For most of my childhood‚ my whole world was comprised of people that shared the same ethnicity‚ culture‚ and living style as I did. But after leaving El Salvador at the young age of seven and undertaking the most difficult journey of my life‚ my world was split shattered. In school‚ I had to assimilate to a culture where I was surrounded by kids who had been born speaking English and teachers who taught with voluminous books instead of dirty chalk boards. Meanwhile‚ at home‚ I had to meet my mom’s
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Meningitis University of Phoenix HCS 245 Introduction to Health and Diseases MU11BHA06 November 02‚ 2011 Cultural and Disease Paper - Meningitis It was mid-February 1968 in a city in the central region of El Salvador‚ two men sitting on the street curve outside the doctor’s office. One of them was the doctor himself; the other man was a poor steel worker whom two years earlier lost his second child to bronchitis. The doctor said to my father the choices you
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colonization‚ revolutions‚ civil wars‚ and political corruption‚ El Salvador now finds itself poised for strong economic growth. There are several key factors that have created this position for El Salvador. The election of President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena in 2009 has shown significant promise in the improvement of Salvadoran society. Already‚ Funes’ policies have demonstrated significant drops in violent crimes‚ a major deterrent to foreign direct investment in El Salvador. Education and healthcare
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going to El Salvador as part of a delegation to participate in a “reverse mission”. Part of our work in El Salvador revolved around being keepers of narratives‚ to listen‚ to validate‚ affirm and respect the life stories of different people. Among the people we met were myriads of women‚ who still now‚ as I process the experience‚ leave me breathless. Heroines‚ silent and pushed aside. Wo/men who resist‚ persist‚ and secretly subvert structures of oppression. Wo/men who during the civil war were raped
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just 8‚124 square miles‚ El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. Like many of its’ neighboring countries‚ it possesses very few natural resources. Since the nation’s economy is based predominantly on agriculture‚ it’s no surprise that its’ citizens often experience “resource roller coasters”. In addition‚ its’ long history of inappropriate land tenure and ownership practices date all the way back to colonialism. Even more strikingly‚ “sixty percent of El Salvador’s population is
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according to LA times‚ about gang violence is that currently El Salvador is known as the world’s most violent country‚ and it’s capital‚ San Salvador‚ is known as the world’s most homicidal city. Recent statistics show that last year in El Salvador there were about 6‚652 killings. This translates into a national homicide rate of almost 116 per 100‚000‚ which happens
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El Salvador a Country Report 1.0 Introduction El Salvador or the Savior as the name can be translated is a very unexpectedly unique country. El Salvador is a country of many great geographical sites‚ a strange history‚ a blackened economic state‚ and an incredible agricultural base. The country has undergone many changes throughout its history. It was developed‚ owned‚ and operated by many different people and forms of government. This ?land of volcanoes? or ?the Savior? has been needed saving of
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Cultural Awareness of El Salvador When we think of culture‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Many of us begin to define a mental picture of how certain people or countries carry themselves. Whether it is in the way they cook‚ dress‚ celebrate certain holidays‚ or just other beliefs in general. Picture a country whose wars are so bad and constant‚ it is a norm for women to cook for soldiers who passing by their homes. It isn’t frowned upon to have a corrupted government because that
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In 1981‚ El Salvador was engaged in a brutal Civil war between the right-wing government supported army and several tiny left-wing “reformist” groups‚ or the guerrillas. The right wing is the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system and the left wing is the liberal‚ socialist‚ or radical section of a political party or system. The rightist leaders‚ at the time of this war were in charge of the government‚ the “reformists” felt that they were not given a voice in their society
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When considering women’s education in El Salvador‚ it is also pertinent to think about topics such as women in the workforce and the day to day lives women lead. Women in El Salvador lead lives incredibly different from the lives of those in America. Although American women must deal with struggles with abuse and harassment‚ women of Salvadorian are forced to deal with them on a much more intense basis. It is also important to look into the role of women in Salvadorian society‚ a society in which
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