América Latina Essays

  • Nuestra America: José Martí

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    Lus paiblus qai nu si cunucin hen di dersi prose pere cunucirsi, cumu qaoinis ven e pilier jantus. Lus qai insiñen lus pañus, cumu hirmenus cilusus, qai qaoirin le mosme toirre, u il di cese choce, qai li toini invodoe el di le cese mijur, hen di incejer, di mudu qai sien ane, les dus menus.” Jusé Mertí iniru di 1891 “Naistre Améroce” ixprise cumu Hospenueméroce dibi di impizer di lobirersi di lus gubirnentis di utrus peísis, cumu lus iarupius u istedanodinsis. Mertí nus de e intindir qai eméroce

  • Biografia de Gabriel José García Márquez

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    Gabriel José García Márquez nació en Aracataca, Colombia. Debido a la mala situación económica de sus padres, se crió en el cuidado de sus abuelos. Sus abuelos son personas que tuvieron mucha influencia con la carrera literaria del Márquez. Más prominente es su abuela, que tuvo muchos cuentos de demonios y fantasmas. García Márquez comenzó su trabajo con periodista, y escribió muchas obras de no ficción pero también las novelas. Temas que su literatura se centren la violencia en Colombia y la soledad

  • La Historia de la Lengua Española

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    similitud con el castellano y las múltiples interferencias derivadas de un bilingüismo prácticamente universales , por lo que es muy difícil hacer un cálculo exacto . A esta cifra hay que añadir las comunidades gallegas que viven en países de América Latina que lo utilizan.

  • Contextos de La Casa de los Espíritus

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    Isabel Allende Isabel allende es una de las más exitosas novelistas contemporáneas mujer latinoamericana. Ella nació en Lima en 1942. Sin embargo, Allende es chilena. Cuando ella era niña, ella viajó por toda América latina y más allá, gracias a la carrera diplomática de su padre y padrastro. Ella trabajo en Chile a partir de 1967 después de casarse con Manuel Frías y dar a luz a Paula y Nicolás. Pero debido a las tensiones políticas en Chile, Allende y su familia huyeron a Venezuela en 1975. 20

  • 100 Años de Soledad Gabriel García Márquez

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    mundo. Por otra parte, Gabriel García Márquez, colombiano y Nobel de Literatura (1982), por su obra “100 años de soledad.” Ambas obras literarias muestran la marginación, la falta de identidad, desigualdad social y muchos problemas sociales. “En América Latina, lo maravilloso se encuentra en vuelta de cada esquina, en el desorden, en lo pintoresco de nuestras ciudades... En nuestra naturaleza... Y también en nuestra historia.” (Carpentier, 1). Lo anterior como lo plantea Alejo Carpentier, en su frase

  • El problema del analfabetismo en Guatemala

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    Según Las Naciones Unidas el reto más intruso y desafiante en el mundo de hoy es la inseguridad. La inseguridad puede significar diferentes cosas a diferentes personas, pero en todo los partes del mundo es un obstáculo muy grande que necesitamos superar. En las regiones diferentes del mundo, la manera en que la gente puede superar este estorbo es diferente, pero todas necesitan enfocar en un factor muy importante: la educación. En latinoamérica, la educación necesita ser más desarrollado. La situación

  • Cien años de soledad por Gabriel García Márquez

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    La novela “Cien años de soledad” fue una obra escrita por Gabriel García Márquez durante dieciocho meses entre 1965 y 1966 en Ciudad de México y publicada por primera vez en 1967 en Buenos Aires. El ingenio para la redacción de esta obra surge en 1952 durante el viaje que ejecuta Gabriel García Márquez a su pueblo natal, Aracataca. No cabe duda que el lugar ficticio de Macondo, ambiente donde se desarrolla la obra, refleja muchas de las costumbres y anécdotas vividas por Gabriel García Márquez durante

  • Jane Gloria Villanueva's Jane The Virgin

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    The image of Latinas has changed numerously since television began. In the year of 1961, America was introduced to spicy, fierce, sexy Latina known as Anita in West Side Story. Since then, a majority of people had assumed that all Latinas were just like Anita. Angry, and disappointed, Latinas nationwide would say that they “racialized and sexualized the brown female body” after the release of West Side Story (Angharad). It was not until the late 1970’s to 1980’s that, ¿Qué Pasa, USA? became the first

  • Pop Culture Latin America

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    During the past six or seven years Latin America has been in a state of political instability that has seemed to have no end in site. Political instability is the probability of having affirmation, forms of violence, strikes, and whether the government could collapse, and in some of these Latin American countries they have struggled with this for many years but some of the things that have happened have caused major problems with the surrounding areas of those Latin American countries. Take Venezuela

  • Political Litany Meaning

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    The “ Political litany ” was written by Philip Freneau in 1775.The reason why he wrote this poem because he want to support of the American cause, and encourage American people stand up against England. “ Common Sense “ was written in 1776 by Thomas Pain’. He wanted people to think about what was happening, and point out that people must fight against the unfair and unjust ways of England. In the “Political Litany “we can see that the author use the tone sarcastic, but we can feel the anger of author

  • Christopher Columbus A Hero Essay

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    in time and in a given space. American history textbooks present Columbus pretty much without precedent, and they portray him as America's first great hero. Christopher Columbus was considered the first messenger of the Western civilization to the Americas (Howard). The goal of Columbus’ expedition was the gold. He had convinced the king and queen of Spain to finance an expedition to the lands (Howard). In exchange for the gold, the King and the Queen promised him 10 percent of the profits, a governorship

  • Christopher Columbus Mistakes

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    of triumph, the world later realizes that you did not in fact find the country you were looking for. In actuality, you have discovered a completely new landmass. This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the famed explorer known for discovering America while in search for India. Columbus's story is just one of the many times where mistakes play a key part in discovery. As Samuel Smiles, a 19th century Scottish author, said, "We learn wisdom from

  • Summary: The Spanish Famil The Mita System

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    Spaniards established an intricate empire in the Americas, claiming all of Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and more. Prior to the fifteenth century, the Spanish had no exposure to the New World. Eventually, they uncovered the new hemisphere. With time they would colonize and build an elaborate empire overseas. Many strategies were utilized with the intention of sculpting an elaborate empire in hopes of generating wealth and power. The Spanish Requirement of 1513, commonly referred

  • Christopher Columbus Thesis

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    Christopher Columbus is a very important person in our country’s history. He found the “New World”, the one we live in today. Christopher Columbus was a navigator, explorer and pioneer that was born October 31,1451 in Genoa, Italy. His name was Cristoforo Colombo which was translated into English to which is Christopher Columbus. Columbus is cherished as one of the head navigator of the Age of Discovery. Columbus parents were known as” Individuals that weaved and made cloth” ("Christopher Columbus:

  • What Is The Difference Between Christopher Columbus And Religion

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    In the year 1492, Christopher Columbus was sent out on an expedition by Spain to find a shorter water route to Asia. Ferdinand and Isabella sent out Columbus for two primary reasons: to spread religion and to secure wealth for Spain. Christopher Columbus’s explorations were more focused on securing wealth rather than spreading religion. His first journey demonstrated that his main goal was focused on economics through his valiant efforts to obtain wealth for himself and Spain, and everything he

  • Theodore Roosevelt True Imperialism Summary

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    From its initial days, America has always remained a nation of immigrants. “We were then already, what we are now, a people of mixed blood.” Native inhabitants, traversed the land bridge that connected Asia and North America tens of thousands of years ago. America’s first colonists came in search of freedom to practice their faith. Throughout the colonial period, many immigrants were brought to America against their will from West Africa. Throughout the 1900s America observed a major trend of

  • Christopher Columbus Argumentative Essay

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    The discovery of America was the best thing to happen to mankind during the year of 1492. Let’s face it, the political landscape has changed over the past centuries in an astronomical way. How we view the world today, may have not been how they viewed the world in the late 1400s. The greatest question to ask is if history was wrong in the past. Perhaps the founding fathers would have surrendered to the British Empire; if we lived in a world of that, would we consider history on our side today

  • Explain What Were The Positives And Negatives Of The Colonial Period In Mexico

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    Question 1) What were the positives of the colonial period in this country? What were the negatives? Which was greater? Numerous civilizations rose and fell over a period of nearly 3,000 years in Mexico, until the early 16th century when a group of explorers from Spain arrived at the southern shores of the Gulf of Mexico. After the fall of the Aztec Empire, Spanish gained rule over the land via Viceroyalties sent over from the mainland. In this, began a big part of Mexico’s history known as the

  • Christopher Columbus: Hero Or Villain

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    Now in days, Christopher Columbus is seen as a hero, an important person in the American history. Because of his famous voyage he is seen upon a hero, a man who tried nothing but good to his country. Although he discover America, he is also consider as a horrendous villain who was guilty of doing atrocities against the Indians. There are important questions that we have to analyze before stating the status of Christopher Columbus: (1) who was he? (2) what were his intentions in the new land? , and

  • The Role Of Europeans In The New World Dbq

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    At the end of the 15th century marked a very large turning point in European history. It was the process of making it to and exploring the “New World” (while also encountering the natives there). The Europeans had never seen such Native people that have completely thrived in developing their own distinctive cultures whilst entirely detaching themselves from the European World. To the Europeans, the Natives customs seemed irrational and not commonly correct. They believed the natives were barbarians