Costa Rica

In this story different point of view or otherwise known as different perspectives between the two main characters fueled the conflict. The mother thinks that she should go to costa rica and leave her daughter and her grandma’s house so that she can get a good experience and that she can complete her degree and get a decent job. But, on the other hand the daughter thinks differently, she had plans to make friends over the summer…

countries, awe started to rise within me; I wanted to explore, so badly, the majestic locations earth had to offer. My first opportunity was offered in my second year of Spanish class; I was asked by my teacher to take part in a study abroad trip to Costa Rica. On our trip we learned some of the…

people do when they’re trying to get you back either, he really meant it. I asked him and he said he was out there cause his parents thought he had too much freedom. They thought he had too much freedom so they sent him out to Costa Rica, that killed me. We were in Costa Rica at the time. Apparently back home he had a car and lived right by the beach and didn’t get very exceptional grades at school. He was one of those really intelligent kids who didn’t get exceptional grades at school. We…

After I eat, I would enter a private jet, and fly to Jell-O headquarters. I would then buy enough Jell-O to fill my pool and have my friends over to swim in it. This has always been one of my top ten things to do. Next, comes deep sea fishing in Costa Rica After landing, we would get on a boat and set out to sea. While fishing we would catch a six foot long sword fish. My friends and I would then cook it up and eat it as a snack. We would fish a little longer then go to the beach where we would…

from my list is a calculator that was made in the Philippines. Philippines has a GDP of 805.2 billion dollars and their infant mortality rate was 21.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. Lastly, the third item I listed was a bracelet that came from Costa Rica. Costa Rica has a high percentage of…

between the two bodies of water, and the peace and prosperity of its people. The five blue stars represent the original five member nations of the Federal Republic of Central America (present day Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.) As you can tell, the Honduras flag has a lot of meaning built into it. The Honduran flag was adopted on January 9, 1866, making it one of the world’s oldest flags. The present day…

Today we planted around 100 mangrove plants in tidal swamp. The area has been taken over by invasives recently, which outcompetes the mangroves that are so vital to the ecosystem. The mangroves provide habitat for many species of birds and fish, unlike the invasive plant. Destroying mangrove habitat for poorly planned rice farms allowed invasives to take over and seriously harm mangrove populations, which means there’s less habitat and more erosion. This is an example of how the placement of…

Isabelle Anne Romero, of Filipino decent, standing 5’3 inches was born October 10th, 2001, in Fresno California. Isabelle lives with both her parents and her younger sister Natalie most of the year. However half of the year her grandparents who are from the Philippines come and stay with her family. When they are in town it’s an absolute treat to everyone because of the homemade egg rolls that they generously share with the entire community. Isabelle playing both comp and varsity volleyball,…

stating the fact that we shouldn’t hop into the passenger seat of our own life and we should take charge. I learned this lesson by travelling over three-thousand miles to the beautiful, exotic country of Costa Rica. There is the spot I overcame my fears, I found a new life in near death. I went to Costa Rica seeking adventure, because who doesn’t love the sense adventure (a little bit of insight to my idea of adventure back then was that anything over 25 feet is too dang high and if you’re…

The purpose of this essay is to examine the impact of Canadian mining corporation’s operations within Latin America using various case studies of individual mines. It will be found that these corporations are in a relationship of exploitation with the neighboring communities surrounding their projects, and cause much more damage than benefits for recipient countries. An analyzation of the Canadian government’s actions, environmental impacts, and human rights abuses that have been caused by…