Virgin America

Maritime Exploration in the 1400s 1000 CE the vikings made the risky journey to Greenland and North America from Scandinavia and only until they made technological advance did they feel comfortable dominating the land. Muslims traders made early connections with Southern and Eastern Asia and Marco Polo’s experience even preceded theirs’. The spice lands were known for their international contributions and China, India and Africa were known for giving Europe most of their luxury items. The old…

When it comes to Latin American it was interesting to know that the time from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century was called the “land of opportunity” and that was from the many emigrants from Europe. With Argentina became one of the main countries of the many emigrants from Europe which was approximately 6 million people. This was contributed to the labor and the capital that began to flow into Argentina. Despite the great number of people flowing into Argentina there was tremendous…

the late 1800’s and early 1900’s America was changing in two ways, expansion and imperialism. Many Americas thought that using just imperialism was a negative representation of the policies in the 1800’s. While, others thought that using just the word expansion did the same thing. How one American described the trademarks that happened during this time depended on their own point of view. Expansion was simply the expanding of the country. It wasn’t just America where this was happening, many…

Futbol in the Americas Description: In Latin America soccer is a game of passion. In the United States it goes by the name of soccer, but in Latin America it is known as futbol. Futbol is taken to heart and is far from just being a game. It is also a sport in which Latin Americans excels in. Massive numbers of Latin Americans people participate in soccer teams, tournaments, leagues, and clubs. Futbol is also singular feature of the Latina/o, Chicana/o popular culture. Latina/o 's across…

Chuck E. Cheese is a huge company in America known for children’s birthday parties. As a millennial if you did not have a birthday at Chuck E. Cheese, then most likely you attended one. The company continues to be a huge success and has made many changes over the years to keep up with their target market. They are now extending that target market. Chuck E. Cheese’s CEO announced they are expanding the company into Latin American countries. There are many advantages for the company in doing this…

Latin American pop culture Name Institutional Affiliation Date The political importance of consumption in Latin America The expansion of democracy in Latin America toward the end of the twentieth century moved the center of Latin American governmental issues researchers to research questions identifying with law based advancement. The bringing up of these issues, and particularly those identified with political conduct, was joined by an extended accessibility of information. One…

Women across Latin America have been mistreated as a result of gender roles. Gender roles are created to organize a social hierarchy or norms between men and women. Women are often placed in a non authoritative position under men and are discriminated against as a result of these norms. In certain countries gender roles have created a serious problem between men and women. Gender roles in Latin America have undermined female education, and this has affected their involvement in labor and…

are happening across the globe, are similar to the current status of the American Continent. This side of the planet is being strongly influenciated by the United States of America; this cultural immersion of the United States or other metropolis is happening not only to U.S. territories, but in all Central and South America, and in the Caribbean. It can be seen in the Drown Collection by Junot Díaz, where Yunior and his uncle see United States as better than Dominican Republic; their vision…

definition, however, does not give the waterway the glory it deserves, as it tremendously benefitted world travel and trade. The Panama Canal helped ships save a significant amount of time, as it allowed them to cut straight through North and South America instead of going around them. Building the Canal took several attempts, starting with the French in the 1880’s, and was finally completed by the United States on August 14th, 1914. The Panama Canal should be described as one of the marvels in…

The Spaniards subjected the land of the Aztecs and the Mayans. It was then called the land of Mexico where the cacao trees were first seen. The Spaniards then shipped the cacao to the Philippines through the use of the galleon trading system. The Philippines was the first country outside Mesoamerica that plants and grows cacao. It became more popular to the country and also to the other parts of the world. As stated by the Cacao Manual published by the Inter-American Institute of American…