ones I have chosen are Puerto Rico and Honduras. Below i’m going to talk about their physical features‚ culture‚ and location on the globe. Puerto rico is located in between the Caribbean sea and the North atlantic ocean‚ east from the Dominican republic. Puerto rico is an island completely surrounded the North atlantic ocean and the Caribbean sea. This island has many natural attractions from the white sand beaches to the palm trees and natural growing fruit. Puerto rico has a very famous rain forest
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continental U.S.‚ Puerto Rico is a wondrous dichotomy of American sensibilities and international charm. Blending Spanish‚ Indian and African cultures‚ the island boasts lush tropical forests‚ pristine beaches‚ and a diverse dining and nightclub scene. There are far too many reasons why Puerto Rico is a wonderful place to live‚ but if we have to list a few‚ we would say: Tax Incentives The tiny island offers some big tax breaks. For starters‚ as long as income comes from Puerto Rican sources‚ U.S
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico became the "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952‚[1] the first elected governor‚ Luis Muñoz Marín‚ signed law #2 of July 24‚ 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" was to become the official anthem of Puerto Rico. The words that go with the composition were approved by governor Carlos Romero Barceló on July 27‚ 1977‚ law #123.[2] The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico‚ Borinkén or
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Child sexual exploitation is a type of sexual abuse in which children are sexually exploited for money‚ power or status. Anybody who practice or is sexually exploited a child must be intervened by the law of Puerto Rico immediately. This has become a problem for Puerto Rican society. Children should be educated on this themes more often‚ show them different strategy to overcome a situation of sexual abuse also have parents aware of what their kids are doing daily. Sexual exploitation it has always
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In 1993 in Central Puerto Rico there was a huge hurricane with a magnitude of 4.7. There was also a earthquake with a magnitude of 8. The hurricane was named was named Hurricane Ching. The earthquake was called Chong. Ching was the biggest hurricane to ever hit Puerto Rico. It blew over houses‚ destroyed land‚ and flooded everything. Chong was the fourth biggest earth quake to hit Puerto Rico. There was a family hit by both disasters. There was a total of nine people in the Wang family. Lavar was
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Why Puerto Ricans are broken? Nowadays‚ where rumors that Puerto Rico’s government is going to close‚ because the debt of 72 billion dollars that Puerto Ricans can not pay and a possible implementation of a control board that could make decisions without any opinion from the governor in turn democratically elected‚ raises the question: Why Puerto Rico is broke? The control board purpose is to help Puerto Rico pay the debt‚ rather to solve the economic crisis. Where is constitutional stopping
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The political and military policies of a decaying Spain and the emerging regional power of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century‚ however‚ placed Puerto Rico‚ along with Cuba‚ at center stage in the Caribbean. Out of all the colonies under Spanish rule‚ the island of Puerto Rico was the only one to never obtain its own independence. The final quarter of the nineteenth century carried dramatic radical‚ social‚ and financial alterations to the island‚ setting the tone for the advancement
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The push/pull factor may seem like a good thing because it gets immigrants to migrate to the US. But if you observe it from a larger standpoint it’s a political marketing strategy‚ where the consumer is told all this thing about a product just to buy it. I say this
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Should the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico become one of the United States Puerto Rico is an island in the West Indies acquired by the United States after the Spanish-America War in 1898. Puerto Rico is considered a commonwealth‚ a nation or state governed by the people‚ a republic. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. Puerto Rico currently chooses its local officials and decides its own budget and taxes. On four occasions the option to continue a commonwealth‚ choose statehood‚ or independence
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the devastating hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico‚ there has been conflict and debate as to why the United States government‚ is not doing as much as they should for one of their territories. The reason behind why there is not much help from our governments part is because Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory‚ and its people are second-class citizens. In my paper‚ I will argue that being an unincorporated territory is not democratic on behalf of Puerto Rico. In my opinion‚ democracy means that
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