French born but Chilean based‚ Nelly Richard is an influential figure within contemporary Latin American cultural studies‚ though she has often taken issue with the use of this term to describe her work. A leading proponent of psychoanalytical and feminist understandings of the social‚ Richard‚ editor of the Revista de Crítica Cultural between 1990 and 2008‚ is an innovative thinker responsible for creating a way of approaching cultural analysis which has been dubbed crítica cultural. Her conceptual
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Lost City Radio Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon is gripping tale about a Latin American country before‚ during‚ and after a civil war. Although it is never fully explained‚ he describes the war in intermittent details‚ going back and forth while staying in the present. The story is wrought with love‚ filled with passion and enveloped in deception. Only the omnipotent narrator knows what the truth is and where things might go. Daniel Alarcon creates a beautiful and disturbing world in which the
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transformed itself from a self-service supermarket back in 1962 to a multi-format retailer with 1009 stores across Latin America today. It operates through different store formats including supermarkets (Jumbo)‚ home improvements (Easy)‚ shopping centers (Santa Isabel)‚ financial services (Costanera Center) and department stores (Paris). Today‚ it’s also the most profitable retailer in Latin America with a leading presence across the major markets in South America including Chile‚ Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Colombia
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Jose Feliciano born in September 10‚ 1945‚ is a famous Puerto Rican singer. He is a virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single “Feliz Navidad”. Feliciano was born in Lares‚ Puerto Rico‚ one of eleven sons. When he was five‚ his family moved to Spanish Harlem‚ New York City. At the age of nine he played at the Teatro Puerto Rico in the Bronx. He started his musical life with the accordion until his father and family friend‚ Benjamin
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How to Write Chapter 1 of a Thesis: Basic Format In thesis writing‚ the most difficult part to write is Chapter 1 (Introduction/The Problem). As they say‚ the most difficult part of any endeavor is the starting point. This is because the first chapter is where you conceptualize your entire research. The whole research/thesis can be reflected in Chapter 1 including expected results or outcomes. For your guidelines‚ please read the following sample format of Chapter 1. Remember‚ the format is not
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they turned the peninsula into a Roman colony. They established the Latin language‚ his system of government and his social and economic organization. Later they introduced the catholic religion. It has been said that the peninsula becomes the colony more romanizada of all. The inhabitants of the peninsula adopted the language called historically‚ the romance‚ or‚ the vulgar Latin‚ or the oral language of the people‚ and not the Latin of the Hispanic world comes from this oral language. The language
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emerged between the US and Latin America from the first days of independence.” (Page 27). The United States expansion pattern is quite simply explained by the country’s desire for growth‚ which came from a place feeling threatened by the possibility of Latin American territories growing‚ and at one point becoming a credible threat to U.S. power. However‚ given the times‚ as Gonzalez explains‚ one of the main reasons the U.S. felt it could not allow for these areas of Latin America to become independent
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"Peligro" she returned to secondary school (high school) to finish her schooling. In 1994 Shakira appeared on a Columbian soap opera El Oasis‚ shortly after that she returned to writing and recording her music once again. Shakira broke into the Latin American Music charts in 1995 with her breakthrough album "Pies Descalzos." (Barefeet) The album hit the top of the charts with the singles‚ "Estoy Aqui" and "Donde Estas Corazon?" Pies Descalzos went to
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the regions of Latin America/Caribbean and North America and they had a tremendous effect on society‚ especially societies with multiple ethnicities. The racial ideologies of these regions can be seen through the treatment of native peoples and the treatment of slaves. However‚ because of the strong influence of differing European nations‚and their differing standards‚ contrasting societal effects can be seen. When the Europeans discovered and settled the “New World” and Latin America their ideology
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management structure. An Argentine‚ Sergio Nacach‚ became general manager for a market that encompassed Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Bolivia‚ Colombia and Venezuela. He was charged with boosting growth in sales and profits. Kimberly-Clark’s development in Latin America had come largely through acquisitions. The purchased companies often kept their original management who‚ having sold the business‚ were not committed to change or to improving financial performance. The challenge Mr Nacach had to battle
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