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 * Why is Hispanic Heritage so important? Well I think the main idea is that not everyone can have the same heritage, then the world would be extremely dull and extremely boring. Hispanic heritage is a huge part of our world, some Hispanic traditions have even been adopted by other ethnicity's. Spain has brought many traditions to america. Such as sports, clothing, their language, and other activities. without these things i might not know a lot of people i know today, or do a lot of things i do today. I might not even be the person i am today because even though i'm Italian i was raised around many Hispanics and i have a little bit of that heritage dwelling inside me, i always have.**


 * Spain's main past time is soccer. Spain also brought soccer to the u.s. which as you probably know is a big american activity. Americans love soccer, soccer is the leading sport in america that young children are drawn to when they want to be involved in athletics. Therefore it is growing to be a part of our american lives. Another thing Spanish people brought to america, is Spanish food. Americans love Spanish food, if you drive down the streets there is Spanish restaurants everywhere! My aunt Maria is Puerto Rican(shes my aunt by marriage so I am not Puerto Rican), since I was little shes always told me about her culture and how she was raised. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and when my uncle Rony was fighting in the Korean war he met her when passing through Puerto Rico and they fell in love. When the war ended he went back for her, then they moved to Connecticut and had a family together. they then moved down to Florida and raised there children with Hispanic and Italian heritage so they would know where they came from, and that Hispanic heritage is still worked into my family today.**


 * Hispanic heritage is also a huge part of my school and education. A lot of students here are from Hispanic descent, and the school tries to work that Hispanic heritage into our every day life. Once a year we have a Hispanic heritage parade when we have two students from each Hispanic country to dress in that countries traditional clothing and carry that country's flag through the auditorium in a parade. Its a really nice experience to see all the different kids representing their country, and it is especially nice for the younger students that aren't Hispanic to see how everybody has different backgrounds. Its also nice for the younger kids to get a little "sneak peek" of what Hispanic heritage is really like. The Hispanic kids get so happy when they see their flag being walked down the aisle in the parade, it makes them feel so special, and they are because whwere they came from is an extremely extraordinary place.**


 * Did you know that it was actually the Spanish who discovered America? Well it was, therefore America actually comes from a Spanish background ! Although over the years we have developed our own traditions we originally came from Hispanic decent, so it is a big part of who we all are today. Also did you know beuing bilingual actually makes you smarter? Knowing two languages, especially Spanish and English. activates a certain part of the brain which allows us to use more percentage of our brain. That is part of why we learn different languages in school, so we can activate that part of our brain, and we can strengthen our academic capabilities. Another reason the Spanish language is important to Americans is that many people in America speak Spanish, so when kid are older and get jobs they deal with a lot of Spanish speakers. If you don't know any Spanish at all there us no way you can do business with these people, but if you even know just a little you can make it work! Knowing how to speak Spanish also looks great on a resume and can be the difference between you getting or not getting that of of your dreams.**


 * I personally love Spanish food, which is a major part of Hispanic heritage. As my grandpa always told me "what kind of food someone eats, shows what kind of person they are". Without Hispanic heritage i don't know what our world would be like, the united states might not have been discovered till a while later. If that was so my family from Italy would not have moved here when they did, my dad might have been born in Italy and would have never met my mom, resulting in my brother and i never being born. So i am thankful for that little bit of Hispanic heritage that dwells inside me, because i didn't realize how much was there until i had to write this essay, and for this essay i am extremely thankful.**

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