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Using one case in Latin America, illustrate what the biggest obstacle to democracy is. A history of militarism and colonialism are the biggest obstacle to democracy in South America. Using the case of Argentina, this paper will be discussing how its famous history of militarism and consequent military rule has undermined the concept of a democracy. I will then go into detail about the certain aspects of military rule, ( ‘The Dirty War’, gross economic mismanagement and patron client relationships)

When considering authors for a World Literature course, there are multiple things to consider. You have to think about how their work represent their home country, what topics they discuss through their work, the emotions they convey, etc. You also have to look at the author’s personal life. What influences the authors writing? What are some factors through the author’s life that makes them write about a certain topic? One author that would really be important in a World Literature course is the

63% of the company’s cost of goods sold and when it comes to the plant equipment and facilities, Rosario's capital spending has totaled to $3 million from 1993 to March 1997. Sr. Este's company relied on one primary source, which is located in Buenos Aires, for the scrap metal used in its production of rolls and castings. Direct material, including scrap, accounted for 26% of the cost of goods sold in 1996. They operated seven (7) days per week on three (3) shifts as of the end of 1996 with an

You probably wondering what and why I began my introduction in Spanish. First I began my translating what I said, Hi, I’m going to tell you a little bit about Argentina. Argentina’s national language is Spanish. The capital of Argentina’s is Buenos Aires, its flag is planned with horizontal line between two colored lights blue straight lines. The color in the flag mean undecided and the white colors represents silver according to some of Argentina’s residents. The name of Argentina’s was selected

Eva Perón Eva Perón was born May 7, 1919 in Los Toldos, Argentina where she lived in poverty after being abandoned by her father, an Argentinian politician. At the age fifteen, she escaped poverty when she moved to Buenos Aires where she pursued her acting career, even though she had a lack of education and connections. Later, her success began to pick up as a successful radio and film star, and by 1942 she gained financial stability and was able to start a stable life. She later started her

During the 1900’s in Argentina, the idea of patriarchy authority clearly triumphed over any of the romantic ideas that are not supported or based upon family, bureaucracy or religious instituted. This idea is undeniably backed by the movie Camila directed by María Luisa Bemberg in 1984 and several other sources in “The Argentina Reader” edited by Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela Montaldo and “A Brief History of Argentina” written by Jonathan C. Brown. The suffering from the continuity of authoritarianism

As children grow up they lose creativity as they become more immersed in the real world. Just as children growing up mourn losing creativity, Latin American people mourn losing happiness in their country. Many nations in Latin America were controlled by totalitarian governments, by subjecting citizens to the loss of their basic human rights. The loss of their former, culture and lifestyle gave rise to social realism in literature, by Latin American writers. Social realism was described through

The Impact of Structure in Borge’s “The South” Ordinarily, a short story is characterized by the inclusion of crucial details, consistent characters, linear plots, and a significant closure; Argentine novelist Jorge Luis Borges’ 20th century compilation of short stories, Ficciones, defies these characteristics, and, upon its release, conclusively revolutionized the genre. Such “fictions” hold incomplete backgrounds, thinly-sketched characters, non-linear plots, and open-ended conclusions. The

The three authors Jorge Luis Borges, Scott Russell Sanders, and E.B White all have different stories yet somehow they tie together. Borges’ “The Keeper of the Books”, Sanders’ “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” and White’s “Once More to the Lake” all touch upon perception throughout their stories. Their perceptions thoroughly shape their stories, but their memories also influence and shadow their perception as well. Throughout this essay I hope to prove how memories influence and tie together with our

1) Oliverio Girondo’s poetry is representative of a “new style” of art encompassed in José Ortega y Gasset’s The Dehumanization of Art. Aesthetics no longer conform to the traditional classical style but instead, champions a futurist type meant to bypass the limitations of rationale in a trivial and playful nature likened to sport. Girondo clearly breaks from the platonic ideals of beauty and delves into the aesthetics of the grotesque by using antipoetic language, which sublimes the abject. This