Bolivia

The divide between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres has developed into a problem where the Southern Hemisphere is becoming further behind on the economic and social scale because they are less developed. As the Northern Hemisphere exploits and profits off the raw goods that the South produces. This creates a gap where they North is always expanding its economy and the Southern Hemisphere is currently staying in the same place. This system favors the countries that have the ability to…

naturally in China. Most silver as a result ended up in China and other parts of Asia. Represents the importance of silver in global commerce, illustrates how silver was one of the first commodities to be exchanged globally. Potosí- City that arose in Bolivia, where one of the world’s largest silver mines was located. This city used to be a barren place in the Andes, but arose because of the attraction of silver (economic). Became the largest city in the Americas, rivaling the size of London or…

Forest Dwellers to Half Robotic Companions Our society uses monkeys for their enjoyment. In cartoons, such as Curious George, it shows how sweet and smart monkeys are. As a whole, monkeys are described as creative and intelligent animals; however, in King Kong the gorilla is not only smart but illusory and accentuates the powers monkeys have. As a child, monkeys like Curious George are portrayed as a best friend. But as adults, they are represented as being stronger and smarter than people.…

constitution or in any amendment. This means that the constitution did not make it necessary to have equal women representation in government because women did not have many rights and were considered to be accountable to their husbands. In 2008, Bolivia passed a constitutional amendment requiring equal gender representation in government. It’s government is now 53.1% women and ranks second in the world. In the United States, it is currently around 20%. Imagine if a law like this was passed in…

million people with a population growth rate of .9% (World Bank Indicators [WBI], n.d). Brazil gained its independence in 1822 and became a democratic nation (Brazil, 2015). Brazil takes up most of the upper and middle right side of South America. Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and the Atlantic Ocean surround Brazil. Brazil has a tropical climate with primarily flatlands with a few mountains. There are also large forested areas. With the Atlantic…

São Paulo is the country’s largest and most populated city. Brazil is the fifth largest in the world in both area as well as population. Located on the east side of the continent, Brazil boarders ten other countries in South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The only countries in South America that…

The Feeling of Progress: The Revolutions That Impacted Humanity Amidst many recurring conflicts within powerful nations, two revolutions particularly influenced the changes in Latin and European societies. The Venezuelan and French Revolution occurred in a time of instability, during the early nineteenth and late eighteenth centuries. These revolutions both impacted the social, political, and economic efforts of the countries, which led to the participation of many people. However, the people…

International Internet Communication Brazil and Japan contain many differences and similarities with one another. Japan is considered a developed nation while Brazil is considered a developing world. Despite having different governments, economies, bordering nations, languages, etc., the communication system in both regions compare in that Internet has had an enormous growth in both regions, with 139 million Internet users in Brazil and 115 million in Japan. These results show that the Internet…

Child labor is most commonly associated with a negative connotation, with elements such as unskilled labor by very young children in very poor conditions. This is true to a certain extent, the labor laws in lesser developed countries are not very child favorable and are different than those in the United States of America. The global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children ( International Labor Organization). In the case…

Patty Hearst Kidnapping Patricia Campbell Hearst was a rich daughter who got abducted by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) when she was only 19 Years old. She was highly intelligent, attended college, and is now a actress. Always remained in Private Schools, four to be exact.y In 1982 she wrote a book with Alvin Moscow called ¨Every Secret Thing.¨ She was the third daughter of Randolph A. Hearst. She was born on February 20, 1954 and is currently 63. The SLA did not treat her like your…