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    the Mexican-American War, the US took half of Mexico 's land? After Mexico 's independence from Spain in 1821, the northern lands of Mexico were rarely used. America saw this as an opportunity to expand by seizing Mexico’s northern lands, and took it. They accepted Mexico 's offer to live in Texas, and soon Texas became overrun with Americans. They influenced Texas to go against Mexico, and eventually Texas was won by the US in battle. After that, Mexico and America began having disputes. However,

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    Case Study Axolotl

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    The valley in which the Axolotl live Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco have been dried from digging of wells for growing population of Mexico City. Desiccation is another problem Axolotls have to face in response to such human impact. Salamanders, especially for Axolotls, need to be in moist (or aquatic) environment because there skin is permeable and water can be lost through their skin

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    What drives the movement for privatization? In the past few decades, countries around the world have taken action to privatize their services. It is believed that privatization creates markets that allow companies to compete, and contribute to the economy. The idea is to cede ownership of public services to the private sector; where competition will drive innovation, and reduce costs for the government and the taxpayer alike. That being said, in some cases privatization does not create a real market

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    Aquilar Camin and Lorenzo Meyer tells a chronological story of contemporary Mexico from the fall of Porfirio Diaz in 1910 to the July elections in 1989. The time period that Camin and Meyer portray in Mexico is one of corruption, civil war, and failure. While Mexico would undergo an era described as the “Mexican Miracle” where the Mexican country would begin to see a positive output in the country, it would be short-lived and Mexico would continue to fall behind as other countries progressed. While In

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    Mexico 's Drug War: Defined by Corruption The following publication is rife with manipulation and corruption of Mexico 's highest regarded political positions and jurisdictions. Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado officially declared drug trafficking a national security threat in early 1988. The United Nations estimate that 70% of the drugs flowing into the United States comes directly from Mexican drug trafficking cartels. Mexican cartels rely heavily on bribes and corruption

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    The Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) is a current revolutionary group that resides in Chiapas, Mexico. Chiapas is state with a large majority of the population that has indigenous blood. With that being said they are very connected to their indigenous roots compared to other countries. With the start of the Mexican Revolution there were many people living in poverty and without land. Large amounts of wealthy Mexicans were owners of the grand majority of the land. A main problem that

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    Neoliberalism In Mexico

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    there remains in indigenous communities a long tradition and a strong insistence on doing thing collectively. “The communities that really exist are an irreducible and instructive fact for us.” The most serious challenge made to neoliberalism in Mexico has come from the indigenous communities of Chiapas. Existing Visibility in the Media In regards to an aforesaid statement, film and literary

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    In addition to this scourge of sexual aggression, the victims are often not treated in public hospitals, due to their status as irregular migrants. . A 2021 report published by Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health and the National Autonomous University of Mexico found that 29% of migrants are victims of physical, psychological, or sexual violence. Most abuses go unpunished. Fear of being repatriated and mistrust in the authorities results in only one in 10 cases being

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    Latin America has been known throughout history to take orders and to have resources taken away from their bare hands. They were never appreciated for the struggles that they went through to provide distant countries with useful resources. Fast-forward to the new twentieth century and Latin America has taken over the corporation scene, an example being the company known as America Movil. A company that is putting Latin American countries on the map once again, but this time no one is managing them

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    The challenges that face college students today are vastly different from those in previous generations. Tuition at Michigan in 1960 cost less than $150 per semester. That left students who earned their degree move on to become contributing members of society without the burden of student loans weighing them down. Students today, however—even those who hold two part-time jobs—fall tens of thousands of dollars into debt, a burden that limits their career choices. Dropping out for social activism

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