LA Times contributor Patt Morrison‚ in her opinion article titled “How Your Cell Phone Betrays You‚” effectively claims that stores are morally wrong for using customer’s cell phone information without their consent. Firstly‚ she supports her claims by asserting that many stores‚ including the popular Nordstrom‚ are already using tracking customers throughout the store and obtaining their cell phone information. She uses examples to appeal to the reader’s logical thinking when stating‚ “Nordstrom
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The Latin American Independence (1807-1824)‚ political and military movement that ended colonial rule by Spain and Portugal over Mexico‚ Central America‚ and South America and gave birth to the modern independent nations of Latin America.(Latin American history) The early 1800s radically altered the history of Latin America. Spain had progressively colonized parts of South‚ Central and North America since the early 1500s‚ exploiting the region’s natural resources‚ decimating native populations and
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CULTURE AND THE BEHAVIOR OF ELITES IN LATIN AMERICA Carlos Alberto Montaner The author explains that Latin America can’t manage to achieve an economic and social development because of the elite who leads the countries. The author focuses his article on the politicians‚ the intellectuals‚ the left‚ the military‚ the businessmen and the clergy. They are leader groups who do not participate to the development of the country. But the author adds also that we can’t just blame them because they are
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Women in Mathematics Every human is created with a gift of some sort. Whether it is an athletic ability‚ a wonderful singing voice‚ or an ability to relate to other individuals‚ every one has a special gifting. For many women in history‚ their ability was deciphering and understanding the intricacies of math. Although various cultures discouraged women mathematicians‚ these women were able to re-define the standards for women in this field of study. Hypatia of Alexandria was born in Roman Egypt
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The Current State of Development in Latin America Throughout this paper I will be making reference to Peter Winn ’s book Americas. Winn states on page 4 that "Latin America is equally an invention‚ devised in the nineteenth century by a French geographer to describe the nations that had once been colonized by Latin Europe---Spain‚ France‚ and Portugal." In attempting to establish the current state of development in Latin America‚ historical chronology serves as the foundation necessary for a
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The Fuqua School of Business Despegar.com : A start-up in Latin America "I truly believe that the Internet will change the way we work‚ live‚ play and learn in ways we are just beginning to explore.” John Chambers‚ CEO‚ Cisco Systems‚ Inc. “…The Internet is a tidal wave. It chang es the rules. It is an incredible opportunity as well an incredible challenge…” Bill Gates‚ CEO‚ Microsoft Corp. Although it was one of the warmest and sunniest weeks of the year in Miami‚ Roberto Souviron‚ Ernesto
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Krystin Kowalski Miss Sampson AP Latin 30 April 2013 Essay Caesar and Vergil discuss the motivations behind the actions of their characters in battle. Caesar describes what encourages his characters to engage in battle while Virgil describes the reasoning behind Aeneas and the other survivors for retreating from the siege. In the passage from Caesar it is obvious that the soldiers are hesitant to engage in battle according to Caesar in line 1 “atque nostris militibus cunctantibus” (and our
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When playwright and actor John Leguizamo wrote his hit one-man show Latin American History for Dummies he had kept his son‚ a middle school student at the time‚ in his mind. As a child of Latino descent in a non-diverse area‚ Lucas faced the brunt of many racially ignorant jokes and comments. In order to bring Lucas closer to his Colombian roots‚ he assisted him with his History project on finding great historical figures from Latin America. After hours of what seemed to be dead-end research Lucas
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French Revolution and Latin American Revolution Comparisons The French Revolution‚ from 1789 to 1815‚ occurred in three distinct stages: a goal for a constitutional monarchy‚ Radical Republicans seeking to entirely transform French society‚ soon leading to the Reign of Terror‚ and lastly‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ who restored order. The Latin American Wars of Independence‚ from 1800 to 1824‚ involving the creoles‚ American-born Spaniards and people of African‚ Amerindian‚ or mixed descent focused on the
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Arianne Thomas Professor Jessica Clark Research & Documentation 28 November 2012 Nostalgia for Mysticism: Catholicism in Latin America & Magical Realism One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of the town of Macondo‚ sticky with nostalgia‚ and the Buendia family who lived out those very years of solitude. Gabo’s work is written in a style known as magical realism‚ in which elements of the magical and the mundane are interwoven seamlessly‚ making it impossible
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