Watching the movie Romero I was very intrigued it reminded me a lot of what many civilizations had to go through throughout time. One example, I would like to reference is the fact that the United States ruled Cuba for four years from 1898-1902. The movie Romero was centered around the 70s where the wealthy had all the power and the poor were left in the dust. At some point in the movie I’m not sure at exactly what time in the movie, but one of the characters said the “rich have every right to come together and have their own conference, but when the poor do it only chaos comes their way”. I feel that throughout this movie there was a power struggle between government and their military and the guerrilla Marxist. Archbishop Óscar Romero
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The president has faced months of massive protests amid a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal in which importers paid bribes to Tax Authority officials to obtain discounts” (video) I think this is a prime example of how corruption in office is still going on today. Corruption seems to be a common theme throughout many countries in Central and South America another example, I would like to point out from the first video is that the President Otto Pérez denies any wrongdoing. Throughout the movie religion was a very important part for many citizens of El Salvador, much like the movie Cuba also had a very religious background they were also Catholic. I find it interesting that in many Mexican or South American cultures are very religious, which also plays a big role in many countries politics. Often times, if there is public unhappiness from the government the citizen take a stand and they begin to protest any unjust treatment by the hands of the government. One example, I would like to reference is one from one of our books, which is Venezuela “by 1928, after twenty years in power, Gómez confronted new, unfamiliar opposition forces. Under the guise of student celebrations held during carnival festivals, university protestors took to the streets of Caracas, demanding an end to …show more content…
I would like to reference and interesting factor in the South Sudan conflict “Peace talks between South Sudan’s warring sides have failed to reach a deal to end a civil war which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the world’s youngest nation. Last week, the United States proposed implementing a United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan and new sanctions unless the government signs a peace deal to end the conflict” (South Sudan article). I feel that this is a great example to show how sometimes things may not always go as planned during peace talks. Each country has to deal with social and ethical consequences and that may differ because of culture differences between
The president has faced months of massive protests amid a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal in which importers paid bribes to Tax Authority officials to obtain discounts” (video) I think this is a prime example of how corruption in office is still going on today. Corruption seems to be a common theme throughout many countries in Central and South America another example, I would like to point out from the first video is that the President Otto Pérez denies any wrongdoing. Throughout the movie religion was a very important part for many citizens of El Salvador, much like the movie Cuba also had a very religious background they were also Catholic. I find it interesting that in many Mexican or South American cultures are very religious, which also plays a big role in many countries politics. Often times, if there is public unhappiness from the government the citizen take a stand and they begin to protest any unjust treatment by the hands of the government. One example, I would like to reference is one from one of our books, which is Venezuela “by 1928, after twenty years in power, Gómez confronted new, unfamiliar opposition forces. Under the guise of student celebrations held during carnival festivals, university protestors took to the streets of Caracas, demanding an end to …show more content…
I would like to reference and interesting factor in the South Sudan conflict “Peace talks between South Sudan’s warring sides have failed to reach a deal to end a civil war which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the world’s youngest nation. Last week, the United States proposed implementing a United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan and new sanctions unless the government signs a peace deal to end the conflict” (South Sudan article). I feel that this is a great example to show how sometimes things may not always go as planned during peace talks. Each country has to deal with social and ethical consequences and that may differ because of culture differences between