1 Latin America after Independence: Building a Postcolonial Society Course: 3609 Uconn Stamford Spring 2015 Professor Ricardo Raul Salazar Rey Email: ricardo.salazar-rey@uconn.edu Phone: 310-619-0354 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2:30 to 3:00pm and by appointment. Office: 3.74 Class Meeting Place and Time Monday 6:00pm to 8:40pm Room 216 Course Description This course surveys the social‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and political history of Latin America from the independence period to the present.
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Women ’s Roles Then and Now Katrina D. Pratt Professor Naomi Sanderovsky World Cultures II (HUM -112) Strayer University 25 August 2013 1. Biographical information for each woman. Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom to Samuel Griscom and the former Rebecca James in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ on January 1‚ 1752‚ the eighth of seventeen children. She grew up in a household where the plain dress and strict discipline of the Society of Friends dominated her life. She learned to sew from
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Case-Summary An American international sales manager seeks to meet with Latin American purchasing manager‚ because they are searching for an investment partner of State-of the art production to improve their equipment of the business. After arriving the American sales manager misses the contact to his local correspondent person. In order to find that person he seeks advice from commercial attaché about how to approach the latin American purchasing manager. The attaché gives him seven basic advices/rule
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Goal: In groups‚ students will teach the Latin American Independence Movements by focusing on the leaders of the movements. Procedure: 1. Students will be divided into 6 groups: Simon Bolivar (Venezuela) Liberator of the North Jose San Martin (Argentina) Liberator of the South Bernardo O’Higgins (Chile) Toussaint L’Ouverture (Haiti) Miguel Hidalgo/Jose Morelos (Mexico) Benito Juarez (Mexico) 2. Each group will be given media time to research and create a power point on their
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clearly states that child abuse and the murder of one’s child is illegal‚ but does allow abortion. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong‚ the fine line that exists between abortion and murder will be discussed and debated for decades to come. In Judith Thomson’s article‚ "A Defense of Abortion‚" she argues that abortion can be morally justified in some instances‚ but not all cases. Clearly‚ in her article‚ Thomson argues‚ " while I do argue that abortion is not impermissible‚ I do not argue that
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INTRODUCTION: The Latin American states embarked upon the journey of nationalism by the 20th Century due to internal as well as external factors. The ideological base has been precisely the accommodation of nationalism in terms of socialistic ideas. The underlying causes included one of the most renowned forces of ‘liberation from the colonizers’ in any form. The nationalistic movement fostered the revolutionary sentiments initiated by the Mexican Revolution and Cuban Revolution taking a tool of
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Imperialism: US colonizes Latin America Reflection Paper In the early 1800’s‚ countries in Latin America were still under the rule of the Europeans. This meant that even though they gained “independence”‚ they were still controlled by the Europeans. The United States‚ however‚ had recently gained its independence from Britain‚ & was now recognized as an independent nation. The U.S. wanted to expand its territories to get raw materials and a market for their industrial products. Since European
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Determination of Man’s Role in Latin America How society describes what is meant by a man’s role is an important definition in every culture. What is right or wrong for men to do in terms of behavior depends on each community‚ and on people’s own perceptions. Latin American culture has a strict set of values on sexual issues‚ reflecting a man’s role in society. For all of the communities in Latin America there exists a relation between a man’s role and machismo. The exaggerated sense of manliness
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Foundations: 1 Running head: Historical Foundations HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS – LATIN AMERICA By SHANNON ROSS Historical Foundations: 2 Running head: HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Abstract The Latin language went through many changes during the 10th – 14th centuries. Many changes were attempted and failed in the pursuit of one common language that could be read‚ written and understood by all. Latin was all but forgotten by the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th centuries
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the mid to late 70s Very socially inclusive: blacks‚ whites‚ gays‚ Latinos‚ woman and men. Originated in New York and Philadelphia. Started as a knee jerk reaction to the over powering position of rock music at that time. Takes influence from Latin‚ Funk and Soul music. Prominent early exponents were Isaac Hayes and Barry White. Later followed by Donna Summer‚ the Bee Gees‚ the Jacksons and Chic. Performers got the public attention but it was largely work done behind the scenes by producers
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