In 1981‚ El Salvador was engaged in a brutal Civil war between the right-wing government supported army and several tiny left-wing “reformist” groups‚ or the guerrillas. The right wing is the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system and the left wing is the liberal‚ socialist‚ or radical section of a political party or system. The rightist leaders‚ at the time of this war were in charge of the government‚ the “reformists” felt that they were not given a voice in their society
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struggle‚ there is no progress.” This statement is definitely true as people can’t bring about change easily or without opposition. This declaration is personified in Paul Farmer’s story as he tries to cure the world of tuberculosis. In Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder‚ we see all the challenges and opponents that Farmer faces in attempting to bring about good‚ but we also see the reward of fighting the long defeat and how these challenges are active in our own lives as we try to bring
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The municipality of El Salto is located in the central region of the state of Jalisco‚ Mexico. According to a 2010 census‚ the population reached 138‚226 residents (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)‚ 2010). The fertility rate reached a 2.4 which is slightly above the 2.1 replacement fertility rate (INEGI‚ 2010). In that same year‚ the census noted that there were approximately 32‚230 houses in the region; however‚ only around 31‚723 houses had electricity service‚ 26‚499 had water
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transportation vehicles in El Salvador is deteriorating and there is no standard set for them. So many people depend on the use of public transportation that buses are usually overcrowded and since nobody regulates the number of people who get into them‚ this is an actual risk for the passengers. Needless to say‚ there are no norms that regulate the behavior of passengers when using public transportation. Because of the gang issue‚ buses are a common place for violent crimes to occur. In El Salvador‚ buses
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As The Republic of El Salvador‚ we are trying to improve and cut down on our ecological footprint‚ and are making many changes to transition from being developing country to a more economically developed country. Known as‚ “The Land of Volcanoes” we are susceptible to many different types of natural disasters‚ such as hurricanes‚ earthquakes and volcano eruptions‚ and our lack of disaster prevention which lead to poverty‚ inequality‚ and have brought disaster and destruction to El Salvador. Climate
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El Dorado: The Legend and the Myth Your Name Here School Name Professor John Doe Whether it is just a place of legend that once existed and has disappeared into history or a myth fabricated by European explorers looking for riches‚ El Dorado has always been a source of mystery to historians and explorers from around the globe. In the search for their “El Dorado”‚ the European explorers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries would stop at nothing to obtain the untold wealth and notoriety that
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Eduardo Ochoa Art112OL December 10‚ 2012 Research Paper El Anatsui Inspired Artwork El Anatsui is known for his artwork utilizing recycled materials to create a contemporary piece that speaks to African historical traditions and art practices. One common material found in the artwork is aluminum labels of local Nigerian alcohol brands including whiskey‚ rum‚ brandy‚ vodka and others. The labels are then weaved together by copper wires to create a large cloth of aluminum. Anatsui used this
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Nercopolis at Deir El-Medina The ancient egyjuption village of Deir El-Medina was home for the artisans who worked on the tombs in the valleys of the kings (A) Tomb 1 The tomb of Sennedjem in the necropolis of Deir el-Medina on the West Bank at Luxor was actually one of the great discoveries‚ found by Italian archaeologists in 1886. Nothing had been disturbed. Today the funerary equipment‚ mostly made by the workers themselves‚ is displayed in the Museo Egizio at Turin. Almost all of the decorations
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the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer a boy named Matt is the clone of a powerful drug lord named El Patron. He is living with a woman named Celia when he got hurt and had to be taken to the Big House‚ then he ends up meeting El Patron and living in the Big House. Throughout the story Matt starts making friends with different people that treat him like a human instead of a clone‚ Matt has a choice to make to see if El Patron is worth it for his body parts or not. I believe the overall theme of this story
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1 El Bola El Bola is a movie from 2000 that circles around child abuse. Pablo is an adolescent boy who lives in a poor area with his father who abuses him and his mother who does not do anything to help. Pablo than meets Alfredo at school‚ and they instantly get along. One day‚ Pablo angers his father‚ thus leading to a violent situation. Alfredo afterwards sees injuries on Pablo’s body and tells his parents‚ who hire a social worker to try and help Pablo live with a better family
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