Cultural Awareness of El Salvador When we think of culture‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Many of us begin to define a mental picture of how certain people or countries carry themselves. Whether it is in the way they cook‚ dress‚ celebrate certain holidays‚ or just other beliefs in general. Picture a country whose wars are so bad and constant‚ it is a norm for women to cook for soldiers who passing by their homes. It isn’t frowned upon to have a corrupted government because that
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EL SALVADOR... PROJECT 1.) WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DOES THE COUNTRY HAVE TODAY The river is drying up and now they want to reroute it to produce electricity‚ Acute respiratory infections‚ product of the contaminated air‚ the most dangerous thing that can happen to a child in El Salvador is to start breathing. And the second most dangerous thing is to drink water or eat food‚ which produce gastrointestinal illnesses‚ And poverty 2.) WHAT IS THE COUNTRY DOING TO REPAIR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
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In 1981‚ El Salvador was engaged in a brutal Civil war between the right-wing government supported army and several tiny left-wing “reformist” groups‚ or the guerrillas. The right wing is the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system and the left wing is the liberal‚ socialist‚ or radical section of a political party or system. The rightist leaders‚ at the time of this war were in charge of the government‚ the “reformists” felt that they were not given a voice in their society
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for the volcano name‚ El Chichon only means ¨THE BUMP¨. El Chichon‚ one of many volcanoes that have been deadly to this world. The famous caldera has an elevation of 3‚773 feet‚ located on a convergent boundary. The volcano was considered quiet until 1982‚ which is now an explosive volcano. It has been said to erupt every 300 years‚ but there has been times when it has been overdue. Even though this volcano isn’t going to erupt for another 300 years‚ I would not live near El Chichon because it´s dangerous
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The municipality of El Salto is located in the central region of the state of Jalisco‚ Mexico. According to a 2010 census‚ the population reached 138‚226 residents (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)‚ 2010). The fertility rate reached a 2.4 which is slightly above the 2.1 replacement fertility rate (INEGI‚ 2010). In that same year‚ the census noted that there were approximately 32‚230 houses in the region; however‚ only around 31‚723 houses had electricity service‚ 26‚499 had water
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according to LA times‚ about gang violence is that currently El Salvador is known as the world’s most violent country‚ and it’s capital‚ San Salvador‚ is known as the world’s most homicidal city. Recent statistics show that last year in El Salvador there were about 6‚652 killings. This translates into a national homicide rate of almost 116 per 100‚000‚ which happens
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transportation vehicles in El Salvador is deteriorating and there is no standard set for them. So many people depend on the use of public transportation that buses are usually overcrowded and since nobody regulates the number of people who get into them‚ this is an actual risk for the passengers. Needless to say‚ there are no norms that regulate the behavior of passengers when using public transportation. Because of the gang issue‚ buses are a common place for violent crimes to occur. In El Salvador‚ buses
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As The Republic of El Salvador‚ we are trying to improve and cut down on our ecological footprint‚ and are making many changes to transition from being developing country to a more economically developed country. Known as‚ “The Land of Volcanoes” we are susceptible to many different types of natural disasters‚ such as hurricanes‚ earthquakes and volcano eruptions‚ and our lack of disaster prevention which lead to poverty‚ inequality‚ and have brought disaster and destruction to El Salvador. Climate
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El Dorado: The Legend and the Myth Your Name Here School Name Professor John Doe Whether it is just a place of legend that once existed and has disappeared into history or a myth fabricated by European explorers looking for riches‚ El Dorado has always been a source of mystery to historians and explorers from around the globe. In the search for their “El Dorado”‚ the European explorers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries would stop at nothing to obtain the untold wealth and notoriety that
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Eduardo Ochoa Art112OL December 10‚ 2012 Research Paper El Anatsui Inspired Artwork El Anatsui is known for his artwork utilizing recycled materials to create a contemporary piece that speaks to African historical traditions and art practices. One common material found in the artwork is aluminum labels of local Nigerian alcohol brands including whiskey‚ rum‚ brandy‚ vodka and others. The labels are then weaved together by copper wires to create a large cloth of aluminum. Anatsui used this
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