The first Catholic priests came to South America with the conquistadors and through social and political force superimposed 16th century Catholicism upon conquered peoples and in subsequent generations upon slaves arriving in the New World. Catholicism has‚ likewise‚ frequently absorbed‚ rather than confronted‚ popular folk religious beliefs. The resulting religion is often overtly Catholic but covertly pagan. Behind the Catholic facade‚ the foundations and building structure reflect varying folk
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South America‚ bordering Argentina‚ Bolivia and Peru. Many of you may have heard of it. However‚ it is unlikely that many of you know much about it. How much do you know about Chile’s Independence‚ or its political turmoil in the 60’s and 70’s? In school‚ we have been taking a history class every year since the third grade. Yet how much have we really learned about our world? We have learned a bit about foreign countries in the past few years‚ but how much have we learned about South America‚ our
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Cold War Influence in Latin America The United States and the Soviet Union competed against each other during the Cold War in the second half of the 20th Century like a chess game‚ with the world as their chessboard and countries as pawns in their game. For the Russians‚ a critical part of the chessboard was Cuba and Latin America. The Russians believed that if they could align themselves with countries in the western hemisphere‚ America’s “backyard”‚ it would help the Soviet Union counter the strong
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Christmas is a holiday with special significance in Latin America‚ not just as a time for family but also as a date of tremendous traditional and spiritual significance. Although Christmas trees and other decorations can be seen in Hispanic countries‚ the most recognizable decoration during the holidays is the Nativity Scene. These scenes depict the birth of Jesus and sometimes they can be extremely ornate. In temples and churches‚ the scenes are especially large and impressive; some even utilize
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As time changes‚ communication changes. The skill of handwriting a letter had slowly went away by fast moving time‚ now the email had been a most preferred method of communication. There are varieties of difference in handwritten letter and email messages‚ still are very similar. In the Old aged‚ where social events were more favored‚ handwritten letters were valued. In today’s world‚ email has replaced the old aged of letter writing. While there are many advantages to email‚ the handwritten letter
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(English /ʃəˈkɪərə/‚[5] Spanish: [ʃaˈkiɾa]) is a Colombian singer-songwriter‚ dancer‚ record producer‚ choreographer and model who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla‚ Shakira began performing in school‚ demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll‚ Latin and Arabic influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker who speaks fluent English and Portuguese‚ as well as some Italian
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El señor presidente is seen as one of the first “new novels” introduced in latin America which seeks to break from traditional realist novel and undertake a magical realist stylistic technique. Rene Prieto suggests Asturias “is one of the forefathers of the on-going literary revolution” (p.5) which proposes Asturias aims to expose the true reality of Latin American society‚ which deals with the struggles of political corruption during the dictatorship regime of Manuel Estrada Cabrera. Unlike a traditional
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1720 and 1914‚ Latin America and the Caribbean changed due to an overall effect of revolutions. At the beginning‚ slavery was the most popular labor force on the plantations‚ but later on the slavery practically eliminated from the system. Even though slavery had lessened‚ indentured servants began to increase. Continually through the changes in the labor systems‚ a lot of the workers were foreign immigrants. Also‚ the hacienda system went hand in hand in causing some of the changes‚ but only because
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Continuity/Change Over Time During the 1450’s to 1750’s the Americas were evolving at a constant rate. The slave trade and the use trade such as the triangular trade were very common during this time-period due to the rise in plantations‚ causing a diverse region in South America. In addition‚ forced labor was an important constant throughout the region and was controlled by Spanish and the Inca’s which also allowed for a mixture of culture and ethnicities. South America throughout the time-period
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Human Trafficking in Latin America The Patricia Bibes article “The Status of Human Trafficking in Latin America”‚ examines the organized crime of human trafficking in Latin America. The fastest growing and profitable organized crime in the world right now‚ is human trafficking. This crime has grown over the past ten years according to Dona Hughes‚ director of Women Studies Program at Rhode Island University. Human trafficking is estimated at bringing in over $7 billion a year‚ and the third
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