care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it. "This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise." Salvador Allende - Last Speech Santiago de Chile 11
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El Salvador is a very colorful and unique country. What makes El Salvador different is the way that it is able to still function with high crime rates and an economy struggling with poverty. The government of El Salvador wants to make improvements in order to evolve but there are a lot of problems holding it back. Salvadoran politicians are exploring many ways to save the country but some could cause even more harm. Principle among these is gold mining. El Salvador has vast deposits of gold in their
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BACKGROUND PAPER ON HONDURAS 1. Honduras is a country located in Central America that is bordered by Guatemala, Nicaragua and Salvador. The vast northern coastline of Honduras touches the Caribbean Sea and its southern gulf opens into the North Pacific Ocean. Honduras is known for things such as having highly-rated vacation-getaways locations such as the island of Roatan and having the city with the one of the most murders per-capita in the world—San Pedro Sula. This paper will be specifically
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after the sisters attended Ruiz’s birthday party, where he got jealous since Sofía had been dancing with someone else. Ruiz shot Sofía after they got into an argument, and then shot María after she tried to get away. Former presidential candidate Salvador Nasrallah said that these murders were not a crime of passion but rather machismo. These murders
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Power Distance: El Salvador 66 / United States 40 This contrast indicates that the Salvadorians believe that there is a vast difference between who is in control of their destiny, i.e., (the Government) as opposed to the American belief that we are all part of a collective system. We as Americans fundamentally believe and understand that we have a voice in both what the Government and society as a whole should be. The Salvadorian people have lived in, and understand that inequality is a matter
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specific countries. It made me think about the differences between the United States and in El Salvador. I was born in this country but my family is from El Salvador. My mother was raised completely different than the way I was raised. My parents were relaxed but also knew when to be strict on me. Both countries are completely different. In the United States, dating seem so much open than El Salvador. In El Salvador, you can have a date if your older or little brother tags along or you have to wait till
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Structural family therapies goals are to reduce symptoms of dysfunction and bring change in the family unit by developing boundaries in the family system. The main idea of Structural family therapy is that an individual’s symptoms can be understood by looking at the interactional patterns within a family and evaluating the structural changes that must occur in order to alleviate the individual’s symptoms, (Corey, 2011.) Structural family therapy focuses on family structure, a family who has unorganized
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In February 2000, Luis Alberto Jimenez, an undocumented native of Guatemala who was living and working in Florida, continued brain damage and severe physical injuries as a result of a car crash. Jimenez was transported to Martin Memorial Medical Center and remained there until June 2000, when he was transferred to a skilled nursing facility. The injuries suffered by Jimenez rendered him unskilled and a circuit court judge appointed Montejo guardian of Jimenez's person and property. (Sontag,
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Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) is described as a science-based treatment for adolescent substance abuse and behavioral problems that place families in crisis, according to the multidimensional family therapy official website. While MDFT does cater to adolescents with substance abuse issues, they also reach out to those who have issues that are connected to their substance abuse issues like emotional problems, delinquency, antisocial and aggressive behaviors, and also school and family problems
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“Surrealist artists, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso were clearly influenced by their experiences of the Spanish Civil War” To what extent is this statement accurate? The rise of a revolution in 1930 Spain provoked artistic nightmarish visions in many European artists. Individual Surrealist artists responded differently, some abandoned peaceful propaganda for weapons and violence, while others, like Joan Miró, involved their artistic innovation directly in the service of the war efforts
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