The Americans were brought into The Spanish and American War on February 15,1898. ... With this explosion, the navy used it by having a slogan ,"Remember the Maine," to get volunteers into the navy to help fight. We though that the Spanish were to blame for blowing up our ship. ... He even captured a couple of the Spanish soldiers and turned them over to the Americans. ... This victory was when our navy destroyed all the Spanish ships that were trying to escape. ...

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Soon after the aforementioned battles the Spanish and French stepped in and gave the Americans a helping hand. They helped us with armory and fighting on the naval front. Because of the help of the French and Spanish the colonists were able to hold off the British and win their independence. Who would have thought that the rebel, hell-raising colonists that founded our country would be able to successfully hold of the British and acquire the assistance of Spain and France? ...

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Ed Vega writes that it is "Spanish Roulette," the somewhat futile desire to accept the duality of living two cultures. ... "You were born and tagged with a funny-ass Spanish name. ... Sixto Andrade, the young poet in "Spanish Roulette," is fighting the dichotomy between his Latino and western upbringing. ... Back on the roller coaster playing "Spanish Roulette," he "laughs sarcastically at himself thinking he is probably going to back down" (572). ... " For dinner they decide to go to an American restaurant where the "atmosphere helps yo...

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It had a lord who ran the town and had a castle that would help protect the villagers. ... In 1492 the two kingdoms of Costelli and Aragon united becoming Spain. ... So he claimed the land for Spain. ... Both Spain and Portugal went to the Pope do decided who got what. ... The first center of power for Spain was Hispanola....

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He refers to this place as a city upon a hill (225) the dream of workingtogether along with the help of God to overcome the dangers of the new world. ... The Spanish dream in the new world was to kill, conquer and take the natives captives and make then slaves. ... The Spanish dream was a frightening experience to the native residents. ... Beginning with the fantasy of freedom to the belligerent need for expansion, it helped shape the nation that it is today. ...

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However there are a few things that can be done to help solve the problem of illegal immigration. ... There would be the English speaking part of the country, and then there would be the Spanish speaking part. ... An English speaking police officer would have trouble giving a speeding ticket to a Spanish speaking driver. ... This leads government officials to make laws that really do not help. However, the officials feel like something has to be done, so they make a law that hinders law abiding citizens and helps the law breakers. ...

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I do however know that Mexico got his independence from Spain, but before that Mexico was founded of Tenochtitlan by Aztec civilization. All I know is that my mother's ancestors came from Spain. ... All seem to talk a different language than Spanish. ... As a young Mexican-American who is currently working towards obtaining an associate's degree, it is my duty to take advantage of the opportunities available here in the United States and to help empower other young Latinos to do the same. ...

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Explorers Explorers are the reason that we, the American people, are able to live in this beautiful land from coast to coast and enjoy personal freedoms. However that was not the reason for the first expedition set out for America. Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492. He was sent by ...

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How would a policeman who only speaks English understand what someone speaking Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, or any other language, would want him to do for them? ... The whole meaning of a nation is that everyone is united as one and helps each other out when times get rough. ...

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The people who helped escapee's were called conductors, the slaves were called freight, and they traveled on routes called lines (Comton's, 7). ... Not only slaves put up a fight for their freedom, there were also the abolitionist who helped most along the railroad. ... Levi Coffin, a Quaker, was called "President of the Underground Railroad" it is said he helped more that 3,ooo slaves escape (World Book, 21). ... Portuguese, Dutch, British, Spanish and French traders all took part in the slave trade. ... The African's helped cultivate land and fought with nati...

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This did not help her later when she was executed. ... They new that this tax would wipe out profits of the trade with the Spanish and French West Indies that brought gold and silver coins into the colonies. ...

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Localized symptoms of edema, erythema, and pruritis can occur, and may be severe enough to require removal of the tattoo"(Education Digest). ): CATALONIA (Spain); BODY piercing -- Health aspects; TATTOOING -- Health aspects; VIRUS diseases -- Transmission -- Prevention Source: Lancet, 10/31/98, Vol. 352 Issue 9138, p1454, 1/2p, 1c Author(s): Bosch, Xavier The effects of society on teenagers are pretty great. ... If the tattoo gets cut and bleeds then it can go all over the equipment and with the ink it doesn't help either. ...

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I only played on weekends and baseball isn't as physically demanding as other sports so I don't think it did much to help my weight issues. ... Spanish was the main language spoken in my household. ...

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For as long as I can remember, I've always had an infatuation with numbers. I learned to count before I could read. I preferred "times tables" tests to spelling tests. I would go as far as to consider math my first language, instead of Spanish. There's something about the reliability of math that's...

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Though affirmative action has good intentions it seems it now hurts more than the few it helps. ... For the past decades it has helped to promote equality in schools and in the workplace. ... It is unfair to families, parents, and teachers who invest time and money into these kids who are then told someone else was accepted not because they worked harder or had more to offer, but just because their father was black or Spanish while you"re father was white. ... Our government needs to come up with a new way to help those in the lower class who are willing to work hard and don't deserve to...

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To find asylum, the refugees migrated into European countries, such as Turkey, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Middle Eastern countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many countries around the world. ... The question is that throughout the history, America has always been the world leader in refugee resettlement, then why is it so afraid to help the refugees in the current crisis? ... Obviously, many Americans do not want to help suffering people like they did in the past anymore. ... In conclusion, as its core value and tradition, America should open a wider entry for the Syrian refu...

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Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ... How anyone could argue these people do not need help after seeing the numbers is unbelievable. ... However, if we go in with intentions to help and not to expand or exploit, that is an entirely different thing. ...

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Furthermore, this paper will help to understand what race is, why race began and what different authors thought about the black race. ... "# Degler's analysis of Negro discrimination continued with an explanation saying, "Thus, legal slavery in the English colonies reinforced and helped to perpetuate the discrimination against the Negro which prevailed almost from the beginning of settlement...

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Also, I"ll give my insight on what book and movie I feel can help someone understand the culture of the United States. ... In an attempt to understand and help others understand different cultures, I interviewed a kid named Damion Anderson. ... If there's a book that I wanted someone to read so it can help better their understanding of the culture in the United States, it would have to be "Black Power Years". ... One reason was it helped society to understand and relate problems to the way of life. ... Last, it helped answer the questions of race that people are concerned dealing with "B...

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Palmer; "Negro slaves played an important role in Spanish life and customs. ... In the case of Frederick Douglass, he was a slave who defied the odds and educated himself with the help of northern white people of all ages. ...

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Sawdust and rat droppings were mixed into the sausage meat and deviled ham that killed about three thousand U.S. soldiers during the Spanish-American war in 1898. ... Many large corporations when they are down sizing do not take into consideration most employees length of service , or the contribution they made to help build the company up. ...

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A suburbanite's nightmare. This was the Bronx. Adversity can lead to futility, or spawn creativity. As history has always shown, society's oppressed adapt, and make the best out of the worst situations. MCing, Grafitti, D-Jaying, and B-boying, were all created in the Bronx. All of these art forms wo...

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