2 books on Latin America
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A 10 page research paper that compares and contrasts 2 texts on Latin American economics. The two texts profiled are Latin America at the Crossroads by H.J. Wiarda (1987) and Fast Forward, Latin America on the Edge of the 21st Century (1997). A through overview of each text is offered, and then the texts are contrasted for quality and content, which are--in both cases -- very good. However, the final assessment in regards to these texts is that their greatest drawback, in regards to applicability by the reader, is that neither book addresses current Latin American realities as one is 17 years out-of-date and the other is 7. No additional sources cited.
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9/11 and Caribbean Tourism
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A 10 page paper which examines how the attacks of 9/11 affected Caribbean tourism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Brief Overview of Mexico
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This 5 page paper on Mexico provides a short overview of the nation, including illustrations and some Spanish sentences. A map of Mexico City is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A Comparative Perspective on Mexicans and Cubans in the US
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An 8 page paper discussing conditions in the US during the mid-1800s and then jumping 100 years forward to examine immigration patterns since 1959. Demographers predicted long ago that Hispanics collectively would comprise the largest minority within the US by the turn of the century, and such has proven to be true. What they failed to predict is the dichotomy with which these two groups are viewed. The Anglos immigrated to areas already occupied by both Native Americans and Mexicans, and treated each equally poorly. There was little notice of immigrants from Cuba settling in the Tampa area in the 19th century, and they were able to more closely preserve their traditional culture. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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A Comparison Between the Mexican and U.S. Governments
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the Mexican and American governments and how they are similar and different. The three branches of government for each model are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA315Mex.rtf

A Fictitious Account of a Young Mexican-American’s Life in Nineteenth-Century Texas:
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A Fictitious Account of a Young Mexican-American’s Life in Nineteenth-Century Texas: A 12 page creative essay which examines the life and times of a young Mexican-American (Tejano) male and his witnessing of such historical events as the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Bibliography lists 5 sources. TGtejano.rtf
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A THEORETICAL STUDY OF WALCOTT’S OMEROS
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This 15 page paper analyzes Derek Walcott's book, Omeros. Analyzed for theme, symbolism, irony, characterization, post colonial impact, and epic comparison to Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. Quots cited from texts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Acculturation: "Two Years in the Melting Pot" and "Hunger of Memory"
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A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts various aspects of acculturation in Liu Zongren's "Two Years in the Melting Pot" and Richard Rodriguez' "Hunger of Memory." No additional sources cited.
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African Women and Their Influence in the Caribbean
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A 5 page paper on the sociological, political and economic impact of African women or women with African ancestry on the Caribbean region. Lists 4 sources.
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Alan Riding/Analysis of Mexican Government
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A 6 page research paper/analysis that examines closely two chapters in Alan Riding's Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of Mexicans, which deals with the inner-workings of the Mexican government in the 1980s. The chapters addressed are "The System, myths and rewards" and "The (Generally) Loyal Opposition." No additional sources cited.
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Alexander Von Humboldt/ 'Personal Narrative' of So. America
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A 5 page analysis of Alexander Von Humboldt's personal accounts of South America in the early eighteenth century. A gifted naturalist, his accounts are interesting and informative of nineteenth century bias, as well as So. American reality. No additional sources cited.
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Allende, Feitlowitz, and Costa-Gavras -- Visions of Fear, Loss, and Mysticism in South America
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This 6 page report discusses the vision created of the nations of South America by best-selling novelist Isabel Allende in Of Love and Shadows, investigative writer Marguerite Feitlowitz in Lexicon of Terror, and movie director/writer Costa-Gavras in the 1982 movie Missing establishes the vision of a world of frightening, yet often lyrical, contrasts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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