LECTURE 17/ 08/ 2012 DR ROCÍO ORTUÑO CASANOVA ------------------------------------------------- POST-BOOM‚ MCONDO‚ CRACK: LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER THE BOOM BOOM LITERATURE: García Márquez‚ G. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) MANY YEARS LATER as he faced the firing squad‚ Colonel Aureliano Buenda was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. At that time Macondo was a village of twenty adobe houses‚ built on the bank of a river of clear water
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Economic Booms Definition of an Economic Boom: A boom is a period of rapid economic expansion resulting in higher GDP‚ lower unemployment and rising asset prices. Booms usually suggest the economy is overheating creating inflationary pressures. Many economic booms have been followed by a bust - economic recession or downturn. Hence the phrase Boom and Bust Economic Boom of the 1920s The Economic boom of the 1920s saw rapid growth in GDP‚ production levels and living standards. The growth was
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Samantha Meyer Professor Mettler History 146 24 April 2013 The “Booms” of the 1950s After the war during the 1950s many aspects of life started to “boom”. The booming economy‚ booming suburban life‚ and the “baby boom” all occurred. After World War II ended‚ people had positive attitudes about life and wanted to have many children and create the perfect family. People believed their lives would now be prosperous and filled with happiness. Unemployment was low and the middle-class had money to spend
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Bob Rath in his article “The Dropout Rate of Community College Is Problematic‚” discusses exactly what its title says it does. The key focus of this entire article is about how dropout rates for community college students have risen within recent years and how it can affect our nation’s economy in the years to come. With less people in the workforce‚ businesses nationwide will be understaffed and as a result unable to make as much profit as it should. The author elaborates on this crisis when discussing
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Executive Summary Research shows that high school dropout rates are on the rise and many factors contribute to this social problem. This rise impacts the communities since research shows that when dropout rates rises‚ so does unemployment and crime. Data shows that low socioeconomic‚ low parental involvement‚ and poor support from administrators and educators are among the most important factors that contribute the rise to high school dropout rates. Classrooms are overcrowded and that leaves
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“Will Dropouts Save America?” by Michael Ellsberg “Will Dropouts Save America?” written by Michael Ellsberg for the New York Times highlights the ideas that millionaires such as Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates‚ Mark Zuckerberg amongst many others were all college dropouts and yet managed to not only create notorious companies‚ but also jobs for many Americans. Ellsberg‚ also the author of “Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You think and It’s Not Too Late‚” strongly believes that the those who
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Tajaydan C James5928 McCain Pl Apt 302 North Little Rock‚ AR 72117 United States Mobile Phone: 8705011544 Work Phone: 5018355000 Ext. 5924 Email: Jada_James24@yahoo.com | | OBJECTIVE | I am a hard worker seeking to obtain full-time stable employment with excellent salary‚ wages‚ and benefits. I am a recent graduate from high school. I have experience in working hard for low pay and even volunteer work‚ it’s all beneficial. I’m fast tracked‚ highly motivated. I have a successful background
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High school dropouts -- a growing problem in our society‚ or is it? After hearing about dropouts heading back to school to receive a diploma on the local news‚ I often wonder what they were missing out on. I mean‚ does a dropout really need to head back only to solve a quadratic equation or to write an five paragraph essay on The American Revolution? I’m willing to bet that more than half of parents who’ve graduated from high school don’t even know how to solve a quadratic equation or how The American
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Home-life and High School Dropouts Over thirty percent of high school students drop out of high school. Dropping out of high school can lead to a poor career. Having a poor career can lead to poor pay and bad situations. About sixty-five percent of careers require a high school education. Not having a education and poor pay can cause stress. Students are dropping out of high school due to poor home life situations such as poor parenting‚ drugs‚ and poverty. If parents are living in a stressful
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High School Dropouts Until the government stops enabling high school dropouts with public assistance the rate will continue to increase; the government should require stipulations. Students who drop out of high school lose more and regret what they have done. They go through a lot of challenges and cost the economy lots of money. Dropping out of school will never be acceptable or justified. When this occurs‚ high school dropouts are only stealing valuable information
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