Argentina

possibly can, including with his own filmmaking. The movie “The Revenant” was filmed during a certain period of the year during which it was cold enough to make the movie in such a difficult place as Argentina. Although some was filmed in Canada, this was when it wasn’t cold enough to continue filming in Argentina. He won his first academy award for this movie, and upon receiving his award he said “climate change is a real problem that we must face ourselves if we want to continue to thrive on…

Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo was a movement in Argentina during the years of 1976 and 1983 (Becker, 288). During the time of the Argentine “Dirty War,” many children were taken from their families by the military (Becker, 288). These boys and girls came from families of “rebels,” and were given to families in support of the war (Becker, 288). Mothers endlessly searched for their children with no luck. They became frustrated and upset at their country for hurting them so badly. Finally, on April…

Internet, and have thin bandwidth coverage. In Mexico, about 35% of homes have a computer, but 14% of these percentages do not have access to Internet. In comparison to other countries in South America, Mexico lags behind other nations such as Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Northern parts of Mexico closer to the North American border have a higher percentage of households with internet, and as you move south less and less households have internet. There is a direct correlation between GDP/capita…

Asian countries such as South Korea and Singapore, it has become increasingly common for women to have plastic surgery to change the shape of their eyes and noses to fit the western ideal. In Shanghai, leg-lengthening surgery has become popular. In Argentina, citizens can receive cosmetic surgery in public hospitals. Bikini waxes have become incredibly common among western women. Orbach argues that this occurs because of our culture’s disapproval of pubic hair on women. It is also becoming more…

to the podium, where he cleared his throat to silence the room before he began talking. “The abductions of 16 minors took place in the late hours of December 26th, 2015. Eight girls and eight boys, all seventeen years of age, were smuggled into Argentina by a businessman from Chicago: Mr. Edward Riddle. The whereabouts of the other 12 remain unknown. The four here today spent three months in captivity, until American authorities rescued them. The four survivors immediately became reacquainted…

Relations between the United States and Latin America were not confined to diplomatic policies and economic transactions. Cultural exchanges also occurred. These exchanges took a variety of forms, both positive and negative. They were the inevitable result of people travelling throughout the Americas either looking for work or seeking adventure and bringing elements of their native cultures with them and taking back elements of those foreign cultures they had encountered. The social interactions…

As humans, we become part of a network of historic significance and decades of relationships that contribute to the people we have become today. Names given to us create our identity and expand our historic roots. Unknowingly, we stand in a massive family tree that is centuries old. I belong to the Lennon family tree that dates back to the early 1700s. The surname Lennon originated from the coast of Ireland, where both of my great-grandparents were born. Over 42,000 people bear this surname…

hundred years ago. Belgium's voter turnout was 89% in 2014, 21% more than Canada’s in the last vote. Australia had around 47% voter turnout before they instated compulsory voting (They instated it in 1911), in 2013 their voter turnout was 93%. Argentina has had compulsory voting since 1914, their voter turnout was 77% in 2013. If canada could commit to compulsory voting it would increase the voter turnout and would be a system to rely on for years to…

Economic negatives during Reagan’s 8 years, not already mentioned, should include the stock market crash of 1987, the US moving from being the world’s largest creditor to being the world’s largest debtor, and some government domestic programs being forced to face limited funding (Medicaid and Food Stamps, for example). But, in general, most economists stress that Reagan’s policies (especially his tax policies) encouraged economic growth and brought about the economic strength exhibited in the…

It has taken her to different countries around the world including Argentina, Guatemala, and Spain, where she studied abroad and completed her master’s degree. She is excited to travel to Mexico over Christmas break, and she hopes to one day travel to Puerto Rico. But of all the places she’s traveled, Spain is her favorite…