For most of my childhood‚ my whole world was comprised of people that shared the same ethnicity‚ culture‚ and living style as I did. But after leaving El Salvador at the young age of seven and undertaking the most difficult journey of my life‚ my world was split shattered. In school‚ I had to assimilate to a culture where I was surrounded by kids who had been born speaking English and teachers who taught with voluminous books instead of dirty chalk boards. Meanwhile‚ at home‚ I had to meet my mom’s
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El Salvador‚ a small country in Central America‚ has had a huge historical housing deficit that started to improve in the late 1990s. However‚ the earthquakes in early 2001 shook not only the country‚ but also the country’s economic and social foundations thus rendering the need for new housing policies. This is the backdrop of the housing shortage in El Salvador today. Due to many factors‚ the country that was once stable in adequate housing now is facing an issue with lack of shelter for millions
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Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………… Miracles of Jesus Christ 1. Cures a. The Miracle of the Centurion’s Servant Healed………………. b. Jesus Cleanses a Leper…………………………………………... c. The Healing of Ten Lepers………………………………………. d. Healing a man with dropsy………………………………………. e. Healing a woman With Internal Bleeding……………………….. f. Healing two Blind Men……………………………………………. g. Blind bartmaeus Receives his sight………………………………
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In the short story “Salvador Late or Early”‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ Cisneros uniquely describes the main character Salvador. She uses detail‚ imagery‚ and diction to characterize Salvador in her short story. When she was describing Salvador‚ she makes it very simple to recognize the advance detail put in. In the first sentence‚ she stuffs and fills it with details‚ details‚ details‚ but also leaves you wanting to read more and more‚ leaving a complete description half empty‚ but full enough to question
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How many times have you caught yourself sitting back‚ day dreaming hearing the steady tick‚ tock‚ tick‚ tock of an old grandfather clock? You do not even have to day dream to feel the melting of time. The artist Salvador Dali captured this mental image in his piece called The Persistence of Memory‚ with clocks hanging from tree branches‚ curving over the edge of the counter and melting over the back of the mythical animal. What caused this artist to have the inspiration to produce The Persistence
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ No other event in history has been the object of as much scrutiny and criticism as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the basis upon which all Christianity stands. If the resurrection never happened‚ then there would be no Christianity‚ as the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14‚ "And if Christ has not been raised‚ our preaching is useless and so is your faith." This is why opponents of the Christian faith have tried to attempt
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At two years old sitting on my grandma’s bed in a small‚ cozy house in a little town of El Salvador where I’m from‚ every morning and afternoon I would be surrounded by a bunch of magazines and newspapers that my grandmother used to read. Hola magazine which talked about the royalty and famous people‚ Vanidades magazine which was about beauty tips‚ famous people and fashion‚ and La Prensa Grafica one of our national newspapers that everyday keeps the people informed with what is happening with government
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well. He stayed loyal to the Lord‚ even after Jesus died on the cross for us. St. Andrew spread the good news in many different places and gained the ability to speak different languages through the Holy Spirit. His symbol is a “x” that is also supposed to be a cross. He was a martyr since he died because of his beliefs. St. Andrew is the son of Jonah (John) and the brother of Simon‚ whose name had been later changed to Peter by Jesus. St. Andrew was born in Bethsaida‚ Syria located near the Jordan
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the Greek form adapted to his original Hebrew name‚ Simeon. The call of Jesus It took place on a day like any other day‚ while Peter was doing his work as a fisherman‚ Jesus Christ is in the Sea of Galilee and the crowd is around him to listen. Jesus saw two boats moored to the shore and the fishermen came out of them and were washing their nets. Jesus asked to board a boat Simon’s boat and asked to sail away from the shore
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The country of El Salvador was established by Spain within two areas occupied by two sizable indigenous peoples in the 16th century. The country obtained its independence from Spain in 1821. Those who gained power after the country’s independence were of the criolles class‚ a people who were of mostly Spanish blood. It is this class that holds power in El Salvador during the time period in which the film took place. The governing criolles class desired to mold El Salvador into a similar form
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