Introduction Over the past century‚ most Latin American governments have heavily relied on state intervention in the markets to fuel economic growth and ‘development.’ Political and economic instability in the region throughout the 20th century set the stage for people to put their faith in a powerful state that promised stability and security. Many Latin American countries would put their faith in the Import-Substitution Industrialization (ISI) economic model‚ which was an “inward-oriented”
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Afro-Latino in New York City Growing up in New York City is a very unique experience. You grow up surrounded by a diverse population of people packed tightly into one city. But with this kind of diversity come the questions of self-identification and how others view you. I was born and raised in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights which is known for its mostly Dominican population. Moreover‚ growing up in the public school system and everyday New York living has exposed me
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United States American and Latin American Culture What is culture? Culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively” and this will be about the two American cultures and how they compare to each other. It will discuss how they compare in terms of language‚ markets‚ and food. The term compare means to relate two or more objects‚ places‚ or things. As stated in the story Unity in Diversity “The universals of culture may derive from the face that
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Latin American countries are considered underdeveloped or backwards for this very reason. In an attempt to become somewhat economically and financially independent of foreign countries‚ Latin American nations established what is known as enclave economies‚ which is the specialization of one particular product for export. Unfortunately‚ this lead to the same cycle of dependency because of the constant need of foreign imports and exports; due to the fact that there were not ample amounts of technological
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Although many scholarly books and articles that look at Latin American exist‚ there have only been some small discussions on the civil conflict of gender inequality. Furthermore‚ it accentuates the position of woman in Latin American. Gender inequality has been a major ongoing issue all over the world however‚ in this paper I will focus on the problems in Latin American. Latin America professes to have addressed the issue of gender inequality to correct it‚ but this is not the case. Gender Inequality
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in Latin American societies. People in Latin American began considering liberal ideologies‚ which clashed with conservative views. Liberals were those that supported little government intervention‚ individual freedom‚ public education and economic progress. Conservatives were generally supportive of the church‚ and disliked state involvement in education‚ marriages‚ and other forms of state control. These two different viewpoints were varied from country to country during the period of Latin American
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Liberationist approaches. With the rise of liberation theology in Latin America in the 1960s new theological frameworks developed from within the perspectives of particular social identities‚ e.g. black theology‚ feminist theology‚ third world theologies‚ etc. These often created new ways of interpreting the biblical text from the perspective(s) of people who have been marginalized and oppressed. In North America‚ feminist biblical criticism has become an extremely important approach to reading the
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fantasy. Human transformation can be seen in myriad genres of film‚ literature‚ and art throughout various cultures. The idea of transformation can be seen as a reoccurring theme in the literature of Latin American culture. This notion of human metamorphosis is also visible in the origins of Latin American civilization from the Olmec people‚ a pre-Columbian civilization that thrived from 1200-400 BC (Cartwright‚ "Olmec Civilization"). The history of the Olmec people is rich with beliefs on human transformation
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Today I would like to talk about Latin American women. I’m talking about Latin American women from Latin America who are very Latina and cherish their culture. But apart from having a very traditional‚ feminine culture (unlike many women in the USA who have a more masculine mindset)‚ women in Latin America look great. Did you notice how I said they "look" great? Well‚ in Latin America my friends‚ MOST women look great. And why is this? The truth is that in the USA roughly half of the women have
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Compare Contrast Latin American and North American Civilization There were many similarities and differences in the Latin American and North American civilizations (1450-1700 AD). They had similar social and economic structure and differing political structures. Both used the same type of social classes. The North and Latin American civilizations had hierarchical social classes based on ethnicity. The economic make-up of the people living in the civilization was very diverse. The North had people
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