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    Oscar Romero was born on August 15, 1917 in El Salvador. He was appointed Archbishop of El Salvador on February 23, 1977. When Romero was appointed as an Archbishop many priests were disappointed, especially those openly aligning with Marxism. On 12 March 1977, Rutilio Grande, a progressive Jesuit priest and personal friend of Romero who had been creating self-reliance groups among the poor campesinos, was assassinated do to what he was doing to help out the poor people in the community. His death

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    Man’s Purpose in Candide One of the main purposes of the Enlightenment was to promote reason and rationalism as a way to improve society and politics. However, Voltaire, an influential and famous philosopher and writer during the period of the enlightenment, repeatedly criticized certain aspects of Enlightenment philosophy. In his short story, Candide, Voltaire somewhat harshly attacks the optimism that was so popular between philosophers during this time and instead he decides not to disregard

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    The Massacre at El Mozote as told by Mark Danner takes place El Salvador. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. It shares borders with Guatemala and Honduras. El Salvador is divided into 14 departments and El Mozote is a village in one of the Departments called Morazan. According to the author, the Salvadoran Civil War 1979-1992 was a conflict waged by the Military led Government of El Salvador and coalition of left-leaning militias or guerillas called the Farabundo Marti National

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    In 1998 we had seen the deadliest hurricane of the 20th century hit the Caribbean, Central America and parts of South America. This natural disaster had massive effects on the region from environmental to economic effects. It sent numerous countries in to a state of emergency and was fighting to keep their countries in order. This paper will focus on the aftermath and effects Hurricane Mitch had on the region. Hurricane Mitch had brought widespread destruction and turmoil to many countries in the

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    to choose the interviewees from a location of diversity and I felt that my own college peers would be perfect for the task. The first interviewer I chose was a professor of the college, Jose Hernandez age 42, born and raised in El Salvador. Professor Hernandez had lived in El Salvador until the age of 13 when his parents made the decision to move to the United States to ensure that their children would receive better education and opportunities. Once making it the U.S., he had to learn to read, write

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    perfect, so beautiful, as if it was supposed to look that way. El Salvador is a wonderful place, full of wonderful people, and amazing scenery and there is no place I would rather be at the moment. Living in California is wonderful, but it doesn’t give me the culture that I am looking for. El Salvador is like my home, somewhere where I can visit once in a while, but my real home is California where I will always want to live. Although El Salvador and California share some similarities like the settings

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    Oscar Romero was an amazing man. Even though his life was cut short, he was able to make an impact on the society that he lived in. Oscar Romero died a hero and an advocate for the people of El Salvador, specifically the city of Agulaires. Leading up to his death, Romero’s spiritual journey evolved. Romero was elected Archbishop because few saw Romero as a threat. He was very intelligent, and would hardly take his head out of a book. When Romero was elected he became good friends with Rutilio Grande

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    Located on the Pacific Coastline, El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, and the most populated. The United States of America foreign policy on El Salvador is best explained by President Obama’s approach on Latin America where the United States is focused on economic growth and equality, energy and climate control, and regional and citizen security (Foreign Policy, 2012). This is best explained using the international level of analysis and neo-liberalism where the global structure

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    clarifying the role of ARENA in the beginnings of the civil war, we’ve been able to secure a small but consistent advantage over our FMLN opponents. However, according to the research that my team and I have conducted, this advantage is very fragile. While El Salvadoran voters have communicated to us that they do not blame ARENA for the start of the conflict, there is more confusion about the role of the party during the height of the war in the 1980s. Therefore, this memo will be divided into three parts:

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    Topic: To what extend did the US have an impact on El Salvador and the way it was shifting //To what extent did the US have the rights to interfere in the Civil war in El Salvador (and the outcomes) //force modernization to the indigenous group.//To what extent was it ethically correct for the United States to help in the Salvadorian War. Introduction: El Salvador was first settled by the Native American people known as the Pipils. El Salvador like any other great countries had an ancient civilization

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