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No matter how liberty and freedom are defined, America and its people have always prided itself on being founded on their principles. Looking back at the founding of America , slavery, Civil War, emancipation, reconstruction, and the times following all the way through today I would say everyone should ask, is liberty truly the American Way? Since I have not yet taken American History 1, I had to look outside this week’s readings to review the Monroe Doctrine and “Manifest Destiny” that lead to

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 with

together to participate in the game. There are also people from different countries that come together to play on the same team. Furthermore, baseball is now a sport that is not solely American. A variety of countries such as Japan, Cuba, and Puerto Rico participate in the game. As far as the North and South go, baseball is a pastime that is still shared and loved by both regions. The joy found in the sport of baseball is definitely still alive and thriving and will most likely be that way for many

Latino culture, specifically Puerto-Rican culture has changed through the course of history. Puerto Rico has witnessed a fusion of races and cultures spanning over many years, starting in 1898, after the Spanish-American war. Ultimately, Puerto Rico was annexed to the United States, the Puerto Rican people made United States citizens with limited restrictions and granted commonwealth status. The changes made during those eras did not come without consequences to the Puerto Rican culture. In "Poisoned

According to Brent Staples, in his book, “Black Men and Public Space”, he articulates about his experience as a young black man, moving from his small hometown to Chicago, to attend the University of Chicago. He shared that one late evening, walking on a deserted street in Hyde Park, which was an upscale neighborhood in the impoverished section of Chicago. While walking alone on the street, he saw a white, well dressed young lady, walking alone on the same street. He was a distance behind her

Wilson had also proposed the Johns Act of 1916 which granted U.S. citizenship to all the inhabitants in Puerto Rico while providing limited self-government. In addition to this, Wilson kept a supply of marines in Nicaragua and ordered U.S. troops into Haiti in 1915 and the Dominican Republic in 1916. He argued that such intervention was necessary to maintain stability

The reason the United States Of America celebrates holidays is because the people or events that have in some way affected the whole country in a good way. For example the reason why the United States celebrates Presidents’ Day is because it is George Washington's birthday and he benefited the country in the best way possible however, there is a holiday where several Americans feel that it should not be celebrated which is Columbus Day. Columbus Day should not be celebrated because Christopher Columbus

Identify the character(s) in the cartoon. There are different characters delineated inside this toon. Uncle Sam is on the left-hand side, holding a pointing stick. Sitting on the seat are four dark colored cleaned youngsters, who speak to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines. Behind them sitting at work areas and holding books, are a few "white" young men and young ladies who have the names of States "which ha[d] as of late been "obtained from the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)" (Aguil079

poems scattered amid the stories. This is to say then, that Silent Dancing is Ortiz Cofer's record of the recollections that shaped her, her imagination and her creative gifts. Ortiz-Cofer spent her childhood in New York ("Los Nueva Yores") and Puerto Rico. Life as a Puerto Rican living on the island plus a Puerto Rican living in the United States exposed her to two different worlds. Ortiz-Cofer and her family took annual trips whenever her Dad, a Navy officer, was away on duty. The tradition of storytelling

The American Identity is created simply by what’s going on in the world, and how it’s affecting America. There could be many different versions of an American Identity, and you yourself could have a different opinion than your next-door neighbor on how you identify as an American. There isn’t just one thing that automatically makes people recognize you as an American citizen. Many different factors and ideas go into it, making it difficult to answer the question, “How is the American identity created