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  Hello Readers! https://youtu.be/DTqgksmmAuY This is a great video of trying to understand the complexities of the Olmec     The video  Lost Kingdoms of Central America   Jacob Cooper takes us on trip through Mexico, showing us the history of the  Olmec. The article  "La Venta"  by  Rebecca Gonzalez Lauck is about the Olmec society and their customs and ways of life. The Olmec and their ways of living connects to my topic of " What is the relationship between technology and invention in the creation of art?".The video states that “There is mimicry between man and jaguar and Olmec leaders believes that they could turn into felines, into mythical beings” ( Lost 14:35- 14:58). The article complements this statement by sharing that “ Because there is no evidence of written language for the Olmec civilization, there are no texts to help explain the meaning of the themes depicted in its sculptural art… however, recent research at La Venta indicates the monumental sculpt

 Hello Readers!!!      The episode of Latino USA I listened to this week was "Mezcal: From Farms to Bars". This episode is from August 24, 202l and they talked to (Juan Diego Ramirez& Areli Morales, Alberto Marquez, Adolfo Lopez,  ) about the production and sales of Mezcal. I learned that while it is great that that many other countries are interested in Mezcal they are part of the problem when it comes to sustainability of farming the agave plant. "Espadin agave is the most commonly used agave plant to produce Mezcal. Espadin only takes about 5 years to mature compared to... agave silvestre or wild agaves, which can take up to 20 years to mature. Espadin is just one of a handful of agaves that can be farmed, thus making it easier to make mezcal with...We are seeing to over harvesting of Silvestres is leading to scarcity and even possible extinction to some variations"( Morales10:44 -11:34). This theme intersected with the importance of the environment because t

 Hey Readers!     From the Latino USA podcast, " How I Made It: From Med School Student To Cimafunk", I learned about finding your identity and how Erik Rodriguez dropped out of medical school to follow his dreams. His influence of music made his heart beat and helped him find his purpose. He went against his families wishes and folles his dreams. He followed his dreams without knowing anything about music other than the music he listened to and loved.  948 × 626 2500 × 1667                                                               Erik Rodriguez Iglesias Cuban band Cimafunk I love that they shared Erik's story and now more people can see what he did and stop letting what other tell you to do and to follow your heart. I didn't like that they asked him more about his transition from medicine to music and how it effect his relationship with his family. I think they should speak about more about latino first gen college students or Latino kids pursuing a different ca