With a total land mass of just 8‚124 square miles‚ El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. Like many of its’ neighboring countries‚ it possesses very few natural resources. Since the nation’s economy is based predominantly on agriculture‚ it’s no surprise that its’ citizens often experience “resource roller coasters”. In addition‚ its’ long history of inappropriate land tenure and ownership practices date all the way back to colonialism. Even more strikingly‚ “sixty percent of
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Perhaps one of the most seminal Supreme Court decisions was the case of United States v. Alfonso Lopez (1995). After nearly a half-century of decisions by the Court in favor of expanded federal power via the Constitution’s Interstate Commerce Clause‚ the Justices issued a ruling limiting the reach of Congress‚ signaling a seismic shift on the Court’s interpretation of the Clause. The Court’s decision also sent a strong statement to Congress regarding the legislative body’s jurisdiction over a bevy
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Fidel Lopez‚ an immigrant from Guatemala was one of the many assaulted in the La Riots. When the La Riot was over‚ he was willing to forgive and forget those who caused his mental and physical damages. He is not the “forgotten victim from Florence and Normandie” anymore‚ he was now a man to be remembered by. However‚ his actions had drawbacks. Due to the riots‚ he suffered from mental disability‚ financial struggle and his inability to take advantage of his human rights. The brutality and inhumane
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Crouch Salvador Dali Salvador Dali is a famous artist that is known for his surrealist work. Surrealism combines random images or events and presents them in a dream-like way. Dali was born on May 11‚ 1904. His parents‚ Salvador Dalí i Cusí and Felipa Domenech Ferrés‚ took Salvador the graveyard and told Salvador at the age of five that he is his deceased brother’s‚ also named Salvador‚ reincarnation. Since his brother died of gastroenteritis nine months earlier‚ on August 1‚ 1903‚ Salvador believe
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Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born on May 11‚ 1904 in Figueres‚ Spain. He was one of the most influential surrealist painters in the world and vowed not to be forgotten. He had a very eccentric personality that went along very well with his painting style. Salvador Dali’s style of painting was so eccentric that he was expelled from the surrealist movement‚ but that did not stop him from painting. Salvador Dali’s father was a middle class lawyer and was very strict with him. His mother was the
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The Life of Salvador Moncada Salvador Moncada was born in Tegucigalpa‚ the capital of Honduras‚ on December 3 in the year 1944. His Honduran father‚ Salvador Moncada‚ and his British mother‚ Jenny Seidner‚ took Moncada and moved their small family to El Salvador when he a young boy of only 6 years of age. When he was old enough‚ Moncada became a student at the University of El Salvador. For eight years he studied medicine at the college. One year later he attempted to further his education by traveling
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Everything they do they do it to support their family. Zulema Lopez said in the being of the film she made 65 dollars and week and she thinks that helps her family. She also had an opportunity to get out of this life and finish her education but‚ that meant being away from her family and she could not do it. She moved
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Jennifer Lopez lived in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the bronx.When Lopez was born‚ her family was living in a small apartment. A few years later‚ her parents had saved up enough money to be to purchase a two story house ‚ which was considered a big deal for the relatively poor family. If I had to choose a Latino whom i would spend a day with i would choose Jennifer Lopez. She is someone who inspires people who grow up with nothing and push them to become something great. I want her to inspire
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Anabella Morabito 03/21/2015 During our spring break‚ two weeks ago‚ I had the privilege of going to El Salvador as part of a delegation to participate in a “reverse mission”. Part of our work in El Salvador revolved around being keepers of narratives‚ to listen‚ to validate‚ affirm and respect the life stories of different people. Among the people we met were myriads of women‚ who still now‚ as I process the experience‚ leave me breathless. Heroines‚ silent and pushed aside. Wo/men who resist
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remain influential today. Artists such as Pablo Picasso‚ Max Ernst‚ Alberto Giacometti‚ and Salvador Dali created works that were very popular during the Surrealist movement‚ and still are today (“Surrealism”). Many artists became famous for their art during this time period. Salvador Dali is among one of the most popular twentieth century artists who was associated with the Surrealist movement (“Salvador Dali Art”). In Spain on May 11‚ 1904‚
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