influence of the frontier and the impact of newer rationalistic concepts? (Think inventions‚ religion‚ peace‚ prosperity‚ literature‚ art‚ education‚ etc) 2. Briefly define (no more than 1 paragraph each‚ some are a sentence or two): -The Mexican American War: The Mexican-American war was a fight for lad between the Untied States and Mexico where the United States defeated Mexico and gained over five hundred thousand miles of land. The land in known as the Southwest and makes up a vast majority of the
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magazine‚ and author of The Massacre at El Mozote narrates a horrifying crime against civilization committed by a branch of the Salvadorian army. Danner gives numerous points of views and names numerous eyewitnesses to piece together something that has been hidden by the government at the time. In December‚ of 1981‚ news reports were leaked to major newspapers in the United States about an atrocity committed and a total massacre of a village in El Salvador‚ known as El Mozote. A total of 75‚000 civilian
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(1) Sales‚ Sales Growth (Hint: Use Revenue Line) Sales Amount in USD; Growth in percentage. | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SALES | 1‚331‚968‚000 | 1‚518‚417‚000 | 1‚835‚922‚000 | 2‚269‚548‚000 | 2‚731‚224‚000 | SALES GROWTH | ------ | 13.99 | 20.91 | 23.61 | 20.34 | (2) Gross Margins (Hint: Restaurant Operating Costs Lines for COGS) Gross Margin = (Sales – COGS) / Sales; Expressed in % | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SALES | 1‚331‚968‚000 | 1‚518‚417
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The Mexican peso has weakened considerably relative to the dollar‚ and you are trying to decide whether this is a good time to invest in Mexico. Suppose the current exchange rate of the Mexican peso relative to the U.S. dollar is MXN9.5/USD. Your investment advisor at Goldman Sachs argues that the peso will lose 15% of its value relative to the dollar over the next year. What is Goldman Sachs’s forecast of the exchange rate in 1 year? Answer: If the value of peso will fall 15% next year; 0.1052USD
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In Vice News there is an article called "It’s Basically Legal for Mexican Narcos to Buy Lions‚ Cheetahs‚ and Other Exotic Pets‚" by Duncan Tucker where he discusses exotic animal ownership in Mexico. He starts off by stating the markets like the Sonora Market‚ and how exotic pets are kept and sold there. The exotic animals are kept in small cages and are hidden from view. A cofounder of an animal rights group Dr. Esquivel‚ mentioned "illegal animal trafficking is one of the country’s most lucrative
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As a clone‚ many would expect this behaviour from Matt had they been around other of El Patron clones and learned how he was going to act. I believe the reason Matt acts the way he does is that he doesn’t understand anything. All he knows is what he is told‚ he doesn’t get to experience things like everyone else does‚ along with that is that of El Patron’s genetic make-up‚ Matt is expected to act exactly like El Patron did as a child or at Matt’s current age. Since previously reading the book‚ Matt
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Deir el medina – a workers village 1. What was the function of deir el medina? A home for craftsmen while working at the Valley of the Kings. 2. Where was it located? In new kingdom Egypt 3. What kind of information does deir el medina provide us with? It provides us with information that the craftsmen referred themselves as ‘servants in the place of truth’. It provides us with information about the lives of the workers. 4. What are our main sources of evidence? What are they called and what
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material artifacts. The symbols are the same for all parts of my family. Being Mexican‚ our music and flag is very important for what they mean to us. Music does not just outside noise you play in festivities but is what make our spirits breathe. They tell us stories that we connected to‚ it literally moves us. My family sees it as something that can always bring joy in life. The flag has official meanings that every Mexican family abides to. The colors each have a different meaning; green is for hope
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The mural displayed an Indian peon representing oppression by United State imperialism who is crucified on a double cross capped by an American eagle. A Mayan pyramid in the background is overrun by vegetation‚ while an armed Peruvian peasant and a Mexican campesino sit on a wall in the upper right corner‚ ready to defend themselves. Although the piece remained visible for only about a year‚ the politically charged statement against American imperialism remained in peoples mind for many years to come
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El Niño & La Niña It should be recognized that the strong weather pattern called El-Nino-Southern Oscillation‚ or ENSO‚ is unfortunately an unavoidable occurrence. This weather formation is known as an essential process for maintaining long-term global climate stability throughout the year. El Nino and La Nina‚ two phenomenal and impacting events‚ generally occur in the ocean surface temperature across the central and eastern tropical Pacific. However these two weather extremes are two entirely
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