Introduction The continent of South America has about one-eighth of the Earth’s land surface‚ situated between latitudes 12°N-55°S and longitudes 80°-35°W; no other continent has a greater latitudinal span. Eighty percent of its land mass is within the tropical zone‚ yet it extends into the subantarctic. The extensive zones of temperate and cold climates in the vicinity of the Equator‚ in the Andes‚ are unique. The land area of about 17‚519‚900-17‚529‚250 km² is under the jurisdiction of 13 countries
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<center><b>How Did The Enlightenment Effect Latin America?</b></center> <br> <br>Enlightenment ideas in Latin America took place during the 1700’s to the early 1800’s. These ideas were appealed to the people because they taught that man was free and that all were equal. These ideas were important especially in countries were slavery existed and countries under the control of foreign powers. The Spark that ignited wide spread revolt was napoleon’s invasion of Spain. He ousted the Spanish king and
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The Bridge of the Americas The Bridge of the Americas (Spanish: Puente de las Américas; originally known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) is a road bridge in Panama‚ which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 1962‚ at a cost of US$20 million‚ it was the only non-swinging bridge (there are two other bridges‚ one at the Miraflores locks and one at the Gatun locks) connecting the north and south American land masses until the opening of the Centennial Bridge in 2004. The bridge
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Neoliberalism in Latin America From the 1930s until the 1980s state intervention and protection were key components of most Latin American economies. In these years many Latin American countries were used an Import-substitution industrialization based economy trying to reduce dependence on foreign imports and replacing them with domestic production. Due to the use of an Import-substitution industrialization based economy Latin American countries were forced to keep high tariffs to protect
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U.S. interventionism in Latin America resulted due to the economic clashes stemming from basic agricultural reforms in Cuba and Guatemala. Following WWII‚ Latin America experienced a wave of revolutions. After being subjected to the reign of tyrants for decades‚ the people of Guatemala and Cuba yearned for full rights and in pursuit of this sought to establish self-governed democracies.The pursuit of agrarian land reform was at the forefront of their concerns. The people desired to usurp the supremacy
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A Broken Latin America Latin America is a curious case in the political world; with ever changing governments‚ one of the highest regional poverty rates and a corrupt federal system that is tied into the narcotics industry. Why is this region so politically unstable‚ and is it getting better or worse? This question can easily be answered when the political history of Latin America is examined. Latin America is a region birthed through war and revolution‚ as well as hundreds of years of colonization
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strengthened through her encounters with Anglo judgment in her essay titled “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria.” In Rendón’s “Kiss of Death” and Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria‚” Euro-centric America threatens to drain the color and life out of Latin American culture simply due to lack of understanding and tolerance. The childhood experiences of both writers show how their cultural identity was at risk of being erased. In his essay “Kiss of
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America faces many different challenges all around the world. In Europe‚ some of the many issues that the United States face is Greece possibly giving up the euro as its currency‚ Germany becoming the world’s fourth largest economy‚ and working with Russia on issues like the conflict in Syria. In Africa‚ AIDS has affected a quarter of the population and killed more than 15 million Africans since the epidemic began 30 years ago. The U.S. is also responding to the attack of four Americans in Libya
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Organizing Paper � PAGE �1� BANK OF AMERICA Bank of America is one of the biggest companies with a lot of employees. Bank of America was founded in 1874 known as the Nations Bank till its acquisition of a San Francisco-based Bank of America in which it assumed its current name. Bank of America is one of the leading financial companies in the world. When dealing with assets‚ it is the second largest. Bank of America has a profit of 31.61%. The factors that hurt the bank would be due to customers
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South America South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere‚ mostly in the Southern Hemisphere‚ with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by
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