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What was a major philosophical threat to the early church and taught that the physical world is not important, and the spiritual world is all that mattered?

Latinos first began to immigrate and settle in Wisconsin in the 1980’s. 

Power: Jill does twice as much work as Jack does and in half the time. Jill’s power output is

What was the name of the political party that had major victories in Crystal City, Texas during the 1960’s?

Prompt # 1 (mandatory for all):Answer the following prompt in 300 words or less: Use the Samuel Huntington reading along with other assigned readings, and class discussions to give a working definition of assimilation? What is the “Hispanic Challenge” according to Huntington and the arguments in the responses by Gilbert Gonzalez and Jack Citrin, et al? Do you think that Mexican Americans are faced with assimilation challenges? Why or why not and give an example?

What is the name of the union featured in Fighting for our Lives? 

Angular Momentum: A person sits on a freely spinning lab stool that has no friction in its axle. When this person extends her arms,

SHORT ESSAYS:Answer ONE of following prompts in 300 words or less: It is estimated that there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the US today. The majority of these people are from Latin America and are of all ages.  There has been federal legislation introduced to deal with elements of this population.  One such piece of legislation is the Dream Act.  What is the DREAM Act and why is it important to the current Chican@ and Latin@ community?  Do you agree or disagree with this legislation? Why or why not?  Refer to the readings and class discussions we had with regards to the Dream act when answering this question. As discussed by Veronica Terriquez, what is Intersectional mobilization? Could you offer a definition of what intersectionality means in this context and then build upon this definition to more substantively grapple with how Terriquez interrogates intersectional theory in activist work? What is the boomerang effect they discuss, and how does it affect activist work that takes seriously intersectional identity?  What does Juan Gonzalez argue in the chapter, Free Trade: The Final Conquest of Latin America? Provide a working definition of neoliberalism and describe NAFTA, which is one of the cases he uses to make his argument. (Free Trade Model in Latin America: 1. Panama and Puerto Rico (1947), 2. Mexico’s Border Industrialization Program (1965), 3. The Caribbean Basin Initiative (1985), 4. NAFTA (1994)).  

From the start, women in the Chicano movement had equal treatment and were in leadership roles.

What condition is not improved by the organosulfur compounds in garlic?