Growing up in El Salvador‚ I would have never imagined my life would be filled with so many adventures. However‚ due to my dad’s work we moved around a lot. In the past seven years‚ I have lived in three different countries‚ and each of them has taught me something different. For my fifteenth birthday‚ unlike most hispanics‚ I did not get a big party‚ but instead‚ an airplane ticket to Mexico. Moving to Mexico was thrilling and terrifying at the same time; for the first time‚ I was leaving my comfort
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For me‚ participating in the Experience El Salvador program would be an unforgettable opportunity. I have always loved to give back to the world and others in any way that I can. About a year and a half ago‚ there was a Christian children’s choir that visited and performed at my church. This choir in particular consisted of children who had been saved from horrifying living conditions in third world countries and were given the opportunity to have better lives and travel the world singing about their
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El Greco was born in 1541 in Heraklion‚ Crete‚ Greece. He is one of the most recognized people from the renaissance and he was known to many as an artist but he is also an architect and a sculptor. His original name was Doménikos Theotokópoulos but he is widely and most famously known as El Greco which meant the greek in spanish. He was trained to be a painter when he was very young‚ later he moved to Venice because at that time Crete belonged to Venice. He then decided to move to Rome and lived
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Background: • Nevado Del Ruiz is an active stratovolcano located in Colombia. • The volcano lies on the Andean Volcanic Belt which is produced by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American continental plate. • The volcano has been active for 150‚000 years – the eruption in 1985 is the most recent after being dormant for 69 years. • Eruption: • A rise in seismic activity was first noticed in late 1984‚ and by September 1985 people were warned an eruption was likely‚ with
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The finished product of the lantern of the College of Education for the lantern making contest in Universidad De Manila Merlions celebrates Paskuhan 2014 E very year‚ Universidad de Manila celebrates an event called ‘Paskuhan’. This year‚ it was held last December 15 to 17‚ from Monday to Wednesday at the University lobby. On that day‚ many booths were set up and a lot of activities were hosted by different individuals. The said festival gave fun and excitement to every student that joins
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El Chapo a God? In the most recent news around the world news that El Chapo the famous drug Kingpin was incarcerated into mexico’s most fortified maximum security prison‚ but that could keep him locked up. He had his mind set on bigger and better things. He owned just about everyone. If not‚ he’d pay you off and if you didn’t accept it‚ he would have you killed. He is a man of many people he has a lot of power and control. He’s sought to be the most wanted drug trafficker in the world. Joaquin
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The song we are going to analyze is track 20‚ which is “El Ahualulco”. The composer is anonymous and was performed by the Conjunto Hueyapan. This genre music came from the Son Jarocho‚ where insturments such as the harp‚ jarana jarocho‚ and requinto jarocho are being played. The harp is something very noticeable in son jarocho. The harp is a 36-string non pedal harp‚ it functions as a lead and bass instrument. Another instrument used is the jarana jarocha which is an 8-string small and flat instrument
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Racism between Rich and Poor in El Salvador‚ Discrimination that Continues since the Spanish Conquest Jose A Chorro Dickinson State University Abstract Racism in El Salvador has been present since the Spanish conquest in Central America in 1525. The European people always thought they were superior to the people they just conquered and that idea of being white and superior has been implemented into everyone’s head until this day. Normally people who have money in El Salvador have lighter skin than
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El Velador‚ or The Night Watchman‚ is a 2012 documentary directed by a Mexican-American photographer and filmmaker named Natalia Almada. Almada’s works mainly focus on Mexico’s history‚ politics‚ and culture. In El Velador‚ she observes how the Mexican drug wars has affected the city of Culiacán in Mexico. She not only displays the violence caused by the war‚ but rather what it means to live in violence. Throughout the documentary‚ the overall theme of violence is displayed and indirectly spoken
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about the issues that our government currently deal with in regards to immigration are pretty much the same. Even at the time of this war‚ there were still people giving up everything they had just to come here and try to make a better life. In “Paso Del Norte‚ Rulfo” describes a man who has decided to leave his own family in hopes that he can give them a better life. I think this goes without saying that the Hispanic culture is willing
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