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 * Hispanic Heritage: Why do we keep it alive? **

**Thesis Statement:** The Hispanic heritage has given/taught us many things and it's most of why we are here today. We keep it alive to help our own needs and help us evolve.

The Hispanic heritage has definitely helped our world evolve to what it is today. It has improved our religion, manners, the way we act towards people, and even our food. There is a possibility that we could have figured out these things by ourselves but the Hispanics have helped us a lot with it. Certain countries more than others, but at some point in time because of the Hispanics and their heritage we have become what we are today.

 Our Religion has made a big impact on them and us. We taught them our teachings and they taught us there's. Cuba has big a big help with our religion and vis versa. Their main religion is Christianity but another popular religion is Santería (Cuba). It's a mix of Catholicism and traditional Yoruba religions (cuba). They have used these religions since the beginning. Some Catholic traditions were lost, but the church has imported the Mexican Christmas play (pastorela) trying to reconnect Cubans to Christianity( Cuba ). Some founders of Afro- Cuban studies helped us realize that Christianity should be practiced freely(cuba). They have even helped the African Americans with their religion life. When African slaves first arrived in Cuba during the 16th century, they were taught a few simple prayers and were baptized by the Spanish ( Cuba ). The slaves combined this limited form of Catholicism with their traditional religions to create Santería, which survives to this day( Cuba ). Not only Cuba has impacted our religious life, but Spain and Chile too. Spain is 94% Roman Catholic (spain). They also have religious freedom like us( Cuba ). Chileans are mostly catholic which Spain brought to them in the 1500s ( Chile ). Our religion has impacted them and their religion has impacted ours. The Spanish life is influenced today by deep-rooted catholic traditions ( Spain ). I hope in the future the U.S. and the Hispanics can keep this bond between our religion.

 Manners has also been something that the Hispanics have contributed to us. For example it's considered nice to bring over a bottle of wine or dessert when you are invited to a dinner party( Spain ). This has crossed over into our manners. I know my family does that a lot when we are invited over. Spaniards are very welcoming to all even strangers they have never seen before( Spain ). Hispanics are very polite to their elders. They address them with titles such as Senor and Senora(Spain). They use formal language when talking to them out of respect(Cuba). We have adapted these customs and now use them today. We treat all our elders with respect. Even to strangers the Hispanics are respectful and kind(Cuba). They have taught us to become more respectful to everyone. They also consider it their duty to correct "errors" they see in others(Spain). These traditions have helped us evolve in many ways. They have brought us so many things through religion that in my opinion without it, we would have not been able to achieve the things we can today.

 Our body language has also been something that the Hispanics have contributed to us. In Cuba, they shake hands to say hello and goodbye( Cuba). They have introduced this to us and we do that to this day. In Spain, the Spaniards almost always greet each other with hugs and kisses( Spain). They are very friendly and welcoming to everyone and anyone. A lot of the spanish words have entered the english language (Cuba). Our actions and language have mostly come from the Hispanic heritage. Without it, we could not have been the way we are today. We are actually more involved in the heritage then most people think. A lot of why we are what we are today is thanks to the Hispanic heritage.

Food has been something that the Hispanics have given us. For everyone who loves coffee you have Costa Rica to thank. They introduced us to coffee beans (Costa Rica). Without the Hispanic heritage we could not have discovered coffee at all. For everyone who drinks wine Chile is one of the worlds main exporters for wine (Chile). They also produce many minerals and make things like cars, steel, and food products for the US and many other countries, along with having a large fishing industry (Chile). The Hispanic heritage has helped us during the rough times and introduced us to many different things that helped us to become what we are today.

The Hispanic heritage has helped us to beyond belief. Without their heritage we could have gone down a completely different path. They have helped us evolve into what we are today. Their religion, manners, and food have encouraged us to become something new. In my opinion their heritage is a very important thing to have in life beaus elf everything it gives us. I think we should keep it alive to remind ourselves of what they did/sacrificed for us and to keep their traditions alive. Some people may not realize how much the Hispanic heritage has helped us but there are those that do and that's how we will keep it alive by passing the traditions down through the generations. This is why we keep the Hispanic heritage alive.


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"Costa Rica." MyON® -. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <[]>.
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"Culture of Cuba." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <[]>.
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