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    The Portuguese came to America for the opportunity and chance to obtain the American Dream. While most immigrants that came to America worked factory jobs, the Portuguese came for whaling, fishing, ship making, and the aquaculture industry. There was a need for the new wave of Portuguese immigrants to be close to the water since Portugal resides along the Atlantic Ocean, so therefore they settled in regions such as: Southern New England, San Francisco Bay, California, and Hawaii. Considering Portugal’s

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    came into contact with european countries specifically portugal through his father Nzinga Nkuwu. The portuguese reached the kingdom of kongo at 1482. Portuguese sent missions and made a lot more contact with the kingdom of kongo, and at 1492 Nzinga Nkuwu was baptized. Afonso was also baptized his old name was Nzinga Mvemba. After Afonso’s dad death he took over the throne and at the time the portuguese and Kongo kingdom relationship was very strong. Afonso was challenged by his half brother for the

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    Portuguese Immigration to Canada Essay

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    The Portuguese immigrated to Canada around the 19th century. It all started in the year 1953, when a group of Portuguese pioneers immigrated to Canada (Moura, 2003). Once the first couple of Portuguese pioneers crossed the ocean to immigrate into Canada, others followed and sort of started a wave. However, in 1957 a volcano erupted, known as the Capelinhos, which end up making Portuguese families and pioneers move to North America (Morrison & James, 2009), because the living conditions had changed

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    time, we were under the control of Portuguese and even if we lead a good life with my family, we don’t like the Portuguese people. In fact, my father was part of small gathering who work to weaken the Portuguese. The primary function of the Portuguese was a market of Slavery and some people from our community were also involved in this business. One day, my father left with some people and didn’t show up. My mom and I were panicked. Immediately, some Portuguese trooper got to our home and told us

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    away knowing great tasting food and beautiful, and at times gory, memories. Quite honestly, I’ve never had better tasting chicken. The Portuguese culture, which I had already grown up with in the U.S., was a main part of the trip in and of itself. The magnificent architecture that I saw there, even though it was decaying with time, was very symbolic of the Portuguese heritage. For example, on many red clay terracotta roof tops there resided cupolas, and on those cupolas was the famed Gallo do Barcelos

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    During the European conquests of the 16th and 17th centuries, the concept of an advanced civilization was essential most of the time. This can be supported by the strategic Spanish conquests, Portuguese exploration, and the Dutch trading empire. To begin with, North and South America, which had existed in isolation for thousands of years, came into contact with the rest of the world via the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. In 1492, he was sent by Spain to look for a route to India

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    the documentary is Afonso I’s Letter to John III of Portugal. In his letter, Afonso expressed his anger toward the Portuguese merchants who overstepped their boundaries and sold his people as slaves, regardless of whether they could actually be sold as slaves. He was also frustrated that the merchants only sought profit and sold products that were prohibited, and, as a result, the people of Kongo bought wares from the merchants rather than from other citizens, which hurt the economy of the country.

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    Communion. He also wanted to inform him that his country is causing a lot of problems that were taking place in his kingdom. Afonso needed physicians and surgeons to help his people with their health problems that were caused by the people from the west. He also needed apothecaries to prescribe the needed drug in order to heal the people. Afonso wrote in one of his letters to the king of Portugal that he “...has been kind enough to write to us saying that we should ask in our letters for anything we need

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    culture is strongly influenced by Confucianism, a simpler way of life, and the connection within family member are often reflected by the values embedded in the ideology (Vu, Huy Q., & Rook, Karen S. (2013)). There are quite a few differences in the Portuguese culture in comparison to Vietnamese culture, and few similarities. I believed that the boundaries in the Vietnamese culture was fascinating, and it aspired me to research more about this topic. Confucius A composite work is the key and consistent

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    My Purpose Of School

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    At some point in our lives we have all asked the question “What is the purpose of school? Why must I learn this?”. Some say school is simply preparation for employment and for the rest of our lives. I enjoy school; however, I have always found it to be rather difficult and pointless being in the French immersion stream and this was due to the lack of help I received from my mother and father unlike many of my peers whose parents attended university and spoke both English and French fluently. Everyone

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