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This report—3 pages in length, relying on 5 sources, and in MLA format—describes Mexico’s drug cartels, their bases of operation, the threat that they pose to the Mexican government, and efforts by the United States and Mexican governments to eliminate them. The report details the tactics used by the cartels to intimidate local law enforcement, the magnitude of that threat, and the Merida Initiative--the joint U.S.-Mexico anti-drug effort--recently undertaken to eliminate the cartels. The report concludes with observations on prospective success. | more info
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This is a three page paper that discusses the fact that in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, there are many traditions. There are customs involving clothing, holidays, manners, relations between men and women, but above all, in this area of the world, the traditions involving food not only prevail, they are often a rudimentary part of all other important traditions within the culture. This paper will discuss the traditional food dishes, include spices and sides, of this region. It uses four sources, and is written in MLA style. | more info
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This paper, written in first person, describes the life of the author as a Mexican American. The reason for his/her family migrating North from Mexico is explained as well as resistance to Mexican immigration in general. Some of the important responsibilities of Hispanics (in the author's opinion) in relation to heritage preservation are also discussed. Pages: 4 Sources: none Format: none | more info
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This paper discusses the impacts of economic history and politics on Latin America. The writer describes the current-day situation of Latin America. Pages: 3 Sources: 1 Format: MLA | more info
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This paper argues that military factors along with economics have had the strongest impact on Latin America history. Pages: 3 Sources: 1 Format: MLA | more info
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This is a 4-page paper on Hispanic students. It has three sources and is in MLA format. The paper discusses the educational challenges faced by Hispanic students and proposes strategies to address these challenges. | more info
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This is a 7-page paper with 11 sources in MLA format which discusses the idea of making Spanish an official language of the United States. The essay begins this argument by illustrating the immense Hispanic population found in the United States and compares the dominant presence of the two languages to presence of French and English in Canada. The seemingly intolerance for the Spanish language in America is discussed as well as what exactly would be different if Spanish was declared an official language. | more info
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The purpose of this 6-page, MLA-style paper is to discuss the regional identity of Latin America, demonstrable by consistency in economic, political, social and cultural development. Bibliography offers seven sources. | more info
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This 4-page critical essay uses 6 sources and is in MLA format. It examines the arguments presented in Huntington’s highly criticized article “The Hispanic Challenge” and looks at some of the beliefs of Huntington’s critics. The essay also analyzes the many difficulties faced by and contributions of the Hispanic population in America. | more info
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This ten-page research paper is written in MLA format with ten references cited in the bibliography. It examines the career of Pancho Villa, and his heroic struggle to bring a better way of life to Mexico. The focus of the paper is on the influence that his life and principles exerted on the ideology and culture of the southwest Chicano people, some of whom through reallocation of lands found themselves suddenly a part of the United States. Villa’s personality and the heroic dimensions of his actions are analyzed in order to show their relevance to Chicano issues and causes. | more info
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This is a 3-page paper written in the MLA style about the economy of Brazil. It details information such as Brazil’s economic state, its currency, debt and the condition of its economy. The paper also covers the main industries and corporations in Brazil and how the country fits into the global economy. There are 5 sources in this paper. | more info
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This is a three page essay in MLA style, that uses four sources, that investigates the geography of Cuba and the types of products that Cuba produces as a result of that geography. | more info
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This is a 4 page research paper discussing the products and the geography of Chile. In this essay the products of chile to the growing economy is also discussed. It relies on 4 sources presented in MLA format. | more info
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This is a 5-page paper on Mexican American culture. It has 4 outside sources and is done in APA format. The essay focuses on a description of the history and features of the culture and how these components might be demonstrated in school or classroom behavior in the United States. Also included are recommendations about how a school, teacher or administrator should deal with cultural behavior. |
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This 2-page essay that deals with the idea of struggle leading to success as seen through the lives of Sherman Alexie’s “Indian Education” and Richard Rodriguez’s “Aria.” Sherman Alexie is a Native American and Richard Rodriguez is a Mexican American. E | more info
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In “Aria” by Richard Rodriguez and “Indian Education” by Sherman Alexie, the idea that education is necessary in order to achieve success is one of the issues to be discussed. For many years, parents have told their children that the key to success is ed | more info
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This is a 3-page paper written in the MLA style that details the social diversity of Brazil. The paper describes the ethnic and religious make up of the country and how the minority groups have been treated. The paper also states the per capita income and | more info
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This is a 2-page paper written in the MLA style about social protests in Brazil. The paper examines the causes of social protest and the forms that they take. It also examines the role of religions in social protests. There are 4 sources for this paper. | more info
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This is a three-page paper detailing the pros and cons of ecotourism in Costa Rica. It talks about ecotourism as it relates to Costa Rica. It is in MLA format and relies on 5 sources. | more info
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This report, 8 pages in length, in APA format and relying on 8 sources, examines the current and prospective impact of NAFTA on Mexican government administration. It describes two exemplary issues--maquiladora industries and the changing role of women--a | more info
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This is a 3 page Spanish film essay reviewing the three films “La Boca del Lobo”, Confesion a Laura, and Rodrigo D sin Futuro. It uses A Short Guide to Writing About Film by Corrigan as a guide in reviewing the three films. | more info
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This is a 10 page film essay relying 5 sources presented in MLA format. It is a discussion of Hispanic women as portrayed in the films: Dona Herlinda y su hijo, La tarea, El lugar sin limites, Lucia, Camila, La cienaga. The first page consists of an outli | more info
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This is a 5 page film paper written in MLA format and relies on no sources. It is a discussion of four different Spanish films including “Camila”, “la Tarea”, “El Espinoza del Diablo”, and “La Cienaga”. A review is given of each film. | more info
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This report—2 pages in length, in MLA format, and relying on 3 sources—describes the development of Mexico’s PRI, its domination of the nation’s government for 70 years, and the impediments it raised to the establishment of normative democratic values and | more info
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This is a three page essay that summarizes the main points of the book Guerrilla movements in Latin America by Richard Gott. This paper highlights the key points of the book, its strengths and weaknesses, and interprets the intentions of the author as wel | more info
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This is a three and a half paper that analyzes the key players in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the different factions that influenced them. There were no sources used for this paper. The thesis statement is: Kennedy had many advisors and was influenced | more info
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This report—7 pages in length, in Turabian format, and relying on 10 sources—describes the motivations underlying international intervention during the Roosevelt and Taft Administrations and analyzes 4 examples of those military exercises. In each case th | more info
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