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Cinco de Mayo, known as the fifth of May in English, commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867), but a false misconception present in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day. The Battle of Puebla (May 5, 1862) occurred because Mexico did not possess the ability to allocate funding to pay back war debts to European nations, therefore, Britain, Spain, sent their naval forces to Veracruz to…

Carnaval is a holiday lasting five days, usually taking place some time during February. It is a festive, colorful celebration that offers a chance to get out all your “pent up energy”, before the forty day fast Catholics take up known as lent, lasting from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. In this fast, hardcore Catholics don't eat meat for the entire fast, and as the word Carnaval suggests. (Carnaval is formed from a latin word meaning take away or goodbye to flesh). Carnaval is celebrated by…

Essentially, the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Fireworks for this holiday should be allowed for the whole state, not just the southern part of the state, because of the Mexican heritage that exist across the the state. I myself, along with my wife, like to celebrate during this time because of her family heritage being of Mexican decent. Don’t get me wrong, I support the bill because of my Texas heritage, but it would be nice to include the whole state for the Cinco de Mayo…

WHEREAS, September 15 to October 15 is a period were our nation celebrate and recognize the National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States; and WHEREAS, Hispanic Heritage Week was established by legislation sponsored by Rep. Edward R. Roybal (D-Los Angeles) and first proclaimed President Lyndon Johnson in 1968. The commemorative week was expanded by legislation sponsored by Rep. Esteban E. Torres (D-Pico Rivera) and implemented by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period…

The Mexican Dia de Muertos The Mexican Dia de Muertos, a very fundamental and traditional festivity in the Mexican and Latin American history. This commemoration unfolds over two specific days, 31st October and 2nd November. A celebration that dwells on the theme of death, that is viewed from a different perspective. This tradition essentially depicts the love and respect these families have towards their deceased ones. This tradition originated some 3,000 years ago in Mexico due to the Aztec…

The Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo were direct victims of oppression. They were not only obvious victims of violence, but also victims of gender exploitation, powerlessness, and cultural imperialism as described by social justice theorist Iris Young. After reading Marguerite Bouvards “Taking space: Women and Political Power,” I have concluded that powerlessness can in fact be overcome, civil disobedience can work to bring awareness to grievances, and a three part strategy, as outlined by David…

Memory In 1977 just after the Argentine “Dirty War” began terrorizing the nation, a courageous and determined group of mothers took to the streets to protest the disappearances of their sons and daughters. These women, known as the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, became a powerful source of resistance to the Process of National Reorganization commissioned by the military junta which controlled Argentina between 1976 and 1983. In these seven years, it is estimated that roughly 30,000 Argentines were…

acute or chronic and it can be a primary or secondary form of glomerulonephritis, depending on how the glomerulonephritis is caused (Mayo Clinic, 2014a). Nephrotic syndrome is when the urine has too much protein in it, causing the feet and ankles to have edema. This occurs when the waste and excessive water is filtered through blood vessels that are damaged (Mayo Clinic, 2014b). Nurses need to know the different symptoms, causes, risk factors and how to test and diagnosis glomerulonephritis and…

needs of the elderly. The vertically integrated health system is Mayo Clinic, which is a health care facility for all ages. Sunrise Senior Living is a much smaller facility with more facilities located across the globe. While the Mayo Clinic, is a huge facility with only 3 main locations in the United States. Sunrise Senior Living provide emergency care just like the Mayo clinic but Sunrise only have a nurse on staff, while the Mayo Clinic has a medical staff of nurses and doctors. Sunrise…

“Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement,” Mayo Clinic states. The most common or distinguished sign of the disorder is a tremor. The tremor usually begins in one of the limbs, most often the hand (Mayo Clinic). Another sign of Parkinson’s disease is a change in one’s speech. Someone with Parkinson’s might talk fast, quiet, with a slur, or there might be a slight delay before they begin to speak. Also, having stiff muscles is another sign of the…