Negative Aspects of Teaching English as a Second Language in Puerto Rico
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This 11 page paper discusses the difficulties in teaching English in Puerto Rico. It includes both historical and educational information. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVEngPuR.rtf

Negron-Muntaner/Barbie's Hair
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A 3 page paper that discusses this essay. A doll seems like an unlikely candidate for controversy. Yet, yet Frances Negron-Muntaner, in her essay "Barbie's Hair," describes how controversy immediately arose when the Mattel Toy Company released a Puerto Rican version of their famous Barbie doll in 1997. Communities, both in Puerto Rico and the mainland US, associated the doll with cultural connotations that involved "Puerto Rican identity" (Negron-Muntaner 39). The author of this provocative essay makes a number of pertinent points about this version of Barbie within the context of popular culture, however, two of the most intriguing points made in the essay are the significance that was attached to the meaning of the doll's hair and how this related to Puerto Rican identity and also how the doll represented a political position in terms of Puerto Rico's place on the world stage. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khngbsh.rtf

Planning And Administration Of Infraestructural Vial In Puerto Rico
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This 3 page paper is a proposal to conduct a study on the entitled topic. More specifically, the issue is the overcrowding of highways and roads and the need for change. Specific questions answered in this essay include: the purpose of the study, the theoretical foundation, the research questions, how research will be conducted and the beginning source material. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGprco.rtf

Puerto Ricans in New York City.
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(5 pp) The salsa is hot and the music is great, but are things really improving that much under the glitz of the Big Apple? Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BBptrNYR.doc

Puerto Rico & US Colonialism
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An 8 page research paper that explores the effects of US colonialism on Puerto Rico. The writer argues that an examination of Puerto Rican history demonstrates that 100 years of US domination has meant oppression and ruin for many of the people inhabiting this island. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khprico.rtf

Puerto Rico: Climate Cloaks Tensions.
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( 5 pp) The mild tropical climate of Puerto Rico cloaks some of the tensions that are building on this island nation. Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule until 1898, when , as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island was ceded to the United States in 1917. Puerto Rico remains a U.S. territory with an internal self-government and has been under a commonwealth form of government since 1952. Its citizens have no voting rights, and it and does not have any voting representative in the Congress of the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBpuertR.doc

Studies of Latinos in the United States by Gonzalez and Flores in Regards to Political Participation, Myths about Immigrants, Free Trade Zones and Cultural Hybridity
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This is a 5 page paper discussing Gonzalez’ and Flores’ works on Latinos in the United States. Juan Gonzalez’ “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America” (2000) and Juan Flores’ “From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity” (2000) address several issues relating to Hispanics in the United States and in turn the affect the United States has on Latin America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean countries in regards to free trade agreements. Gonzalez addresses among other issues the barriers encountered by Latinos to fully participate in the U.S. political system, the myths portraying Latino immigration as a burden to the government, and the impact of the free trade zones. Flores provides an extensive coverage of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States including the feeling of cultural hybridity. Together these two authors have provided an important collection of material needed in the study and understanding of the extensive population and multicultural issues which relate to Latinos and the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TJJuanG1.rtf

The Issue of Puerto Rican Statehood
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A 3 page examination of the controversy over whether or not Puerto Rico should become a state. The discussion focuses mainly upon the opinions of Puerto Rican natives-- who already enjoy the highest standard of living in Latin America. It is believed that Puerto Ricans would rather remain a commonwealth so as not to sacrifice their own prized nationality & culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Puertost.wps

The Maya, The Inca And The Aztec
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The ancient civilizations of Meso America are of utmost interest to modern students of archeology, history and, or, the behavioral sciences. This 6 page essay explores the similarities and differences between these cultures in art, religion, agriculture and organization.
Filename: KTmexind.wps

The Paradoxical Relationship Between the United States and Puerto Rico
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This 5 page paper considers FALN, a Puerto Rican terrorist group striving to free the island from US control and create an independent state, and the complex nature of the paradoxical relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MHFALN.rtf

The Puerto Rican Justice System
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A 4 page research paper on the constitution and laws of Puerto Rico. The writer details provisions of the constitution, the application of U.S. federal law, and the nature of the civil laws. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Puertola.wps

U.S./ Puerto Rico Relations
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A 5 page paper that discusses how Puerto Rico is an iconoclastic synthesis of two governments--the imposed U.S. government and the remnants of the Spanish commonwealth that were in effect at the time the U.S. assumed control of the island in 1898. The paper explores these issues in light of legislative and judiciary branches, and by differentiating taxation and entitlements between Puerto Rican citizens and U.S. citizens. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Puerto.doc