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    parties had caused trouble in Colombia. The Conservative party of Colombia beliefs were that the state and church (preferably Catholic churches) should work together in government, land ownership should be preserved, and central government should be in control of electing government officials. Liberals beliefs were that the church and state should be separate and central government should have restrictions on power. The Liberal Party took complete control of the government and won the civil war in 1854

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    Colombia was once called the murder capital of the world. Colombia has lived up to that name. The murder rate in Colombia has increased by 4%. It might not seem like a lot but there is an average of 17 murders a day. Colombia is known for their violence, but is also a big exporter of coffee, the first country to build a Baptist Church, have their religion influenced by Native Americans, and have the second largest economy. Colombia has a large diversity of cultures. Over 30 million Mestizos inhabitants

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    Reason 1: Explanation, Evidence and Interpretation To begin with, Plan Colombia has made Colombia contingent on the US because money was only invested on pathways that would alleviate tyranny but would keep Colombia attached without steps to progression. Humans are not born to work alone; however when working with people who do not have the right intentions, all plans are meant to fail. The human world is established on interests and the theorem of domination over others. Power is essentially based

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    Upegui English 112-54 Summers/ DRP November 25, 2016 Colombia Proposing Peace The beauty of Colombia is no match for the darkness that hides inside. Unable to flourish into a country of prosperity that can showcase what nature has given them but a place tied to the past with violence. Soon The FARC stepped up to shake not only terror into the government but also the people of Colombia. They have killed and kidnapped locals, tourists and government officials for decades now they have begun recruiting

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    country can further increase carbon dioxide emissions throughout the globe. Colombia is not given as much credit as it receives because it still is a developing country but is far from being as developing as parts of Africa. Most people might not realise that Colombia’s strengths are agriculture and trade. Colombia has strengths like exporting goods such as crude petroleum, coal, refined petroleum, gold and coffee. Colombia also imports resources such as refined petroleum, cars, computers, delivery

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    organization that Colombia once knew. With different leaders within the FARC assuming positions over time, and the Colombian Government expanding its movement, the FARC has adapted to change. The FARCs movement upon being established was to instill a communist ideology in the country. The FARCs use violence, and other means necessary to instill fear into the Colombian Government. Through many years of conflict, the FARC has stricken a peace deal in 2016 with the Colombian Government. The deal consists

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    inequality and have one of the highest incomes, Colombia still continues to experience poverty and inequality. The organization has resorted to extortion and kidnapping in order to attain large sums of money and their illegal drug trafficking business are extremely profiting, so where does all of their money go? Their total revenues from 1991-1999 estimated nearly U.S. $3.2 billion. They manage their investment strategies and financial institutions outside of Colombia, by storing their money outside of the

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    White Collar Crime, Organization Deviance, Corporate Crime and Organized crime. Several activities overlap one another but all of them eventually lead to an erosion of quality of life in society as it affects basic rights to peace, order and good government. Organized crime consists of a group of criminals who tend to participate in illicit activities usually in the purpose of making profit. There are different groups that fall under this category, such as human trafficking, money laundering, blackmailing

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    is White Collar Crime, Organization Deviance, Corporate Crime and Organized crime. Many activities overlap one another but all of them eventually lead to an erosion of quality of life in society as it affects basic rights to peace, order and good government. Organized crime consists of a group of criminals who tend to participate in illicit activities usually in the purpose of making profit. There are many different groups that fall under this category such as human trafficking, money laundering,

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    Plan Colombia

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    related to Plan Colombia. This information does not seem accurate and of course you can find different points of view on this “fact”. I believe the IMF is most definitely related to Plan Colombia which has had a negative effect on the poor by cutting back on public services. This topic is particularly interesting to me because I am Colombian-American and this puts me in a difficult situation between my two countries. Plan Colombia was an investment by the US government of $7.5 billion

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