 by Howard Zinn. He writes about historic key points in which some history recollections doesn’t truly paint the truth of what happened, why it happened, and how we look at it now with newer, more open minded hindsight. Some of the most important points that Zinn brings to light in his book is that history is never truly written until after the fact and that fact is, history is written by those who deem it fit. With a vision that can at…

Indian clothing represents their tribes. United States clothing in Guatemala is very popular nowadays. Guatemala’s most common foods are tortillas and black beans which are known for being served…

name from Lebron James? Did you know LeJuan James lives hear in Orlando, FL and just recently both his parents a house in Kissimmee, FL? Even though Spanish is our first language our differences in culture, customs and values can sometimes create conflict because some of word and phrases are written the same, but have different meaning in the Spanish language. I selected Dominican Republic because of are coworker Janet, who is Dominican and sometimes we have misunderstood each other because…

the United States and my life in Togo. I was born and half-raised in Togo. I moved to the United States in 2006 primarily to live with my father after the death of my mother. Instantly, I noticed the better quality of life that Americans enjoyed. The complete reality of life in the United States juxtaposes the preconceived utopian image of a land flowing with honey and milk that immigrants, including myself, have. For example, poverty, homelessness and hunger also exist in the United States.…

My memorable experience happened a few years ago when I went to Costa Rica. I was in Costa Rica for eight days and was able to see and do many new things that I could not have done in the United States. It was an exhilarating but also nerve-racking trip. First, I had never left the United States before going to Costa Rica, so I was quite nervous. I had no idea what to expect but in the plane on the way there my imagination was running wild and I was incredibly excited. The flight to Costa Rica…

From the original thirteen colonies in 1776 to the forty-five states at the turn of the twentieth century, the land that makes up the United States drastically changed through fairly rapid and steady expansion to the west and south. Between 1889 and 1893, six new states entered the Union, which represented the most in any four year period of the country’s history. The history of growth and expansion helped shape American culture and the average American’s viewpoint, which was ready to move…

Allen Rivera was a cab driver, a Spaniard, who hailed from Puerto Rica. Rivera`s mother was named Lillian, a Jew from Russia. Rivera`s parents migrated to the United States of America (USA) because of racial discrimination in their native land (Martinez 195). Rivera attended West Babylon High School in New York, and later joined the State University of New York Maritime from 1961 and completed in 1963. He represented the Puerto Rican activist group named “Young Lords” on several occasions after…