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    UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS EL Anfiteatro Fabio Moises Laguna Nieves 808-02-4287 Humanidades 3101 Sección 23 Prof. Sylvia Rivera Viera 2 de diciembre de 2002 El Anfiteatro Fabio El Anfiteatro Fabio fue construido por los Flavios en el último cuarto del siglo 1 d.C. Fue comenzado a construir por Vespaciano luego de la guerra con Judea durante el año 72 dC. Su construcción fue situada en medio de la ciudad de Roma‚ en un sitio completamente llano‚ sitio que

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    El Nino Fidencio The Mythical Curandero Throughout the book Curanderismo: Mexican American Folk Healing Trorrer and Chavira make mention of el Niño Fidencio in countless areas of the book. It is mentioned that one of the most important spiritualist movement is based on “the life teaching‚ and the spirit of a famous young folk healer (now dead) from northern Mexico el Niño Fidencio” (1997:35). Even today el Niño is an important figure in many aspects of the belief system and practice associated

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    In Gloria Anzaldua’s poem‚ “El Sonavabitche”‚ the narrator who is said to be a woman‚ witnesses a group of migrant workers who are fleeing from immigration. To her frustration‚ she stands up against “El Sonavabitche”. Knowing that she cannot be deported‚ she threatens “El Sonabitche”‚ and demands for money in return. It is not uncommon in America to see migrants working in farms. It is also not uncommon to see them constantly getting deported because of bosses who turn them in. Migrants work for

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    "The Secrets of Haiti’s living dead” by Del Guárico was a very interesting story o read. It shows how people of different places will believe something if they want or expect it to be true. This is especially true if it is deeply a part of their culture. In the story‚ this idea is illustrated through the examination of zombies in Haitian voodoo culture. The article describes a search by a Harvard student named Wade Davis for a drug causing zombie-like effects. Zombies are a fact of Haitian culture

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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 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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    El Camino maybe one of many community colleges in the South Bay Area but what defines it is it’s somewhat professional air around it. El Camino maybe a community college but it has the same feeling as though you are in a four-year. I wouldn’t be surprised by the time that I am a full grown adult that El Camino will be known as a CSU because it’s still building to accommodate new buildings just like any other four year university and and I believe that people are starting to notice all the opportunities

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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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    A memorable scene in the movie Pan Labyrinth‚ directed by Guillermo del Toro‚ involves a young girl‚ Ofelia‚ undertaking a difficult task to enter the labyrinth and retrieve a special dagger. The scene is intense and suspenseful‚ with various effects – music‚ lighting‚ camera angles‚ time passage‚ foreshadowing – all working together to create anxiousness and uneasiness. The viewer becomes increasingly nervous watching the action unfold. There is a clear sense that something bad is about to happen

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    Clayton C. Mamele 4889-8901 “The Football War” In Brief The El Salvador-Honduras War of 1969‚ referred to also as the Football War or Soccer War‚ was an armed conflict between the Sanchez Hernandez regime of El Salvador and the Lopez Arellano regime of Honduras. The war began on July 14‚ 1969 when El Salvadoran Armed forces launched air raids and a ground invasion of the main highways connected El Salvador and Honduras. Fighting ended 4 days later when a ceasefire was negotiated on July 18th. It

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