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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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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Youth Empowerment in El Salvador: The Issue Since 2015‚ El Salvador has been deemed the most violent nation in the world‚ not experiencing an active war. With an unreal murder statistic of 30 per day (in a country of 6.3 million) ‚ the targeted party often becomes the prominent gangs‚ known as MS-13 and Barrio 18. The country‚ having lost a significant number of males and fathers in the civil war of the 1990’s‚ has been experiencing a generation of young men growing up without fathers. Without
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backwater third world country known as el Salvador ‚this small country raised my grandfather until the ripe age of 33 when he left for a better future in Canada‚ little did he know that his life would change when he met my grandmother and he’d end up raising children that weren’t his own and creating a family all his own in the united states of America to many ‚the land of opportunity. To many dropping out of normal high school and taking a semester online
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large rival gangs in El Salvador that was settled in order to reduce the high number of murders within the country.. I have three different articles‚ and two of them are from the same author‚ and one from another source. The first two articles that both appear in the New York Times‚ directly relate to the problem. I first one is called “Gang Truce Buys El Salvador a Tenuous Peace” was published on August 27‚ 2012 by Randal C. Archibold‚ and the second one “Homicides in El Salvador Dip‚ and Questions
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between Rich and Poor in El Salvador‚ Discrimination that Continues since the Spanish Conquest Jose A Chorro Dickinson State University Abstract Racism in El Salvador has been present since the Spanish conquest in Central America in 1525. The European people always thought they were superior to the people they just conquered and that idea of being white and superior has been implemented into everyone’s head until this day. Normally people who have money in El Salvador have lighter skin than those
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El Salvador is a country with a mixed economy and mixed emotions about its economic status. “A 12-year civil war‚ which cost about 75‚000 lives‚ was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.” (CIA.gov) The United States government played a questionable and decisive role in the war and has remained a major influence in the Central American nation ever since. According to the BBC News‚ the war was initiated by
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Clayton C. Mamele 4889-8901 “The Football War” In Brief The El Salvador-Honduras War of 1969‚ referred to also as the Football War or Soccer War‚ was an armed conflict between the Sanchez Hernandez regime of El Salvador and the Lopez Arellano regime of Honduras. The war began on July 14‚ 1969 when El Salvadoran Armed forces launched air raids and a ground invasion of the main highways connected El Salvador and Honduras. Fighting ended 4 days later when a ceasefire was negotiated on July 18th. It
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Diplomatic Relations between the United States and El Salvador Historical overview The diplomatic relations between The United States of America and El Salvador have a long history of friendly cooperation. There are many ties between these two nations‚ however the main ones are economic cooperation‚ development and immigration. El Salvador and other Central American nations declared independence from Spain on 1821‚ and after two years of independence‚ five of these Central American nations formed
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El Salvador VS Haiti El Salvador VS Haiti is a match where all you see is blue. The stadium is filled with Salvadorians. El Salvador was ready to take on Haiti at the BBVA Compass center in Houston Oct. 9‚ 8:10 pm was kick off. El Salvador starts with the ball. Fourteen minutes into the soccer match J. Marcelin (Haiti) scores and stuns El Salvador. El Salvador was confused on what was going on. The referee blew the whistle‚ and they didn’t realize where the soccer ball was. Haiti took advantage
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