Essay On Venezuela

Living in two different countries can be a great experience that can change someone's way of thinking. We live in a world with many countries and different types of people, making us compare each other and ask ourselves how is this different or similar. For example, in Brazil, they speak Portuguese, but in Colombia they speak Spanish. That's one difference. Yet, Brazil and Colombia are in the same continent. Now, that's one similarity. In my case, I have lived in Venezuela and in the United States and sometimes I start comparing many things like economy, government, culture, topography, weather, traditions, etc. Many people don't notice how many difference and similarities two countries can have.

Luisa Caceres de Arismendi was a heroine of Venezuela's fight for independence. She was recognized for her bravery in confronting the Spanish who attempted to trade her for the surrender of her husband General Juan Bautista Arismendi. In recognition of her loyalty and fight for Venezuela's independence, her remains were entombed in the Panteon Nacional.

This will be as much a tale about the Venezuelan people as it is about a returning immigrant who knows his homeland largely from memories and media. Though my experiences have shaped my outlook, my intention is to enter the country as a neutral and impartial writer, cognizant of daily life, yet oblivious to the fiery political discourse which consumes too many discussions.

When Christopher Columbus discovered the coast of Venezuela, he thought he had encountered an earthly paradise, today that grace land is ravaged by famine, inflation, scarcity, violence, social and political conflicts; “social implosion [being] driven by economic collapse, caused by shockingly self-destructive policy making” (Toro, 1). Venezuela’s antidemocratic government and its lack of foresight has created a severe economic crisis crumbling health care system and a lack of basic necessities and is jailing innocent people who object.

Venezuela, located in the Latin American region, is a country that has been characterized by its abundance of oil reserve. A natural resource that has shaped the history and development of the country, affecting its economic, social and most important is political spheres. For many years Venezuela was controlled by authoritarian regimes. The country, being very important in the sense of geo-politics due to its abundance of oil, has been a key player in the international arena and most important, to those that for many years kept the country under their regime. It was not until 1958 that Venezuela experienced the change to democracy and a stable democracy was kept between the two main political parties of the time, Accion Democratica (AD)

The increasing cubanization (Cardenas, 2013) of Venezuela alienated the most patriotic sectors of society, most notably the military. The Venezuelan military had been a strong ally to neighboring Colombian forces, as to US forces. Under Chavez the military was ordered to partner with Cuban military and to support Colombian guerillas (Romero, 2009). Within months of Chavez’s election, military leaders began plotting his removal (Campbell, 2002).

John Locke was an English philosopher in the 17th century. Locke explained what the most important purposes of a government were. He claimed that the government’s  primary purpose was to protect people’s natural rights; life, liberty, and property. However, the country of Venezuela’s government does not protect any of these rights, and the people should revolt and force a change in the government.  Venezuela is a medium sized county in South America with a population of about 31,400,000 people. Venezuela’s main language is Spanish and has a Federal Presidential Republic under president Nicolas Maduro.Venezuela gained its independence from Spain in 1811.

In the years following the Congress of Vienna, revolts plagued many European countries as well as several areas in Latin America. France was driven from Haiti, Portugal lost control of Brazil, and Spain was forced to withdraw from all its American empire except for Cuba and Puerto Rico. Colonial government in South America came to an end. Three countries where revolts were successfully established were Haiti, Venezuela, and Brazil. The countries in Latin America benefited from the revolts because they became free from colonial rule, but, except for Brazil, they were left with many consequences.

That video wasn’t the only one on music that caught my attention. The documentary on El Sistema in Venezuela is extremely moving. It’s a musical program to help children escape from poverty and the slums of Venezuela’s poorest. What they do is they gather and train children to become members of orchestras, especially well-known ones. There are at least approximately 1200 students, in which 80% are below the poverty level. And yet they are given paper instruments in the beginning of their courses until they move on with real instruments. I’d never found anything so fascinating like that. I just wonder how the founder and director of El Sistema, Jose Antonio Abreu, did it. He had navigated the entire program for 35 years and probably even more

Have would you feel if you can escape being robbed? Insecurity is something very disturbing world you exist and many countries worldwide with considerable uncertainty, as in the case of Venezuela the country I was born and I grew up. I will never forget that special day because it was a moment that I do not wish anyone to live be a very uncomfortable situation for me. It was a horrific day for anyone because it was the first time I was robbed and had a gun in my back all that happened when I decided to walk to a bank near my college to go to pay for insurance, I will remember that day forever all the feelings I felt like it was confuse, worried and anxious.

There are good and bad things about Venezuela. Venezuela is a very pretty country. There are many things you can do. You can also visit a lot of Venezuela historical places. You can go to the beaches they have. They have different food and different cultures than we do. You can see a lot of different things.

After President Hugo Chávez died, Nicolas Maduro took power of the socialist regime in Venezuela. Maduro’s government has faced one of the biggest economic, politic, and social crises Venezuela has had (Hernández 2016). This crisis has generated a massive food shortage that has affected the whole Venezuelan population. Many scholars have proposed different solutions on how to solve the shortage, but it seems that Maduro’s only intention is to generate political clientelism to his party instead of finding realistic programs to solve the shortage.

Violence towards government’s opposition is a serious problem in Venezuela and it has been increasing through the years. It affects every single one of the Venezuelans and many people around the world may not be conscious about it. Even though, it can be extremely hard to solve this problem, in fact, it requires many effort, dedication, patience and of course, time. People need to understand that every problem has a solution and they cannot give up right now. It is time for each person to express herself/himself without being afraid or feeling intimidated. As a final point, it is important to understand that as humanity evolves, more problems are will be originated and it is up to society to be prepared to solve those

Venezuela currently has a population of 31 million people. Venezuela is still growing in numbers, and it’s getting harder for the government to provide health care for their people. Venezuela’s population is 1.9 times larger than South America. The country is mainly urban, and the wealth rate is declining. The resources per person needs to be the same, and as of now that’s not the case. Overall fertility rates are failing in Latin America. In 2015 the population was six times the size that it was in 1950, and the United Nations projects that it will be nine time larger by 2050, and still growing at that point, despite the long-term decline in fertility. (Latin America) Although there are many economic crisis in Venezuela, this isn’t preventing them from having children in higher numbers. This could be the shortage of health care.

Economic Affairs: Its mayor export partners are United States with trading values ranging from $24 to $30 billions per year at least in the last 3 years. United States has received exports of Petrolium in massive numbers from Venezuela which petroleum has a total of 95% worth of the country’s total trades, this is the 50% of Venezuela’s GDP. Venezuela is bordered by Guayana, Brazil and Colombia. Venezuela shipped to the US $29.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2016, while receiving from the US exports of cars, machinery and pharmaceutics merchandise. The US is a big parter in trades because it Venezuela is one of its top 4 suppliers of oil. Venezuela is highly dependent on exported oil which dominated 98.6% of the country’s