Colombia has been a very unstable country for the past fifty years. Beginning in the 1960s Marxist guerilla groups formed. The two strongest groups called themselves the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the other was the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Making things worse‚ in the 1970s drug trafficking became a huge problem for Colombia. Drug cartels pretty much controlled the country starting in the mid-1970s. By the 1990s right-wing paramilitaries had formed. They
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of authority is the author? Some questions • Can you talk about good or bad literature? • What is behind the choice of books on the IB booklist? • What does Strindborg have that no other Swedish playwright has? (Recommended reading: Jorge Luis Borges! In his stories you can find illustrations for every TOK topic!) English A1 Reporter: Fiona Guertler‚ International School of Düsseldorf‚ Germany guertlerf@isdedu.de 1. Become more familiar with TOK • Inservice training days
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Portugal has a rich musical culture‚ with roots that go back to Provencal troubadours‚ followed by ballads and the fado‚ and as of late‚ incorporating the rhythms of Portugal’s former West African colonies. Each of these elements are stll alive in current Portuguese music like the French Provencal influence in the folk music played at festivals in the northern part of the country‚ as well as the rock and jazz most prevalent in the larger cities. An additional element is added by a wealth of singer-songwriters
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To a large extent the Medellin Cartel under Pablo Escobar negatively influenced the Columbian society between 1976 and 1993 as many people were killed and the Columbian economy was affected for example the “Dutch disease”. However‚ Pablo and the Medellin cartel also positively influenced the Columbian society by their good deeds such as giving the poor money‚ schools and houses. The Medellin Cartel was a ruthless‚ highly organized and much-feared‚ they built an empire that‚ at its peak‚ made more
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Borges 1 Colby Borges Ms. Herron English Honors G 2 March 2014 Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was an extraordinary place that was used in one of Shakespeare ’s plays. The Globe Theatre was where all the magnificent plays‚ speeches and events could happen. The Globe Theatre was “ built as a large‚ round‚ open air theatre. There was a roof around the circumference which covered the seating area‚ leaving the theatre looking like a doughnut from above.” The theatre was built as a giant circle all the seats were built around the
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Martin Torrijos 12th Grade English November 21‚ 2012 Real Madrid FC Real Madrid Football Club is one of the oldest‚ most successful clubs in the world. Ever since its inception in 1902‚ the club has won countless titles‚ and has been a perennial contender for its entire existence. Many of the sport’s biggest‚ most notorious legends have worn the pure white uniforms that have become synonymous with the team. With a history of excellence‚ and a winning tradition that continues to this day‚ Real
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Colombia’s violent history (Godfather). The period in which Escobar grew up in is known as “La Violencia”(meaning “the violence”) in Colombian History. At this time Colombia was involved in a political feud between the Liberals and Conservatives. Jorge Eliecer Gaitan was a leader of the Liberal group. He was assassinated on April 9‚ 1948. This act sparked riots‚ vandalism‚ and an overall state of panic. Colombian was thrown in to an unceasing state of rebellion and insurrection (Violencia). In
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|rex.a.clark@us.army.mil | | |Harris‚ Catherine |SFC |760-267-3423 |catherine.m.gaston@conus.army.mil | |MCC |Vazquez‚ Jorge |SFC |380-4977 |jorge.vazquezarevalo@us.army.mil | | |Tissie‚ Dora |SFC |380-4977 |tissie.dora@us.army.mil
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Zondervan‚ 2002. Print. Internet Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093938/Eric-James-Borges-leaves-note-thanking-Lady-Gaga-committed-suicide.html Internet Source: The Eric James Borges video: It’s Gets Better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InWhEIaCFkg ----------------------- “My pain is not caused because I am gay. My pain was caused by how I was treated because I am gay.” Eric James Borges‚ 19. “Sanan llagas y no malas palabras” Translation: “Wounds heal‚ wounding words don’t.” (Burciaga
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A Preliminary Explanation/Summarization of A Preliminary Explanation/Summarization The piece of work you are about to embark upon was written in the summer of 2010 for an individual study contract at The Evergreen State College. My aim with the following piece is to introduce people to Infinite Jest in a way that removes them from the Oh-my-God-that-novel-is-huge mentality but also invokes the possible reader of IJ to take action and to enjoy that action. I began it (the piece) with the idea of
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