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    El Velador Film Analysis

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    El Velador‚ or The Night Watchman‚ is a 2012 documentary directed by a Mexican-American photographer and filmmaker named Natalia Almada. Almada’s works mainly focus on Mexico’s history‚ politics‚ and culture. In El Velador‚ she observes how the Mexican drug wars has affected the city of Culiacán in Mexico. She not only displays the violence caused by the war‚ but rather what it means to live in violence. Throughout the documentary‚ the overall theme of violence is displayed and indirectly spoken

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    The book‚ Beyond Suffrage; Women in the New Deal‚ presents the role of women in the 1930’s in a much different light than many people think of it. The goal of this book is to enlighten the reader as to what role women played in politics during the New Deal. Because of it’s broad view I have taken several specific examples from the book and elaborated on them in order to give you a better understanding. The author‚ Susan Ware‚ begins by laying the groundwork for the women’s network. During

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    A British prime minister‚ Benjamin Disraeli has stated “Circumstances are beyond the control of man‚ but his conduct is in his own power.” This quote is valid as Disraeli teaches us that we should concern ourselves with how we should react to situations and events we encounter‚ even though we can’t predict the future. Ultimately‚ this is all we are in control of and responsible for. I concur with this quote‚ as we can’t control what happens‚ but we have the power to make decisions for ourselves.

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    The El Paso community can be said to be peaceful in terms of violence and drugs. In certain aspects however‚ our community suffers. I live on the Far East side of El Paso which is now currently growing at a huge rate. Because of this‚ streets as well as restaurants and stores are getting more and more populated. Along with this is the fact that since we are growing so fast‚ construction is taking place in order to allow a “better” flow of traffic. The result from this is catastrophic. Instead of

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    soldiers of the Salvadoran Army’s select‚ American-trained Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote‚ where they murdered hundreds of men‚ women‚ and children‚ often by decapitation. Although reports of the massacre -- and photographs of its victims -- appeared in the United States‚ the Reagan administration quickly dismissed them as propaganda. In the end‚ El Mozote was forgotten. The war in El Salvador continued‚ with American funding. When Mark Danner’s reconstruction of these events first

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    This worker Naisha Lawrence and Case work Supervisor Kim Drayton was able to meet with Ms. Kochan‚ Christopher‚ Michael‚ Stephen and Aiden. The visit occurred at the family’s home located at 19 Schlinder drive Rockaway New Jersey. The purpose of the visit was to provide Ms. Kochan with background information on Dr. Slivovitz‚ the parent coordinator that was found to work with the family. Additionally the worker wanted Ms. Kochan to sign a release of information so that this worker could provide

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    El Chapo Research Paper

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    El Chapo Good or Bad? El Chapo has been transporting drugs since he was a young kid. Chapo was born into this world of the drug cartels‚ when his dad use to transport drugs and take Guzman on his trips to take the drugs. In recent discussions people are debating on if El Chapo should be extradited to the United States on his charges that are drug charges. Most people say he should be able to stay in mexico because he is seen as a robin hood like figure. El Chapo should be extradited to the United

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    Look Beyond the ’Latino" Label Precis Summary Gregory Rodriguez in the editorial‚ "Look Beyond the ’Latino’ Label"‚ argues that in order for the ’times’ to actually look beyond the ’Latino’ label like they claim they would like to‚ they need to stop overusing such vague terms such as ’Hispanics’ and ’Latinos’ and focus on discerning peoples differences. Rodriguez supports his claim by explaining how using‚ "these catchall terms undermine the accuracy of stories". For example‚ he describes how

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    Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is a biography of Doctor Paul Farmer. Kidder follows Farmer around the globe in his quest to cure the world of infectious diseases. Kidder represents Farmer’s life in such an essence-capturing way that allows the reader to fully understand Farmer and his desire to help those in need. Kidder’s work also inspires the reader to ask questions about one’s own life and experiences in “doing the right thing.” Kidder observes a truly world-changing man and utilizes

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    I. Title: El Presidente II. Characters: Jorge ER Estregan – Emilio Aguinaldo Nora Aunor – Maria Agoncillo Christopher De Leon – Antonio Luna Cristine Reyes – Hilaria Del Rosario Cesar Montano – Andres Bonifacio III. Director: Mark Meily IV. Summary The Philippines‚ 1896. After witnessing atrocities by the Spanish military government and its friars to his constituents‚ the young town mayor of Cavite el Viejo‚ Emilio Aguinaldo feels powerless when he could not help his fellow Filipinos

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