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    The female influence in politics of Latin America While studying Latin American region I was questioned why this region has more numbers of female presidents. Therefore‚ in this essay‚ I did some small analyze with a list of female representatives as a head of states. I think the role of women is everywhere essential and can include significant influence as in social life so in politics. Some people argue that women’s presence in power is a simple question of fairness. Fairness that demands

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    Colonization of Latin America and North America When Christopher Columbus led a Spanish expedition in 1492 to India‚ he came across a land that would change the world forever. This region was called the Americas‚ a land the Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French and English saw as their own to change and rule. However‚ the two regions‚ Latin America and North America saw two vastly different yet similar colonization processes from the Europeans in their social‚ political and economic systems

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    Chapter 9 Latin America Shock therapy in economics • Economic shift from a government-dominated economy to a market economy. What are the policies? • Privatize state owned businesses • Eliminated Price Controls • “Liberalize” Trade to introduce competitive pricing into the economy (Remove Tariff Barriers) • Privatization from 500 to 25 business from 1973 to 1980 • Drastic Budget Reductions • Radical restricting of the public sector and reduction in its spending

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    1. What was the Reformation? The Reformation was the separation of the Church in England and the Roman Catholic Church. The authority before the Reformation was solely held by the Pope and the Prodestants didn’t feel that the Catholic Church could define Christian practices in the way they should be a the time and the Bible wasn’t translated to the people in ways that it was intended. 2. What were the key theological points of the Reformation? The key theological points of the Reformation were that

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    The post-conquest ethnic hierarchies‚ which were implemented in colonial Latin America‚ rooted out of intertwining dominant European practices and views into pre-conquest Indigenous civilizations. Europeans held a superior position in most aspects of their societies‚ whether it was in terms of political power‚ economic wealth‚ or social status. Therefore‚ the structure of these post-conquest hierarchies placed Europeans on top‚ and the remainder of people‚ such as Indigenous peoples and Africans

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    Question: Examine the role of the Church in Spain’s conquest and colonization of continental America. The role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain’s conquest and colonization of continental America was a two-fold process whereby under the façade of conversion and control lay the primary goal of gaining wealth‚ enforcing laws and the inevitable extension of control while condoning the beginnings of European slavery in the Caribbean.[i] Alternately‚ behind the movement for converting Indians

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    Pope Francis said that‚ “The church must speak truthfully and also by her witness: the witness of poverty. If a believer speaks about poverty or the homeless and lives like a pharaoh‚ this is not good.” The Catholic Church consistently teaches about helping the poor and vulnerable but as individuals‚ are people truly acting upon this? In our society‚ homelessness has become a major crisis; it is not only a political‚ economic‚ and social issue but also a moral issue. Through the Scriptures‚ the

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    HIST 8 lecture notes 5.2.13 US-Latin America Policy 1823-1946 * Increasing US influence and intervention * After the removal of the Spanish monarchy’s control in the Americas‚ Cuba and Puerto Rico are the last vestiges of Spanish control in the western hemisphere * International rivalries and how they play out in this hemisphere during this period is important * Once the civil war is over‚ the US‚ as it is industrializing‚ is concerned with what they termed “our backyard”

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    Catholicism arguably had the most decisive spiritual role in the history of Western Civilization. Its origins can be traced as far back as Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation‚ it is clear that the Catholic Church was the cause and‚ therefore‚ greatly influenced by it. The Roman Catholic Church was highly criticized due to past events such as

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    Gender Constructs and the State SOC337: Contemporary Latin American Society University of Phoenix Gender Constructs and the State 1. In what way were Latin American gender roles and political equality related in pre-colonial times? Pre-colonial Latin American gender roles were not a far cry different from the gender roles re-established post colonialism. In Mesoamerica‚ most work was delegated by gender with men hunting and women performing gathering responsibilities (Blout

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