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    The United States had many ways to try and achieve it’s goals in Latin America. The United States Congress passed the Foraker Act, which established a civil government in Puerto Rico. This act authorized the President of the U.S. to appoint a governor and part of the Puerto Rican island legislature. The U.S. established Cuban as a protectorate. The Treaty of Paris granted Cuba its independence, but the U.S. Army didn’t want to withdraw from the island until the year 1902. The Platt Amendment restricted

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    sexuality, gay identity, and African influences of Puerto Rico and New York City. This exhibit also included the collaboration of Juan Ramos. During my small tour in the museum something that piqued my intrigue was the bilingual information. For each piece of work there were two plaques, one in English and the other in Spanish. This is not a feature seen in any other museum that I have visited in New York City. Antonio Lopez was born in Puerto Rico in 1943 and moved to Harlem at the age of seven

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    archipelago of Puerto Rico is located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest and most eastern of the Greater Antilles. Because of its location, the music of Puerto Rico has evolved to a dynamic product of many different cultural influences. Because Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain and then occupied by the United States in 1898, it is no surprise that Puerto Rico was most heavily

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    5 crazy technologies that could be available by 2025 (-- removed HTML --) Over the past couple of decades technology has grown in leaps and bounds. We’ve gone from clunky computers and dial-up internet to a computer the size of a phone and 3G internet. We’ve made incredible medical advances, and we’re finally also starting to use our technology to better help our planet, but there’s still so much to create, discover, and learn about. Here are some crazy technologies that could be available by

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    Cape Cod, Massachusetts The beaches in Cape Cod attract hordes of visitors every day, most of who are attracted by the sparkling sands and aquamarine waters. The most popular area of the beachside for tourist is the Cape Cod National Seashore in the outer Cape Cod. On the overall, the Sandy beaches in Cape Code stretch some 559 miles. There are several places along the beach where children can enjoy low tide water pools. The other attractions here include clean public bathing waters, waterfront accommodations

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    Sonia Sotomayor

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    first Puerto Rican woman on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor writes about her experiences from the age of 8 till current day. She goes into full detail of her family life, political, and cultural and how it shaped her future. Below you will learn about Sonia’s childhood and how it lead to her becoming on the Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor was born June 25, 1954. She grew up living in the South Bronx housing in the projects of New York. Her parents both descending from Puerto Rico, came

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    Tainos: And their impact on the Caribbean Outline Thesis Statement: The Taino Indians, a unique group in Hispaniola, made many contributions to the Caribbean that are still shared and practiced in modern-day society. Introduction I. Background A. Definition of Taino B. Culture / Lifestyle II. History A. Housing / dress B. Food / agriculture C. Transportation

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    Before taking Intro to Liberal Arts, I had no clue I was pursuing my degree in a liberal arts based school. Here at Stockton University they are focused on teaching and learning in a Liberal Arts setting with an outgrowth in service learning and community participation. Our specialized General Studies programs ensure that students don 't simply take classes; they participate in an educational program that has elements of writing, quantitative reasoning, and multicultural studies (U.S News, 2015)

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    her article, “Being an Other,” Melissa Algranati gives a personal narrative of her life and her parent 's life and how they faced discrimination and her struggles about being identified as an “other” even though she was an American born jewish and Puerto Rican. Michael Omi’s article “In Living Color: Race and American Culture” reinforces Algranati’s article since in his article he discusses about people ideas about race the stereotypes that they face. They have the same thought that Americans is obsessed

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    Description of Diversity Initiatives In 1983, Sam’s West, Inc. was founded, it is membership-only retail warehouse clubs is an American chain operated and owned by Walmart. It is named after Walmart founder Sam Walton. The 47 million Puerto Rican and U.S members are served by Sam 's Club chain, as of 2012 (Sam’s Club, 2016). Being 8th major U.S. retailer, Sam 's Club holds 2nd rank, as of 31st Jan 2008, behind Costco; it deals in volume among distribution centre clubs with 57 billion in deals

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