An Essay On Argentina

Cuba and Argentina are Latin-American countries. In spite that they are similar in language they have differences in many aspects such as music, food, and sports.

Argentina is one of the largest countries in the world. It is sitting at the eighth largest country. It is filled with many valuable minerals. Also, Argentina has a great background of history. It was discovered by Juan D?az de Sol?s in early 16th century. It was disputed and is still being disputed today! Sebastian Cabot went exploring in 1526. He established a fort named Sancti Sp?ritus. Then in 1529, the natives of Argentina wiped out the whole fort, while Cabot was out looking for the ?City of Caesars.? Asunci?n and Buenos Aires played an important role in the rise of Argentina. It lured many settlers from Spain. After the Independence Movement, the area went through some tough times. The country fought until they were free from Spain. The government declared independence on July 9, 1816. A few years after that, the government fell apart.

Imagining Argentina is a novel written by Lawrence Thornton, which is set in the era of the late 1970s of Argentina, during the dirty war. The dirty war came into effect when a military junta had taken power by force, shortly after the former president was removed. The main cause of the dirty war was to suppress the people of Argentina who are on the side of left wing politically. Anyone suspected or even related to the side of left-wing would have a green falcon visit their home or wherever they are, and will be kidnapped and tortured, becoming known to the people as the “disappeared”. Although thousands of Argentinians have disappeared through the years of the dirty war, their identity has not disappeared, through the power a name holds. Carlos Rueda, the protagonist, believes names to be much more than just a name. A name holds a person's uniqueness; their personality; their identity; and their story. Carlos is gifted with an imagination, which can predict the fate of the “disappeared” through the power these names hold. Although identity is a key theme, the overall message revolves around imagination. Throughout Imagining Argentina the use of imagination is always present. Thornton provides a powerful message which is imagination being our strongest tool; our reality. Imagination helps us through times of desperation and despair. The human mind is stronger than any physical force. Our power to imagine helps us stay strong, it helps us identify as humans. Imagination

Globalization in Argentina has affected the country in numerous ways. There are many positives and negatives. Until 1999 globalization seemed to be the reason the country was so prosperous. Pope John Paul II stated, “From the ethical point of view, can be positive or negative. In fact, there is an economic globalization which brings some positive consequences, as the phenomenon of efficiency and increased production and, with the development of relations between countries in economic, can strengthen the process of unity among peoples and make a better service to the human family. However, if globalization is ruled merely by the laws of the market applied to suit the powerful, leads to negative consequences. Such, for example, the

More to the south the rain increases, and the length of the summerdry season shortens. Rainfall totals more than 200 inches per year in some places.

Britain imported 99% of Argentina’s chilled beef, Argentina’s biggest product, prior to 1932, but due to the worldwide economic depression, levels dropped. To protect beef exports, Argentina agreed to the Roca-Runciman Pact with Britain on May 1, 1933. Although it benefited Britain more than Argentina, it solidified relations and locked in their beef trade. As a result of the Pact, Argentina was more dependent on Britain, because Britain controlled 85% of where Argentine beef went, leaving only 15% under control of Argentina. In addition, Argentina had to use any surplus money they had to pay their debt to Britain. The reason Argentina agreed to such a seemingly unfair deal was that the elite landowners did not care about industry, but instead cared about maintaining good relations with Britain, so that the trade that benefitted them could continue. The Pact was renewed in 1936 and was in place until the mid-1940s, so it was kept even though it clearly was better for Britain than Argentina. The British also invested a lot of money into Argentina, especially into the railroad system and called Argentina the “Sixth Dominion” because of Argentina’s reliance on Britain. Britain was incredibly important to Argentina because it was the main importer of Argentine beef and invested in the country, which was necessary due to the lack of industrialization.

Argentinian culture is a mixture of many other cultures and it has been largely influenced by Spanish colonialism and immigrants from all around the world and mostly from Europe. Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina. The city is also known as the cultural capital and it represents political, economic and cultural heart of the country. Argentinian culture is spreaded in lots of areas from dance to language and it has very unique sides which makes the culture extremely interesting.

Santiago is the capital of Chile. It is currently the largest city in Chile. Santiago was founded in 1541 and has been growing ever since. This city includes the largest building in Latin America called the Gran Torre Santiago. One of Chile's most popular features is Easter Island. Popular for it's stone heads, this Chilean island brings in tourist from all over the world. Famous not only because of the stone heads, but also for being the most isolated inhabited island. It is located 3,512 kilometres off the coast of Chile. The city of Valparaíso is one of the most important ports and cultural hot spots for Chile. It is located midway down the country and on the coast. Another important city is Viña del Mar. It is located

The capital is Santiago. There are a few different ethnic groups, 95% is White and White-Amerindian, 3% is Amerindian and 2% is other. They have two different main religions: Roman Catholics – 89%, and Protestant- 11% (Info please). Chile is in South America bordered by Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and the Pacific Ocean. Chile also has islands off the coast, including Juan Fernandez Islands and Easter Island. Chile is 2650 miles long and 265 miles wide. The Andes and another Westland range run parallel with each other for most of the country's length. Chile is on an earthquake belt and has frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. Chile can be divided intob3 land regions, 1.) The Northern Dessert, 2.) The Central Valley, and 3.) The Archipelago. The Northern Dessert stretches over 1050 miles south from the Peruvian border to the Aconcagua River. The Atacama desert which the Chileans the great north, covers the northern part of the country. Atacama is one of the world's driest places. It will gradually go to a less dry climate they call the little north. (Chile, world

When I say I am from Argentina, that statement in and of itself feels a bit insincere. Hearing it might have you believe that I grew up there and that I have rich recollections of being raised somewhere with its own individual culture and language. Because I left before the age of 1, I have no such recollections. My parents have taught me sufficiently of this place, but it was never truly my home. My Spanish effortlessly surpassed the rest of the students’ in my Spanish 5 class senior year, but when I speak to my extended family on the phone, I accept the notion

Bolivia has two main seasons, the windy season, and the winter/fall season. It is winter/fall because there really isn’t a winter in Bolivia, the trees and grass just kind of grow weaker for a short time. The Amazons area has many storms that usually can start fires due to lightning strikes. The summer also is called the windy season because it is unusually windy in this season which allows seeds from plants to spread. It usually floods

I am “argentum” in Latin, which is what the country Argentina is named after. Who am I?

Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos), the world's largest Spanish speaking country, is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. Mexico is about one-fifth the size of the United States, but holds more than 120 million citizens. It is led by Enrique Peña Niet who was elected to lead the country in 2012. Mexico's capital is Mexico City holding a large 20.4 million people in the heart of Mexico. (Infoplease)

It is the only country whose flag has different pictures on the front and back. The front has the national coat of arms, and the back bears the treasury seal.

about 2,070 mi.. Its biggest width is about 860 mi.. The area of Argentina is