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Why should we keep the Hispanic Heritage alive? Hispanic heritage plays a very important role in our culture. In the Spanish speaking cultures, they might have different ideas on ways of doing things. That is because they have a different culture than ours. They have a different geography and have different ideas. It is important that we keep this culture alive because it is actually becoming a big part in our world today. America, as you know, is sometimes known as the melting pot. This is because we have so many different ethnicities contributing to our culture. The Hispanic Heritage, specifically, plays a role in our language, food, and our ways of life.

The Spanish countries have played a big role in our world today. One way that the Hispanic Heritage has contributed to our society is through language. Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world. (Wikipedia). More than four hundred million people speak Spanish as their first language. (Wikipedia). We have even incorporated some of the Spanish words into our English language. For example, we sometimes refer to the couch as a sofa. Or, cantar, which means sing in Spanish. We sometimes use cantar to refer to a choir member singing on the altar leading the rest of the Church in a certain psalm. We don't have as much in common with the Spanish language in terms of body language. I would have to say that people in the Hispanic Heritage re a lot more friendly towards each other. In Chile, kids greet their friends with a hug or kiss. (MyonChile). I think that incorporating this more friendly hello into our culture, we would become closer with each other. People in the Hispanic Heritage value that, they value being close with their family and friends. (MyonCostaRica). Grandparents usually live with children and their parents. They care for the kids until they go to school while their parents are at work. (MyonCostaRica). Children in Spanish speaking countries, like in the United States, start school around the age of five or six and are required to stay in school until the age of about seventeen. (Myon). In Cuba, schooling is free from preschool through college because all kids go to a government public school. (MyonCuba).

We could actually learn a lot of things from people in Spanish speaking countries. They have different ideas and techniques that may be useful for us. Different Spanish speaking countries are known for certain things. For example, like I said before, Cuba has free schooling, they are known for having more doctors than most countries. (MyonCuba). Chile is known for exporting wine and vegetables, it is also known for its large fish market.(MyonChile). Costa Rica is known for being the fifth cleanest nation in the world. (MyonCostaRica). Mexico is one of the fastest growing nations in the world. (MyonMexico). Different countries have different geological landmarks and climate. We need other people's ideas and techniques, maybe Cuba's idea on free schooling would help us result with more doctors. We could use Costa Rica's ideas on energy and biodiversity to help us become a cleaner nation. (MyonCostaRica). We could definitely incorporate some of these ideas into our society for the better of our society. Sometimes we need other people's ideas to solve an issue. They might think a little bit differently then we do, so they could come up with ideas that we would never have thought of.

The Hispanic Heritage has contributed to our society, not only through our language, but also the food. Everyone loves tacos, burritos and nachos. Well, those are Spanish foods that have become more common in the United States. Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain, and Honduras are known for exporting meat to the United States. (FSIS) Mexico is known for importing meat and poultry to the United States. (FSIS). They export food and other items all around the world.They export goods such as Machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, shipbuilding, foodstuffs, electronic devices, pharmaceuticals and medicines. They mainly export to places like France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, and the United Kingdom. So really, the Spanish speaking countries don't just contribute to the United States, they contribute and give help to all around the world. (EconomyofSpain).

We have incorporated the Hispanic Heritage into our society so much. We need to keep it alive because it has contributed so much of our culture. It is a deep culture that has so much to offer and has already offered to this world. The Hispanic Heritage has contributed to our language, food, and ideas to our society, not just the United States, but to around the world. We need to keep the Hispanic Heritage alive for many generations to come so that other people can experience what the Hispanic Heritage has contributed to this society.

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"Chile." // MyON® - //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. Morrison, Marion. "Costa Rica." //MyON® -//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. Raum, Elizabeth. "Cuba." // MyON® - //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. Collins, Frank. "Economy of Spain." // Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. "FSIS." // Eligible Foreign Establishments //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. "Guatemala ABC." // MyON® - //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. <span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Aboff, Marcie. <span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Mexico." // <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">MyON® - //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. <span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Juarez, Christine. <span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Spanish Language in the United States." // <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015.
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