THE SINKING SHIP: VENEZUELA Culture is defined as “the beliefs‚ customs‚ arts‚ etc.‚ of a particular society‚ group‚ place‚ or time”‚ according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (2016). Venezuela’s culture consists of the combination of three different cultures; The European (in specific the Spanish‚ Italian‚ and Portuguese)‚ the indigenous tribes of South America‚ and the African culture. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish as well of some indigenous dialects; that makes a total of about
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CULTURE: The system of shared beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ behaviors‚ and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another‚ and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning Culture is the sum of total of the learned behavior of a group of people that are generally considered to be the tradition of that people and are transmitted from generation to generation. LAYERS OF CULTURE People even within the same culture carry several layers of
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Competitive Risk Assessment The biggest competitor in the Colombian coffee industry is Juan Valdez Café. They are very committed and active in the coffee industry. They have 238 Juan Valdez coffee shops‚ 135 of them are in Colombia alone. The other 35 are in other countries such as Chile‚ Costa Rica‚ Ecuador‚ El Salvador and Panama. The Juan Valdez Cafe Company had developed efficient and effective processes in growing and harvesting the finest Colombian coffee beans for their brand. There are
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The way that Márquez uses names in Chronicle of a Death Foretold emblematizes the confusion between reality‚ fiction‚ and form. The story itself is based on a real occurrence‚ but the novel‚ while seemingly journalistic‚ uses anecdotal information as often as it presents the reader with the facts of the murder. For example‚ the narrator spends a few pages discussing the fact that Santiago Nasar was in love with Maria Alejandrina Cervantes at the age of fifteen‚ but he does not ever clarify whether
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crisis trying to become free from rule and developing a new identity. Simón Bolívar‚ “caudillo de emancipación”‚ liberator of Bolivia‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Perú and Venezuela remains an important figure in the history of Latin America. He has also known as the “George Washington of South America”. One of the greatest goals of Simon Bolivar was to see a “Gran Colombia”‚ for all colonies to join together and become one. In trying to figure out who the Great Liberator Simon Bolivar truly was‚ we were
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President Santander and an old Venezuelan ally‚ Jose Antonio Paez. On one hand‚ Bolivar had the risky idea of creating an Andean Federation that would unite everything from “Mexico to Chile and Argentina (165). In addition‚ “to being president of Colombia (which included Venezuela and Ecuador at this point)‚ Bolivar had also been named dictator of Peru by the country’s new national assembly‚ and his ever-loyal Sucre was now president of Bolivia” (165). All of this demonstrates how Bolivar’s ambitious
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express their culture. In my homeland Colombia and my current home the United States there is a lot of divergence as well as resemblances The factors that create ones culture can range from religion‚ music and food. All cultures share the fact‚ that they take pride in pleasures and the forms of entertainment they enjoy. I believe one of the greatest cultural aspects in my homeland and as well as the United States‚ is food. Some typical dishes in Colombia are tamales‚ arepas in all styles‚ empanadas
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in his path. Escobar would use his power to manipulate politics‚ economics‚ and people way of life. Pablo Escobar used corruption and propaganda to get his way with non-extradition to the United States. Escobar was born and raised in Medellin‚ Colombia; a country that produced the most addictive drug‚ cocaine. Because there was a high demand for cocaine in the United States‚ Escobar saw this as an opportunity for him to make fast money. He would begin producing and exporting the good. Escobar bribed
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ever. Pablo Escobar’s savage mind set is what set him different from other drug traffickers in Colombia. If he caught you stealing from him‚ he would have your hands caught off. Because of so many people after him‚ he decided to join forces with other gangs and big dogs in the drug trade. This was the formation of the Medellin Cartel. The cartel had great success. They had cocaine running through Colombia‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Honduras‚ the United States ‚ as well as Canada and Europe. At their peak‚ they
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Pablo Escobar * Born December 1‚1949 in Antioquia‚ Colombia * He controlled over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the u.s * Earned popularity by sponsoring charity projects and soccer clubs‚ but terror campaigns turned public opinion against him * He began his crime early stealing tombstones while he was young. * He started buying coca paste in Bolivia and Peru‚ refine it and transport it for sale in the us. * His first kill was in 1975 killing Fabio Restrepo taking over his
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