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    Maluma, the colombian reggaeton singer who is from Medellin Colombia, and Pitbull, the hip hop reggaeton singer who’s from Miami Florida, share some familiar similarities and vast differences in their background and songs. Both Maluma and Pitbull sing and rap to reggaeton music. With this in mind, reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico and is considered hip hop and latin american music. Reggaeton is also sung in spanish. Maluma began his music career in 2010 while Pitbull began in 2001. Uniquely, both

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    `` Se Habla Espanol ``

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    Tanya Barrientos explained her struggle with her identity growing up in her writing “Se Habla Español”. Barrientos describes herself as being “Guatemalan by birth but pure gringa by circumstance” (83). These circumstances began when her family relocated to the United States when she was three years old. Once the family moved to the states, her parents only spoke Spanish between themselves. The children learned to how read, write and speak the English language to fit into society at that time in 1963

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    Reflection Paper

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    When I moved from South Korea to Miami, I expected there to be many differences. What I didn’t foresee was that there were also some similarities. I assumed that moving from South Korea back to the United States, would be akin to going home. However, I discovered that coming to Miami was comparable to adjusting to a foreign country all over again. Both South Korea and Miami are lovely places to visit. One of them, however, is also a marvelous place to live. Every major city has traffic issues. Nowhere

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    “Yes, I'm blonde. When I started as an actor, because of the accent and my body and my personality, it was not what the stereotype of the Latina woman in Hollywood is, so they didn't know where to put me. The blond hair wasn't matching. The moment I put my hair dark, it was better for my work” (Vergara). The media tends to portray stereotypes of many different people without warnings. So, when people watch TV or listen to the radio all they get are the generalizations of these different people. One

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    Case study four focuses on a cultural identity crisis from the perspective of a young man named Jose Garcia. Unlike the previous identity cases, this case deals with Jose’s adaptation of another cultural identity leading him to perceive his true Latino heritage as inferior to white identity. Throughout his school career, Jose perceived himself as a white person; he only identified as Latino when he thought it would be beneficial. He thought that just because he and his family did not fall into cultural

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    Miami, vice city, holds a million of people, events, and cultures. Sad is the part, in the southeastern of Florida, quite a few number of people incorporated in Mafia are manipulating the lives of the rest. Though in such a Metropolitan city, crimes are expected to find by, yet the city council must ensure the safety of public, its properties, and a well-established justice system. In the city of Miami may also be used sarcastically for that its residents are too scared with crimes to enjoy a peaceful

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    Essay On South Floria

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    Florida ports. After World War I, a flourishing trade developed with steamers such as the 1,700 gross ton ss City of Miami and the 3,200 gross ton ss Northland, maintaining overnight runs between Miami and Havana. However, sensing that the ports still lacked a proper infrastructure to maintain the shipping industry, the first of many efforts began to improve the facilities. In Miami, a US$3 million project was undertaken in 1925 to dredge and widen the channel. Similarly, to the north, the Mayor

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    The physical portrayal of Hispanic women in the media has a large influence on the Hispanic women and girls that view these portrayals. The media’s physical portrayal of Hispanic women is that they are voluptuous, dark-haired, tanned skin, and petite. There are many films, TV shows, and any other media outlets that portray Hispanic women as such. Examples of these portrayals are “Modern Family,” “Maid in Manhattan,” and “Girl in Progress.” In each of these movies or shows, the main character appears

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    notes and read music. Unfortunately, the jubilance of the choir department would come to a halt. Mrs. Lercher received the opportunity of a lifetime and was accepted into the university of Miami Florida to pursue her doctorate degree. She would depart from RAHS, taking that merriment and exhilaration with her to Miami that she had constructed for the choir department. The choir students were grieving, but we supported her decision and knew that this would aid her immensely when she would come back to

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    Marco Rubio Essay

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    Today i'm here to inform you of a candidate named Marco rubio he was Born in Miami, Florida in 1971, Marco Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants. After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1993 he went to the University of Miami for his law degree. Rubio's political career began with his election to the West Miami City Commission in 1998. He was elected in the Florida House of Representatives the following year. In 2009, Rubio won his campaign for the U.S. Senate. He is also

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