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This research paper provides insight into the perception of immigrants and some of the views and stereotypes associated with immigrants by two students attending a university in Maryland. The students were given the opportunity to express their views and provide their definitions for immigrants, migrants, and illegal immigration. The research was proposed to investigate and determine if the views and attitudes toward migrants, immigrants, and illegal immigration were similar. Based on an…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s metaphor of solitude to describe Latin America’s relationship with the rest of the world was very relevant in 1982, when he presented his Nobel Prize lecture. Today however, Latin America is diverging from this so-called “fate” and proving itself to be an emerging relevant power in the world. Despite gravitating away from Marquez’s metaphor of solitude, this is exactly what Marquez predicted within his lecture speech. This essay will explore how Latin America was, from…

Introduction Deforestation is a curse since Prehistory, it leads to many consequences in different fields such as the environment or the society. Forests are known to be the planet lungs, how could their destruction impact environment? To understand better this phenomenon, an overview of the areas deforestation around the world, its history and main causes is essential. Then, focusing on a specific area, the Amazonia, is useful to explain the deforestation consequences. I-Overview of the…

The Houston runway was quickly disappearing beneath me, the plane ascending, leaving my stomach dismantled on the tarmac. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I was truly on a plane, by myself, headed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. My mother laughed at the thought of me living abroad; consistently making it known my ideas were childish, financially unstable, and unattainable. With a slight grin pulling at my lips, I close my eyes and begin to wonder what the world will look like on the other side…

He and his cartel supplied 80% of cocaine in the United States. He is known as one of the main reasons cocaine is here in the United States today. Escobar didn’t only supply to the U.S., he supplied to Peru, Bolivia, Honduras, Colombia, Canada, and Europe. By supplying to all the countries, he made around 60 million a day. He was named 7th richest man in the world by Forbes magazine in 1989. With all the money he made, he put it towards his business, his hometown…

An example of medicine they use to prevent malaria is quinine. It is made out of cinchonas in South America. They grow in the tropical Central and South America such as Peru, Costa Rica and Bolivia. However, this medicine can be life-threatening because it can causes blood problems, long-lasting kidney problems. There are also many side effects from taking quinine. It can include, coughing up blood, blood in urine, chest pain, hearing loss and…

Script Title: 5 Most Dangerous Roads To Drive On Whether riding in the backseat of a limousine or the driver’s seat of a Fiat, we all travel on the same roads and we all face the same dangers on them. Of course, some roads are more dangerous than others. While most roads we drive on on a daily basis are nicely paved and carefully laid out, there are some roads that would be more suited to the hooves of a mountain goat than to the wheels of a car. With potholes aplenty, a plethora of dangerous…

Indigenous tribes all over the world, especially in the Amazon region, deforestation has been a prominent issue. Rapid deforestation started in the Amazon around the 20th century and has increased through the beginning of the current century. Certain regions of forest has been eradicated for farms, dams, natural resources, and for an expansion of the modern world. Consequently, indigenous tribes are being forced from their lands and brutally harmed. Deforestation in the Amazon causes a decrease…

Several times growing up, I would be asked where I was from. When I would answer I was part Colombian I would get slick comments or gestures insinuating that I was into drugs or my family were drug dealers. This was due to Pablo Escobar and all the drug cartels importing cocaine and marijuana since the 1970’s. Colombia is only associated with drug and crime. Colombia is the connection between Central America and South America. Colombia has access to four businesses routes the Pacific Ocean,…

As previously discussed, electric driving was not of much interest to people during its debut. Most of the conditions that lead to its development were individual breakouts of innovations with electromagnetics. For instance, Thomas Davenports’ goal was to have his electric motor power street cars replace steam powered vehicles. To continue the development of his electric motor, Davenport traveled to Washington D.C. to exhibit his machine before the patent office and have it registered. However,…