Essay about Hispanic and Native Americans Culture in California

Mexico has many environmental problems which stem from significant pollution from factory discharge and waste dumping. Their main threat is deforestation and other natural habitat losses which can effect biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems. An influential religion in Mexico is Roman Catholicism with eighty-eight percent of the population being this specific religion. Their diet is high in legumes, dietary fiber, and cholesterol which can affect their bodies in different ways. Those consuming the traditional Mexican diet pattern also had high BMIs and waist circumference values but did not differ significantly compared to other groups.

Hispanics or Latinos are defined as a people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish speaking culture. This term “Hispanics” was created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970’s to refer to Americans born in a Spanish speaking nation or with ancestry to Spanish territories. Hispanics people are vibrant, socializing, and fun loving people. Among various facts associated to this culture is that they have a deep sense of involvement in their family traditions and cultures.

During the Spanish conquest and colonization of Mexico, Roman Catholicism was founded as the main religion of Mexico, and today, about 89% of Mexicans identify themselves with Catholicism. Evangelical religions have grown in

After the Mexican Revolution, which took place from 1910 - 1920, Mexican art saw a change in the type of art being created. Although the focus of creating art with an indigenous and Mexican theme continued, the country saw a shift to art presenting socialist ideals. The government saw value in working with local artist and commissioning them to create murals that would influence their political agendas. However, what these murals mostly did was strengthen the Mexican culture and bring pride to the indigenous heritage. Although this time period has come and gone, its influence over Mexican art and culture is still very apparent today and can even be seen in Mexican American communities today.

| The attitudes and customs of Hispanics have a major presence on music, food, holidays, dance, and arts here in the United States. The Hispanic families in the United States are traditionally close-knit groups, and Spanish speakers are quite formal toward each other when speaking.

So, through this, it shows that Latinos tend to be on a lower economic status than white Americans. As shown in Making the San Fernando Valley, “On one end of the valley [the west side], gated mansions and old ranch houses still preside over well-groomed neighborhoods; on the other side [the east side], some residents still don’t have sewer hookups or streetlights. On the west side of the Valley, a majority of residents are white, whereas on the east side, just one third are; West Valley residents also earn five thousand dollars more per year…. Educational achievements reflect similar discrepancies.” (Barraclough L. B., 2011). Proven within this quote, white Americans are situated in better communities within the city of San

Walking down streets, Hispanic restaurants can be seen everywhere, successful fast food chains such as Taco Bell and Chipotle have based their menus on Mexican food. Dishes such as tortillas, tamales, salsas, and tacos have become extensively popular. In fact, salsa, and chips are the highest sold snack food in the United States. Grocery stores now dedicated entire sections and aisles for Hispanic food and condiments. Hispanic foods have gained traction in American due to their ability to be easily prepared and the ability to find ingredients at a low, affordable price.

In the essay “Description and criticism of the three murals by Rivera” I was astonished through the murals were described. The symbolism and the comprehensive manner, the murals were defined. The way the paintings were able to revive, the power of the revolutions within Mexicans. I enjoyed reading this because I was able to identify a profound meaning on the circumstances Mexico went through after several difficult and challenging obstacles Mexico’s revolution. The murals and symbolism were another way to view the suffering and the society that went through political struggles. Through the use of colors and body language to understand the mural, it was a sophisticated manner to approach the story behind the Mexico revolution.

“A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to possibly accept the other's culture without compromising its own” - Reuven Rivlin, Israeli politician and lawyer. What I love about Rivlin ’s quote is that it directly applies to my life. I have traveled to eleven states and have lived in two: California and Texas. Though both California and Texas are within the US, their geography, topography, weather, state history, and culture vary significantly.

It shows the struggle and emotions of the Chicanos. Some of the murals like the mural of Mexican history and an unknown really shows all the aspect of their history. It shows the natives, women, men, revolutionaries and the major figures in Mexican history. The home page shows a drawing that represents the mixture of race which makes up the Chicano identity, the Native, Spaniard, and mestizo. This is a very visual history and one can pick some of the emotions and struggle through the paintings but one needs to understand the written history in order to appreciate it better because it makes it easier to identify especially with the major figures. Michelle Rosado makes an interesting point about the murals in the Chicano web site, when she mentions that "one may think that this is the history of all Mexican-Americans, but it is not. The effect of certain events that occurred in Mexican-American history on this community and California, such as the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and the Chicano Moratorium march against the Vietnam war, is addressed. The major outcome of these events emphasized by the web site is the influence it had on art in the Mexican-American culture. However, the history and other effects on all Mexican-Americans throughout the United states is not discussed". I agre with Michelle Rosado that "similar to the web site it [the documentary] does not talk about the very beggining of the Mexican-American

Mexican muralism offers us one of the most politically charged and expressive art forms of the 20th century. David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco are two of the three so called triumvirate of Mexican Muralists, the third being Diego Rivera. Both of the artists have a unique style and a strong sense of morals and political ideals. Their styles are similar in the sense of the amount of expression and movement in their pieces They also share a common ideology that shows up often in their work. Siqueiros’ Portrait of the Bourgeoisie and New Democracy along with Orozco’s American Civilization and Catharsis show you a great cross section of Mexican Muralism, revealing the passions and beliefs of the time period.

In a country with such a diverse cultural history as Mexico, how can an artist work without political affinities? Investigating muralist José Clemente Orozco’s career, one sees from critic and self-written testimonies that Orozco purported to paint murals with neither “enthusiasm, nor...despair” to eschew categorization so that the public could “see” them and not “hear” about them from guides. Simply, Orozco implied that he valued impartiality instead of zealous didacticism in his works. However, I argue that Orozco’s murals often featured religious, economic, and racial motifs, and while Orozco may have sought to avoid emotion in his art, he did respect certain Christian and native spiritual figures and satirize capitalist characters to critique

Mexico Located in North America underneath the United States is a contry of amazing culture and delusions foods. It is the 14th largest Nation in the world covering about 1,943,945 kilomoof land and 20,430 Kilometer of Water (World Atlas)! Their unique foods are equally as exciting! According the Food and Agriculture Organization, In Mexico their food guide is commenly known as “El Plato Del Bein Comer” translating to “The Plate Of Good Food” and is in the form of a plate divided into 3 equal sections , fruits and vegetables such as Nopales (a type of edible Cactus), greens, papayas and Cucumbers, Grains such as Bolios (Mexican Bread) , Tortillas , and Rice, and Animal By-Products such as Beef , Chicken , cheese , and eggs.

California has one of the highest gas prices in the United States (Laskoski, usnews.com). However, compared to many developed nations, United States has one of the cheapest gas prices (Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com). Discussion of the reasons gas prices fluctuate is a detailed matter which requires an overview, starting from the extraction of crude oil, chemical processes, regulations, taxes, and gas retail market. The factors that can affect the price at gas station can be categorized into three main categorize including crude commodity prices, technology regulation and taxes, and retail market. As crude oil is the base resource for the production of gasoline (also known as Gas or Petrol, not be confused with Petroleum) its price plays an important

Virginia B. Derr’s journal article on “The Rise of a Middle-Class Tradition Mexican art” examines the once free spirited art movements transcendence into political conservatism. Derr begins by focusing on the revolutionary inspired art. This was coined as the art for the masses, which depicted a new social- political movement. The years following this revolutionary period becomes increasingly conservative. Middle class art during the 1940s- 1960s became increasingly conservative due to the government’s desire to enforce a capitalistic state. The state feared anti- capitalist sentiment would begin to arise within the middle class with the popularity of Diego Rivera’s work. Some of his work was destroyed by the state in an effort to suppress