Have you ever been so far from the path you have set for yourself that you end up astray?
In Nicaragua, we used to have a class trip at the end of the school year. When I was 12 years old, the teachers decided to go to a wonderful beach, San Juan del Sur. A lot of tourists go there for surfing. It was an amazing trip. My classmates and I decided to go deep into the ocean. Catch the waves, that shouldn't be an issue if you know how to swim, which I didn't. Needless to say, I got caught by a second wave I didn't see coming, and I started to drown. I remember the darkness, despair, and hopelessness of sinking. Amazingly seconds felt like minutes. Thankfully someone came and pulled me out. Unfortunately, that has not been the only time that I
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The word "depths" is not commonly used in the Old Testament. The word has both a literal meaning of the depths of the sea and a figurative meaning, such as spiritual or emotional distress. In the past sea or waters were symbolic of Chaos. Chaos in our society is defined as a state of confusion, lawlessness and disorder. I’ve been meditating on this concept—chaos. Have you ever experienced it? When life goes on, but you are stuck in a dormant position, just standing by. We can be the cause of chaos or it can just happen. I’ll give you an example: A few weeks ago in Nicaragua, university students decided to march about an issue, they were met by brutal government groups and police that sought to oppress them. They were atrincherados, entrenched in the National Cathedral. It was total chaos. They started posting their whereabouts in social media, writing their names on their hands. They thought they would be killed. Chaos, no direction, no order, stuck, no …show more content…
A sleeping shrimp will be swept away by the current. It is very similar to the English saying: “You snooze you lose”.
• My grandmother loved this one: “Dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres.” Tell me the company you keep, and I’ll tell you who you are.
Hispanic families every time we meet, we share stories about grandparents and family members. This helps us to develop a strong sense of belonging and unity. As immigrants in a new country those stories become the only attachment we have with our country of origin and they are cherished and shared. Passed down from generation to generation, to make sure they will know and keep their heritage. Just like in exile for the Jewish people.
In other Psalms we can usually find a historical background; however, we don’t have any hints in this Psalm. Topics of this Psalm are lament, confession, waiting, hope, and
A family who is from a different culture and race and the obstacle they encounter from others but that does not stop them from doing what they want to do. Margarita and her family have a dream of winning a race, the swimmer encounter tiredness and weakness when she was swimming, but she never gave up because she had her family there to cheer her and even pray for her. That is what Latinos do; we pray for each other and help each other
Growing up in a Mexican-American family can be very fun and crazy. Having two different perspectives on two different cultures almost daily really shapes you to become a certain way as you grow up, which is what happened to me. Ever since I was about three months old I have been taking trips to my parents home town for a month time each time we have gone. Practically growing up in both Mexico and the United States for six years has really helped me understand my cultural background and the different parts of my whole culture, such as the food, heritage, language and culture.
To understand the Nicaragua Contra one must understand the Sandinistas, and who the Sandinistas took power from. Nicaragua has been invaded by the United States eight times starting from American adventurer William Walker’s “filibuster” of Nicaragua . Augusto César Sandino was the first revolutionary who used arm forces to drive United States out of Nicaragua . Somoza had Sandino killed and took control of Nicaragua. The Somozas and his sons oppressively ruled and amassed wealth with the support of United States. Because of the Somozas corrupt rule a rebel force would rise up which called themselves Sandinistas after Augusto César Sandino. Latin American countries urged United States to remove Somozas from power or the Sandinistas would take
Since before I was born, my Hispanic heritage played a huge role in who I am and what I have achieved. My great-grandfather immigrated to this country with the desire to provide his family with a better future than his own. My grandpa grew up in Texas on the boarder of Mexico and traveled to Blue Island, Illinois as migrant crop worker. This desire passed down by my grandparents and my great-grandparents has played a tremendous role in propelling me to where I am today. Each generation sought to make the the lives of their children better than their own. My grandma received the opportunity to live in the country of opportunity from her father, and my grandpa paid for my mom to get an education. My mother pushed me to do my best in school and
As a traditional, collectivistic cultural group, the Latino population is believed to adhere deeply to the value of familismo. (Arditti, 2006; Calzada, 2014). Familism is an emphasis on the importance of the family unit over values of autonomy and individualism”. (Santistaben, 2012). Family is considered to be the top priority in the Latino culture. Comparatively, at times, this isn’t true of our busy, work devoted western culture. In western culture we think of our family in a nuclear sense made up of a: mom, dad, and siblings. Conversely, Hispanic culture focuses on the whole extended family including aunts, uncles, grandparent, and cousins. Their culture believes having close connections with the entire extended family benefits the development of their children. The entire family helps the child by giving them differing levels of social and emotional support. (American Home Resolutions,
Nicaragua The area of Nicaragua is 50,193 sq. ft. mi. The Nicaraguan highlands, with an elevation of about 2000 ft, cross Nicaragua from the northwest to the southeast. Several mountain ranges, the highest of which, the Cordillera Isabelia, reaches an elevation of more than 6890 ft, cut the highlands from east to west.
The book of Psalms is a collection of prayers, poems and hymns. Ultimately Psalms can be categorized under three main literary genres: laments, praise hymns, and thanksgiving psalms. Laments which the majority of psalms falls under are meant to be used in broad fashion rather than to relate to one set situation. Praise hymns are to praise God and all of his Glory. Last, thanksgiving psalms are to thank God for responding to our needs. In addition there is a natural breakdown of the Psalms into five main sections. Psalms was written over many centuries by many different people with King David being the main contributor. In addition to David we see the following contribute: Moses, Heman the Ezrahite, Ethan the Ezrahite, Solomon, Asaph, and the sons of Korah. Upon examination we find the oldest psalm (90) and the latest (137) are sometime apart. The latest being around 586 to 538 B.C. It is concluded that some person (albeit unknown) must have started the compilation around 537 B.C. Psalms is the longest book in the Bible, it includes 150 individual psalms. Key topics include God, his creations, war, wisdom, justice, worship, judgement, and sin. Some Major events that take place in Psalms include : The glory of God and the dominion of man, Praising God for His works and words, Psalm of the Good Shepherd, Psalm of the Great Shepherd, Psalm of the Chief Shepherd, The wedding Psalm, Psalm of life and the Psalm of
born on January 18, 1867, in Metapa, Nicaragua, would immerse himself in various forms of literary study and exploration. In books of poetry and prose like Azul and Prosas profanas, Darío introduced the writing style known as modernism, which would be highly influential. He also worked as a journalist in Spain and France for La Nación. He died on February 6,
Family, the people who raise you, support you, and take care of you. Hispanic Heritage places great importance on family, since they are loyal and respect their elders. By doing so, people with Hispanic
The Nicaraguan Revolution was one of the darkest times the country of Nicaragua has been in. Around 53,000 people lost their lives over the 30 years it spanned. At first the citizens were tired of their dictator, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, and demanded change. He was corrupt and that lead to him being very unpopular with his citizens. Many shifts of power happened during this time with many rebel groups. Most of the citizens suffered extreme poverty and battled inequality through these years along with an unstable government due to a poor economy and bad farming seasons. (Nicaraguan Revolution). Although the Nicaraguan Revolution was devastating it was not a true revolution because it did not follow the steps of a revolution and not everyone benefited from the change due to still having inequality, limited civil rights, and having a whole other revolution after the first one ended.
After 17 years of having Ecuadorian blood running through my veins I have come to fully embrace and love what it means to be Hispanic. More than anything else, my Hispanic heritage has taught me the value of family and the perseverance one must have during all stages of life. The world I come from is very family oriented; every weekend is a family reunion, where my parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandma join to cook together, listen to music, and spend time talking with one another. Though we do not abide to the nuclear family model, having so much family around has provided a support system like no other. There is constant motivation and hope propelling me to never stop at anything but success. I get my fair share of these motivational
One day my family was at the lake for a weekend and we all decided to go on the boat. So we packed up all of our stuff and went out on the water we drove to a cove where the water was shallow. So i jumped in and I touched to the bottom it felt like mush and at the time my dad did not look to see how shallow it was on the boat because our boat has a sensor on the bottom of it where it shows you how deep the water is and he did not look at it and our boat sits really low to the water because it is a yacht and it sits about 4 ft down in the water and we did not know that it was only around 10 ft deep so we drove out of that cove. And went to another one and it was so deep it was like 50 ft and my dad's friend lived there so he dove down in the water because he had dropped his phone in the water and he said that it was really rocky and his phone was still on when he went to the bottom. So we sat with him at his
About one-third of all the psalms are laments. The Psalmist, in Psalm chapter 13, was lamenting about things that were happening to him. We don’t know exactly what was going on when David wrote this psalm, but whatever the problem was, he doesn’t talk about it right away. Rather, he talks about God hiding his face, wrestling with his own thoughts, and his enemies triumphing over him.
Throughout history, countless uprisings have occurred. Historians classify any forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system as a revolution. The success or failure of a revolution is directly related to the revolution’s causes and courses. The French Revolution was more successful than the Nicaraguan Revolution, because the Nicaraguan Revolution left the country in social and financial ruin, foreign powers had much greater interference, and it precipitated a period of political unrest with multiple leadership changes.