Rigoberta Menchú Tum es una activista muy importante en el luchar por derechos civiles indígenas en Guatemala. Rigoberta Menchu Tum is an important activist in the fight for indigenous civil rights in Guatemala. She was inspired by horrible events occurring in her life‚ for example‚ the murder of her brother and her mother. She is very accomplished‚ including winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Her nonviolent activism began with campaigning against human rights violations that were committed by
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in the novels‚ Xala by Ousmane Sembene and the autobiographical I‚ Rigoberta Menchu:An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Elizabeth Burgos-Debray. In Xala‚ set in Senegal after colonialism‚ presents El Hadji’s eldest daughter who was born and raised under French colonialism; Rama‚ who opposes and resists the patriarchal society. In I‚ Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala‚ set in Guatemala after colonialism‚
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Summary Men with Guns and I‚ Rigoberta Menchu Men with Gun and I‚ Rigoberta Menchu are two stories that tell of the oppression that the Indians of these Latin communities went through. The Indian population throughout Central and South America were being forced by the guerrillas to leave their land‚ controlled by the rich‚ and tortured. Most of the Indians joined the guerrillas or landino’s‚ rather then live in such circumstances. Although both stories have similarities they show two different
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Menchu spent her childhood helping with her family’s agricultural labor‚ she also served and worked on coffee plantations (finca). Starvation and malnutrition were very constant and Indians were sprayed with pesticides. Rigoberta focuses around her community and things that occurs in surrounding villages As a young woman‚ she became an activist in the local women’s rights movement and joined with the Catholic church to advocate for social reform. Trucks often carried families to the plantations and
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Pope Benedict XVI: Mild and Humble A great leader does not impose perfection at all times. Leaders also have their shortcomings to their people but on top of that‚ they continue to pursue their passion which is to serve those people who believed in them. However‚ not all leaders are measured through their greatness. Some will be remembered because of their humility. Don’t you think it’s great if someone will humbly give up power knowing they can not anymore serve their people better? One can
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create war and peace‚ the second to regulate religion and the third was to oversee economic activity. Throughout his reign‚ he was able to follow these standards and maintain success. This essay will take a look at what exactly is absolutism‚ what Louis XVI thinks some of the qualities an effective monarch possesses and some of the obstacles to absolute rule. As previously mentioned‚ absolutism is a term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by any other institutions‚ such
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social change‚ and paying attention to issues the world previously pushed aside. Technology including the internet and mass production of literature have become a way to spread news and come together to fight against something that needs the world’s attention. Both Rigoberta Menchú‚ author of I‚ Rigoberta Menchú‚ and Susan Nussbaum‚ author of Good Kings‚ Bad Kings‚ have joined in the movement of spreading their issues worldwide to invoke a response. Menchú targets the inequality of indigenous groups
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harmful traditional ideas of certain leaders. This can be seen in the two similar stories of Rigobert Menchu Tum and Malala Yousafzai‚ who both went up against their countries to call for education. Although Malala Yousafzai and Rigoberta Mench Tum have some differences‚ they have more similarities because of their impact on global education and their leadership characteristics. Starting‚ Rigoberta Mench Tum and Malala Yousafzai have different beginnings. Malala was a risk-taker and tried to "get (her)
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the family or values of ancestors. Every culture is unique. We won’t be able to truly understand different cultures‚ until we spend a relatively long time living deeply drowned in it. However‚ only living in the culture won’t help people to solve issues brought by different backgrounds‚ understanding the culture is a main goal. The only way that people will be able to reach it - is through communication. It is not a secret that communication is a very powerful tool. People‚ who know how to use
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RESEARCH IV “Reasons why students lose interest in their studies.” Group IV: Calicdan‚ Rameses Kobby P. Chan‚ William James C. Lantin‚ Katrina Mel E. Narvadez‚ Eunice Anne P. Venzon‚ Patricia Louisse S. RESEARCH IV CHAPTER I A. INTRODUCTION As generations pass‚ our lifestyles and perspectives have drastically changed in many ways‚ especially when it comes to education. Students of today are very much different than students of yesterday. The studying methods of each generation are different;
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