... : Mexican American and Puerto Rican Social Movement Organizations", that as it is read its views are seen automatically. This article pointed out facts on Puerto Rico as a commonwealth, the Puerto Rican people in the United States and the different things ... part of the United States"(Christopulos, Core 9P Reading Packet, page 15). Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952, but since 1917 as stated in the article the U.S. Congress made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens (Marquez, Representation by Other Means: ..., 2000). In comparison to the readings, this ruling by the Congress ... of paper...

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... to happen to Dick Rowland. Rumors were going around that a white mod was going to the courthouse to hang Dick Rowland. As the magazine article The Crusader reports, "The white mob formed around the court house where Dick Rowland was confined, with the avowed purpose of lynching the Negro prisoner ... so that Dick Rowland would get a fair trial, but it also showed that African Americans were taking a stand again white supremacy. The New York Time gives another article providing more evidence that: "The Negroes who gathered to defend the Tulsa jail against attack by the white mob, and to ...

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... changing, people have to realize that Multiculturalism is a part of the United States. Americans have to accept and be proud of their heritages. According to Kenneth T. Jackson in his article "Too Many Have Let Enthusiasm Outrun Reason", everybody is responsible to maintain the culture "... the maintenance of distinctive cultures should be the function of synagogues, churches, music festivals, ethnic ... article, "Demystifying Multiculturalism", states what could happen in the future. She says that "... America must be multicultural. And it is becoming more so everyday as new immigrants ...

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... United States Since the early nineteenth century, Puerto Ricans have established numerous social and political associations in the United States. One of the first labor organizations of Puerto Ricans in new York City was the Alianza Obrera Puertorriquena . Founded in 1923, the alianza was associated with the socialist Party headed by Santiago Iglesias Pantin. The organization proposed "to establish a better intelligence ... a year later it organized a small school on Saturday and Sunday to teach the Spanish language, the history of Puerto Rico, and the history of America Another Puerto...

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... There is also the idea that this country was built on slavery, and there are millions of black Americans who are still affected by this. In this article, the solution is to set up a trust fund for certain people to bring claims. These points give us something to think about, but aren't ... this country. A trust fund would do very little, and there are many questions that must be asked if this is the suggested idea. This article is written in an attempt to educate people on reparations, but there are some flaws throughout that make it difficult to agree. The author is obviously ... tota...

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... poked fun of. In the case of this memoir, Dalton Conley's skin color proves a difficult life he must face in the racially tense climate of New York City in the 1970's and 80's. There are many issues that held him back from being a wholesome and fully adapted human being. Throughout the memoir, ... by the local poverty, and that the Columbian villagers seemed to endure much more hardship that what he had witnessed in New York City. During their trip Dalton is exposed to a third world culture of extreme poverty that he had never before imagined. Even in his own ... Dalton says, "As I wa...

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... good and bad to every issue. While it does seem that Affirmative Action has been given a bad name, I do not know that I agree with the point of this article. Most people that I know are aware that Affirmative Action is for the white women as well as the people of color. It is said over and over in this ... article that the white women are ignorant to the fact that Affirmative Action was to help them. That they are told otherwise by the government and their white husbands ... trying to change this. I am a single white women and mother who is going to school and trying to make a better li...

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... . Basquiat's art career was short-lived, but the impact it had on the art world isn't small by any means. Basquiat was born to Puerto Rican and Haitian parents in New York. Basquiat grew up in a middle class family in a fairly nice part of Brooklyn, even though he tried to hide this fact later in his life. The rest of Jean-Michel ... of direction and his purpose in life. By this time, Basquiat was receiving international recognition and had shows in both New York and Paris . Basquiat tried to kick his immense heroin addiction by leaving New York and traveling to Hawaii in 1988. He return...

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... Island, rum production began. Today people use rum all over the Caribbean. For example: Coquito and Mamajuana are used to celebrate holidays like New Years Eve, Christmas and Three Kings Day. Another method of celebrating is through the art of music. Puerto Ricans are very soulful people. ... celebration. According to Vernon W. Boggs the author of "Salsiology: Afro-Cuban Music and the Evolution of Salsa in New York City" "Salsa is a Latin American music that originated in New York as a result of the mixture of afro caribbean music brought by the Latinos." Salsa is a major type of music ....

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... 's John F. Kennedy International Airport and has a west coast base in Long Beach, California near Los Angelas. The airline flies to 18 different cities within New York, California, Florida, Utah, Vermont, Louisiana, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington. Washington, DC and San Juan Puerto Rico are also flight destinations("Learn more: fact sheet", 2002). The fleet consists of 32 ... : fact sheet", 2002). Inflight entertainment consists of 24 channels of LiveTV, an in-air satellite system by Direct TV that David Neeleman owns. However, it is not available for the New York to Puerto Rico flight...

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... term most often heard in connection with Latin music, and oddly enough it is one that came into use in New York. Salsa emerged in the 1960's in New York, arising mainly from Son but also from Montuno, Gauguin and Guaracha, blended with Puerto Rican Plena and Bomba and ... North American jazz, to produce its distinctive sound. The many Latinos living in the states, especially those of Caribbean origin (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela etc.), mixed sounds and dances of their countries and added some new ... elements, creating a really tasty new "sauce". El Barrio, New York's Latin Q...

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... cases in the year 2000 according to the Center for Disease Control. Puerto Rico has the nation's third-largest proportion of AIDS cases, after Washington, D.C and New York State. Being a native of Puerto Rico, she worked to ensure that the issues that Puerto Ricans face in the island weren't overlooked. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States ... the immigration requirements to receive insurance. After completing her term as Surgeon General in 1993, Dr. Novello became in 1999 the thirteenth Health Commissioner of New York State. She overlooks a thirty billion dollar budget, ...

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... States when they were in the Dominican Republic when their father brought them special gifts from the well-known store in New York, FAO Schwarz. " Papi was back with a wonderful surprise from New York-(257). The kitten is a symbol of the Garcia girls. Like the kitten, the girls were taken from their nurturer ... on their own. The girls were hurt emotionally by the change, just as her cat was injured when she threw him out the window into a new, sometimes scary environment. "I heard it land with a thud, saw it moments later, wobbling out from under the shadow of the house, meowing and ......

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... days if u wanted to hear what started Merengue, the "Perico Ripiao" you could go to Quisequeya Heights ( Washington Heights) and Jackson Heights neighborhoods of New York and in Corona Queens Another style of Latin music, which is very popular, is Salsa. Salsa is Spanish word that means, "hot" and is usually ... talking about dancing it's referring to dancing that can be enjoyed by an audience. During the late 60s early 70s, the term was used in New York to help make afro-Cuban based music marketable. There has always been a controversy about the word Salsa to refer to music, which in it...

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... they, both the red men and the white men, are connected because they are all beings of the earth, in the sense that what happens to one affects all. This article says a lot even though it is pretty short. White men did intrude on the Indians and they did organize buffalo hunting in order to kill the buffalo, the Indians' major ... . However, what makes this interesting is that they were written over a century apart from each other, yet they have similar claims and the use of persuasive techniques. In our first article, Chief Seattle uses mostly pathos, however ethos and logos are also in...

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... find a job and contribute to the economy with their talent and the integration of their cultures. Typically, these foreign students would move to the top five cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston or Philadelphia. This sometimes causes their families to invest in properties in those cities. Thus this causes the working age population becomes increasingly diverse ... Members of specific immigrant groups suffered discrimination in employment, housing, and other areas. But most European immigrants and their descendants eventually achieved full participation in the U.S society. ...

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... to get out of the plane very badly, until I looked out the window and saw the view. The water in Puerto Rico was so clean compared to the water in New York. You can see the colorful fishes from the plane. You can even see the sand in the bottom of the ocean. Instead of plastic bags and beer cans on the ... really twenty-five minutes. After we got our bags we went to the car my mother had rented. It was a red Toyota parked in the parking lot. It looked brand new, looked as if we had just stepped into a showroom. When we got in the car we knew that the car had been driven before. There wa...

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... even wearing a belt. He chuckles slightly then asks if he can assist you in any way. You politely decline and silently compare his heavily accented voice to that of a stereotypical New York cab driver. Everything except the turban, you conclude. You begin to wander aimlessly around the store, optically searching through every shelf and hanging rack. It turns out that the entire ... ...

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... past fifty years America has come to focus on protecting people and agencies from unfair treatment. Laws have become more strict and complex than ever. Philip K. Howard has noticed these new laws and has examined them carefully to find flaws in our so called organized government. He has compiled these stories and suggestions into his book titled The Death of Common ... Virginia Law Review. He received a B.A., with honors, from Yale University in 1970. Many people might wonder who in their right mind would keep Mother Teresa from opening a homeless shelter in New York. Unfortunately, the...

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... their potential flexibility. In practice, the financing and administration of voucher systems vary between localities and states according to funding sources, funding amounts, populations served, and regulatory provisions. Milwaukee, New Orleans, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and even Puerto Rico have all designed voucher systems for low income families. Vermont has one of the most unique voucher programs: tuition vouchers are extended to all ... only serves to improve the overall education offered America's youth. Furthermore, the current system encourages destructive behaviors which v...

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... Republic to the United States more than twenty years ago due to the hard times. In flights imersed with fright and sadness from " El Aereopuerto Internacional de las Americas" to New York and later to Rhode Island she physically left her country. However, she carried with her those nights of hunger and tears. To this country she brought her hope, spirituality, gratitude ... ...

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... became Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1996. Dr. Novello became Commission of Healther for the State of New York in 1999. ...

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... about a person that lives in Oakland. Being able to see her opinion about growing up as a Puerto Rican in Oakland was totally different then growing up as a Puerto Rican in New York and Massachusetts. At one point in the story I did connect with the author, she stated that Puerto Ricans live in a small town wherever they go. I agree, like I said in my ... ...

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... the government must provide abundantly is aid to the smaller governments, such as state or city offices. I feel that this is most important in crime-ridden, overpopulated cities, such as New York or Los Angeles. These are the great tourist attractions in America, but they don't receive the recognition that they deserve from the government. Without government funds, these cities don't have ... ...

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... . The majority of salsa songs follow the basic two-part formal of the Son. Cecila Cruz says "Salsa is just Cuban music with a new name." She was playing salsa in Cuba in the 1950's. Puerto Rico and the Puerto Ricans are given credit for salsa becoming so popular. ... Puerto Ricans frequently borrow, then improve upon Cuban dance styles. This is important because since the 1920's Puerto Ricans have migrated to America, namely New York City, and have had a huge impact on the Latin music culture. During this time 50,000 Puerto Ricans migrated to America. During the years ... Next came the ...

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