Karla Juanillo # 13 Born on February 2nd 1977‚ in Barranquilla Colombia‚ Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll‚ is one of the most successful female Latin singer. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother‚ Shakira honors her Latino and Arabic heritage with the music that she produces. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13. Shakira later became a music superstar in the Spanish-language countries; she was known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking
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Roosevelt advocated for initial diplomatic negotiations‚ but in instances when the US doesn’t receive a favorable agreement‚ miltary threats would be liberally employed. When attempting to build a canal in Panama‚ then a province of Colombia‚ the US tried to negotiate with Colombia. However‚ after the US’ proposal was rejected‚ it encouraged Panaman settlers‚ who were generally unhappy with Colombian rules‚ to revolt. The US
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Chronicle of a Life Foretold Gabriel García Márquez’s writing has been described as “richly composed worlds of imagination‚ reflecting the continent’s of life and its conflicts” (Nobelprize.org). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982 for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude which explores the genre of magical realism. Márquez’s William Faulkner-esque style combines narrative talent with the mastery of the literary mode‚ stream of consciousness. His international appeal and
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herding pigs! I didn’t even know how to read! Now that I think about it‚ I had a horrible childhood. But I was a curious boy‚ hearing stories of the new world. In 1510‚ I decided to go on an adventure. I joined Alonzo de Ojeda on a voyage to Uraba‚ Colombia. Our voyage was unfruitful‚ but I had some experience in exploring. Once again in 1513 I joined Vasco Nunez de Balboa. As we marched across the Isthmus of Panama‚ Balboa spied the Pacific
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surface - an area of approximately 1.2 billion hectares - and yet contain over half of the earth’s species of animals and plants. The largest rainforest‚ the Amazon‚ is found in South America and spans nine nations (Brazil‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana and Suriname‚
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they witness prisoners being tortured and mutilated. “An estimated eighty percent of the children under arms belong to one of the two guerrilla groups‚ the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) or the National Liberation Army (ELN)”(Bradbury). At least one of every four irregular combatants in Colombia is under eighteen years of age (Snyder). Also the guns they use are lightweight‚ so they are easily armed. The issue of child combatants is completely ignored by the Columbian government
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against poverty and underdevelopment for centuries. We have been fighting for progress and‚ despite of not being there yet‚ we are capable of virtually anything. Now on campus‚ every time I am asked: where are you from? I proudly respond‚ “I am from Colombia. I identify as Latino.” I think it is crucial to embrace your identity because if we want to see a progress about inclusion and kill the irking stereotypes in our community‚ the change starts with you. Indeed‚ the change starts with you bringing
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Social safety nets and education of girls and women It has been well documented that Social Safety Nets (SSN) have a significant and‚ in some cases‚ sizable effect on school enrollment and attendance of adolescent girls. Table 4 provides an overview of the evidence of the impact of SSNs on education of girls and women. Conditional cash transfers (CCT) have been effective in reducing the gender gap in those countries where school enrollment rates among girls were lower than among boys (100). School
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consumed worldwide” (Perl). So with that approach‚ hopefully more and more countries will join the United States effort in fighting the international drug trade. In Colombia ‚ they have put into effect “… ‘Plan Colombia ‚’ a $1.3 billion military assistance-focused initiative to provide emergency supplemental narcotics assistance to Colombia ” (Perl). So the United States is definitely not alone in the fight against the drug trade. In
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