National Liberation Front

The Iran Contra affair is historically defined as the “Reagan administration scandal that involved the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for its efforts to secure the release of hostages in Lebanon and the redirection of the proceeds of those sales to the Nicaraguan Contras.” As the Nicaraguan counterrevolutionaries, known as the Contras, began their efforts to retaliate against the Socialist Sandinista Regime, American government forces stepped in to support the Contra cause in a hope to support

a general election. It secured only 41% of the national vote compared with 55% for its conservative opponents. Rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship began in the 1960s and 1970s, due to humanitarian abuses. A group of rebellious guerillas under the name of the “Sandinistas” started to attack the Nicaraguan government, seizing government officials and sparking the Nicaraguan Revolution. The Somoza dynasty was overthrown after the National Sandinista Revolution, which took place when people

Using one of the case studies outlined by Chomsky & Herman in ‘Manufacturing Consent – The Political Economy of the Mass Media’, critically assess the main propositions put forward in their analysis of the mass media. Is the ‘Propaganda Model’ still relevant today? Noam Chomsky along with Edward Herman has developed the "Propaganda Model" of the media works. They helped develop the detailed and sophisticated analysis of how the wealthy and powerful use the media to propagandise their own interests

Fernando Cardenal, serving as the National Literacy Crusade Coordinator, and Valerie Miller, a CNA advisor, outlined that the literacy campaign would not just eradicate illiteracy, but create an identity of a “new man [and a] new woman” for Nicaraguans. Through the CNA, the Sandinistas hoped to introduce young Nicaraguans to the difficulties and hardship endured by Nicaragua’s poor rural population. For many of the brigadistas who volunteered, the 1980 literacy campaign served as their first experience

Nationalism is a source of modernization and political legitimacy, especially in Latin American countries such as Nicaragua, Argentina, and Mexico. An inclusive national identity can serve as a means for the development of belonging, and this globally-acclaimed notion of diversity is attractive for nations struggling to find their footing in the international community. Looking towards the future, the key to achieving this inclusion is the use of culture, specifically employing music as a tool of

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the administration of justice in modern day Nicaragua. The primary goal is to furnish the reader with an uncomplicated idea about this country’s method of administering justice. In particular, it’s legal history, legal tradition, and legal system guiding the police and court system. As such, the reader should develop a basic idea of Nicaragua’s justice system compare to the United States of America. Historical, Political

As the Sandinistas adjusted to their new position of power, they made decisions that put their own political agenda ahead of the welfare of Nicaraguan citizens. They controlled everything from menu prices to water to electricity. Sandinista policies angered the newly instituted Regan administration in Washington, and they were determined to overthrow them. The counter-revolution offered the perfect opportunity and the CIA agreed to secretly fund the contras (over $15 million between 1981-1982). Argentina

Due to the lack of a formal compromise between the gay community and the police, many people questioned as well as oppressed them because of certain religious aspects and social norms, but the conflict resulted in the development of the Gay Liberation Front and allowing the LGBTQ+ community to freely express themselves. Within many religions, especially in Christianity, it is said that same-sex relations are a sin. Since most of the Americans around this time were Christian, many of them

Rough Draft “The gay rights movement is not a party. It is not a lifestyle… It is not about sin or salvation. The gay rights movement is an integral part of the American promise of freedom” (Urvashi Vaid). Many people were not supportive of the minority of people coming out to the world and becoming a part of the LGBTQ+ community. The actions of the many who did not accept the idea of being gay, lesbian or transgender, would interfere with their confidence and freedom of being who they want

Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) and Brock’s Department of Sociology. Conference participants covered a wide array of topics through panels and presentations that discussed the links between human and animal oppression/liberation, gender and meat consumption, postcolonial studies, animal liberation theory, abolitionist history, social attitudes and prejudice, veganism, and activist repression. There were also those which focused entirely on vivisection, farmed animals,