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The first character we see as an audience in the film Down Argentine Way, is a singer who I believe is singing in Portuguese. The only thing I can make up from what she is singing is when she says, “In South American way” which still would be rather hard for someone to understand if …

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The 1920 film The Mark of Zorro is actually the first silent film and also beleive it or not the first Zorro film out of the many I have ever watched. In all honesty this film was super hard for me to watch due the fact that it was a black and white silent film. …

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While watching the film The Man from Acapulco (or Le Magnifique) directed by Philippe de Broca my first impression was that it was very comical. I found Bob Saint-Clar’s character hilarious with a very goofy childish personality. I was confused while watching the film when it transitioned from Bob Saint-Clair’s character to the real François …

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I found both the “To Roosevelt” and the “La raza Cósmica” readings to be very pro-Latin American works. However, they each take a different approach on making their own stances on the issue. Regardless, you can still see a form of anti-imperialist sentiment in both works. In Rubén Darío’s poem, his approach is clearly more based on literary features. The most noticeable one throughout the work is his use of contrasts, highlighting the fact that despite its positive aspects, the U.S. is still a nation with no God. Perhaps these...read more read full post >>

I was born into a century that is filled with technology and various forms of communication. Innovation in the realm of technology has increased exponentially and I have taken it for granted. Having the new iPhone and a state-of-the-art laptop and a radio in my car, I never considered the implications these forms of communication […] read full post >>

This week’s reading brought in economic aspects to the history of Latin America. “Bananas Are Our Business” seemed like a silly title but after reading it, the title was the perfect description of the situation. The text gave an in-depth description of bananas, the UFCO, and how the two are intermingled with the history of […] read full post >>

This week’s readings dealt with the caudillo leaders after independence was introduced. From google searching the definition of a caudillo, it was easily concluded that caudillos were military leaders who were had an extreme amount of power and had the ability to use this power along with violence to defend and spread their interests. It […] read full post >>

The main text that I was drawn into was Simon Bolivar’s letter to Jamaica. Before reading through, I would have expected Bolivar’s letter to have the same tone as the other letters of revolution; filled with excitement and passion. This, however, was not the case. Compared to the authors of other letters, Bolivar was comparatively […] read full post >>

While reading the journal of Catalina De Erauso, I believed it was an excerpt from a fiction novel; it was almost like an adventure embarked upon by a fictional character. Regardless of whether she changed the view of gender roles during the time, she definitely took on a role that was considered to be masculine […] read full post >>

This week’s reading dealt with the date when Christopher Columbus “discovered” the Americas. In junior high, I learned what I thought to be a great deal about the voyage of Christopher Columbus and how he called the indigenous peoples “Indians” because he believed he had found a new route to India. I was briefly taught […] read full post >>