Hispanic+Heritage+Essay+Final+VJ2


 * Thesis: Hispanic heritage should be looked at more than just someone's past.**


 * My Dad is fully Cuban, but my mom was born in America. On my fathers side his mom was born in Cuba, but she has a lot of Spaniard descent in her. Her Husband was born in Cuba. He is a very special man. We were planning to go to Cuba this summer but he refuses to. The reason for this is because he was in a militia group in Cuba to take down Fidel Castro. He played a part in the militia in the bay of pigs, also known as Invasion de playa Giron. I can't go into major detail because he dosent tell me much because he dosent like to talk about it. So I am 50% Cuban 50%White.**


 * Cuba is a growing country. About five years ago, Cuba was allowing little to no touring in Cuba unless there are specific reasons like Religious purposes, business, and other vague reasons. I've only been to Cuba once and that was for religious purposes as a late confirmation present. Now they are allowing more tourism by the years.**
 * I hope to go to Cuba either this summer or some other summer in high school. If not I will go there someday during my adult life on a vacation. I also have some decent from Spain. But no matter what country or heritage, it should be looked at more than just somebody's past.**


 * We should keep Hispanic Heritage alive because many people still organize their lives based on their native cultures. People still do things such as socializing, clothing, traditions, and art they way there old heritage did. If we wiped out all of the Hispanic Culture, then many lives would be changed in dramatic ways. People would have to change their lifestyles and probably not survive because of the languages and the way they want to do stuff.**


 * One very important thing about the Hispanic culture is, of coarse, food. Food is the one way to express themselves in Cuba. If its going from little things such as buttered cuban bread, or to more advanced foods like cuban meatloaf. If it wasn't for us Hispanic people, Americans, and other people wouldn't have half the sauces, and spices we do today. One of my favorite cuban foods is flan. Flan is a popular desert not only for cubans, but for people all around the world. Flan is a soft dish that consists of caramel and a special cream, or sauce at the bottom. One of the most common dishes from cuba is the one and only, Cuban Sandwich. The cuban sandwich consists of cuban bread that is presses for about two minutes. Inside of the cuban sandwich is pork, lettuce, tomato, pickles, mustard, ham, Swiss cheese, and mayonnaise. One of my favorites.**


 * Another thing that consists in america, probably because of hispanic decent, is sweet sixteens. Sweet Sixteens, are for girls that are celebrating their 16th birthday. In most Hispanic countries if not all, the have something just like that call a quinceanera. That is mostly the same as a sweet sixteen... but for 15 year olds, since quince is 15 in Spanish. We also respect our elders very much.**
 * The Hispanic heritage is very important to Hispanics and they embrace it. That's something they should embrace. I am happy that I am Hispanic and as a part I am trying my best to learn Spanish. I want people to know that I am Hispanic and I want to be apart of them more by being able to speak Spanish.**


 * I am going to get lost if I go too deep into sports of hispanic cultures. In cuba one of the most famous sports in not only cuba but in other countries like the Dominican Republic. At one point Cuba did have a national futbol (or soccer) team but then later on there are only a few that still play. There is one man that plays for sounders FC in america, and his name is Osvaldo Alonso.**
 * He isnt very famous like messi or Cristiano Ronaldo but he is still very good. But the major point is soccer is played all around the world in many hispanic, and european countries.**


 * In conclusion, we should fight to keep Hispanic heritage alive because it is the culture that fuels our country. The Latino culture runs through so many peoples blood, and if we just decide to ignore it and look onto other cultures we'd be lost. If Latino cuisine was never introduced to the U.S., then we wouldn't of been exposed to different things. If Hispanics' ways of socializing was just kept for Hispanics, we would be different and set apart. My Hispanic inspiration is my father, he dosent have the best job as an air conditioning man, but he still makes enough and maybe even a lot more for my sister and I. Both of his parents were cuban and still are today (duh.) My dad is a really funny guy too. So dont forget about hispanic heritage, it means a lot.**