The 1983 visit of Pope John Paul II to Nicaragua The 1983 visit of Pope John Paul II to Nicaragua The reformed-minded Catholics in Nicaragua hoped that the Pope was going to say some words of consolation to the families which daily lose loved ones to the counterrevolution‚ especially since just days before 17 outstanding members of the Sandinista Youth Organization‚ killed in an ambush‚ and had been buried after a memorial
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head when Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983. Both the Nicaraguan government and the Sandinista government were eager for the pope’s visit. The Catholic church was expected to receive great support and moral legitimacy from the Pope when it came to the opposition of the Sandinista government. The church was in hopes of the Pope’s support to the peace process while assuming the role of mediator and voicing his dislike of American aid to the contras. When the Pope arrived in Nicaragua‚ he made
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Culture Myra 29/3/2014 Infrastructure of Nicaragua Infrastructure is the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise necessary for an economy to function. It is one of the most important things for a society to have. Without infrastructure‚ there would be no houses‚ offices‚ or streets. Infrastructure proves the necessary materials for people to survive. It provides shelter‚ work places‚ and streets. Nicaragua is the second poorest country behind
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‘Pope Francis to visit survivors of ‘Yolanda’ in Tacloban’ As Pope Francis goes Manila‚ Tacloban City will be one of the places he would be visiting on January 17‚ 2015 for six and a half hours to meet and check the current condition of the poor people who survived the disaster brought by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) more than a year ago. Palo‚ Leyte archbishop John Du in partner with SM Cares Foundation Incorporation had an agreement last August 2014 to construct 400 houses for Yolanda Survivors
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Officially known as the republic of Nicaragua‚ Nicaragua is one of the countries in Latin America. The name “Nicaragua” originated from an indigenous chief named Nicarao. The spanish name‚ Nicaragua‚ incorporates the indigenous words “nic-alt-na-huac” which mean “next to the water”. Among locals‚ Nicaragua is also known as “the land of lakes and volcanoes” due to the fifty volcanoes and many bodies of water in the country.Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America with 50‚193 square miles
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Nicaragua I. Introduction Nicaragua was governed by a family dictatorship in 1937 under General Somoza for forty-four years. The dictatorship originated in 1937 when Somoza ordered the National Guard to kill the Guerrilla rebels’ leader Augusto Cesar Sandino. The rebels’ objective was constituted by the contempt for the United States intrusion in 1909. The United States sought to dispose of Zelaya (a liberal dictator since 1893) and occupy Nicaragua with military presence. United States habitation
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Nicaragua patriotism MELODY CLASS-B The modern Nicaragua conservative colonialist aggression and oppression‚ in 1522 the Spaniards opened the Nicaragua border‚ began in Nicaragua in 1524 established the Spanish colonial aggression‚ Granada and Leon city in Nicaragua‚ Nicaragua in 1525 completely into the Spanish colonial rule‚ Nicaragua declared independence in 1821‚ in 1839 the establishment of the Republic of Nicaragua‚ and in 1912 American in Nicaragua established
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Pope Francis: The Peoples Pope The Catholic Church has a rocky history. From the Spanish Inquisition and the Crusades‚ to sex and money abuse scandals. The Church‚ with such a dark past‚ needed to have a beacon of light to bring it out of its dark history. 2013 marked a landmark in church history. It saw Pope Benedict XVI resign‚ the first Pope to do so since 1415. Following in the steps of this trend of new‚ the Church also saw its first South American Pope. Pope Francis has ushered in a new era
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Doğaç Hüseyin KUTLU Professor Metin TOPRAK 3. Class Evening 090112062 December 21‚ 2012 Ideas of Alexander Pope in Essay On Criticism 1. Introduction to Age of Enlightenment & Essay on Criticism The Age of Enlightenment was a widespread literary and intellectual movement took place in Europe and England. This age encouraged intellectual freedom as well as freedom from prejudice‚ religious beliefs‚ and politics. In that age‚ Neoclassical Movement which on literature and
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Speaking | Education and Work | Dressing | Customs | Behavior and manners | Gastronomy | We are Foulmouthed | Nicaragua´s educational system is poor‚ is of low quality. For example in elementary and high school´s classroom have a lot of student‚ which doesn’t allow you to have a quality learning | It doesn’t matter our economic situation‚ Nicaraguans always wear new clothes in special dates‚ for examples Christmas or December( in general)‚ our birthdays‚ family members´ birthdays or special dates
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