husband, John Bender was 45 years old. He made millions of dollars in the stock market, having…
El Salvador is a vibrant country located in the middle of Central America with luscious culture and many tourist attractions. It boasts a population of 6.34 million, all of which are led by President Salvador Sánchez Cerén in a constitutional republic, similar to US. With diverse cultures, a wide variety of food, and breathtaking landscapes, El Salvador has hundreds of activities that both tourists and everyday civilians can experience.…
Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory for 115 years, yet Puerto Ricans remain second-class citizens. If it becomes a state, Puerto Ricans will no longer be exempt from Federal income tax and even more people will be forced on to the public’s benefits paid by the government. There are some positive truths to look at also, as journalist Catherine Lozada points out: “Puerto Rico costs the U.S. over $22 billion a year. However, as a state it will contribute nearly $2 billion to the U.S. treasury each year.” There will always be that one question which longs to be answered, and that is: What’s keeping Puerto Rico in Political limbo?…
As humans, it is in our nature to look back on our experiences and our past knowledge in order to build or construct something for ourselves. When the colonists separated from British rule, it is evident that the ideas they were attempting to escape ended up following them as they began settling into their new society. European ethnocentrism created an immense amount of hardships for the colonists as it was so deeply ingrained that it made it extremely difficult for American self-rule to become feasible. Between 1600 and 1678, it became evident that there was disagreement between the colonists on a number of topics including diversity and the ideas of expansion and disruption, which made it challenging for the nation to be united. Unknowingly,…
During the time period of 1980-1992 El Salvador was going through their civil war which lasted roughly about 12 years. The conflict was between two groups from El Salvador which were the military who were led by the government from EL Salvador and the other group was known as FMLN which meant Farabundo Marti National Liberation which was formed by five guerilla groups. The author Horacio Castellanos Moya wrote a story “Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador” which was about himself the author having a conversation with childhood friend Edgardo Vega who came to visit since he was living in Canada now. The author used two characters to narrate the story which were Edgardo Vega and himself Horacio Castellanos Moya.…
The capital and largest city (over 2 million population) in the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic is divided into 31 provinces and there are provincial capitals but Santo Domingo is considered the national capital.…
How and why would certain aspects of Aztec, Inca, and Caribbean peoples’ religions and cosmologies have facilitated their conversion to Christianity? How and why would certain aspects of Aztec, Inca, and Caribbean peoples’ religions and cosmologies have hindered their conversion to Christianity?…
History is what makes us who we are, it shapes the future. There’s something magical about history, about how nations were created and founded, how they grew, conquered, industrialized, and fought wars. Everyone in the United States came from some forign country whither they were born there or not. We are a nation made up of immigrants from all over the world. My ancestors came to America looking for a brighter future, a future of less poverty, a future away from Portugal. They packed up their belongings and carried their dreams with them just like so many other immigrants did. Everyone come from some history somewhere.…
History is successful when it tells you how things where, the only thing that could take you there was the imagination, but now, with all the technology that we have, we even can make a picture or a sketch of how the things were. basing on the things that had been found also. One of the things that the historians did, they constantly criticize, correct and supplement other historian point of view, they get closer to the truth arguing with one another. Historiography reminds you that history is not a closed book, is a reminder that there is always something to argue in history, it make us think or see what was before everything, the changes that have been in the growth of America, politics changes, racial justice, sex, differences in the society, education, labor. There has been a notorious change or evolution on how America has change. There are four stages in which the writing of American history has passed: the providential, the rationalist, the nationalist and the…
“History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future” -Robert Penn Warren. History is the analysis and interpretation of the human past that enables us to study continuity and change over time. If it wasn’t for the study of our nation’s past there would be no way to identify the American identity. The study of the world’s history shows the contrast between the past and present, making it clear what the American identity believes and stands for. History is a device used to understand our personal opinions, beliefs, culture and religion. The study of our world’s history has helped us to understand the change the World has been through to get to where it is today. Society, beliefs, technology, and freedoms are just some examples of what has changed drastically in our history; the knowledge of how these things have evolved is a major tool used to improve the future. The study of U.S. history helps shape an American identity by giving a better grip on what used to be to embrace the current and develop the future.…
Buenos Dias, or hello! There are so many reasons why you should come visit the Dominican Republic! The Dominican Republic has places that still are the way they used to be in the past, so you get to experience an old and a more industrialized feel. It is peaceful and quiet; its beauty not only comes from the land but also from the friendly people. If you are looking for a place to get away and relax come to this island!…
Nicaragua was governed by a family dictatorship in 1937 under General Somoza for forty-four years. The dictatorship originated in 1937 when Somoza ordered the National Guard to kill the Guerrilla rebels’ leader Augusto Cesar Sandino. The rebels’ objective was constituted by the contempt for the United States intrusion in 1909. The United States sought to dispose of Zelaya (a liberal dictator since 1893) and occupy Nicaragua with military presence. United States habitation was uncontested until the Guerrillas’ strife in 1927; such conflict forces the United States to depart in 1933. However, due to their shared interests the United States trained the Nicaraguan National Guard before their expulsion. The guidance from…
One must honestly ask him/herself what is history? Is it what defines us, or what makes us come to be? Even a more brooding and heavy subject is what is religious history? America is a very religiously diverse place with many, many different types of religions. It is rare where you find a country that has Muslem, Satanism, Catholicism, Mormonism and Buddhism and many more types of religions in the same country. Comparing and contrasting the main religion in America, Christianity, and ancient Greek religion is interesting.…
The tiny south pacific nation of East Timor has had a long and tumultuous history. While it has been touted as the first independent country of the 21st century, the government originally declared its independence in November of 1975. East Timor had spent over 300 years under Portuguese…
South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas.…