SALSA DANCE AS IT DEMONSTRATES NONVERBAL DISCOURSE Salsa is a dance that is deeply rooted in the Latin culture and expressed physically in its movements and one's individual take on the dance. ... Style of dress reflects the influence of Latin culture on the dance and is used as yet another means of communication between the dancers through which each dancer can express his or her own personal style and attitude. ... This style of dress was influenced by traditional Latin skirts and blouses and knowledge of helped the more experienced dancers know what to wear. ... Beliefs And Values ...

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In other areas of the Pacific, as well as in Latin America, the growing assertiveness of the United States became more and more evident as the century drew to a close. ... Although the Union set up many useful committees for the purpose of exchanging information, the Latin American nations regarded it as an instrument of American influence, or even domination. ... More and more, it became apparent that the main concern of the United States in Latin America was to exclude European influence and to support politicians who were favorable to the expansion of American trade and investment. In...

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Right there lurking within the framework of tunes like Pickin the Cabbage and Night In Tunisia was the apposition between a four-four swing beat and a Latin or African rhythm. ... This was Dizzy asking his good friend and purveyor of Latin music, Mario Bauza, if he knew anybody who would and could, play the congas in his band. ... Duke Ellington also delved into the concept of incorporating Latin influences into Jazz music, when he hired Juan Tizol, a valve trombone player from Puerto Rico to play in his band. He and Juan eventually would collaborate on the classic tune Caravan, which carries ...

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In fact, the first thing you can see is the division of the world that the company makes: North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. ... In fact, the European and the Latin American web sites focus on what is considered "the" sport of these people: soccer. For this purpose, the company shows the local European "heroes" (Henry from France, Mendieta from Spain and Totti from France) and the Latin American ones (Ronaldo from Brazil and Claudio Lopez from Argentina). In order to reach even better these local markets, we can read the European web in five languages (Spanish, German, French, Engl...

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Also in 1961, ties with Latin Americans were at the lowest level. ... It helped strengthen relations with Latin America and decrease the spread of communism. The reason Latin Americans were fed up with the United States was that they felt the United States did not give them enough economic assistance after World War II as they did for countries like Japan and in Europe. ... This was accepted and helped the people of Latin America by increasing their technology, and diminishing the poverty level. But, this relationship did not change the Latin Americans over to democracy. ...

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In 1917 he proclaimed American's entrance into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy." ... Massive American effort slowly tipped the balance in favor of the Allies. ... American opposition to the League of Nations resulted in the refusal of the U.S. ... After the events down in Agua Prieta, Villa was on a one course action, death to all Americans. ... Villa had begun to deliver his promise to the Americans. ...

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Brazil is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and has the support of a vast wealth of natural resources. The country has a rich heritage and is considered by its people to have character of both the South American and European cultures. ... Brazil borders on ten other Latin American countries. ... Brazil occupies almost one-half of the entire South America continent, and is the fifth largest country in the world. It borders all Latin American countries except Chile and Ecuador. ...

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Education comes from the Latin word educare, which means to bring up, rear, or educate. ... Lastly, as a people, Americans have always had a deep faith in education. ... Character is a Latin word that is derived from the Greek word charakter. ... In the American culture, life is based on the notion of rugged individualism. ... Work in America today is different than what it was in the past. ...

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Education- Was sent to Dover, Virginia, where he studied Latin with Reverend William Douglas until 1757. He was then sent to the school of the Reverend James Maury at Hanover, Virginia, and spent two years studying Greek and Latin classics, history, literature, geography, and natural science. ... Three Americans were killed, and eighteen wounded British seized four deserters, three were American citizens. ... American Art began to take shape. 1. ... America's industries grew. ...

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Millions of Native Americans died either from disease, malnutrition, or Spanish torment. ... Mining silver Peru, Africans worked alongside with Native Americans. ... Ships sailed from Columbia to Panama where African captives were transported to South America. ... Slaves in the New World were treated just as harshly, if not more so, upon arriving at America. ... African Americans were subjected to capital punishment if they committed a severe enough crime. ...

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By geographic area, here's how we've grown since 1995: Number of restaurants at year-end Country 2000 1995 USA 12,804 11,368 Europe 5,460 2,597 Asia/Pacific 6,260 2,735 Latin America 1,510 584 Canada, Middle East & Africa 1,665 1,015 Other Brands 1,008 0 Total 28,707 18,299 V McDonald's is the world's largest food service organization with more than 28,000 restaurants in 120 countries at December 31, 2000. ... Latin America's 1,500 restaurants at December 31, 2000, contribute just under five percent of McDonald's operating income. Weak economies h...

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Dia de los muertos is commonly celebrated in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1st and 2nd. ... They actively search for a way to communicate or be influenced by those have passed, because the dead, in Latin America, have a positive connotation. It is common in Latin America, to attempt to be in constant contact with a lost loved one. ... For example, America celebrates "Memorial Day" which is a day of mourning in The United States. ...

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Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman's book Time on the Cross, analyzes the Southern economy before and after the Civil War. The book's purpose is to show how important African Americans were to the Southern economy, and tries to "correct the perversion of the history of blacks - in order to strike down the view that black Americans were without culture, without achievement, and without development for their first two hundred and fifty years on American soil." The authors believe that historians and abolitionists before Wor...

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Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. ... Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geographic divide, including sectionalism, protectionism, and state's rights. ... These four doctrines comprised the major ideologies presented to the American public on the matters of slavery, the territories, and the U.S. ... Previous regional independence movements such as the Greek revolt in the Ottoman Empire, division, and d...

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Frank McCourt's story resonates with huge numbers of people, both those who relate directly to their story, of which there are many in Britain and America, and those who are concerned about exploitation, religious control and poverty in today's world. ... Priests do funerals in Latin, which brings both solemnity and exclusion to the event. ... With his encouragement Frank dreams of going back to America. ... With the money he buys a one-way ticket on a boat to America and the dream of a new life. ... Frank leaves school to earn money for the family (his father had joined the war...

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Why the English Came to America? ... Many Puritans fled to America during the conflict to avoid persecution by the King and begin a government in which they could have a voice. 5. Adventurers: - Many of the more wealthy English citizens desired to come to American to explore. ...

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There is also a funding gap and shows how it causes inequalities in education among the youth of America. There are also funds that are being allocated unequally resulting in an inferior education for many minorities and families in high poverty and there are consequences of the funding gaps and relate it to many of the inequalities in America. ... In 1700, the manner of women's education in America was split because of the categories of race, class, and location. ...

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When he departed the following year for Europe he looked forward to greatly expanding his library, and, whenever he was not carrying out his duties as the American minister to France, he haunted the Parisian booksellers and frequently placed orders with book dealers in London and other European cities. On returning to America in 1789 he possessed a library twice the size of the one he had owned at his departure. ... He realized that the combination of his intense love of books, his extensive travels, his keen knowledge of bibliography, and his ample means had provided him unique opport...

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Louis from 1898 to 1905, young Eliot received a classical education privately and at Smith Academy, originally named Eliot Academy, where his studies included Latin, Ancient Greek, French, and German. ... The dissertation was accepted, but Eliot did not return to America to defend it so as to receive his doctorate. ... Teaching, Lloyds, Faber and Faber After leaving Merton, Eliot worked as a schoolteacher, most notably at  Highgate School, a private school in London, where he taught French and Latin. ...

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In 1988, for example, Americas Watch published a report on human rights in Panama, giving an unpleasant picture. ... Saddam Hussein may very well have the capabilities, but so does America. ... American soldiers are dying by the dozens almost daily. ... The media is once again only telling the American public a small scale of what is going on. ... How will this administration explain this to the American public? ...

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Some of the Vice President groups of Ford are Chief Financial Officer, Manufacturing and Quality, North America Operations, and Chief Technical Officer. ... Ford's major international market includes North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. ... Mazda primarily sells in the Asia Pacific market, whereas Mercury's sales are almost completely in the North American market. ...

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Americans held about a billion dollars' worth of oil, silver, railroads and land. ... Hadn't he seen the growth of the U.S. as a naval power, and its interventionism in other Latin American and Caribbean countries? ... Ambassador Wilson complicitly made an intervention for the sake of American lives. ... They were released, and even though an apology was given, Huerta wouldn't offer the kind of apology demanded by the American admiral (a 21-gun salute to the American flag). Huerta said he'd be willing to do that if the American guns would salute Mexico's flag simil...

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Horace Wilson was an American professor of English at a Tokyo university. ... (www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JapanAccess/baseball.htm) In the 1930's American all-star teams would come over to Japan to play a host of good will games. ... The Americans won all 17 games. ... (http://www2.gol.com/users/jallen/jimball.html#History ) In American baseball there are only two types of rosters, a 25 man and a 40 man. ...

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Romanticism, is a movement in the literature of virtually every country of Europe, United States and Latin America . ... An example is the American Civil War, where the abolitionist fight for the rights of the slaves of the southern part of the United States. ... In that school, all the students were in the same room, except from the Afro-Americans who had to attend a separate classroom in the second floor. ... His best years in this stage were between 1840 and 1845 when he placed his stories in prestigious magazines like the American Review and Democratic Review. ... It appears that Whitma...

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But [thanks to a 1994 federal law, it is also] illegal for Americans to travel overseas to have sex with children under 18.3 Child sexual abuse first became an issue when Freud (pic) theorized that most cases of hysteria in women have been caused by "premature sexual experiences- [Sigmund Freud, "The Aetiology of Hysteria,"" 1896]. ... Sex offenders everywhere need to be exposed, regardless of their age or station in life, so that the public can know of their activities and take steps to protect itself against them.21 To report one abuser is perhaps to save scores of future victims.22 The ...

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