Chile

the CIA played a significant role in Chile before and after September 11th, 1973, by destabilizing Salvador Allende’s government while propping up a military government under the rule of General Augusto Pinochet. In order to identify the reasons behind the CIA’s motivation in engineer the coup along with the repercussions it produced, retracing significant incidents before and after the military overthrow will unveil the following events that occurred in Chile. Therefore, Allende’s previous…

In the film ‘Machuca,’ the director took the audience on a journey , exploring the lives of two boys, Peter Gonzalo and Pedro Machuca during the time Chile was fighting to rule their own country. The documentary, ‘The Battle of Chile Part 2,’ also gave the audience the direct footage from a journalist point of view of the campaign and fight for Chile. Both film gave viewers the insight of the struggles the lower class families and people struggling to make a living went through during the…

competition with people from all around South America in Santiago, Chile, ready to compete in the 2015 Pan American Games. I first found out I was going months before. My mom sat me down at the kitchen table. I noticed the flowers in the center were dying. Then she told me: “Sophie, great news! You are going to Chile in…

who could only speak Spanish, played a big role in my understanding of the language. Her home country is Chile and she had been wanting to go back and visit It with us. During the summer that year my parents and my grandparents prepared a trip to go visit. As a child just hearing the word vacation would excite me, but I wasn’t prepared for the trials I would face when we would arrive in Chile. At the airport, the most boring part of the trip for a child, we waited for a few hours until our…

sold because of their capacity and their strength to handle works that white people wouldn’t do or were unable to do because of their position. As time goes by there is still evidence of this type of exploitation in the post-modern world. Guatemala, Chile, Honduras just to name a few are countries rich in natural resources, lands, and other raw materials.…

of my interest and dedication. Education Although my parents and family are from Perú, I was born and raised in Chile. During my life in Chile, I became interested in both the differences and similarities between cultures. As I was studying psychology I began to get interested in how culture molds and is reflected in daily life situations. In 2013, after studying psychology in Chile for a year, I had the opportunity to come to the United States to live and further my education. This was a huge…

There are many similarities and differences between education in Chile and the United States. These defining factors help distinguish between education in the contrasting countries. Levels of Education are somewhat different in Chile than they are in the U.S. In the United States, children go to preschool or kindergarten when they are anywhere between the ages 3-5. After kindergarten, kids go to elementary school, which is grades 1-5. In sixth grade, kids are considered to be in junior high…

both his documentaries La Batalla de Chile and Nostalgia de la Luz. Both documentaries pertain to the coup d'état, which occurred in 1973 in Chile, that overthrew the legally elected socialist President Allende, and subsequently began the autocratic and oppressive rule of the dictator Pinochet from 1973 to 1990. While both movies concern the same subject matter, the prominent distinction between both documentaries is the date of production: La Batalla de Chile was filmed in the moments leading…

Chile, as one of the most significant countries in South America, has been known for its extreme geographic diversity. As one of the narrowest nations around the world, Chile extends from a latitude of 17 degree south to Cape Horn at 56 degree between Andes and the Pacific Ocean. (Smith, 1904). The country extends more than 4,000 km from north to south while only around 170 km from east to west. According to the data, around 80% of the country’s interior land is covered by mountains, with the…

excitement, and progress that occur everyday. The anxiety due to my increasing, but lack of, Spanish knowledge, is equalized by my growth in everyday comprehension and communication. As it is with everywhere in the world, there are some places in Chile that are breathtaking, while other places are simply shocking. Today (Saturday Jan, 21) I took a bike tour of a vineyard. There were Australians, Lithuanians, Canadians, other United States citizens, and French citizens. An entire day filled…