Common Issues In Latin America, By Jorge Luis Borges

Time and history has shown us over and over again the power of words. Great leaders of the world obtain that magnetic pull with words that enable them to reach masses of people throughout the world. It’s all determined by how the speaker or the writer tries to convey his or her message and what they hope to achieve with their words. The Cuban writer, José Martí evidently establishes his political views through his written piece, “Our America”. Martí’s written work is manifested by his political choice of words and distinct approaches that speak to both his fellow Cubans and the higher nations of Spain and the United Sates throughout his essay. Martí saw this as an opportunity to demonstrate the effects of imperialism of other nations in Latin

The story of Enrique's Journey is about a young man struggling to find his mom in America, all the while desperately trying to cross multiple borders to reach the U.S. The theme of Enrique’s Journey is about poverty and how if affects the people around it. Sonia Nazario’s message about poverty is that it’s extremely rampant in central america and that it affects everyone around it. The theme of poverty is constantly shown throughout the book; the significance of it is that poverty greatly affects every aspect of life. I came to this conclusion based on the fact that she very descriptively describes life in Central America and how she uses this to allude to the many problems that Enrique must overcome.

What would it take for one country and their people to do whatever is necessary to attain freedom and rules that would pertain to a better future? Throughout the revolutions, these questions have been answered, but fight after fight is the most noticeable action as seen so far in the chapter. This leads to the question, how would a new government cause issues, instead of helping? Latin America faced many issues dealing with independence and struggled in many areas and needed to develop a new strategy, so the issues with independence can be resolved. However, the development of the nation did not occur well due to the structure of their new government and the people wanted them to know that the old system was what they were looking for and the treatment of the people was not stable.

In the “The Achievement of Desire” and “Para Teresa” Richard Rodriguez and Inez Avila describe the troubles of balancing life at home and at school. Rodriguez conveys the difficulties he had to face separating from his own culture to achieve academic success. His article portrays the cultural world and the educational world as separate institutions that cannot coexist in America. Throughout his text Rodriguez provides detailed experiences in order to explain his thought process. Inez Avila however presents her article as a letter dedicated to a school bully. In contrast to Rodriguez perspective Avila wrote her poem in English and Spanish to appeal to Mexican -American culture. She walks the reader through an argument between her and a fellow classmate as she was cornered in a bathroom. Her poem depicts how children who share the same culture discriminate within their own community. Both these articles are told from a Latino-American point of view yet they radically differ from each other.

There are many different styles of writing that authors use to achieve a certain affect. For example, how a writer chooses words, languages and structures certain sentences and or paragraphs. An author’s different strategies influence the audience by giving them or taking away a certain understanding that the author is trying to achieve. Gloria Anzaldua in “Borderlands”, explains a large portion of geographical history and of her own history through just one chapter. She wants the readers to understand the struggles she has had both internal and external, and she does this through her rhetorical strategies. While doing so from the begging of the opener for the first chapter “The homeland, Aztlan: El otro Mexico” the reader will encounter various literary discourse. The usage of writing mostly in English, with Spanish lines used strategically and together throughout, will offer a historical and universal path, that affectively opens the borders at times for the reader of misunderstanding. Over nearly two full pages of text, Anzaldua takes the reader on a frustrating, historical journey. The readers are exposed to a variety of Anzaldua’s struggles and her points of view. She takes us through multiple styles of writing in just a few pages. In the world today, people are faced with many obstacles and borders that causes frustration, as Anzaldua does through writing. Anzaldua shifts rhetorical strategies which causes the reader confusion and a desire to understand more deeply,

The story of Enrique is fundamentally a story that stirs the emotions. While we may find reasonable the logical arguments laid out by the Nazario’s sources, and while Nazario’s ethos is backed by extensive notes, the tale is fundamentally an anecdotal account in the larger debate over immigration. Its appeal is pathetic in that it viscerally shows the life and travails of an immigrant from Central America, following the protagonist through drug addiction and beatings, danger and deportations, poverty and exploitation, and finally the thorny reunion with his mother. Nazario intentionally writes an engaging adventure (or misadventure) story using a third person narrative instead of focusing on Enrique’s own words. The writing and organizational style of Enrique’s Journey walks a thin line between ethnography and creative non-fiction, a choice that deliberately increases the emotional and imaginative appeal.

When one visualizes Latino culture, the prevalent images are often bright colors, dancing, and celebrations. This imagery paints a false portrait of the life of many Latino’s, especially those that are forced to leave their home countries. Latinos often face intense poverty and oppression, whether in a Latin country, or a foreign country, such is true in Pam Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising. Ryan chronicles the issues that many Latino immigrants face. The first is the pressure from the home country. Many of the countries face turmoil, and many are forced to leave their homes and culture. Once in a foreign place, people often struggle with standing by their own culture or assimilating to the new culture. Latino authors frequently use young adult literature as a platform to discuss the issues they face, as young adults are coming of age they struggle with their identities, personifying the struggle of old culture against the new culture.

younger generation, and the old generation. Thus, due to the cultural differences, it is difficult for Latina parents to raise their children the traditional way without adhering to some of the norms of American culture. Economic difficulties seem to be a widespread theme throughout the books this semester. Obviously, it is difficult to get a well-paying job in a new country without proper education or without being proficient with the language. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent highlights the trouble finding a good job without the proper education: “Papi had not been able to get an American doctor’s license-some hitch about his foreign education-and the money was running out”(172).

This research will seek to compare and contrast the following examples: (a) Immigration push and pull factors: Both the memoir and the novel offer an accurate representation of the push and pull factors that initially motivated the father to immigrate to the U.S. The extreme poverty of their native town and the hope to find economic opportunities in the U.S. motivated the first member of the family to immigrate, the father, and as a consequence Reyna Grande and Juana also immigrate. The similarity between the push and pull factors on both works is one of the aspects in which Grande’s personal experience in Iguala, Guerrero are reflected and magnified on the novel. It is interesting to explore that in both of these texts these immigration factors are at times illusions and could negative consequences.

Exam Question 2 Thesis: Jose Enrique Rodo was a Hispanophile who believed that that United States was a reluctant and inferior empire because they had inherited a barbaric society from the Anglo-Saxon tradition (Chambers, Lecture). He was staunchly Anti-American and believed that in order to defend against United States imperialism, that Latin America should build its culture from Spanish and Catholic values (Chambers, Lecture). Rodo’s writings and shifting conservative views would influence future Latin American intellectuals to emphasize education, and it instilled a belief in Latin-American cultural superiority.

What comes across your mind when you think of Latin America? Latin America consists of many different cultures, people with ethnic backgrounds; Mexico, Central America, South America. Latin America has the diversity in its people, and succession has brought along what makes Latin America what it is in modern times. In the article “Latin America: Myth and Reality,” the author mentions that “stereotypes spring from ignorance and bias,” which I think is significantly appropriate to bring up in this conversation (“Latin America” 3). Latin America is united by their differences, and I think most of the stereotypes are disappearing, while people are becoming more educated. But to comprehend what lies behind the mask, we all must disregard labels, and instead appreciate Latin America for who they all are. To mention a few, let’s dive into the article to understand some common stereotypes that someone might have.

Gloria Anzaldúa felt comfort in reading Chicano literature. Anzaldúa grew up with American literature taught at schools. She was taught by both her mother and her teachers to internalize her Chicano culture and assimilate to American culture. But by seeing Chicano authors published Anzaldúa “felt like [they] really existed as a people”(208). Anzaldúa uses many examples of literature by Chicanos and describes how she felt when discovering those works. This shows the exact ray of emotions that she experienced as she discovered each work. All of the emotions show that she felt comfort in seeing her culture represented.

Open Veins of Latin America is the book to remember. Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano is responsible for the creation of this relevant and controversial masterpiece, which follows the history of Latin America and the Caribbean through centuries of struggle against poverty and those imperial powers who abused of Latin American resources and created inequality. With a leftist political point of view, magic realism and historical events, Galeano epitomizes a Latin America craving redemption and progress. He illustrates his ideas by laying out the story from 1492

Poverty, or the inability to afford basic human needs, is an issue that is spread worldwide. There are people everywhere who cannot afford shelter, food, healthcare, or education. It seems easy enough to ignore the bum asking for change on the street, but it becomes near impossible in regions where whole families are begging on the street. This rings true in Latin America and it is extremely frustrating to see social inequality this extreme. This essay will examine how much poverty exists in Latin America, why the amount of poverty is so disproportionate and what can possibly be done to alleviate the amount of poverty in these countries.

I decided to write this research paper because we were assigned to find an issue or subject within Latin America to write about. One of the most widely known and influential revolutionary figure in the history of Latin America is Ché Guevara. Ché knew how to use his intelligence and judgment in all the circumstances he encountered taking advantage of each moment as if it was a highly intensive chess game he was sincerely