Word: spanishness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WHEN SPANISH CONQUISTADORES ARRIVED IN MEXIco in the 16th century, they found a veritable Eden and quickly despoiled it. The Spaniards' introduction of the plow accelerated soil erosion; in contrast, indigenous farmers' low-tech methods kept the land in pristine shape. Or so environmentalists, who are urging a return to traditional farming techniques in many areas of the world, like to think...
...self-contained vignette, distilling a moment or sometimes an entire life, traversing the emotional spectrum from unfettered joy to the abyss of abject despair. Sting's sonic palette has grown impressively eclectic: he illustrates each tale with a sure-handed array of dramatic colors -- a stroke of Spanish guitar here, a daub of blue trumpet there...
...their mouse anytime they wanted," "Mr. Mendelsohn" by Nicholasa Mohr recounts the story of the Suarez family through the eyes of a Jewish man watching his neighborhood turn into a Puerto Rican enclave. Nash Candelaria recounts of how he taught his "Okie" friend to scream "Kill the gringos" in Spanish at the cheap movie theater he and his gang of "Indios" sneaked into seven-for-the-price...
...Amigos program offers Spanish-speaking students an intermediate between these two alternatives. The half of the time spent on Spanish makes sure students won't be "in the dark" as Canas puts it, while the English half of the program is a total immersion which virtually forces students to learn English quickly...
Giroux says that while he did not have specific data, he believes that Spanish-speaking students learn English more quickly in the Amigos program than in traditional programs...