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    El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and also one of the most dangerous countries. During the civil war in the 1980s a lot of salvadorans migrated to the USA and other countries, But most people immigrated to USA. But how this has connection to gangs problems? Salvadorans had lack of education and they were not legal residents in the USA, so they choose the easy life involving themselves in gangs as self-protection. Salvadorans began to commit crimes and the USA did not accept…

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    service; it’s equipped with just about everything that civilians need to live a decent life. Suddenly, you come across areas that lack these essential elements for daily survival. Some cities, however, are working to change this. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and El Paso, Texas are implementing programs that make a case for allocating funds towards the wellness of those suffering rather than the added entertainment of those who are much better off. These organizations promote their community…

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    From the era of invention to the Jazz age, there has been a plentiful amount of beautiful and meaningful pieces of art produced. "The Prodigal Son" by Aaron Douglas, and "Les Demoiselles d 'Avignon" by Pablo Picasso are two examples of art from these time periods. By reading into these paintings it 's possible to grasp the artist 's feelings and thoughts along with an understanding of life, and how the social climates were during their time periods. Even though they 're separated by two…

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    My Mother

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    She left me crying, I wanted to go back to El Salvador were mommy and daddy were, I missed them so much. A few months passed, my relationship with my mother was getting worst and I didn’t know how to make it better. As our relationship was getting worst every day, I thought that maybe she didn’t…

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    Although the text does not specifically describe the characters as Jewish, they are described as "weighing and counting gold and silver, business was good." This depiction fits the caricature of a Jewish moneychanger. When faced with money issues, El Cid is forced to seek out moneychangers to "pawn it at some fair price. Tell them to come and take it at night, so Christians can 't spy." By referencing Christians spying, the text hints that this was a taboo practice. It also highlights how the…

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    In Voltaire's Candide, two opposite characters are introduced to readers, Pangloss and Martin, the first demonstrating an optimistic perception on life, however the second represents a pessimistic perception on it. Both of these characters represents a diverse point of view of thought, applies his own ideas and beliefs to the world, and tries to persuade Candide of his own angle that he sees life from. This essay will compare and contrast both of the perceptions and how Candide reacts to both of…

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    majority of people. Even though I have had memorable memories there is one memory that I will never forget, the day when my family and I traveled to El Salvador. El Salvador is known as the smallest country in Central America. The reason why we went on a vacation to El Salvador was because it is both of my parent’s hometown. Once we arrived at the airport of El Salvador family members and friends greeted us. During our vacation we went to visit tourist places, but I did notice a couple of…

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    Moving from a country to another is already hard enough. Having to adapt and even learn a new language makes it twice as difficult. This is something that a lot of people in the United States have to deal with, myself included. I moved from El Salvador when I was nine years old. I had to get accustomed to practically a new way of living. I had to get used to a new culture and a new way of communicating. I started fourth grade here and I was put in an ESL class. My first year in school wasn’t as…

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    Growing up, I lived on mainstream television and movies. This and the paradoxical nature of El Paso Mexican culture greatly distorted my perception of being a Mexican. The media’s hypersexualized representation of a Latina did not appeal to me. I grew up too American to believe that I am like the Latinas on T.V. And I was reminded constantly…

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    for dormitory and classroom doors” (1), it’s a way to keep a gunman away from hurting students. Locking the doors will keep the gunman lock and not being able to move around the campus. I have being on a situation where I was locked at home. Back in El Salvador my mom used to go for grocery and leave me and my siblings at home. We were not able to open the windows or answering the phone while we were alone. My older sister was about 15 years old, one day we heard gun shooting right in front of…

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