Last week I went to Mexico and surveyed families living in various places in Mexico City. ... Finally in 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain and Mexico City became the capital of the new country. However, I also found out that there were several problems, so I wanted to figure out where these originated from. ... For example, when I got off the taxi, it was really hard to find my way to the houses because I couldn't see anything that was across the street! ... Before I surveyed them, I didn't know that gap between the rich and poor were big. ...

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During my summer vacation I went on a trip to Mexico City and it was not at all what I had expected. In Canada I felt free to do whatever I wanted but in Mexico City I felt that I had lost that freedom. ... Wherever I went in Mexico City there were always people begging me for money. ... In Mexico I was unable to go anywhere by myself. ... My trip to Mexico City was an adventure I will never forget. ...

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Being the sponsor for the up coming Olympic Games, the Mexican government wanted total control over citizens, and sent the military to keep order. ... "This time we wanted to take the control of the Zocalo, as expected, the police, solders, and armored vehicles brutally expelled us. ... I remember the sounds of machine guns going through friends, hearing them scream of agony while others cry of impotence. I was lucky enough to survive but hundreds of student supporters and innocents died in the attempt for freedom."" ... Mexico has not forgotten this act of betra...

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They also discovered that gold had been found in Mexico and Europe wanted a part of it. ... According to the letter that Cortés had sent to King Charles I of Spain, he thought the people were really strange with all their piercings and curious clothes. ... They had seen very little of what the whole land was like and they wanted to see more. ... He still knew that treasures were hidden in the city and he wanted them. ... This New World that was conquered had everything that the Old one wanted. ...

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Undoubtedly the most glorified and heroically portrayed of these figures of the European conquest of the New World were the conquistadores, the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. ... After settling in and being evicted from various different areas, the Aztecs settled in Tizapan at the relative center of present-day Mexico. ... Under the rule of Itzcoatl, and for eighty years afterwards, the Aztecs proceeded to subjugate the remainder of the Valley of Mexico and then further beyond--from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Gulf coast in the east and from central Mexico ...

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The state of Mexico is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise Mexico. Located in South-Central Mexico, the State of Mexico is the most populated and condensed state. ... Not only do we want the infrastructure to be highly useful to students but also to all the people that work in the school. ... This means the department of education and I have very little knowledge on what infrastructure would be best to implement. ... I decided to conduct my survey here because a very high percentage of the students are Mexican, many who recently immigrated to the U.S. ...

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When it comes to the tales of the Conquest of Mexico, there are two different accounts of what actually happened. ... It is said that the Mexicas wanted to "liberate Moctezuma" this is believed because they fought saying, "free our god and King if you don't want to die." ... By the time he arrived it was time for a festival the Mexicas wanted to celebrate. ... Some say that they initially just wanted to see the rituals of the Mexicas. ... I guess we will never know the exact truth of these stories but it is very interesting to examine the different variations. ...

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She wanted to attend medical school and become a doctor. ... A tragic bus accident occurred in Mexico City. ... Frida knew that his murals were the most important things in his life and she wanted to respect that. ... Being an independent woman she strictly told Rivera: "I have not come to flirt, and even if you are a woman chaser, I have come to show you my paintings."" ... Her last words in her diary say: "I hope the leaving is joyful and I hope never to return- A museum was eventually built in her honor and exhibits many of her paintings. ...

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Finally, foreigners were brought in to buy, sell, and produce goods on Mexican land. ... By "well being" I refer to their money, food, homes, and land. ... They pretty much had the same opinions of how they wanted the village to be run and what was right and wrong. ... The settlers who were paying for the land in Northern Mexico and Eastern parts of Mexico were monopolizing their goods such as sugar plantations and producing their own economies in a foreign land. This not only didn't improve Mexico's economy, but also angered those who lived there. ...

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I had chosen to research into the relationship of artistic marriages because I wanted to see how it affected their life and their art. ... Diego was a member of the Communist Party and he shared the leftists belief with Frieda Frieda had been born on June 6, 1907 in Mexico City to a German father and Mexican mother. Frieda used to say she was born in 1910, the year of the Mexican Revolution. ... It was Diego that suggested to her to wear the traditional clothing of the Mexican peoples. ... I had lost my beloved Frieda forever...too late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life ...

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Even though both parties were unsure of what to expect, the Spaniards had already set a goal for themselves before they set foot in Mexico. They wanted to conquer the other nation and exploit them for anything of value. ... Many were frightened and just wanted the Spaniards to go away. ... I believe that at this point they started rebelling and fighting back against the Spaniards. ... The Aztecs were not a helpless group of people like I had thought before I had read this book. ...

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In everyone's life there exist stages, which change you in one way or another, some help you discover your true self. The film Frida, directed by Julie Taymor, reveals the amazing life story of Frida Kahlo. The life of the famous Mexican painter, Frida, changes drastically after her accident on t...

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