Spanish Navy Marines

For almost two decades I have known that I wanted to be a doctor. However, seven years ago I I decided that I wanted to be fluent in Spanish so that I may treat those whose first language is Spanish. While volunteering at the New York Hospital of Queens, I got to experience first hand a Hispanic family who spent approximately 12 hours in a waiting room due to the language barrier. I have seen patients before waiting for a long period of time, but this was the longest. In that moment, I felt…

intriguing topic found on the website was the Spanish settlers reasons for colonizing in San Antonio. Settlers did not by chance land in the San Antonio area. This area not only had the natural resources to support a growing culture but was also in an area the gave the Spanish an advantage against…

Kyler Harlow, Seth Kramer, Nichole Smith Dr. Nicholson Honors English 10, Period 1 23 February 2017 Latin America Paper An identity is a major aspect of what makes a person their own person, unfortunately, an identity is something that Americans lack. A lack of identity within the American people resulted in a lack of identity within Latin Americans as well. Latin America was colonized by Europe in the 1500’s which cause a multicultural and foreign culture to be forced upon its inhabitants. This…

He held on deeply to Spanish because it gave him a feeling of closeness and importance. Using this language at home made him feel comfortable in the fact that he could not interact outside of home and did not have a public identity. As long as he could go home at the end of the…

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…

What I learned in American history is three things is WW1 the New deal Spanish American War I’m talking about what happen in that time and the effect that it has today. The first topic is the Spanish American War that when we want more power people fought for land at that and we want the resources and money but that made a huge war. The effect is that we got the Philippines, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico. The Philippines that almost starts a war because they wanted to be there own so there…

In the year of 800 A.D the Vikings attacked Paris and the only way to make them stop was the price of 5,670 lbs of silver and gold. The viking that led the sack of Paris was a Norse chieftain named Reginherus. This event happened years ago but is still relevant to today because the Vikings failed to capture the city, which made them attack three times instead of a hit and run or a battle. Most of the reason the Vikings kept attacking Paris, was that Paris bribed the Vikings every time they…

challenge. Their stories are great to learn and can even help you accomplish your’s. In the story Barrio Boy the character Ernesto Galarza had to undertake a mission by learning English. Before he came to the United States, he lived in Mexico as only a Spanish speaker. However, when he did come to the United States he started his new life at a school called Lincoln Elementary. His new teacher, Miss Ryan was there to help him pronounce and learn English the language that was unfamiliar to a…

In addition, I found that these two authors see the importance of children heritage and bilingual education. Ada expressed that “knowing two languages has made the world richer for me” (“Alma Flor Ada's Biography”). Alarcón states that not know Spanish would make him “very poor as a person. And so, to me, it's very important, it's crucial, it's essential, that children maintain their family language” (Francisco Alarcón). Their books have potential…

In 1492,after Christopher columbus brought back news of what he called the new the world (north america ,south America, and central america), The spanish government was eager to explore the land further. Holy Cross Catholic Church first began as one of the 21 California missions: La Exaltacion de la Santa Cruz, giving its name to the city and county. We continue to grow, with a mission for the 21st century.Holy Cross reaches out to its own, its youth and pre-school children, its elderly; and…