The United States continues to be a country with a special place for military veterans. Without a doubt this is because Americans feel that they those men and women who fight for their country in wars are owed due respect and reward for a debt
That American culture is once of the most vibrant and creative in the world is an unquestionable truth, as manifested in its music, its cinema, its literature, its dance and all of America’s extremely successful, lucrative and high quality artistic activities. Latino culture, an active,
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in favor of the constitutional right to bear arms is a historic milestone that clearly defends one of the ten original amendments to the Constitution, a historic right that defines the identity of this country and facilitates individuals’ defense
As one of the great states of the Union, Texas has always marked tendencies in politics and culture. At the moment, an important element that can determine the composition of the political parties that fight for the citizens’ votes is at play in Texas where
Affirmative action, or the concept of «positive» discrimination, was implemented in the United States following African Americans’ fight for integration and civil rights in the 1950s and 60s and has as its goal combating discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Using
Awards synthesize our professional achievements in a symbolic way. In a strongly competitive culture like that of the United States, awards are an important encouragement, motivation, and honor bestowed for effort and a job well done. Some awards are losing prestige as they are devalued
An interesting aspect of education, one that our teachers should pay special attention to in their classes, is communicating important human values that are being neglected and ignored in favor of an education designed exclusively as a tool to find employment in today’s market. While
It’s a well known fact that private enterprise has always played an important role in American society, a role that can be positive or negative for society; in the end its effect is determined by the human characteristics of the individuals that humanize the market
One of the great challenges that we must address in this country is the economic gap that still separates Hispanics from the white community. Especially troubling is recent data concerning child poverty that situates Hispanic Americans among the most poverty stricken. While this is a
One of Hispanics’ greatest cultural resources in the United States is their native language, Spanish, which brings together more than forty million people from all over the world. Whether we’re from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Uruguay, Cuba, or any other Spanish-speaking region,
If America’s more than 47 million Hispanics are the determining factor in many aspects of American life, it follows that their interests and worries will increasingly leave their mark on America’s political agenda. As recent studies demonstrate, Hispanics are committed to protecting the environment, changing
The successful integration of Hispanic immigrants into American society is a crucial challenge for the nation, because future prosperity, as well as employment and educational opportunities for millions of people, depend on it. So it follows that programs and initiatives supporting immigrants’ education from the
Education is a field in which politics and private initiatives can contribute substantially to the improvement of our country as a whole as well as the progress of individual citizens. Specifically, the education of Hispanics presents stimulating challenges that must be faced with courage and
If anything in particular has been repeatedly demonstrated in the last few months, it’s that the challenges of cyber security and cyber intelligence far surpass the number of skilled professionals and technical solutions available to attend to these issues. Thus it is necessary and urgent
Individual responsibility is a key concept in conservative ideology. Conservative ideology embraces individual responsibility as a way of taking a stand against big government and intrusions on personal liberties. Individual responsibility is perfectly in line with the spirit of the American Constitution, a document that
A few weeks ago, the 6th Annual AP Report to the Nation was published by the College Board. The report makes reference to the growing number of Hispanic students successfully completing AP Exams, in the period from 2004 to 2009. Florida, a state with one
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The enormous advantages that public charter schools present are being demonstrated year after year. Today I will focus on the New America School. It has various branches in the Denver Metropolitan Area: Lowry, Thornton, Eagle and Lakewood, Colorado, Gypsun, west of Vail, as well as
Among recent efforts to recruit conservative Hispanic voters in the United States, “Latino Partnership” stands out as an initiative put into effect by the American Principles Project. This particular initiative attempts to channel the conservative Hispanic vote that is so necessary to maintain conservatives’ and
A few months ago the Department of Labor presented an interesting