“Garment Sweatshops in El Salvador” A great number of large companies located in the United States and parts Europe hire subcontractors in third world countries‚ like El Salvador to manufacture their apparel‚ which go for sale at very high prices. Most of these factories where the labor is being done are located in so called free-trade zones. The renters of these factories do not have to pay taxes except for the export tariffs‚ which are quite low because of the product that is being exported
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Background The early 1980s were times of tension and turmoil the government and citizens of Central America. Over one million Central Americans fled to the United States seeking political asylum due to the violence from Civil Wars in Guatemala‚ El Salvador‚ and Nicaragua. The militaries killed thousands of people‚ including Archbishop Oscar Romero and four Catholic Sisters. Along with violence‚ these nations also became stricken with poverty and economic depression‚ spurring large-scale migration
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In What Uncle Sam Really Wants written by Noam Chomsky‚ he uses his prolific knowledge in the field of linguistics to vividly describe American foreign policy throughout the post World War II years. Renowned for research and dedication‚ "a brilliant distillation of the real motivations behind US foreign policy‚ compiled from talks‚ interviews declassified government files‚ public policy‚ and geopolitical events."(McChesney‚ 1985) Chomsky has written over forty political books and is the eighth
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People that lead by example and inspired with their counsel and actions. Their motivation‚ ethics‚ culture‚ work environment and the sense of meritocracy was a real life changing experience for me. It was there that I convinced myself that someday‚ somehow‚ I would try again to pursue my goal of studying at an American University‚ since most of the initial team that came to open the site for El Salvador were in fact‚ Americans. Now that the family business is stable and the financial situation is different
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The resources in Guatemala can affect the economy in several ways. One way is trade. It can increase industrial activity. In 1998‚ Guatemala imported $2.582 billion dollars in goods‚ while the U.S exported $ 4.561 billion dollars of their goods. This shows that they are developed enough to provide large amounts of natural resources. Also successful trading leads to more factories. If there are more factories‚ it will create more jobs. More job opportunities will have more Guatemalans working producing
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SUMMARY OF THE MAYAS The Mayan civilization was the height of pre-Columbian culture. They made significant discoveries in science‚ including the use of the zero in mathematics. Their writing was the only in America capable of expressing all types of thought. Glyphs either represent syllables or whole concepts and were written on long strips of paper or carved and painted n stone. They are arranged to be read from left to right and top to bottom in pairs of columns. The Mayan calendar begins around
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Oscar Romero of San Salvador was a great hero of the struggles for liberation in Latin America during that region’s "long dark night‚" a period lasting from the 1960s through the 1980s. He was an archbishop very briefly‚ a mere three years‚ 1977-1980‚ and he was an unlikely hero. The upper hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America was firmly allied with the economic and political elite. But Archbishop Romero emerged as the "voice of the oppressed" in El Salvador after he reached the
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WHAT IS A SWOT ANALYSIS AND WHY SHOULD YOU USE ONE? Strength‚ Weakness‚ Opportunity‚ Threat. A SWOT analysis guides you to identify the positives and negatives inside your organization (S-W) and outside of it‚ in the external environment (O-T). Developing a full awareness of your situation can help with both strategic planning and decision-making. The SWOT method (which is sometimes called TOWS) was originally developed for business and industry‚ but it is equally useful in the work of community
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everything in flames of spears‚ swords‚ missiles‚ bullets and nukes. This fire we call war is simply sparked by a number of reasons‚ no matter how stupid or childish the reason‚ it still is war. For once the nations of Honduras and El Salvador declared war on each other after El Salvador won a FIFA World Cup qualifying round against Honduras. In ancient times‚ a woman whose beauty caught the eye of a Trojan prince began a war which was is part of ancient lore‚ the Trojan War‚ where the magnificent beauty of
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Secrets of the Most Successful College Students By Annie Murphy PaulMarch 13‚ 201337 Comments college students Getty Images Related Viewpoint: Why Higher Education Must Be Part of Immigration Reform Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Standardized Tests Why Are There No Summer SATs? Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis? College-admission letters go out this month‚ and most recipients (and their parents) will place great importance on which universities said yes and which
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