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It is said that in December 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared on three occasions to a Christian Indian, Juan Diego, six kilometers north of Mexico City, and identified herself as Guadalupe. It is said that the Guadalupe symbol “links family, politics and religion; the colonial past and the independent present; and the Indian and the Mexican. It reflects the salient social relationships of Mexican life and embodies the emotions they generate.” (Merrill & Miró, Religion) Devotion to the Virgin Guadalupe remains strong even as Mexican society changes. For example, in a national opinion poll found, nine out of ten Mexicans still continued to ask intercessions from the Virgin or another saint. (Merrill & Miró, Religion)

* Guam as an organization had a large size of Board of Directors, i.e. 13 to be precise;

main island, but the most populated city is Honolulu. All of the islands have a vast

My process of enculturation into the Puerto Rican culture can be explained with the iceberg analogy, having in mind that the island itself has a high context background. Above water, the official language is Spanish, although English is taught mandatory on the education system since first grade. One of the things a tourist or anyone that starts assimilating the culture can experience first hand is the passion Puerto Ricans have to speak loudly and use many hand gestures during conversations. This passion is not only present during social interactions, but also on the way citizen’s carry out their beliefs. Even though, the island is a place recognized for its great night life activities and bars, the religion is 85% Catholic, therefore many people go to church on Sundays and tend to be very precocious of their actions because of their faith and religious thinking. Inside the water, on the aspect of feelings and values, Puerto Ricans are very traditional, nevertheless,

More than simply a guide to personal spiritual development, Santeria is a social religion. Reminiscent of the Yoruba emphasis on family relationships and the importance of respecting and communicating with ancestors, but more directly imitative of the bonds forged in Cuba’s Cabildo Africano Lucumi that were based on initiation rather than kinship, the modern practice of Santeria in the US is based around the Ile, the community of believers. The santero/a who leads an initiate into the faith becomes the godfather or godmother to the new member, who joins the godparent’s Ile. A system of hierarchy exists within the Ile based on how long ago members were initiated. The Ile gathers together for festivals and to celebrate new initiations into the religious community.

In records describing the Virgin of Guadalupe’s appearance in Mexico, Juan Diego is the man identified as the one she first appears to. He was a poor, indigenous man who was in the process of converting to Christianity. The records say that in 1531 he was summoned by a voice as he was on his way to his catechism class. The Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to him and told him to go to the archbishop and tell him to build a shrine in her honor. Juan Diego did as he was told, but the archbishop did not believe that the Virgin of Guadalupe would appear to an indigenous man. The third time Juan Diego came to deliver the Virgin’s message, he opened his cloak to reveal flowers and the image of the Virgin, forcing the archbishop to acknowledge the truth in his message. Juan Diego is a significant figure as he demonstrates that indigenous people could have a deep, holy connection to Catholicism. He is therefore an important part of how the force of transculturation influenced the development of Christianity in Mexico, his story melds the indigenous with the Christian. Furthermore, by choosing him as her messenger, the Virgin of Guadalupe made Juan Diego’s relationship to Christianity independent of Spanish control. In this way, he is a subversive figure in the Mexican religious tradition, as during the colonial periods the Spaniards made every effort to control how the indigenous people worships and interacting with Christianity.

Despite the numerous amounts of struggles Okinawa has to face with the presence of U.S. military bases, there are some benefits for Okinawa. First of all, the U.S. military bases bring economic benefits to Okinawa. After large portions of Okinawa 's land was taken by the U.S. military, the agricultural industry in Okinawa, which was the main industry in Okinawa, suffered catastrophically. In response, the U.S. military increased the pay for the local workers they hire and urged the Okinawans in the agricultural industries to come work for the U.S. military. Approximately 70,000 local workers were hired by the U.S. military at most in the 1960s. In 2014, the U.S. military base employs about 8,600 people from Okinawa and is considered as the second largest employer in Okinawa, which is right below the Okinawan Prefectural government. (The United States Marine Corps) The population of Okinawa in 2014 was approximately 1,400,000, excluding the U.S. service men and their family members. (Okinawa Prefecture Planning Department Statistics Division)

With the arrival of the Europeans, the Guarani citizens started to change their culture and act “civilized”. During the beginning, the tribe lived in the forest and killed one of the Jesuit priests. The tribe had done this as a symbol of rejecting the European ways of life including their religion. After Father Gabriel (a Jesuit priest) went and showed them kindness, the people created the missions. While living in the missions the Guarani acted “civilized” by: wearing clothes, lived in houses, and accepted Christianity as their religion. Soon, a war broke out due to the fact that the Jesuits and Guarani people wouldn't leave the missions on the land that was being sold. The war only left a few children survivors, who were left to forage

This paper explores and confirms the idea for The United States of America to withdraw all bases from Okinawa. This resolution is affirmed because not only is the U.S. military presence unnecessary but also it degrades the local population and environment. Thus to end such an undesirable state the US ought to withdraw the military bases from Okinawa.

Prior to the Organic Act of Guam, the Navy took control of the island and the federal government arranged a Navy officer (name?) to be Guam’s governor. Under Navy administration, Guam was governed strictly and militaristically with a goal to Americanize the Chamorros but with no American rights. The Chamorro language was forbidden, alcohol was limited, and church bells couldn’t be rung early in the morning.

Jacksonville, North Carolina, and the surrounding area is full of military bases. The biggest base is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) base called Camp Lejeune. Some of the other bases: Air Station New River (USMC), Camp Geiger (USMC), Air Station Cherry Point, smaller adjacent posts, and reserve stations (Google, n.d.). Every military personal that separates from their given branch is required to turn in their individual issue gear. Camp Lejeune’s Consolidated Issue Facility (CIF) states “Dirty, cracked, missing or broken gear is the last thing on the mind of a Marine returning from Iraq” (Muth, 2006). This can be a challenging thing for Marines to accomplish the CIF department at Lejeune explains just one of the challenges that they face “The only thing about cleaning the gear is that Marines are taking the flak jackets apart and drying them in a dryer. The problem with that is that the outer shell will shrink so it’s harder to get the SAPI (Small Arms Protective Inserts) plates back into them. If you wash it you have to let the outer shell air dry” (Muth, 2006). This causes an extra amount of stress while trying to transition out of the military. The gear has to be clean, undamaged and the correct generation that the service member was issued. A private origination that is dedicated to helping with the military to civilian transition is USMC IIF they warn “Again there is no reason to have dirty gear. Take your time and take care of business. I know we all want to go

Cada domingo después que desayunamos, la familia asiste a servicios religiosos.Every Sunday after we eat breakfast, the family attends religious services.[Indic.: habitual action]

At the Easter Vigil, “a blazing fire is prepared… outside the church… on this most sacred night, in which… [the Catholic Church celebrates the] Lord Jesus Christ[‘s passing]… over from death to life.” The fire is then blessed by the priest. After igniting and blessing the Easter fire, “one of the [attending] ministers brings the paschal candle to the priest, who cuts a cross into the candle… Then he makes the Greek letter Alpha above the cross, the letter Omega below, and the four numerals of the current year between the arms of the cross.” After marking the Christ candle with all the symbols just mentioned, “the priest may insert five grains of incense into the Easter candle in the form of a cross.” These two ritual actions (i.e. the blessing of the fire and the preparation of the Paschal candle) are essential moments in the Easter Vigil liturgy. This paper will explore why these two ceremonial actions are significant to the Catholic Church. To fully appreciate why these two actions are so meaningful, it is necessary to examine four questions. First, what is the historical and symbolic background of these two actions? Second, how are these two procedures initiatory? Third, what do they teach us about the initiatory process? Fourth, what do these two ritualistic actions suggest for parish life?

* Guam as an organization had a large size of Board of Directors, i.e. 13 to be precise;

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a territory of the United States of America located in the Pacific Ocean. The six inhabited islands have a total population 52,300 people (U.S. Department of Interior, n.d.)