Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) was a notorious Colombian drug lord who, paradoxically, was both a ruthless Machiavellian despot and a national hero. At the height of his career his cartel supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.[1][2] Often called "The King of Cocaine", he was the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated known net worth of US$30 billion by the early 1990s, and approximately US$100 billion when including money that was buried in different places throughout Colombia.[3] He was also one of the top ten richest men in the world at his…
Texas is a vastly populated state in the United State and many types of culture, race, and religion grow within the state. There has been many important events and fascinating history that has occured on the Texas soil. Many great Americans had contributed into establishing a tremendous state while making history. Therefore, while there are numerous amount of significant heroes and contributors, José Antonio Navarro had demonstrated an achievement for the state of Texas, which constructed the culture and view of the state of Texas differently for the future generation.…
Pedro Jose Gonzalez-Ramos was born in Carrizal, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 28, 1895. At age 14, Pedro became a telegraph operator with the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico. During the Mexican Revolution, Pedro continued his work with the railroads until he was drafted into Francisco Pancho Villa's Division del Norte in 1914. He would then serve as Villa's telegraph operator, under the command of Raul Madero. The United States would recognize Venustiano Carranza instead of Pancho Villa as the true leader of Mexico in 1916.…
O'Connor opens his article with the strongest reason that Vargas is an American legend which is that he was a diligent worker hoping to achieve the American Dream. At the beginning, O’Connor explains how he knew Marelee Schwartz. . A Couple of weeks after the fact Schwartz and let him know about "Jose Antonio Vargas". O'Connor, began to trust Vargas is a hero not a liar by accomplishing the American Dream. As O'Connor mentioned, “this guy really did get it!…
In the documentary by Jose Antonio Vargas titled “Documented”. Vargas illustrates his life story and constant struggle of lacking the necessary paperwork to live in the United States. Throughout the documentary, Vargas brings a new light to the issue of immigration in the United States. Vargas focuses on the idea of immigration reform and pushes for reform through the large population of undocumented immigrants. Jose Vargas being one of the eleven million undocumented immigrants, he uses his own personal experience as an example of how difficult it is for an undocumented immigrant to become documented.…
Hernando de Soto was born in Province of Badajoz, Spain in the 1500’s. He was born in a poor family and had three siblings. Juan Mendez de Soto, Catalina de Soto and Maria de Soto. When de Soto was younger one thing that he wanted to do is make a automobile. Hernando de Soto was sponsored by the king of Spain.…
Hector Guillermo Garcia, 35 years old, died on September 29th 2016. He died while sleeping in his bed. Hector Garcia was born on November 13, 1980 in Monjas, Guatemala. He was the son of Jose Maria Garcia and Floresmila Gutierrez Galicia.…
Latino music and artist adapting to fit mainstream Introduction & Background Latinos have had a long history in the United States and the same goes for Latin American music. As history has shown, Latinos in the Unites States have created new music for Spanish speaking countries, for example salsa was created in New York, Tejano music in Texas and many more music styles. While the United States have helped Latin America develop their music, for Latinos from or outside the U.S it’s difficult for them to fit into the United States mainstream can extremely difficult. Many Latino artists change their name to resemble a more English name.…
Hernando Cortes Many know the Name Hernando Cortez, but few know the story of how he conquered South America. He was born in megalin, Spain in 1485. Cortes was conceived into a wealthy noble Spanish family. He was plagued with illness as an adolescent, but was healthy after the age of 18. He first served as a soldier under Diego Velázquez in 1511, but he ignored orders and traveled to Mexico with 500 men in 1519.…
The Expedition and my leader The year was 1516 when I was chosen along with a small group of men for general soldier called Hernando de Soto. My captain (Hernando de Soto) is a native of the impoverished extremadura region of south western spain. My leader is also a man who seeks for glory and riches(conquistador). The reason why I’ve been chosen is to go on an expedition to central america to find silver and gold.…
-Summarized the case study Q1 -Urjo is the most difficult situation because he just does not want to learn and has an attitude problem -Student is choosing not to do well instead of working hard and not succeeding -He is not trying which makes teaching him the curriculum very difficult -Trying to incorporate art into the curriculum work could help him put effort in -Using oral dictation then getting students to go into visual work could help Urjo -He needs more creative and expressive work. Using his schema to help him understand the course material as well as to help him be interested in the material. Taking an intelligence test as a class could also help the teacher ensure learning is more directive for all students - Urjo needs more creative…
Jose Vargas’s story is one of fear, secrets, and struggles with a glimmer of hope at the end. You may see all of his struggles as just a mass of problem after problem without any significance in the individual stories. I do not believe this to be true. I believe one story in particular was used as an excellent tool. The story of Jose’s coming out as a homosexual was used to show what was to come.…
I never read a core book in high school. Reading has just never been my thing, until I came to college. Since I was paying for my classes, I figured I actually had to start doing the things I am required to do, such as reading. This year, I was introduced to a book called Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario.…
Since the first grade. His current teacher, Ms. Parker has expressed concerns of Tommy’s behavior. Tommy has been in a Special Education Day Class since he was in first grade and was in the same class all the way till third grade. He has been moved to a new class for fourth grade. According to his teacher, Ms. Parker, Tommy’s disruptive behaviors seem to be escalating day by day.…
Hernando De Soto was a spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and peru and discovered the mississippi River. Hernando de soto was born C.1500. His death date was may 21,1542. His hometown was Jerez de los caballeros spain. His place of death was Ferriday, Louisiana.…