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    While visiting with my aunt in Atlanta, Georgia, I, Yael Gohary, a student, was looking for a place where we could have a great dinner and catch up on old times! As my father frequently travels to South America for business, I wanted a taste of South America. FuegoMundo is really where kosher is at! FuegoMundo, meaning “world of fire” is the city’s “hottest” kosher restaurant. Located in the heart of one of Atlanta’s busiest business districts and just a short drive from all of the city’s Jewish

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    importantly both my parents. A career in Rutgers will not only help me achieve my personal goals but most importantly; I will be investing in my family’s future. It is my obligation to create a new path for the generation after me. I was born in Barranquilla Colombia, a country where the opportunities to succeed are scattered. My parents decided to move to the United States to give me and sisters a better future and for that I owned it to myself to do what I came to this country for, succeed. Moreover

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    South America is a subcontinent rich in culture, folklore, traditions, art and history. The subcontinent has 6% of the world population. It is divided into 12 countries which are; Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Suriname, Guyana, and Venezuela. It also has 7 territories. South America has a very diverse culture. The largest country in the continent is Brazil with the Amazon native forest covering other countries. Each country has its own particular culture

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    "You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice."("Shakira" BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2014. 18 November 2014. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/shakira457574.html). Shakira takes her own time and helps out in the world; she is willing to devote a portion of her life towards total strangers, people who she has never spoken to or about. Shakira is a very thoughtful and caring person; she sacrificed her time and money for others and achieves a smile from others

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    Culture can be seen from the interaction of many things such as history, activities and developments. It is also represented in the form of people live. Living in two different countries is a unique experience that gives you a new way of thinking. In my case I have lived in Colombia and now in the United States. Despite bearing some minor similarities, the differences between this to countries are notable in geography, festivities, economic and food. Colombia is located in South America, is divided

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    Colombia Country

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    Colombia is a country located in the northwest of South America near Central America Bogotá is the capital of Colombia and it is also the largest city. Colombia is the only South American country with both a Caribbean and Pacific coastline. Colombia features some very diverse geographical features such as jungles and snow-capped mountains. The most prominent geographical feature is the Andean Mountain range with its tall peaks. First Spaniard to land in the area was Alonso de Ojeda. For

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    twenty percent each year from 1999 to 2011. “Investment is virtually non-existent, but disinvestment is rampant. In the last decade, more than 4,000 businesses have shut their doors, with several factories relocating to the Colombian coastal city of Barranquilla and other friendly locations.” (Thomson, 2010) Despite oil wealth, Venezuela 's government has been borrowing heavily inside the country in order to finance a fiscal deficit that in 2004 reached about 3 percent of GDP. (Lapper, 2005) Other than

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    The Republic of Colombia Geography, Population, and Climate The Republic of Colombia, often known as Colombia, is located in northwestern South America. Colombia is boarded by the Caribbean Sea, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Colombia is approximately 439,700 square miles. As of January 2014, the estimated population is 47,425,000 people, about 105 people per square mile. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and a capital district. The capital of Colombia is Bogota, which has

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    Background Daniel Camargo was born to a well-off family living in Anolaima, Colombia on January 22, 1930. His father, Daniel Camargo Briceño, was a businessman and his mother, Teresa Barbosa, was his father's second wife. Camargo also had an older half-sister, who was the daughter to his father’s first wife. When Camargo was two years old, his mother died and his father remarried. Camargo was very intelligent and did well in school. It was said that he had an IQ of over 160. However, whenever he

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    From ancient times, many leaders believed that the society and business are interlinked. In the past times, people were donating huge amount of money on the name of religious works like formation of new church. People who involved in lots of charity works were mainly having a strong religious believes or they were having no family. From the beginning of the 19th century, many of the businessmen are well known for their charitable giving and became important philanthropists, they do donation for various

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