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    backwater third world country known as el Salvador ‚this small country raised my grandfather until the ripe age of 33 when he left for a better future in Canada‚ little did he know that his life would change when he met my grandmother and he’d end up raising children that weren’t his own and creating a family all his own in the united states of America to many ‚the land of opportunity. To many dropping out of normal high school and taking a semester online

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    The two countries I choose are japan and El Salvador. Japan has the rating homicide rate of 0.31 in Country A. While El Salvador has the highest homicide rate of 108.64 in Country B. I picked the two because of the wide difference in homicide they have. I will like to examine the reason why the two countries share these great differences in homicide rate. Japan has a population of 126 million people while El Salvador has the population of 6 million people. Japan ranks high in human development coming

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    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 those

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    of 2015 the homicide rate in El Salvador has reached it’s highest point in history since the end of their 12-year civil war. This peak in homicides is due to gang leaders being moved to maximum security prisons instead of being in low security prisons. It also has to deal with the clash between street gangs and security forces. El Salvador has a population of 6.4 million people‚ from January to August there were 4‚246 homicides. Since this act of violence El Salvador has been ranked one of the most

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    large rival gangs in El Salvador that was settled in order to reduce the high number of murders within the country.. I have three different articles‚ and two of them are from the same author‚ and one from another source. The first two articles that both appear in the New York Times‚ directly relate to the problem. I first one is called “Gang Truce Buys El Salvador a Tenuous Peace” was published on August 27‚ 2012 by Randal C. Archibold‚ and the second one “Homicides in El Salvador Dip‚ and Questions

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    El Salvador is a country with a mixed economy and mixed emotions about its economic status. “A 12-year civil war‚ which cost about 75‚000 lives‚ was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.” (CIA.gov) The United States government played a questionable and decisive role in the war and has remained a major influence in the Central American nation ever since. According to the BBC News‚ the war was initiated by

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    Oscar Romero strived to remedy the situation in El Salvador‚ much like key thinker Aristotle would have. The core of Aristotle’s ethics is political intent. While Romero was primarily opposed to politics and government in El Salvador‚ the two share the same fundamental belief that the first and foremost concern is the people (In Aristotle’s case; Polis – the Greek city state‚ and in Romero’s; the Church). Anyone outside this community of people or polis‚ is an isolated person‚ a beast or god (Text

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    in the places where safety‚ have education and economic development. They try to find the best way to make their children have the happy life. If they cannot bring their kids to the United States‚ they know the kids will be killed in someday. In El Salvador‚ Guatemala and Honduras‚ every day the number of the kids between 15 and 24 of ages was killed are increasing. They are the parents‚ so they cannot stop worrying about their children if their kids still live there. However‚ they are illegal immigrants

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    90 degrees and 90 percent humidity‚ clothes stick to you. Sweat marks are visible on a new hat within 15 minutes of wearing it outside. This is El Salvador in July. Yet there I was sitting shivering. It started on a normal day on my mission’s trip. Waking up at sun rise. Going to the fresh morning air‚ getting the best cup of coffee I have ever had. All I put in the coffee was some milk. I read the Bible and fill out my daily devotions and as I do that I watch the most beautiful sunrise with pinks

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    Diplomatic Relations between the United States and El Salvador Historical overview The diplomatic relations between The United States of America and El Salvador have a long history of friendly cooperation. There are many ties between these two nations‚ however the main ones are economic cooperation‚ development and immigration. El Salvador and other Central American nations declared independence from Spain on 1821‚ and after two years of independence‚ five of these Central American nations formed

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