Latin-American Studies

Majority of the South American countries were colonized by the Spanish except Brazil which was a Portuguese colony. At the beginning of the 19th century, most of these countries achieved their independence from the colonialists through wars and revolutions. The colonial period had lasted for over three centuries before it came to an abrupt end at the beginning of the 19th century. The wars of independence were waged from 1808 to 1826 after which the whole of Latin America had achieved independence...

In my endeavor of becoming an educator, I have chosen to make as my mission helping the Latin American region in acquiring quality education that will benefit the society in the near future.  Finally, the realization of this dream has started to take roots as I have been granted by the government in establishing a small school in rural Peru.  Perhaps, through this small  initial step, my goal of uplifting the economic standards that are prevailing in all of South America will someday...

European explorer Christopher Columbus traveled to Cuban, amongst other destinations in the late fifteenth century. Not long after, Cuba was colonized by the Spanish and many settled there, enslaving many of the natives to raise cattle, sugarcane, and tobacco. When many of the natives died under slavery, the Spanish imported Africans to take their place to work as slaves on ranches and plantations until the abolition of slavery there in 1886. Later, in the early twentieth century, Cuban gained its...

According to Merriam-Webster, the belief that race, being the primary determinant of capacities and human traits, is racism. Also included is the production of inherent superiority of a particular race given by racial differences. When denial of rights and benefits or receiving preferential treatment takes place on racial groups, institutional racism is the coined term. The Lemon Grove Incident that took place the year 1930 to 1931 in California is one historical antecedent that led to walkouts....

After the 1958 Cuban revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, the United States initially welcomed the revolution but this changed when the country started to adopt communist ideas. This led to a general discord between the United States and Cuba. A few years after the revolution, many Cubans especially the middle class and the upper class left the country because of the adverse effects of the new economic policies instituted by the new government. On the other hand majority of those who remained...

Alfonso III was declared the king of Spain under his mothers regency at the age of 16. Even though the newly industrialized areas generated a lot of social unrest to the monarch, Alfonso enjoyed a lot of popularity. In 1898, Spain was defeated by the American troops and some of its colonies were taken by America.  The Catalans and Basque people of Spain were very agitated for independence as a result of the constant fighting in morocco and also by the rise of communism and lawless labor groups....

The Central American nations originally comprised by Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, as one can observe seem to constitute quite a homogeneous entity as the people speak a common language and profess a common religion. These republics as Anthony James Joes noted, All experienced centuries of Spanish administration, and they began their career as independent states at the same time (Joes, 131). These countries including Venezuela, Columbia, and Bolivia according to Ernesto...

    It is my belief that the primary concern of the teaching profession should be the welfare of students and not what seems to be today an accepted truth that teachers should place monetary gains as foremost among their priorities.  After all, as educators, teachers have been tasked with the important responsibility of preparing the future leaders when they are still in their formative years of learning.  Teaching then, more important than being a profession, is a social...