and brutalities occurring in Argentina as well as in other countries participating in Operation Condor‚ and did not step in. Furthermore‚ the U.S actively supported the right-wing authoritarian regimes of Operation Condor‚ including the violent Argentine military regime‚ in an effort to eradicate communism from South America. They provided Operation Condor with the machinery necessary for their communications system and spied on their activity. Though the U.S claims to be an enforcer of human rights
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– 2001‚ Argentina experienced one of the worst economic crises in their history. GDP output fell tremendously‚ inflation skyrocketed‚ high unemployment‚ the government default in its debt‚ the banking system was almost about to collapse‚ and the Argentine peso which was pegged at par with the US dollar‚ reached lows of Arg $3.90 per US dollar. This crisis had a major impact on the international economy as well. Countries that were investing in Argentina because of their stable economy and their peg
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its operations. Eleven companies took part in the first development cycle. Their combined sales to Ledesma increased by 80% from 2005 to 2006. Ledesma in Jujuy‚ Argentina About Ledesma Ledesma is an Argentine-owned agro-industrial company supplying high-quality products to Argentine families and industries‚ mainly in the sugar‚ paper and fruit industries. Ledesma‚ which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2008‚ leads its markets of choice and employs more than 5‚600 people in Argentina
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Gender and sexuality and its presence and implications it has within sport? I have chosen to research and discuss the concept of gender in sport. Issues relating to gender have been a popular topic of interest since the recent world championships‚ when the new 800m champion Caster Semenya were asked to take a gender test‚ due to her over all ability and physical appearance. I believe this issue will also be more relevant with the lead up to the 2012 Olympics and the push to improve sports in school
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Football at Slack by Ted Hughes Analysis of Language 1. The language of the poem is distinctive in its use of verbs. Scan the verses and identify the types of verbs used. Can you suggest why they fit the scene? In the first verse there are three verbs: plunging‚ bounced‚ and bounced. Plunging and bounced are effective in fitting the scene because they are words synonymous with football: footballs bounce‚ and players plunge for the ball‚ a goal‚ an attack. They are all normal verbs that are
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ESPN Sport News‚ the average salary for a footballer that play in the English Premier League is 1.6M Pounds Sterling which means one footballer earn 31‚000GBP in a week (www.ESPN.COM.uk‚ 2014). This is scary because the minimum wedges rate in UK is only 6.50 per hour‚ if one worker work 8 hours per day and 5 days per week that is only 260 Pounds Sterling based on a research that done by www.gov.uk. It clearly shows that the salary and wedges of the footballer is now beyond a limit. Neither legal or
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points) David Beckham David Beckham‚ one of the world’s most famous footballers‚ was born in London in 1975 and grew up in the south of England. Both his parents are football fans and support Manchester United‚ a very popular team from the north of England. It wasn’t surprising‚ therefore‚ that Beckham grew up with a love of football and a dream that one day he would put on the famous red shirt of Manchester United. As a young footballer he developed the characteristics that would later make him so successful
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team in England. Santiago’s Father‚ Mr. Munez: Unlike Santiago‚ his father is very against Santiago continuing football and believes he should keep working as a gardener and earn money. He doubts that Santiago can become a successful professional footballer when Santiago tells him he wants to move to England. Glen Foy: Glen Foy‚ an agent that scouts youth players from different countries is the reason Santiago could make his dream come true. When he visits California‚ he keeps an eye on Santiago
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and asks: “Why didn’t you pass the ball to me?” In reply‚ one of the young Ronaldo-wannabes says: “Because you’re a girl. Girls can’t play football.” What they don’t know is that‚ in many years to come‚ she will become England’s best female footballer‚ representing both Arsenal Ladies and the England National Team. Professional football clearly has a huge effect on society. Even as a fan of football‚ a woman can still be a target of sexism. The misconception that females watch the game solely
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On 30 December 2009‚ the Barclays Premier League football match between Arsenal and Portsmouth made English football history as the first match not to include any British players. Arsenal’s team of multi-million pound foreign stars won the game comfortably‚ 4-1; some would argue this is all that matters‚ but those who are passionate about football – the real connoisseurs of the English game – will recognize a deep underlying issue. Modern day football is unrecognizable compared to what has preceded
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