One of the most valuable learning experiences anyone can have is to travel. This summer‚ I had the opportunity to travel to Matagalpa‚ Nicaragua with Global Glimpse‚ a travel abroad and leadership program. Global Glimpse aims to provide opportunities for high school students to experience the developing world firsthand. During my three week stay‚ I participated in many activities‚ including working on family farms‚ getting involved in community projects‚ working in schools‚ and more. However‚ the
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Coming from a rural community‚ it had sheltered me from some of major medical emergencies but also allowed me to observe the hardships that some people face when receiving healthcare is not easily accessible. My medical trip to Nicaragua exemplified this issue even more. There we set-up free local clinics in impoverished areas for people to come and receive a diagnosis for their unknown ailment or simply for a routine checkup that otherwise would not have been accessible to them
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John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983. Both the Nicaraguan government and the Sandinista government were eager for the pope’s visit. The Catholic church was expected to receive great support and moral legitimacy from the Pope when it came to the opposition of the Sandinista government. The church was in hopes of the Pope’s support to the peace process while assuming the role of mediator and voicing his dislike of American aid to the contras. When the Pope arrived in Nicaragua‚ he made it clear to
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RESERVATIONS TO UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE ICJ IN THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE CASE Manu Thadikkaran Academic Year 2013-2014 Tutorial Group A 23 November‚ 2013 3983 words TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION:........................................................................................................................ 3 2. MODERATED VIEWS ON CONSENT AND RECIPROCITY BY THE ICJ. ........................................ 3 a. The
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Sur‚ Nicaragua and I’m shivering from a fever of 104 F. Traveling alone in a foreign country‚ a fever’s dreadful. A glass of orange juice becomes unfathomable as everyone else is whooping it up. At the time‚ it was the worst. The next days plan for my birthday was to salsa the night away. Instead‚ I had my own pity-party. An onlooker would view this as the saddest moment of all time‚ but with only two words of Spanish - hola and cerveza - I thought c’est la vie. Until this point‚ Nicaragua enchanted
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1980s‚ U.S. strategy moved from destabilization to advancing popular government in Nicaragua. The U.S. asserted to be contributing fair-mindedly in the 1990s Nicaraguan decisions by helping Nicaraguans practice their entitlement to vote and pick their political future. The objective was to change the perspective of general society to see the upheaval as an unviable choice by
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Legal Decisions in International Law There is no international parliament to make and enforce laws thus international laws are created through a variety of ways such as legal decisions. Most international law disputes are dealt with by the International Court of Justice. The court‚ as part of the United Nations structure‚ has the power to make rulings to treaties that nominate the court to resolve the dispute. Legal decisions are considered subsidiary means of international law making. However
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the Navy and‚ in return‚ satisfy his goal to expand American power in the world. The only possible locations for the canal were Panama and Nicaragua. Constructing a canal in Panama would cost less money to complete; however‚ the land would have to be purchased from a French company. The company’s demanding price was outrageously exorbitant‚ therefore‚ Nicaragua became the better choice. Because of that‚ the French company lowered the price of the land seeing as they still wanted some money. A decision
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him feel the future in a moment...Why should such a revelation be made to him...if not that he should carry it into practice?” -William Walker (Carr 1) William Walker‚ an American imperialist‚ was recruited by the Nicaraguan liberals to come to Nicaragua to assist them in their ongoing civil war against the conservatives. He seized power and made himself president with a goal to “liberate” the country (Staten 24). After initial acceptance‚ he was later perceived as a threat by the Nicaraguan people
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Hurricane Mitch‚ 1998 In October 1998 a tropical storm developed to the east of Central America and began moving towards the countries of Nicaragua and Honduras. As it reached the coast‚ winds of more than 280 km/h were recorded‚ and torrential rain caused large areas to be flooded. Roads and bridges were washed away‚ and in some areas complete villages were destroyed as winds tore down the poor-quality buildings. As rain continued to fall‚ large areas of land quickly flooded. On steeper slopes
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