country; it was a horrific result for El Salvador’s civil war‚ depleting the country of between 20 and 30 percent of its population. More than half between 500‚000 and one million moved to the United States‚ which was home to over 10‚000 Salvadorans before 1960. Salvadoran Americans many refugees from a supported United States government forced a rethinking of foreign policies. The result of the foreign policy change may have been the reason the war in El Salvador ended. Salvadoran Americans
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soldiers returning from war with months of wages to spend and many new products on the market that was new since their departure for Europe‚ the economy boomed from the movement of money. Partying became a big social past time during the 20’s. Before the 20’s people did not throw big lavish parties without having a reason other than wanting to party. This can be seen in the movie‚ The Great Gatsby‚ where billionaire Jay Gatsby a fictional character‚ made up by F. Scott Fitzgerald threw lavish partied
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Lights‚ Camera‚ Action! “Someone start dressing Alice”‚ “Did you get your props set?”‚ “Don’t talk to loud‚ the show is about to start”‚ “hurry put your makeup on”‚ “Okay‚ everyone set? Open the curtains on 3… 2… 1. “Entering the Playhouse I was extremely cautious and shy‚ but that quickly melted away every second that passed by. Everyone was very professional at first and did not seem very dependent on me or anyone else volunteering to help‚ but they were friendly and always treated everyone with
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El Cid is a movie from 1961 that shows how Spain became a unified country. Spain was being invaded by the Moors‚ which are apart of the Muslim religion. The Moors believed their God “Allah” would help them defeat the Spanish. Rodrigo who is also known as El Cid‚is on his way to get married with his fiancé Doña Ximena ‚ when he rescues a small Spanish town from the moors. He arrests the moors and plans to take them to vivar ‚ but he eventually lets them go as long as they don’t treason on King Ferdinand’s
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There are six kinds of legal systems that exist in different countries across the world today‚ which is civil law‚ common law‚ Islamic law‚ Sino – Soviet‚ Hindu and Talmudic. Civil law is also known as continental or Romano-Germanic legal systems. This law is the most widespread type of legal system in the world‚ which is applied in various countries across the world. Civil law is based on concepts and rules. The major feature of civil law systems is that the laws are organized into systematic written
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Chapter 32 American Life in the "Roaring Twenties" 1919-1929 Seeing Red Fear of Russia ran high even after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917‚ which spawned a communist party in America. The "red scare" of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer was chosen to round up immigrants who were in question. In 1919-1920‚ a number of states passed criminal syndicalism laws that made the advocacy of violence to secure
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"El Topo" (The Mole; 鼹鼠) (1970) (ACID WESTERN / SURREALISM / ART-HOUSE) "El Topo" (English title: "The Mole"‚ Chinese title: "鼹鼠") is a very weird movie which can be described as mix of acid western and surreal art-house feature. It was directed by highly controversial Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky and shot in Mexico (where Jodorowsky lived many years). As I said this a truly ambitious and difficult to understand film‚ full of multiple allegories‚ religious symbolism and far-east philosophy
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Massacre at El Mozote Prompt 2 11/21/13 Since Latin American independence the United States has always kept a tight grip on the political and economic happenings in the region. Latin America’s vast natural wealth coupled with their close proximity to the US has made them the perfect target for American imperialism over the past two hundred years. When the Cold War spread to Central America and the threat of communism loomed over the US’s economic interests in the region they were given a prime
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Najla Nasrudin History 311 11/12/2014 Same Sex Imagine being in love with someone special‚ but never having the ability to make the relationship official. For many same-sex couples across the United States is been a reality. Even though great strides have been made in the advancement of gay and lisbian rights and homosexual couples still face opposition from the Federal Government by being denied the right to a marriage. Same sex marriages should be constitutionalized. To the latter group of people
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The Meaning of El Dorado and its contrast with the rest of the world: El Dorado appears to be the perfect utopia‚ for others it represents an unrealistic place to live. For Voltaire this world meant his entire desire and dream about the perfect society. Many critics note that El Dorado is only a huge extravaganza because it consisted of contradictory statements. The meaning of El Dorado is a vision of the perfect society and represents a false paradise impossible to attain or approach by the destructive
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