“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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y Galdámez was born in Ciudad Barrios‚ El Salvador on August 15‚ 1917. He was the second born out of seven children to Guadalupe de Jesús Galdámez and Santos Romero. Since his
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Name: Belize; formerly known as British Honduras. Location: Belize is bordered on the North by Mexico‚ on the South and West by Guatemala and on the East by the Caribbean Sea. Currency: Population: Since the last census established in July 2008 a total of 301‚270 was recorded. Flag: The coat of arms shows: 1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical
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inconsistencies‚ I think are to enrich and to give the movie more substance as it progresses. These inconsistencies were; the friend of Dr. Jose Rizal that visits him in his cell‚ Simoun died because of a gunshot‚ the writing of another ending for his novel El Filibusterismo‚ and the night on the eve of the last day of Dr. Jose Rizal were not spent with the Jesuits who persuaded him to retract. First‚ the friend of Dr. Jose Rizal that visits him is his cell. The series of visits that his friend did was
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EL FILIBUSTERISMO I. The Novel El filibusterismo * It is the second novel written by José Rizal as the sequel to Noli Me Tangere. Like Noli Me Tangere‚ it was written in Spanish. * “The reign of Greed” in English * It consist of 38 chapters * Rizal dedicated El Filibusterismo to the three martyred priests of Cavite mutiny.The execution of the three priests was significant to the title of the novel. The title Rizal had to define the word filibustero to his German friend Ferdinand
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The Angel of Independence‚ most commonly known as "El Ángel" and officially known as "Columna de la Independencia"‚ is a victory column located on a roundabout over Paseo de la Reforma in downtown of Mexico City. It was built to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico’s War of Independence‚ celebrated in 1910. After several years it was transformed into a mausoleum for the most important heroes of that war. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City. It is quite similar
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Jose Rizal was not easy. The writers‚ cinematographer‚ editors and director surely were efficiently prepared in making the movie‚ as evidence by the transitions made on every scene‚ from real event to flashbacks‚ Rizal’s writing Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo and how they related to his life until the execution at Bagumbayan. Though I
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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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MY REACTION ABOUT EL PRESIDENTE Being a history buff‚ I really made time to watch "El Presidente‚" about the President of the First Philippine Republic‚ Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It is about time that era in Philippine History was given a definitive movie rendition. I had high hopes about this film‚ since producer Laguna Gov. Jeorge "E.R." Ejercito (as Jeorge ER Estregan) gave us a very well-made
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remaining money‚ buys a dictionary. She reads then memorizes it‚ from A to Z‚ then throws it into the ocean; she doesn’t want to sell her clients packaged words. One morning‚ the Colonel’s men‚ led by the feared giant El Mulato‚ come into town and kidnap Belisa. She is taken to el Coronel‚ el hombre más temido del país (237) (who‚ according to Belisa‚ is also be the loneliest man in the world). He says he wants to be president‚ to be loved and cheered. His appearance as colonel puts terror in people’s
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