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The Mexican-American War, 2001.
An argumentative essay about the Mexican-American War and how it was started by the Americans.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 87.95
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This paper argues that the Americans provoked the Mexican-American War of 1846 - 1848. The writer details the events leading to the war and then explains why it was the fault of the Americans that the war took place. It examines the impact of the war on the Mexican citizens and the effects of relationships between the two countries until today.
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"Throughout the history of the nation we have weathered many storms. This latest round with Afghanistan is just one more. In most cases we do not start wars. We are content to live in peace and just oversee the way things go around the globe, however there have been exceptions and the Mexican American War was one of them. While both sides were at fault in that war it was the American side that started the process, which built on both sides until it finally cumulated in a war."
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"The Mexican War", 2008.
A review of the content and approach of Otis Singletary's work, "The Mexican War."
1,013 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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This paper discusses the war with Mexico started in 1846 and ended in 1848. It focuses on Otis Singletary's work, "The Mexican War" and how he details the events leading up to this war as America invaded Mexico. The paper describes the content of the book and then reviews Singletary's approach to the content matter and its presentation.
Table of Contents:
The Coming of the War
The Invasion of Northern Mexico
Thrust to the Pacific
To the City of Mexico
Politicians and Generals
The Hidden War
The Diplomacy of War
Review
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"The approach is chronological but also based on larger patterns and what they indicate about the battle. The author sometimes gets lost in what seem to be peripheral issues, though he later ties them into the main thrust of his narrative and does so in a way that makes the reader see why this approach was taken. The documentation is not as clear in the body of the book as it is in the bibliography, where the author suggests the use of both primary and secondary sources and a reliance on other accounts by other historians. However, this documentation is not made by means of footnotes that would enable the reader to trace the source of any particular bit of information as clearly as might be done. Overall, the book is a good synthesis of research and a clear detailing of the people and events involved in the Mexican War."
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The Mexican-American War, 2005.
This paper discusses the Mexican-American War and resulting U.S.-Mexico relations.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 89.95
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This paper looks at four separate issues regarding the Mexican-American War and its history and after-effects. The main questions examined are the imperialism involved in the war, the role of Santa Anna, the subsequent relationship between the two countries and the issues between them and finally the problems in bilingual education in California under governor Pete Wilson.
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"The history of the United States' relationship with Mexico is complex and war-torn and the Mexican-American War of 1846-48 is is an important milestone and point of departure in that relationship. This paper will look at some of the background of the war, questioning the role of American imperialism in the conflict, the role played by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and the impact this war has had on US-Mexico relations subsequently, especially in border control disputes and bilingual education. At the beginning of 1845 California, Arizona and New Mexico belonged to Mexico and Texas was an independent country, having recently been won from Mexico, but on July 15, Texas became part of the United States (Fowler 240)."
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The Mexican-American War, 2007.
A discussion of the significance of the Mexican-American War.
952 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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The paper interprets and explains the significance of the Mexican-American War. The paper discusses its importance for the Chicano/Latino community as well as the larger Californian and American societies. The paper briefly examines the background and causes of the war and then analyzes its aftermath and significance.
Outline:
Background of the War and its Causes
Aftermath & Significance of the War for the American & Californian Societies
From the Paper
"In order to understand fully the significance of the Mexican-American War, it is important to briefly examine its background and causes. Much before the start of its war with Mexico, the Americans were infused with the concept of Manifest Destiny : the view that the United States had a God-given mandate to expand its territories in the West in order to spread the American ideals of freedom and democracy to the supposedly inferior and uncivilized peoples of the Continent (Decebal, n.d.)."
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"To the Halls of the Montezumas", 2005.
Analysis and review of Robert W. Johannsen's book on the Mexican- American war.
1,154 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper presents a positive review of Johannsen's book,"To the Halls of the Montezumas," and explains that the focus of the book is on the way the media of that era portrayed the Mexican-American war and is less about the history of the war itself.
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"The thesis of the book To the Halls of the Montezumas by Robert W. Johannsen is that the Mexican-American War was America's first foreign war, even though Mexico was not the first foreign power America ever fought. Johannsen says that this war defined America's identity as an international power mainly because of the way it was narrated to the American people through the American press. It was the first war that Americans felt like they were engaged in a moral war against a foreign power, rather than simply fighting for their territorial integrity as a nation and their values of freedom, liberty, and self-determination, as was true of the Revolutionary war."
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The Civil War, 2004.
This paper discusses the causes of the Civil War and the effects of the war on the United States of America.
4,010 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 156.95
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This paper explains that one of the key causative events leading to the Civil War is the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the two-year-old Mexican War between Mexico and the United States and that allowed the U.S. to acquire the territory that would become the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of what would become Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The author feels that the North won, not because it had right on its side, but because it had better weapons and a more industrialized economy, which created a more efficient infrastructure, greater wealth, and a much larger population base to draw upon for its military draft. The paper points out that the Civil War was the first war in which soldiers made extensive use of rifled ordinance, shell guns, machine guns, iron-hulled ships, land and water mines, submarines, and air balloon intelligence gathering.
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"The strength of the South was overall higher in the first years of the war, although it was certainly not simply a case of a consistent and unmitigated decline. The relative strengths of the two sides tended to shift with the results of the latest major battle. They also contained purely psychological elements: The South originally benefited from the effects of its actions of seceding ? there was a great deal of pride across much of the South that followed secession and that helped to boost spirits across the Confederacy ? a fact that was reflected in important strategic gains for the region. The South also revived to some extent in the last months of the war: Even as defeat became more and more likely to occur, Southerners were determined to save what they could of their lives and their history."
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Mexican-American Women in Literature, 1995.
This paper compares the treatment of Mexican-American women in Sandra Cisneros' collection of stories, "Woman Hollering Creek", Arturo Islas' novel "The Rain God", and Cherrie Moraga's non-fiction work "Loving in the War Years": Sexuality, relationships a
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 114.95
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"This study will compare the treatment of women in Sandra Cisneros' collection of stories, "Woman Hollering Creek", Arturo Islas' novel "The Rain God", and Cherrie Moraga's non-fiction work "Loving in the War Years". The study will consider the sexuality of women, their relationships, and their ability to endure in the face of current obstacles and physical, moral and psychological traumas. The thesis of the paper will be that the three books, taken together, form a full portrait of Mexican and Mexican-American women. They should not be seen as being in conflict with one another, but rather as working together to give that full portrait of at least some of the alternative positions taken by women in that culture.
On the one hand, we find an extreme Chicana-lesbian-feminist viewpoint as expressed by Moraga. In the middle, we have ... "
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The Mexican Muralist Movement, 2004.
This paper discusses the Mexican Muralist Movement, which followed the Mexican constitution of 1917.
3,310 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper explains that, by the early 1920s, Mexican Secretary of Education Vasconcelos ensured the creation of an artistic renaissance in which Mexican artists reinterpreted Mexican history in accord with revolutionary principles, locating major works of arts on the walls of public buildings and, thus, making them accessible to the most humble and unlettered of Mexicans. The author points out that Mexico became a destination of choice for Americans and Europeans with a wide variety of leftist views, ranging from liberalism to communism. The paper explores the work of Diego Rivera, unmistakably a major light in the Mexican Muralist Movement, and his wife Frida Kahlo, who was not a muralist, but who retained some of the essential characteristics that defined the Mexican Muralist Movement.
Table of Contents
Background
Spiritual Revolution
Cross-Pollination via Admiration
A Different Sort of Revolution, a Different Sort of Art
Foundations of the New Art
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
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"Others besides Delpar regard this as ?the most fascinating phase of the whole revolutionary movement?.the attempt to readjust the spiritual and cultural background of an entire nation in accordance with the revolutionary changes that the machine age had produced.? Vasconcelos expanded cultural activities widely, including archaeology, ancient history of Mexico, religion, literature, music and the visual arts. Until then, none had ever been developed as integrated parts of the nation?s cultural heritage. The most vital and strongest to emerge, and one that has been uniquely identified with Mexico, is mural painting."
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Mexican Americans, 2002.
A sociological history of Mexican Americans from the annexation of Mexico after the Mexican American War to the present day.
2,065 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 94.95
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This paper examines the sociological history of Mexican Americans from the annexation of Mexico after the Mexican American War to the present. It analyzes the personal accounts of three Mexican Americans from different time periods, and describes the discrimination Mexican Americans have faced throughout their history. The author states that Mexican Americans have been a valuable asset to American society.
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"From the time of the annexation of Mexico by the United States until the present day, Mexican Americans have faced severe hardship and discrimination, but their presence in the United States has resulted in a largely positive impact on both the lives of these individuals and the nation as a whole. Many of these individuals came to the United States in search of a better, more prosperous way of life, and a large number of them succeeded in this. At the same time, they have added to the economy and cultural diversity of the United States. The narratives of three typical Mexican Americans living in different time periods, Jes?s Garza, Camelia Palafox, and Mar?a Jim?nez show the obstacles typical Mexican Americans have faced and what reward they have received."
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Mexican-American Women in Twentieth-Century America, 2002.
This paper discusses the book "From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America," by Dr. Vicki Ruiz, specifically, as it gives voice to Mexican-American women.
2,110 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 96.95
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This paper discusses, from all angles, at home, at work and in the community, Twentieth-Century Mexican-American women, descendents of some of the first immigrants to the United States. The paper reviews Ruiz's book that shows Mexican-America women working for menial wages to help support the family and suffering from stereotypes. The author states that, although often history texts can be dry and lifeless, Ruiz's text comes alive with the voices of the women about whom she writes.
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"Each of the causes of change was important and devastating, but probably the most devastating was the discovery of gold in California. Mexican-Americans had long made California their home, and some owned extensive ranchos, but California glittered too brightly, and the United States took the country for its own in 1850. The rancho way of life disappeared, especially when the ranchos belonged to women, which was not unusual in Mexican society. Unlike the U.S., Mexican women could and did own their own property, but their title was not recognized when the U. S. annexed California, and they lost much if not all of their land."
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Mexican Migration to the U.S., 2006.
This paper examines the various reasons surrounding the increasing migration of Mexican citizens to the United States.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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The writer of this paper traces the migration of Mexican citizens to America back to the 1920s. For nearly 60 years, Mexico has been the primary source of Latin-American immigrants to America. This paper supplies relevant statistics and data pertaining to this specific topic. Recent census reports state that nearly 50% of America's Latino population was born outside the United States. This paper also delves into the large numbers of illegal immigrants residing in America. In 1995, it was reported that Mexicans comprised up to 62% of the illegal immigrant population residing in America. This paper details the main reasons for the influx of Mexicans into America, including the economic disparities and differences in wage structures between the two countries. Due to the lack of economic opportunity in their country of origin, Mexican citizens continue to migrate to the U.S. in unprecedented numbers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Economic Reasons Responsible for Migration of Mexicans to the U.S.
Reasons of Mexican Immigration to the U.S., Manner of Arrival, Different Experiences They Have to go Through and the Psychological Effects
References
From the Paper
"It is also important that naturalization rates continue to be low for Mexican immigrants compared to other groups currently. Illegal immigration started to take place from 1965 in a tremendous manner. In 1995, as stated in a report, Mexicans comprised up to 62% of the immigrants who came into U.S. by adopting illegal means. Mexican immigration nevertheless cannot be stopped and coping to exist in harmony might be increasingly intricate. Nearly every year recently, the Border Patrol has prevented approximately 1 million immigrants trying to sneak into U.S. employing unlawful means from Mexico. It is normally anticipated that close to 300,000 cross the borders illegally. In case more than 1 million Mexican soldiers infringed the border, Americans will consider it as a major threat to their national security and swing into action they deem fit."
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Chicano-Mexican Cultures in the United States, 2004.
This paper discusses the history of conflict and assimilation of the Chicano-Mexican cultures into the contemporary American society.
1,030 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper explains that the term "Mexican-American" is used for the original inhabitants of the U.S.-acquired northern territories of Mexico; whereas, "Chicano", historically a derogatory term, is used for Mexicans who immigrated in the U.S. during the period of the 1930s and 1940s. The author points out that, historically, during the early period of conflict, while the ?Mexican Americans? had already been assimilated into American society, establishing their social and economic status in the society, Chicanos were mainly ?outcasts? in this country. The paper concludes that, today, the Chicano-Mexican society is, and will be, a balance between the traditional and modern cultures, creating a hybrid form of culture and society that is distinctly characteristic of their Mexican and American heritage.
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"As the Mexican society is gradually assimilated into the contemporary American society, its future can be traced or patterned right after the history of African Americans in the US. The emergence of the Mexican American and Chicano movements fighting for equality and recognition of their rights in the American society is reminiscent of the civil rights movement of the African Americans during the 1960s (in fact, Mexicans are also included in this protest movement, along with black Americans). In essence, Mexican society and culture of the present and for the future is described as ?people between cultures,? where ?? ?culture in the borderlands?? ?human cultures?? (metropolitan typifications) are neither necessarily coherent nor always homogeneous.""
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La Malinche in Mexican History, 2002.
This paper discusses the role of La Malinche in Mexican history.
3,050 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 129.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the role that La Malinche played in Mexican history and culture. The author gives the reader an historical overview, including the fact that she was an actual person, whose actions caused her to lose favor in society. This is done through the review and analysis of two pieces of works by historians, one male and one female, Casillo and Paz. The author also points out that La Malinche is not a well-known personality outside of Mexican culture, but her history dates back to the mid-sixteenth century. According to the paper, La Malinche's role in history has been revived by feminists who feel that her tainted past is the result of the chauvinistic nature of Mexican society which has begun to evolve over the years. For many Mexican women she is a symbol of independence and endurance of the Mexican people, and she should be accorded respect and proper recognition in history.
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"These many complications and elaborations of this essential and essentializing dichotomy about the true nature of woman can be seen to come together in the character of La Malinche, a figure not well known outside of Mexico (except to those whose families originally came from Mexico). This paper explores the figure of La Malinche, a figure who representations have over the years become at least in general more positive as Mexicans have regained a sense of themselves as a people worthy of self-respect ? and as Mexican women have refused to see themselves as meriting only the role of a traitor condemned to silence."
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Mexican-American Soldiers in WWIIi, 1994.
A examination of discrimination before and during the war including examples of heroism, relations with whites and civilians, segregation, post-war job bias and Chicano calls for reform.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 161.95
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"Mexican-American Soldiers during the Second World War
This paper will discuss the experiences of Mexican-Americans during the Second World War. The first part of the paper will examine how Mexican-Americans, particularly soldiers, suffered from the effects of racism and discrimination prior to the Second World War. The second part of the paper will discuss how Mexican-American soldiers served valiantly during the war. The third part of the paper will discuss how Mexican-American soldiers were discriminate against while serving in the armed forces during the war. The fourth part of the paper will examine how these soldiers suffered from racism and discrimination after the war, in spite of their heroic service. The fifth part of the paper will look at some of the efforts of Mexican-American soldiers to fight such discrimination during and after the war."
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Mexican Immigrants In the United States, 2002.
A look at the history and controversial issue of Mexican immigrants in the United States today.
2,159 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 15 sources, AU$ 97.95
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The paper discusses how many people feel that Mexican immigration laws should be eliminated because much of the land in the U.S. was ?stolen? from the Mexicans. Yet strict immigration laws and violation penalties apply to Mexicans, and those who come to the U.S. are often mistreated and taken advantage of. The paper discusses the history of the Mexican-American War and the social problems faced by immigrants and Americans today.
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"In the United States, the English-speaking founders of our nation largely killed off most native inhabitants, while the Spanish-speaking conquerors of Mexico merely defeated and enslaved them. The Native Americans of Latin America, despite the tragic loss of their own cultural traditions, at least survived as they were assimilated into the Hispanic culture. As a result, the Hispanic-American peoples not only represent the Spanish-European culture in America, but they are also the largest body of surviving Native Americans. The Latinos are the only surviving Native Americans."
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Mexican Immigrants, 2002.
Examines the social and financial problems faced by Mexican immigrants to the United States.
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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According to an article in the Chicago Tribune in August of 2002, at the end of the summer of 2001, one of the Bush administration?s major initiatives was amnesty for Mexican illegal immigrants in the United States. This paper examines how the immigration policy has changed since September 11 but the immigration numbers have increased. The paper examines statistics which show how bad Mexican immigrants are faring educationally, socially and financially and that the figures are only getting worse, not improving over time. The paper focuses on Los Angeles as a popular destination for Mexican immigrants and shows how the city has become 'addicted' to this cheap type of labor. The paper also uses as an example, Luis Rodriguez's true account of a poverty stricken life in America as a Mexican immigrant, in his book "Always Running".
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"As the nation?s largest destination for immigrants in general and Mexican nationals in particular, Los Angeles needs to prepare quickly to play the piper for the economic benefits of low-income labor, according to two UCLA sociologists. Is this the answer to the poverty stricken Mexican immigrants? Is Los Angeles able to absorb and employ even the least skilled immigrants at a truly impressive rate? It appears just as incapable of offering them a living wage. New immigrants in Urban America indicate serious trouble unless the United State is able to develop the social infrastructure to ensure that the children of today?s unskilled immigrants do considerably better than their parents."
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