Belize

Perhaps it is because I am an archaeologist, but I find it easy to see the correlation between my youth and where I am now. My past was primarily filled with day dreams, forests, travel, and unfortunately the deaths of many family members. Each event greatly shaped me into the person I am today. Someone who I like to believe is kind hearted, adventurous, greatly interested in the lives of other people, and pursuing a perception of the world that makes me happy to be alive. As a child, I…

David’s Civil Rights Invasion Here I start recollecting the story of a fifty- three year old men, a brother of six siblings, and a father of four children; a young men who had the urge to survive and escape the brutal and genocide Guerilla (peasants vs. salvadorean army) of 1979. This extraordinary person is my father, his name is Davidio (David) Garcia. The Civil War took place in El Salvador in 1979-1992. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMNL) drafted young boys and girls between…

Tony Kushner’s Angels in America is a classic drama work that discusses head-on the raw controversies and issues this country has faced during a divided time. With the Reagan Administration in full swing during the 1980s and the breach of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, ideologies such as how one orientated themselves, race, gender, and religious beliefs were something that segregated the country, and are issues that are still consistent today. Kushner has managed to combine all these ideas into a…

European American During and after slavery, most American whites regarded interracial marriage between whites and blacks as a negative. However, during slavery, many white American men and women did conceive children with black partners. These children automatically became slaves if the mother was a slave. They were born free if the mother was free, as slavery was based on descent of the mother or matrilineal. This in contrast of a newborn who takes the father's last name or patrilineal. Some…

At a young age we learn to build relations with our peers, friends, family, teachers, neighbors and etcs, but it’s something that is build inside our DNA, because all animals have this need. Nations aren’t different although politics are involved, because what’s driving nations are people and these people are human beings. The building of a relation between nations, can be one country benefiting more than another or an equal relation. David Hume analyzed the principle of human nature, the…

Introduction Mexico is a country located in North America with a North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea coastline. Neighbouring countries include Belize, United States, and Guatemala. Thus it is the link between the rest of North America and South America. The government system is a federal republic. The chief of state and head of government is the president. Mexico has a free market economy. Mexico is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the North American…

Whale sharks are the ocean’s largest fish, yet they are still endangered despite their size. Humanity’s affects on the whale shark population eventually cascade, having a critical affect on all other species and a single human behavior such as irresponsible plastic use or oil drilling can have a vast impact on the overall ecosystem. Whale sharks positively benefit the health of the ocean by cleaning the ocean of plankton. Generally, whale sharks are primarily endangered due to humanity’s greed,…

This region is today composed of Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, southern Mexico, northern El Salvador and Guatemala. This civilisation excelled in astronomy, art, mathematics and architecture. Many large stone structures filled the Mayan cities and they are best known today for their many pyramids that still…

The Maya were an advanced civilization that existed in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, northern Honduras, and El Salvador. They were positioned in one geographic area covering the Yucatan Peninsula; this smart choice of area indicated that the Maya were aware and looked to remained somewhat protected from invasion by other Mesoamerican groups that could come in from northern areas. Unlike some other indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were not one united empire, but…

Liberation theology and Catholic Social Teaching are two very important aspects of Catholicism, and are the basis of which we should live each day. Catholic Social Teaching is rooted in the love of God. God loves us, sent down His only Son, and gave us the Holy Spirit; we are called to use this as a lesson and to love one another as brothers and sisters under God. Catholic Social Teaching is a guide that teaches us and reminds us how to do so. There are seven distinct themes in Catholic Social…