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Demographic Information on Hispanics in the U.S.

candidates who propose social reform (Vawter, 2009). Language: All four groups speak Spanish; the variation comes what language t...

Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Silent Dancing

words ONLY is a little over 9 pgs!!! 11 14 3037 (5-10-10) 3150 12 15 3375 13 16 3600 14 18 15 19 16 20 4500...

Identity and Puerto-Rican Americans

whole, as the US Census bureau indicates that 25 percent of all living on the mainland and 55 percent of Puerto Ricans living on t...

A Comparison of the Cuban and Puerto Rican Migrations to the US

This paper contends that because Cubans have enjoyed a long residence in South Florida, they have made more social inroads there. ...

Puerto Rican Language

that they are seen widespread throughout many states in the nation and as such have developed very diverse language adaptations of...

Latino Groups in the United States

disappearing, worsening their economic situation (Verdugo, 2006). However, their large numbers and increasing activism give them a...

Hispanic Identity

Nation, 2007). Religious: The primary religion of the Cuban people is Catholicism although the numbers have dropped since the nat...

Hispanic Cultures in the United States

different and tied to their country of origin. II. Mexican Americans Mexican Americans, as well as Puerto Rican and Cuban Amer...

Various Cultures and Views on Spirituality and Death

that deny death and try to defy it. In the United States for example a great deal of money is spent on prolonging life. Every minu...

U.S. Hispanic Groups

of the Roman Catholic Church" though there are a growing number of non-Catholics in the population (Mexican American, 2006). The ...

Social Behavior from a Structural Perspective

bitterness in reporting that she took care of her mother and her entire family even as a young girl. Given that "the mention of h...

Puerto Ricans in 'the Big Apple'

of employment opportunity, income, welfare payments, and unemployment compensation payments, the author concludes that in the peri...

Male Gender Role Definition and Understanding

In five pages this paper examines how male gender roles are defined in a consideration of The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarc...

American Minorities and Culture

in these traditional groups try to retain their language and keep their heritage alive to an extent. Their native languages of cou...

Family Installments by Edward Rivera

there are grand manmade variances that separate one from the next when it comes to overall acceptance. While people may share var...

Mainland Puerto Rican Migration

part of the United States. This means that Puerto Ricans -- whether born on the island or the mainland -- are U.S. citizens. "To t...

Inner Cities and Puerto Ricans

as I write, the inner-city Puerto Rican population continues to grow. So why would a group of people who spent more than 80 years ...

Social Equality and Migration of Puerto Ricans

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses migration of Puerto Ricans in a consideration of social service programs to ensure ...

Overview of the Text When I Was Puerto Rican

In six pages this paper discusses the US and its Puerto Rican culture in a text overview that includes cultural variations, the La...

Senior Citizens of Puerto Rico

In seven pages this paper examines social and cultural differentiations as they apply to Puerto Rican senior citizens. Ten source...

Pedro Pietri's Poetry

that this crisis of space and language has been most deeply problematized, and yet where a possible alternative lies for these wri...

Chinese Export Paintings from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

In eleven pages this paper examines the distinctiveness of Eastern culture as represented in exported paintings from China between...

Growing Up Bilingual by Anna Celia Zentella

In six pages this paper reveals the author's detailed linguistic study of New York Spanish Harlem's Puerto Rican children. Eleven...

Puerto Ricans in New York City and Memoirs of Bernardo Vega

In six pages this text is analyzed in a consideration of issues including racial prejudice as it relates to the NYC experience of ...

Juvenile Criminal Justices Systems of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Centuries

Information about the juvenile system of criminal justice of these three centuries are compared and contrasted. There are 6 bibli...

NYC and Puerto Ricans

In five pages this paper discusses Puerto Ricans who call New York City home in a consideration of the status of their living cond...

Essay Questions on Family and Marriage

because women are more honorable or faithful than are men, but because women are more economically insecure and "consequently fear...

Mysticism in Island by Aldous Huxley

anywhere else. We are all, if we already knew it, already there" (Huxley 35) displays a sharp Taoist influence. Looking at Huxle...

"The Effects Of Television" By William Henry III

activity and increase in food consumption due in great part to highly effective advertising. The authors support for this argumen...

Hawthorne's "Birthmark"/Lee's Mockingbird

possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...