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  • Diamond Dust
    657 words
    Another One Bites the "Dust " Sweet Diamond Dust, written by Rosario Ferre, focuses on modernization and how it's impacted the country of Puerto Rico and it's people. This book discusses the struggles and hardships of managing sugar mills and the influential changes the Americans brought to Puerto Rico in the early 1900's. The Americans triumph over the local landowners and their sugar mills, was not all from their own doings. Their successes is in part of the town's own greed. Through manipulat...
  • El Cartel De Yankee
    539 words
    With over 15 years of upward growth in the entertainment industry and the Latin music scene, Daddy Yankee has developed to be one of the most respected and influential reggae ton artists. Yankee's carefully crafted lyrics and his free-style abilities have allowed him to share his views and reach the masses, regardless of his intentions. From love to socially-saturated comments on the everyday Puerto Rican culture, many of his songs have remained solid in the club scene and are considered reggae ...
  • Roberto
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    Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934. He was the youngest of four children. He stood 5 feet and 11 inches tall, and he weighed 175 pounds. Roberto excelled in track and field, winning medals in the javelin throw and short distance races. However, his real love was baseball. He played amateur baseball with Juncos Double A Club and soon went on to play with the Santurce Crabbers in the Puerto Rican Winter League. From Santurce he signed wit...
  • Roberto Clemente
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    Roberto Clemente played in an era dominated by the likes of Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente was usually overlooked by fans discussing great baseball players. Not until late in his 18-year career did the public appreciate the talents of the 12-time All-Star of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even though he was arguably the best baseball player at that time he was also a devote humanitarian which ultimately led to his death. Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton ...
  • Violation Of The Rico Act
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    In 1970, Congress passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (US Code-Title 18), or RICO, to provide a powerful tool in the fight against organized crime. The RICO Act enables persons financially injured by a pattern of criminal activity to bring a RICO claim in state and federal court, and to obtain damages three times the amount of their actual harm, plus attorneys fees and costs (web). Since the mid-1980's, the RICO Act has been applied in circumstances that many believe to...
  • University Of Puerto Rico
    753 words
    In this paper, I will give you a perspective of my personal goals, and why I decided to come back to college. I will also give you a brief description of my past experiences and background, which will give you an understanding of the direction I am heading. I was born on the island of enchantment, Puerto Rico on November 15, 1968 to middle class parents, Mr. Hector A. Gracia ni and Mrs. Carmen G. Soto. After a year of breathing the salty island breeze, my parents decided to move to another islan...
  • Former Partners Lawsuit
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    by ANDREW deGRANDPR'E In a bittersweet act of vengeance, 14 former minority shareholders in the Montreal Expos have kicked up a shit storm - the stench of which has settled in Major League Baseball's front office. Commissioner Bud Selig is among the small band of parasites named in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed in Miami last summer. The limited partners, citing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, claim Major League Baseball and former Expos owner Jeffery Loria fraudulen...
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    Christian January 22, 2 K 1 Bilingual Profile Good afternoon, my name is Christian. I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 2, 1981. I am currently studying my second year at the University of Puerto Rico's May ag? ez Campus, and I am pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. My long term goal in the area of academics is to be able to graduate as an Environmental Lawyer due to my great interest in helping to protect the environment. My residence is in the city of Mayaguez and I ...

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