Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth island that it is under the United States government. However, this island counts with their own culture and history. In the website "Countries and their Cultures" I found an article called "Puerto Rican-American" by Derek Green. I chose this article because I found it very interesting. The article states that Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Sea and was discovered by Christopher Columbus 1493 and between 1460–152 Juan Ponce de Leon was the first colonial governor

Over time Puerto Rico has been borrowing money from private investors and multiple countries. The time has come for them to pay these investors and countries back, but Puerto Rico does not have the funds to pay them back. Puerto Rico is in high debt that is over 69 billion U.S. dollars caused by the massive amounts of money borrowed from investors, as well as depending on the citizen’s tax money to pay it off; causing an increase in taxes which caused people to flee to the mainland (U.S.).We propose

Everyday Life in Puerto Rico The commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico), known to most Americans as simply Puerto Rico, exists as one of two territories owned by the United States1. Being a territory of the United States, Puerto Ricans possess common citizenship, currency, and defense. However, even though Puerto Ricans are United States citizens they do not pay any kind of federal income taxes. Therefore, they cannot vote in presidential elections. Puerto Rico is under the

Whether or not Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state of the United States of America is an important issue that has been pondered for the last fifty years. Puerto Rico is currently a Commonwealth of the United States and has been under U.S. rule for a century. Spain ruled Puerto Rico for about 400 years prior to the U.S. take-over in 1898. The current and pertinent issue, though, is whether Puerto Rico will remain a Commonwealth of the U.S., become the 51st state, or gain independence. In "Doing Right

In this paper, I will give a general overview of Puerto Rico. To begin with, I will cover the early ages of Puerto Rico, the 1530’s to the 1815’s. I am going to explain a general geographical view, the existence of the Taino’s which were the first settlers in Puerto Rico before Columbus arrived, the struggles and consequences that the settlers came across due to living in a subsistence culture and exploitation of disease. Eventually I will explain, how the subsistence society broke loose from living

Puerto Rico should become a state because the United States has made it dependent on its aid. Puerto Rico started off as a colony of Spain and became a territory of the United States after the United States won it from Spain. Through statehood, Puerto Rico could see its economy getting better, the right to vote in major elections, and other benefits that come from being a state. The first reason Puerto Rico should become a state is that their economy may improve. As a state, they would benefit

Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico is asking for fairness. They fight the same wars as the United States. To put this into perspective, if a U.S. citizen were to move from Puerto Rico to the mainland, you get the right to vote for their president, House of Representatives, for senators and so on. If you move to Puerto Rico, you lose those rights. In a sense, the people of Puerto Rico have a second-class citizenship. Finally airports are being opened back up. Meaning many Puerto Rican's are fleeing the

After the hurricane, Puerto Rico was left helpless. The island was left devastated. Downed trees lined the island. It's not just downed power lines around the island, but giant transmission towers laying across roadways in the most remote parts of the island. Leaving the entire island without power. The longest blackout in American history. Most Americans do not realize how bad of a situation Puerto Rico is in. It's poor economic status has doomed the territory for many years to come. This image

and hiking. I discovered you could find affordable top ranked vacations in the Caribbean. Some of the hot spots there are Jamaica, U.S Virgin Islands, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Dominica, and Punta Cana. I am going to talk about Puerto Rico since it seems like an amazing vacation for travelers. I found one of the best things to do in Puerto Rico are the caves one is called Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy. When you arrive at the park you take a tram ride down to a 180-foot high cave filled with a variety

Structuralism in the Context of the Puerto Rican Debt Crisis Diane Lourdes Dick’s (2015) piece on “U.S Tax Imperialism in Puerto Rico” argues that U.S. domain over Puerto Rico’s tax and fiscal policies constitutes the destruction of Puerto Rico’s economic system. She states that “Puerto Rico’s ambiguous political status and historic lac of formal legal process for restructuring its public debts are partly responsible for a mounting crisis, which has inspired hand-wringing and speculation on Wall