Spanish language

In today’s world of teaching one of the greatest challenges that most teachers face is engaging and motivating their students to learn about a variety of topics that oftentimes may not be very appealing to them. The same lifeless textbooks, filled with countless words and a couple of boring diagrams, are simply not enough to spark and peak the interests of the minds of a generation of youth who live and thrive on media and digital technology. Boles (2011) asserts that there is a vast difference…

played. During other events such as; sporting events, the prince’s present, and the prime minister’s presence, a shorter version of the anthem is played. Spain is mainly a Spanish speaking country, who knew? The official language nationwide is Castilian Spanish, 74% of the country speak it. Catalan is the second most spoken language, 17%. The other 9% of the population is Galician, Basque, and Aranese (cia.gov) The fashion in Spain reflects their culture greatly. The colors used by the modern…

seen by what Flor does for a living in the United States. She never leaves the Hispanic environment and works at a laundry mat in the neighborhood. There are so many Hispanic props and writings in Spanish that can be seen. Flor feels very much at home and happily interacts with the people, speaking Spanish. She works two jobs, and although she keeps her spirits high, they take a toll on her. She cannot help but worry about Cristina. The worry of supporting her daughter finally prompted her to…

Reflection The aim of ACR (Academic College Readiness) is to provide all students with the proper tools and necessary information to prepare them for success in college and beyond. ACR`s aim is to also assist students in their regular high school courses and in standardized testing such as the SAT and the ACT. This course has some basic rules. The two basic rules are to complete the assignments given by the instructor and to maintain high grades. I think that I contribute to the environment…

Ancient civilizations in Latin America created the building blocks for a vibrant, diverse region in the future with their athletics, architecture and language. To begin with, the Mayan people created a complex, competitive ball game that shaped the future of sports. They had rules about what body parts to use, where to aim the ball, how to score before the Europeans could create anything more advanced than jousting. Starting place for many modern day sports, the ball game inspired many athletic…

and their reaction and adaptation to religious takeover. The differences in the original governmental structures are partially seen in how the different cultures reacted to the Europeans that were contacting the region. In the Americas, prior to Spanish colonization, empires frequently over took the peoples around them. This led to a more abrasive and less stabilized peoples and overall, an ever changing empire. Later on the peoples…

Chronicle of a Death Foretold was originally written in Spanish by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The text was published in 1981 in Aracataca, Colombia. The novel was controversial for its time for it involved many topics such as male dominance and a murder. Since the novel became popular in Spanish-speaking countries, especially Colombia, the text has been translated to many languages. It was translated into English by Gregory Rabassa. Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a drama that contains Magical…

North with Nicaragua and South with Panama. Costa Rica have many of cultural influences like Indianians, European, afrocaribean, and Asian. The official language is Spanish, but local Indigenous spoken Maléku, Cabécar, Bribri, Guaymi, and Buglere; in addition, immigration to Costa Ricabrought Afro-Caribs, who spoke an English-bases creole language called Maketelyu or Patua. Costa Rica is very traditionalists also fallowing by Catholic Religion as predominant as a cultural legacy. As a example…

The study of Latinos no longer encompasses minority politics. Currently there are about 60 million Latinos in the United States. It is predicted that by the year 2050, Latinos will represent an estimated one third of the American population. As demographics continue to shift and Latino populations continue to grow, it is important to understand Latino identity, Latino diversity, and the changing nature of Latino communities. It is important to note that there is no single Latino community, there…

History Chile fighting for independence against spain in 1810. initial revolts were suppressed. The Spanish were quickly defeated, and one of the revolution's heroes, Bernardo O'Higgins, became supreme dictator of the new republic. O’higgins left the country in 1823. A civil war in 1891 was followed by less stable governments and military interventions. In 1932 chile returned to constitutional rule. By 1970 a lot of people socialism could solve a lot of their problems as soon as…