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    El Salvador Statistics

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    Intro: Where is El Salvador? Statistics. How do they make a living? Ph 1: Describe the specific geographic location and some statistics regarding El Salvador: El Salvador gained its independence in 1821 (C). El Salvador is located in Central America, north of the Panama Canal and south of Mexico. El Salvador shares a border with Honduras to the north and east and with the Pacific Ocean to the south, and Guatemala to the northwest (C). El Salvador's territory is located entirely on the Pacific Ocean

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    Ethiopia and El Salvador’s language, calendar, religion, food, holiday, and flag. Ethiopia was formerly known as "Abyssinia” until the 20th century. Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa (East Africa). Addis Ababa is a capital city of Ethiopia. It is the only African country to defeat a European colonial power, and retain its sovereignty as an independent country. El Salvador is a small Central American nation. It is located in the continent of Central America. The capital city of El Salvador is

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    In 2014, ten thousands of unaccompanied men, women, and children primarily from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala traveled to the United States seeking asylum. This mass immigration was characterized by the United States government as a humanitarian crisis and gained widespread media and congressional attention around the United States. Large majority of this attention was speculation about the cause of increase in immigration and plausible U.S. responses. The United States government along with

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    In El Salvador, “Girls are a Problem” “I don’t want to go back to El Salvador, I felt afraid as a women there more than in any other country in Latin America.” This is how the author, Catalina Lobo-Guerrero, begins her article. We can already tell she is not a fan of El Salvador, and after reading what she had to say about it, it is understandable. Women in El Salvador are considered a problem. They are raped and killed, but somehow they are the issue. El Salvador is listed among the world’s deadliest

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    Key avant-garde movements, including Suprematism, Constructivism and Futurism, influenced contemporary political graphics of the twentieth century. Particularly focusing on political and propaganda posters of the Soviet Union it is evident they were influenced by avant-garde movements that were developing in neighboring and western countries during the same period. Suprematism, focusing on basic geometric shapes with a limited range of colours is evident in numerous propaganda posters in Russia at

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    Who Is Candide?

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    Candide was raised in Westphalia, in the Barony of Thunder-ten-tronckh. He studied under Professor Pangloss, who taught him that we live in the “best of all possible worlds.” In the beginning, Cunégonde, the Baron’s daughter, witnessed Pangloss having sex with her mother’s chambermaid. Captivated, she sought to do the same with Candide. Unfortunately, they were discovered, which caused Candide to be kicked out of the castle. The ejection from the castle could symbolize the Biblical Fall. Like Eve

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    In the film, Man of Steel, Jonathan Kent is adamant about not wanting Clark to reveal his powers. Although there were some instances where it seemed Clark’s abilities were need, he felt that his son’s well-being was more important. Jonathan Kent was right to keep Clark from revealing his powers to the world, for the following reasons: he anticipated the reactions people would have, wanted what was best for his son, and Jonathan knew that Clark was not ready to be exposed to the world Jonathan

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    Gangs of El Salvador In the documentary, Gangs of El Salvador by Vice News, the viewer gets an insider’s perspective of the gang activity in El Salvador. The two gangs that were talked about in this documentary was the notorious MS-13 and 18th street gang. This documentary was made to inform people that there is a serious gang problem not only in the United States, but in other parts of the world as well. Furthermore, I will discuss the Gangs of El Salvador, current issues regarding gangs, and how

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    Aesthetics In Honduras

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    V. Religion and Aesthetics In Honduras, Christianity is the prevalent religion. 97% of the population is Roman Catholic and 3% are Protestants. This widespread of Christianity traces its roots back to the early sixteenth century when the Spanish invaded Honduras. Folk dances and modern dances are enjoyed by Hondurans. The sique and mascaro are the two main types of folk dances in Honduras (Painter, 2016). VI. Living Conditions Rural conditions are vastly different from those who live in the city

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    we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be” (Romero, Movie). A quote once spoken from the Archbishop of El Salvador, Oscar Romero. All through the movie, Romero, Romero is trying to be persuaded by two different groups. One of the groups includes upper-class citizens, people in the military, and the government officials. This particular group is people trying

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