Puerto Rico

The status of Puerto Rico in accordance with the United States has been controversial at best throughout the years. In a 1998 referendum, the majority of Puerto Rico was not in support of statehood. However a 2012 referendum resulted in the opposite with 61% of Puerto Ricans voting for statehood (Castillo para. 2). Although this referendum was non-binding, meaning it did not develop Puerto Rico as a state, it shows the island’s support for full integration and forces Washington to address this…

it to start off as a saying to become a fact in Puerto Rico is shocking. As I watch the news with my mother, it devastates me to see the crisis Puerto Rico has acquired. Everywhere they speak about Puerto Rico you hear the debt owed go higher and higher. As of recent, it is estimated that Puerto Rico owes more than 72 billion dollars of bond funds (Long,1). Slowly the value of my homeland is decreasing and my family, who still lives in Puerto Rico, is suffering the consequences of the economic…

Puerto Rico is a place, though small, has a big history and is full of many riches. Many have no idea who or what Puerto Rico is and I write this paper not only to inform others but to show pride in where I come from. I will explain its location, history, government, religion, culture, holidays, and heroes in hope of broadening the minds of others. Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and is 1,150 miles below Florida. Puerto Rico is 106 miles long and 37…

The United States won control over Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish-American War was over, Spain had surrendered the remainder of its overseas colonial empire to the United States. Even though Puerto Ricans were not considered citizens of the United States till 1917 with the Jones Act some say that “Puerto Ricans have been ‘born in the U.S.A’ since 1898.” (Nieto, 515) Once the United States had control over Puerto Rico, they had to decide the relationship with them and in 1952 they…

territory. Today you do not see Puerto Rico depending of sugar for agricultural benefits. As America moved into reign they supplied the territory with all essential needs. There own industrial revolution changed the island. There is no longer huge field, but rather factories in big cities. Some plantations still exist, but it does not bring in the economic gain it once did. This globalization and allowing for new merchants to change the face value of Puerto Rico ultimately changed the whole…

When looking at Puerto Rico geographical position, you can see one of the reason why criminality has increase in the past decades, even when a decrease in homicide started to flourish in 2014. More than cultural or social conditions, the biggest problem confronts by Puerto Rico is the trafficking of drug given the advantage of been a trampoline for US drug dealer that have cargos coming from Colombia and Venezuela. However, the fact that there is an economic recession, a high rate of…

PUERTO RICO Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Ocean. It is the smallest of the Greater Antilles Islands, which include Cuba (the largest), Haiti and the República Dominicana (sharing an island), and Jamaica. Puerto Rico is only 100 miles long by 35 miles wide. It is 1000 miles from Miami. The island of Puerto Rico is a very popular tourist destination because of its location, rich history and warm atmostphere.. Before the Spaniards discovered Puerto Rico, it was populated by Taíno…

Puerto Rico was originally inhabited by the Taino Indians. The Taino Indians came from South America, and inhabited the island of Puerto Rico when the Spaniards arrived. The Spaniards, when they first arrived, called the island San Juan Bautista for St. John the Baptist and the town Puerto Rico. It was not until later that the two names were switched. Puerto Rico meaning rich port. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico and the most populous city in Puerto Rico. Spanish and English are the…

Interviewee’s First Name: Angel Interviewee’s country of origin: Puerto Rico Interviewee’s native language: Spanish The person I chose to interview for the interview project was 65-year-old Angel from Puerto Rico. He’s the kind janitor working for Parks and Recreation for my city park and my coworker and friend. The first question I asked Angel was “When did they come to the United states?”, he joked that he came here similar to…

And so began my love affair with Spanish. Meeting and falling for a boy from Puerto Rico just enhanced this devotion to another culture and another language. Fast forward our story a little further and the two are vacationing in Puerto Rico. This is where the part of globalization really begins to form. The language was developed and so the country introduced new ideas about politics and religion, as well as how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Of course this burning desire to travel across the…