The rise of the Untied States in the 20th century as the world’s leading superpower is because they followed a foreign policy of imperialism‚ which furthered their economic expansion throughout the world. When studying imperialism many people think of imperialism as the well-known traditional British imperialism in Africa. However‚ William Appleman Williams argues in his book‚ The Tragedy of American Diplomacy‚ that the U.S. formed a new type of imperialism in the 20th century‚ which was unique to
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and ruled territories with clearly defined boundaries. These borders changed as the various states lost and gained control over territory. Mayan centers flourished in Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Belize‚ Honduras‚ and El Salvador. The major cities of the Classic period were Guatemala‚ Chiapas‚ Mexico‚ and Honduras. For most of this period‚ the majority of the Mayans population lived in the central lowlands of Mexico and Belize. The Mayan culture‚ beginning in Central America hundreds of years before the birth
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POL 161 09‚ 28‚ 2012 Political Corruption in Central America: Assessment and Explanation Political corruption is indisputably a hindering factor for growth in Central American countries. In some such as Honduras and Nicaragua there is a more distinguishable amount than in others‚ say Panama and Costa Rica. In this analysis‚ Dr. Mark Ruhl goes over two different types of corruption in the political arena in Central American countries. Grand corruption involving senior officials‚ and petty corruption
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more and wasting all his money in bars and starts smoking marijuana again. Although he wants to bring Maria Isabel north he is not spending money at all‚ he has even been caught speeding‚ and spends over a thousand dollars in court fines. Back in Honduras‚ to escape the scrutiny of Enrique’s family‚ Maria Isabel moves from her aunt Gloria home to the home where her mother‚ Eva‚ lives. Enrique has been in the states for over two years
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The fact that Central America is part of the developing world causes it to drown in poverty. In the seven countries of Central America‚ rural people are twice as likely to be as poor as their urban neighbors. The situation is especially grim in Honduras and Nicaragua‚ where 45 percent of children live in extreme poverty‚ deprived of the resources required to meet even minimum nutritional needs. These people lack education and health care‚ causing them to have low life spans. The U
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apprehended about 24‚000 unaccompanied children at the border. Between October 2013 and the end of June 2014‚ the number rose to 57‚000. It is estimated this number could reach 90‚000 by the end of September 2014. Most are coming from El Salvador‚ Honduras‚ and Guatemala. Once the immigrants arrive in the United States‚ what is our moral obligation to them? Under current law‚ these children are placed under the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services which works to place them with
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I served in a ministry home housing twenty boys who formerly lived on the streets‚ many of them with histories of addiction and abuse. In Honduras‚ I witnessed firsthand how heavily factors outside of a child’s control could influence their life chances. I also learned that the minuscule or sometimes nonexistent evidence of my work in the lives of these children did not detract from its significance
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Immigration is a daily problem that nearly all countries face‚ especially the United States. Most immigrants travel from Honduras‚ Guatemala‚ and El Salvador. Traveling the distance to the border is a long and dangerous trek‚ most die while on the way to find a new beginning. Children attempt to make the journey to escape their dangerous homes. The few that make it into the United States wait years to achieve their dreams to be free and safe. Most immigrants leave their home country due to local
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efforts to escape the rule of the Sadanista’s. It is rumored that the groups are forming what are known as guerilla units. Guerilla warfare is fought in “fast-moving‚ small-scale actions.” The rebels and their supporters are trudging into southern Honduras. They have made camps there to accommodate the massive evacuation. Less than 2‚000 fighters are still in Nicaragua today. These people refer to themselves as “Contras” or counter revolutionists.
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El Salvador is a small South American country in the northeast bordering Honduras‚ Belize‚ and Guatemala. El Salvador is a very mountainous country and its capital is under a volcano. This makes the drug trade very easy for the gangs of El Salvador. The gangs of el Salvador are the Mara Salvatrucha and their rivals the calle 18. Both of these gangs are at war with the police and each other over drug routes. These gangs use the mountains for their operations. The gangs are considered some of the
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