Cultural Awareness of El Salvador When we think of culture‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Many of us begin to define a mental picture of how certain people or countries carry themselves. Whether it is in the way they cook‚ dress‚ celebrate certain holidays‚ or just other beliefs in general. Picture a country whose wars are so bad and constant‚ it is a norm for women to cook for soldiers who passing by their homes. It isn’t frowned upon to have a corrupted government because that
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family head down to see us at El Sabor De Mi Tierra‚ Inc in Livemore‚ CA. Our popular Mexican Paletas are simply delicious. If you’ve never had one‚ you’re in for a wonderful treat. Mexican Paletas are frozen‚ refreshing treats that is similar to a Popsicle‚ only more delicious. It’s made with actual fruit juice‚ and has pieces of fresh fruit mixed in. One bite and you’ll be hooked. Our ice cream shop features a variety of ice cream flavors‚ including many popular Mexican ice cream flavors. Many of
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I live a multicultural life‚ coming from a Mexican‚ Salvadoran‚ and the American way were my parents tell me the truth. The mix of the three is honestly amazing. The difference of the three being combined is something different‚ a new aspect is made‚ a new way to look at life. Being multicultural can bring both bad and goods. In which some of them can be life changing. Changing in both the good and the bad. Being Mexican has both its pros and cons. Being with family‚ having parties‚ and eating
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EL SALVADOR... PROJECT 1.) WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DOES THE COUNTRY HAVE TODAY The river is drying up and now they want to reroute it to produce electricity‚ Acute respiratory infections‚ product of the contaminated air‚ the most dangerous thing that can happen to a child in El Salvador is to start breathing. And the second most dangerous thing is to drink water or eat food‚ which produce gastrointestinal illnesses‚ And poverty 2.) WHAT IS THE COUNTRY DOING TO REPAIR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
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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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Final Project – Mexican Drug War; the United States Since Felipe Calderon became the president of Mexico in December of 2006‚ more than 30‚000 people have died in this nationwide turf war. A large majority of these murders are happening in the states of Chihuahua and Baja‚ California both of which border the United States. Soon after Calderon took office he launched a military-led war on drugs and that set off conflicts all over the country between rivaling cartels. Not only has there been a war
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for the volcano name‚ El Chichon only means ¨THE BUMP¨. El Chichon‚ one of many volcanoes that have been deadly to this world. The famous caldera has an elevation of 3‚773 feet‚ located on a convergent boundary. The volcano was considered quiet until 1982‚ which is now an explosive volcano. It has been said to erupt every 300 years‚ but there has been times when it has been overdue. Even though this volcano isn’t going to erupt for another 300 years‚ I would not live near El Chichon because it´s dangerous
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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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according to LA times‚ about gang violence is that currently El Salvador is known as the world’s most violent country‚ and it’s capital‚ San Salvador‚ is known as the world’s most homicidal city. Recent statistics show that last year in El Salvador there were about 6‚652 killings. This translates into a national homicide rate of almost 116 per 100‚000‚ which happens
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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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