Examine how systems have shaped our leaders and our cultural expressions.

Analyze how economic and political systems shape cultural expression. When have those responses been noticed? Created change?

Analyze theological and ethical motifs in hip‑hop texts; evaluate cultural meaning‑making in popular music; create interpretive commentaries linking lyrics to civic life.

Using one of the figures that Lugo portrays, examine how personal histories shape public leadership by synthesizing biographical sources and historical context.

Analyze colonial governance and resistance movements; evaluate narratives of empire through competing sources; create policy or museum‑label texts that reframe national memory.

Examine the history of Puerto Rico. Explain the relationship between colonial legacies and their present‑day implications.

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