Essays on Puerto Rico

In the past few decades, homebuilding industry has been highly fragmented, with various builders delivering diverse new homes every year. Recently, the industry has undergone rapid transformation and consolidation to address the new demands in the market. Pulte Homes is one of the top companies in the homebuilders industry in America specializing particularly in building homes as well as residential community development. According to National Association of Homebuilders (2010), Pulte Homes is a top 500 company in the list of the key American public corporations based on their contributions to the American economy. It is the focus of this ...

Health insurance is a prepayment plan that provides cash or service indemnities in times of illness. Not everyone in U.S has equal access to health care services and insurance in the United States. Low health access, can increase the rate of death from preventable diseases and also leads to overall poor health outcomes. According to the latest population survey, there were 49.9 million uninsured people in the U.S. they account for ~16% of the country’s population. The rate of people who were uninsured, are higher among the Hispanics, followed by African American. A better understanding of the reason ...

A History of Innovation

Tesla was founded in 2003 by engineers who wanted to capitalize on the growing market for electric vehicles (Tesla, 2016). Tesla was named after Nikolai Tesla, and the corporation uses several of his patents in the construction of its vehicles. Our major production was the Tesla Roadster, created in 2008. The Roadster could go from zero to sixty MPH in 3.7 seconds, making it one of the quickest vehicles on the market, let alone one of the fastest electric vehicles. The company would sell 2,400 of the Roadsters in total. In 2012, the company launched the Model S ...

Internal Analysis of PetSmart Inc

Resources are considered to be operational incentive, which a business or an organization may have. Identifying with the PetSmart Inc. the resources that the business has are analyzed from the perspective of the tangibles and the intangible resources. According to Ulrich (2013), the choice of the tangible and intangible resources can best fit the description of the internal environment, which the organization has in terms of business management incentives. Tangible resources The domain of the tangible resources is filled with the resources that are seen and can be handled by the metric measures of resource performances. In this case, ...

Almost US, but still Latin America. This is the brief definition one can give to Puerto Rico. US is actively engaged in cooperation with the archipelago, but the chances that this area ever really become an integral part of the United States are still unclear. More so, it is a unique habitat with its own unique development system, including the judiciary. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of the United States and has the status of "unincorporated organized territory”, which means that the area is under the control of the United States (and is not an integral part thereof), ...

Culture is one of the most important variables that define a civilization. In this paper, the author focuses on the different types of culture that exist in the country of Puerto Rico. Here, the author talks about popular and official culture, and authentic and commercial culture, citing some concrete examples along the way. In terms of differentiating popular and official culture, the best way to simplify it is to say that an official culture can be both an official and a popular culture but a popular culture may not always be both the popular and official culture. Popular culture ...

The Dominican immigration narrative is one driven by diverse factors and for a foreign born, the history is an enticing one on how we arrived in the United States. Universal history dictates that the immigration happened in four distinguishable groups: the "Trujillo era" (1930 – 1960), the "post–Trujillo era" (1961 – 1981), the "flotilla" group (1982 – 1986), and the "post–flotilla" group (1983 – present) (Torres-Saillant and Hernández, 12). Many of the Dominicans have a history that supersedes the current reasons for immigration, and every family has a history. This history goes back to the days when working the farms ...

Masculinity also known as manhood is a set of behaviors, roles and attributes that are associated with men or boys in the society. Primarily, manliness is a social construct that is composed of both biologically-created and socially-defined factors. In Puerto Rico, a real man is exhibited by traits like courage, assertiveness and independence. The society in Puerto Rico has placed more emphasis on power and masculinity with great regards to responsibility and consequences. In Puerto Rico, the Machismo is a masculine concept that is associated with a sense of masculine pride. The man in this society is tasked with ...

Puerto Rico and the Electronic Health Record (Part I)

The focus of this research is on Congressman Pedro Pierluisi who serves in the as the representative of Puerto Rico. He is from the Democratic Party. He can be contacted at 2410 Rayburn House Office Building. His phone is 202-225-2615 and his email is http://pierluisi.house.gov. Currently, the key major stakeholders involved in the bill are the congressmen since the bill is still in the committee stage in the house. The contents of the bill are being deliberated on by the subcommittee on health. As such, the real benefits of the bill have not achieved yet. However, in the event ...

Pricing Objectives

The core pricing objectives used by Champs Sports is sales oriented. The use of this type of pricing objective is it comes with other smaller yet important goals on board that has helped the company to be successful in the market niche it operates. Firstly, use of the objective has helped the company experience growth in sales and increase its outlets throughout the United States. Through the utilization of this objective, Champs Sports managed to increase their volume of sold products by setting prices in a way that more and more sales are achieved. Their main reason for use ...

Abstract

In any state, the court system and structure plays a significant role in ensuring the judicial system is effective. States that have a strong court system have proved to be successful in solving major challenges as pertains to the interpretation of the constitution. Puerto Rico needs to have in place a strong court system to ensure that the enforcement of various dynamics is effective. In coming up with the court system and structure, this paper heavily borrows from three states: Tennessee, Florida and South Carolina. These states are well-known for their strong legal systems. Because of this, it would ...

Advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding

Benefits of breastfeeding: It is the most useful product for normal growth and weight gain of baby Breast milk is the source of the immunity for the child, he rarely catches illnesses It is convenient for the mother because the milk is always with her; it is warm, fresh and ready for use around the clock

It is harder for the kid to become overweight

It is easy to calm a crying baby with the help of breast milk The baby vomits less (or doesn’t vomit at all) because smaller amount of air enters the stomach (Melissa Conrad, 2015). Disadvantages of breastfeeding: The breast may lose its ...

Part 1

The focus of this research is on Congressman Pedro Pierluisi who serves in the as the representative of Puerto Rico. He is from the Democratic Party. He can be contacted at 2410 Rayburn House Office Building. His phone is 202-225-2615 and his email is http://pierluisi.house.gov. Currently, the key major stakeholders involved in the bill are the congressmen since the bill is still in the committee stage in the house. The contents of the bill are being deliberated on by the subcommittee on health. As such, the real benefits of the bill have not achieved yet. However, in the event ...

The Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 114th Congress (2015-2016) which is an amendment of the Social Security Act seeks to apply the Medicare HITECH Act payment to acute care hospitals in Puerto Rico with the intentions of making them qualify for incentives that will enable them to make meaningful use of electronic health record technologies which have been licensed (Congress.Gov, 2015). The end product of this bill is ensuring that the usage of EHR in the care provision process in acute care settings is realized. The benefits that can be associated with the application of EHR ...

Empowerment since history immemorial has meant the measure of the degree of autonomy in people and the society. This is the ability to represent one self’s interests and needs in a well ordered manner which is both responsible and determined way. It could also be referred to as the power to act on your own authority. History plays a significant role in creating empowerment. The society learns from their history, such as what affected their society in the past and apply lessons learnt as empowerment tools. This empowerment lessons will act as a guide towards a more responsible ...

The key focus of this paper will focus on house representative Pierluisi Pedro who serves in the congress as a representative of Puerto Rico. The bill that he introduced in the house is the Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 114th Congress (2015-2016) (Congress.Gov. (2015). This bill was introduced into the house on the 3rd of March 2015 by the above representative as an amendment to the Social Security Act. This bill seeks to have the application of Medicare health information technology for economic and clinical health act to hospitals in this part of the country. The ...

The focus of this research would be about Puerto Rican Congressman Nydia M. Velasquez who was closely following the health care crisis happening in Puerto Rico. She currently lives in 16 Court St #1006, Brooklyn, New York, 11241. She can be reached through telephone number (718) 222-5819and through her Brooklyn Office (718) 599-3658 located at 266 Broadway, Suite 201, Brooklyn, New York. This paper would tackle the pressing problem as to why Puerto Rico is slowly succumbing to such drastic health care crisis, as to where it all started and how it happened. Though there are a lot of ...

The major push and pull factors that led to intra-territorial emigration include the following:

General crime and violence (Fleeing war and/or civil unrest), An unstable economy which in turn affects an individual’s social and economic opportunities Career advancement. Mismatch between an individual’s skill set and suitable occupation. Jobs and wage information flow Family unification The countries were most favored by migrants during the post-emancipation era included:Trinidad, Jamaica, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia

There are several factors why the immigrants were attracted to these countries. These include:

Warm climate of the Caribbean Better wages Availability of land Better living as shopkeepers or as petty traders The US had influence in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Commonwealth Caribbean. Most of its influence revolved around the political, ...

Question 1

Health status and health outcomes are influenced by a multi-factorial of factors all which act concurrently, simultaneously or independently. From a more detailed view, this is because of the dynamism with which the socioeconomic health indicators exist. Within this dynamism, there is much truth in the knowledge that the health outcomes and health status will vary across different geographic regions whereby we can denote that geography has its independent role in influencing health disparities (Singh, Azuine & Siahpush, 2013). This implies that some regions will indicate high prevalence of an illness while others will indicate lower prevalence of the same ...

At the time of Spanish American War, the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because it suggested joining of the United States in the struggle for world hegemony; it also began the era of imperialism. The consequences on American society of that greater involvement was demonstration the power of the new state and transformation it into a key player in the political arena. Ever since the beginning of the XIX century, the United States attracted a particular interest to Cuba, as it had a convenient strategic position. By the end of the XIX century, Cuba ...

In 1940, my grandparents were married in Puerto Rico, by a judge in a simple ceremony. By the 1970s, when my naturalized American parents were married, there was a large marriage ceremony and reception, with many family members, friends, and even acquaintances as guests. These two different marriages shed light on the differences as well as similarities between two generations, separated by more than three decades. Whereas love and respect for the institution of marriage were the common bond of both marriages, the differences between the two generations can be primarily attributed to available financial resources. When my grandparents ...

HIV/AIDS has posed a great danger to most communities across the world especially in San Juan resulting to a lot of deaths being reported on a daily basis. What is worrying the most is the alarming rate at which people are being infected making most families lose their treasured love ones. The number of persons who were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in San Juan by 2012 was estimated to be 19,067 (Jovet-Toledo et al., 2014). In 2013, it is reported that there were 743 new HIV infections while, in the US, it was 47,352 (Jovet-Toledo et al., 2014). ...

Ever since the opening of its first store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas , Walmart today has grown into the biggest retail chain, largest private employer and the biggest company in terms of revenue in the world. Currently, Walmart employs around 2.2 million people across its 11,500 stores located in over 28 countries, out of which about 1.4 million are in the U.S . The company was officially incorporated in 1969 as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and went public in 1970 . The company, which is into running supermarkets and hypermarkets in retail, wholesale and other formats operates under three major segments- ...

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Description of the program One of the most critical issues that are continuously posing great threats to the well-being of humans in the 21st century remains to be diseases which are untreatable. HIV/AIDS forms the bulk of the deaths that come from such illnesses. As such, there is the need to have in place programs that will effectively address this scourge. In many developing countries particularly the third world countries, there have been challenges that have always been faced in combating the scourge. Puerto Rico is one such country that has been bedeviled with this disease. In particular, San ...

As a matter of fact, each one of us has something they really yearn to accomplish both in the short and long run at least at some point of their life. These are what we call life goals and greatly determine our purpose in life, what we are and what we become later in life. They could be professional career, retirement, financial, family, health, personal, or academic objectives that give our lives direction and enable us to achieve and boost our self-confidence, zeal and motivation. Short term goals are to be achieved almost immediately or in the very near ...

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in San Juan cannot be ignored due to the dangers it poses to the public, the alarming rate at which new people are getting affected and the number of death being reported on a daily basis (CDC, 2011). Thus, this health promotion initiative proposal which its main objectives is to create public awareness on HIV/AIDS, getting people to go for testing and establishment of health facilities is essential to curb the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in San Juan. As of 2012, it is estimated that 19,067 people in San Juan were diagnosed to be living ...

Introduction

Over the years, the United States has gained global military, economic, cultural, scientific, and political dominance, which has allowed the country to have a significant influence on other nations. For instance, American influence and power have extended across different countries such as Iraq, spreading democracy and liberty through military invasion and the War on Terror. In addition, the United States’ political influence has been strengthened by its financial support to foreign countries through the U.S. foreign aid. For instance, Buchan argues that the U.S. has played a significant role in enhancing the relationships of the free nations of southern and Pacific ...

My interest in the Labor Studies program of this university stems from a lifetime of hard work and dedication, as I seek to fulfill my potential in my prospective career in labor studies. While my parents were poor, they were able to instill in me a strong work ethic and a passion to make the world around me a better place. Having grown up in an impoverished household with parents who did not have the resources for a proper education, I then also had to struggle with moving to a foreign country and learning how to speak English, after moving to Puerto Rico in 1997 without ...

The painting “American Progress” by John Gast came to symbolize America’s role on the world stage by the end of the 19th century. The painting has come to symbolize the expansion as well as national destiny. In this painting, one sees the woman “Columbia” moving westward carrying a school book and stringing telegraph wires as she moves westward. This symbolizes the “conquest” of the United States onwards to the Pacific Ocean – one sees the Native Americans bowed as they too move westward to avoid the onslaught of the White man. Columbia is stringing telegraph wires, ...

Puerto Rico is an isolated United States territory within the Latin America. It is located west of the United Stated Virgin lands. It is a former colony of Spain which dominated it for a very long period of time. It was delivered from the Spanish rule by intervention of the United States troops during the 1898 Hispano-cubano-americana war. Outside observers view Puerto Rico as a dependent state that does not have her sovereignty or autonomy. This country shares citizenship with the United States which accords her citizens freedom of movement and can cross this country’s borders.

Currently, outside political observers view ...

Hi everybody; my name is Clayton Narvaez and I come originally from Puerto Rico, where I had lived all of my life until joining the army. I am married to my beautiful wife Madeline and have two gorgeous kids; Jan – my stepson – is 12 years old and Camila is just three. Like most boys of his age, Jan is fond of playing on his ps3 console and loves all kinds of electronic games. Camila, our curly-haired little angel is only three, but is already really smart. She knows her colors, and can recite numbers up to15 in ...

Introduction

Reasons for Violent Crimes/Homicides Drug Trade Police Corruption Prescriptions Economy Incentives Accountability Conclusion Having been hired as a criminal justice expert by the Puerto Rico homicide investigation authority, it is important to examine the facts and the justification behind the increased homicide rates in the country. 779 people were killed in the United States commonwealth in 2003. This statistic is far above the national average of the states themselves. These numbers are essentially due to the increased amount of drug trafficking that the country has seen. The increase in cartels has essentially ...

Puerto Rico should be "set" once more in the United States mind- -put topographically, as well as monetarily, socially and juridical, so that the more profound political importance of its connections can be seen in new and right point of view. Puerto Rican issues have been moving full-steam ahead. The island is no more a risk yet a credit. It additionally is to linger somewhat bigger than its minor geological size would demonstrate on the grounds that it is starting to add to the outside world- -particularly to the United States- -something that is profitable and rare today: understanding and cooperative ...

Most girls worry about their appearance even the most beautiful. There is always that thing that a girl will hate on their bodies and that is why they will always revisit the mirror. It is one thing to worry about those things hat girls add on to their bodies. Things such as polish on their finger nails as well as mascara on their eye lashes and even lipstick on their lips. It is another thing all together, to worry about their size, shape, complexion, hair and other body features. This is the story we get in the short story The ...

Thesis: As of the present time, the absence of democracy and Western ideals of peace in areas such as Ukraine and North Korea emphasizes a possibility of America failing to act as a global police because one move they make may be read differently by the opposing side and declare war, which America is trying to prevent. - Since the end of the Cold War, the United States had been active to stop the onset of war or conflict in highly tensed nations which were either marred by terrorism or the lack of democracy under the Wilsonian foreign policy made ...

Kmart Corporation is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation is a discount retailer in America. The company sells international branded and private-label products to low and mid income families. The largest mass merchandise retailers operate in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. It provides customers quality products via a portfolio of brands and labels. Kmart as the third leading retailer in the United States enjoys a powerful brand equity. After filing for bankruptcy in 2002 and closing about 1300 stores, Kmart was merged into the new Sears holdings business in 2005. Kmart Corporation operates under retailing industry. The company’s powerful ...

Marketing Manager Report

Marketing Methods The marketing of Fungikill requires approaches to meet the needs of the customers. In addition, it is essential they comply with the ethical and environmental values and norms of the company. CropCo values are described as innovation, intensity, health, and performance. The values of the corporation define it as an organization that is human-based in addition to being commercially successful. They exert significant influence on every aspect of CropCo’s processes. In addition to its reputation for ethical practices, customers view Fungikill as the best fertilizer on the market for effectiveness. This is demonstrated in the ...

After attaining independence in 1776 from the Great Britain, the United States foreign policy has continuously evolved. This was due to various historical events touching on its interests and allies globally. On achieving independence, the United States incorporated the expansionist policy which saw it expanding its territorial borders acquiring new territories such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and other islands (Wittkopf, Jones, & Kegley, 2008). This policy later evolved into the isolationism policy which saw America limiting its participation in international affairs in order to avoid being pulled in undesirable or otherwise dangerous conflicts. America did not intervene between the world ...

Terrorism

Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the future complexion and definition of terrorism has become quite ambiguous for the public. In its early incarnations, terrorism was associated with the spread of fear for the sake of ideology without the mass genocide included. However, as the years progressed with the onset of various ideologies and changed political affiliations, some no longer know if the ongoing violence classified as terrorism is still ‘terrorism’ or just a plain warfare. This ambiguity has subsequently influenced how governments, such as the United States, in organizing their counter-terrorism strategies and now directed such strategies in ...

Puerto Rico has one of the Caribbean’s most dynamic economies, which has however struggled with slow growth and recession over the past four decades, worsened most recently by the global economic crisis. According the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2012), the territory’s GNP fell by 10% since 2005, with its linkages to the US economy being the main reason for the recession, not least because of the exposure to weakened financial institutions, collapse of the construction/housing industries and reduction in government employment. In 2010, the real GDP suffered a 5.4 reduction compared to the previous year. While ...

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Background 3 Research questions 4 Research objectives 4 Rationale for the research 5 Plan for work 6 Literature review 7 Wind power evaluation 9 Tourism impact of wind energy on Arroyo 10 Costs 11 Benefits 12 Methodology 12 Data collection 13 Primary sources 13 Secondary sources 14 Data analysis 14 Reliability and validity 14 Ethical considerations 15 Conclusion 15

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Introduction Background The prospect of increasing energy prices in Puerto Rico has become an aspect of concern in the societal framework. ...

The period from the Mexican-American War to World War I saw the rise of American imperialism. The country slowly was making its name known across the globe, and was in the throes of an Industrial Revolution of its own. Its territory now stretched “from sea to shining sea”, and thus it looked across the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in search of territories it could call as its own and from which vast natural resources could be extracted to aid in the Industrial Revolution thereat. Perhaps the first theoretical underpinning which eventually led to US imperialism is the ...

When I Was Puerto Rican is a memoir written by Esmeralda Santiago. She writes of her childhood life in Puerto Rico and how she lived in primordial conditions. Santiago paints a vivid picture of her early life which creates unforgettable memories of her childhood. The author talks about her life from her rural home in Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and to her graduation in Harvard University. The memoir details the struggles and freedoms of a young woman in a foreign land with a foreign culture. In her memoir, Santiago reveals the history of her life and her family in the Puerto Rican Island. ...

Puerto Rico – is a wonderful archipelago in the Caribbean Region with an intensive development of the economy, good roads and a special local flavor. Commonwealth of Puerto-Rico (official name of the country) is situated in the Caribbean Sea on the island of Puerto Rico which belongs to the Greater Antilles islands and on a couple of small islands nearby. Puerto Rico is a U.S. dependent territory and has the status of unincorporated organized territory, resulting in that that this country is controlled by the United States. All the residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens but do not pay income taxes. All ...

For a long time, I have the desire to change the world. The way I would achieve this was still not clear. There are people who change the way I think and the way I live. These are the people I have idolized and have changed the way I live. The person who has changed my life a great deal is Nelson Mandela. Mandela has passed on a few weeks ago. There will be many books written about him, many movies will be produced in honor of him and many good things will be said. I doubt if there will be ...

Political Science

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This fundamental law of physics also sees an application when it comes to the U.S economic policy and it’s affect on immigration. The United States’ economic policies both on the nationally and globally have throughout history shaped the modern day immigration scene. From the American model of neo-mercantilist colonization of Latin American countries such as Cuba and Puerto Rico, creating more open markets through military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador, to creating a domestic demand for cheap labor in the agricultural, construction and domestic industries, the U.S. economic policies ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis and comparison of two poems. The poems which have been chosen are the ‘Turtle Soup’ written by Marilyn Chin (1957- ) in 1994 and the ‘Coca-Cola and Coco Frio’ written by Martin Espade (1957-) in 1993. The essay will focus on the thematic core of both poems, the presentation in short of their meaning, the use of imagery in each one of them on behalf of each poet and their comparison in terms of putting across their message to their readers. The essay will highlight their difference ...

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Hawaii Island posed threat to the American authorities which was neutralized through diplomatic maneuvers. Samoa Island was region that held the interest of three main powers early in the 20th century. The spoils of territory were shared in common between the stakeholders. The point of content and concern that brought Spain and America to battle fields was occupation of Cuba. Cubans expressed their sentiments of siding with America during the middle days of 19th century. Massive atrocities came to forth from Cuban militia as a result of the aspirations expressed by Cuba. Several states within the U.S.A facilitated ...

The first American police was established in Boston in 1838. Its objective was to provide security on the streets. By 1860, most U.S. cities have also established their own police force - in 1844, the police had been established in New York in 1854, in Philadelphia. Local politicians are often controlled the first police units, responsible for hiring and promotion. Corruption and violence were commonplace. Training and supervision of officers were minimal. A number of factors and specific events led to a reform of the police. One of these events was the court case Miranda v. Arizona. The solution in ...

The vision of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of America, Inc. to provide stability and security to communities, members and the industry by investing in America’s Health is supported by its advertising and PR, sales and customer service and participating network of partners. Enabling healthy living is the collective mission of those stakeholders as they seek to advance local health concerns and provision of new resources through financial contribution, community outreach and resources distribution to industry partners focused on improving the American healthcare system. Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies have been vested in community-based healthcare initiatives ...

Executive summary

The paper mainly focuses on creating a marketing plan for the Puerto Rico Tourism company. Puerto Rico is responsible for ensuring local hotel quality services, physical structures, health and hygienic conditions. The plan will help to secure extra funding for expansion and to inform employees of the current situation and direction. Although the Puerto Rico has managed to unveil its leaders recently, the firm has faced great challenges in delivering quality services to the customers. Therefore, the marketing plan will help in extending the product line and adding new ones into the market. The Puerto Rico government plans to explore ...

The Spanish- American War of 1898 began with the issuing of the Wilson- Gorman Tariff. This tariff was instituted in 1894 and became known as the American Tariff. This tariff placed restrictions on any sugar imports to the United States of America. As a result, the economy of Cuba was severely hurt. At that time, Cuba’s economy was based on producing and selling sugar as the main cash crop. This led to uproar and the rise of a group of angry nationalists known as the ‘insurrectos’. This group of nationalists began a revolt against the then ruling Spanish colonial regime. ...

The process of impoverishment of workers in Puerto Rico had its genesis way before 1898. However, events that followed after 1898 amplified this process to a greater level. According to Cesar (25), the Census of 1899 showed that 85.9 percent of the families in Vieques were landless. Vieques is an island-municipality found in the northeast of Puerto Rico. The main event that aggravated the process of impoverishment was the United States invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 when Spain ceded the island in a brief and relative bloodless war. Prior to this invasion, coffee and sugarcane were the islands main cash ...

Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States of America which happens to be one of the oldest of its kind. It is one among many islands found in the Caribbean. It is located in the east side of the Dominican Republic and the west side of the British Virgin Islands as well as United States Virgin Islands. Thanks to its location, it enjoys good tropical climate and is also subjected to hurricanes from the Atlantic Ocean. - POLITICAL CONNECTION WITH THE USA: WHAT IT IS AND WHEN IT STARTED The Relationship between Puerto Rico and the ...

QUESTION 1

Latin America is a region that includes the Caribbean. This region was a creation of the Latin European colonists. This term was coined by a French Geographer in the 19th century. It included about twenty three colonies such as Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti among others. These nations were colonial territories of the France, Spain and Portugal. Their language is not English but Romance and the European languages dominate the region. Most of the people inhabiting the Latin American region are Roman Catholic followers. Latin America started by the coming of the Portuguese and Spanish as colonialists to the vast American ...

ABSTRACT

In the period from 1900-20, U.S. foreign policy was dominated by inventions in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, mainly because other Western powers already controlled most of the rest of the world, particularly in Africa and Asia. To be sure, the U.S. was not exclusive concerned with intervention and political and economic control of countries in Central and South America, since it did annex American Samoa, Hawaii and the Philippines in the late-19th Century and always expressed an interest in an open door and open market in China. Most importantly, it also intervened in the First World War ...

Introduction

Dr. Antonia Pantoja was born in 1922 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Born out of wedlock, Pantoja grew up in the hands of the grandparents. They later moved to Barrio Obrero where the workers never paid rent but annual tax. This helped them cut down their monthly expenses. She was a teacher, a social worker and an advocate of the society. Her life was an uphill task that saw her overcome many obstacles. All her life was submerged in helping others and serving her community in Puerto Rico. Her services were not only felt in her community but also in the ...

Introduction

Puerto Rican culture, which has been described as the most colorful culture in the history of the international community, has undergone so many changes, thanks to globalization. Globalization, which entails the integration of the world cultures, economies and ideas, is an inevitable concept in the modern world, where technology is fast taking root and advancing in almost all countries, including the developing countries. Talking of cultural globalism, the most significant part of human life covered include language, architecture, foods, religion, arts, entertainment, and the overall way of life observed by a particular community. In the case of Puerto Rico, an ...

Thesis statement

There are about 7 million Puerto Ricans living both in mainland of the United States of America and the island and together they make 18% of the United States of America Hispanic population. From all over the world, people refer to Puerto Ricans living on the mainland and dry lands mainland Puerto Ricans and those living in the islands or near the sea island Puerto Ricans. They make almost the largest subgroup of the Hispanic in the United States of America being the second largest population (McWilliams, 78). Throughout the study, it was evident that Puerto Ricans from the ...

The United States of America is a huge superpower that has a wide variety of interests around the world and has intervened in many countries since World War II. It claims to represent freedom, human rights and democracy but in reality its main concerns are political, economic and military power. When it invades countries or overthrows governments in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, its main goal is to control the labor, raw materials and natural resources of those areas. Of course, it also has a very powerful media and propaganda machine that diverts people’s attention, deceives and misleads ...