Economy of Colombia

In the Article “ Deported Mothers”, Tatiana Sanchez discusses U.S. immigration policy. The immigration policy is not too strict. The U.S. has laws that must be followed. If immigrants can not follow U.S. policies they should not be in the United States. On the other hand, Tatiana Sanchez leans toward the immigration policy as being too strict. In the case that immigrants get deported for three to ten years. In the following paragraphs, we will talk about how U.S. immigration policies are not too…

Since the 1950s, Colombia has been marked by violence, bombings, and assassinations which has hindered its progress into being considered a developed country. On October 2nd, 2016, after several years of negotiations, the government and the Marxist rebel group La FARC, agreed on an official peace treaty, ending the civil war that has plagued the country. It was then laid out in a referendum whether the populace supported “yes” or “no” towards the deal. According to the BBC (2016), most polling…

Luis Garavito was born January 25, 1957 in Genova Columbia. He was the oldest of 7 boys. He had a rough life style. He was beaten by his father and raped by 2 male neighbors several times. He left home when he was only 16 year’s old and started working as a store clerk. He also had only 5 years of school which put him behind a lot. As the years went by Luis went from job to job in time he started to drink a lot at a young age to the point nobody wanted to be around him. He eventually ended up…

People look at heroism in many ways. Some individuals refer to heroes as those who help society during and after hardships. On the other hand, individuals don't consider a hero as a man who may have done bad and great at the same time. Pablo Escobar was a man that was viewed as an awful individual yet in the other nation was a hero to numerous. Pablo Escobar was from a poor background, because of these conditions he never finished his education rather he wandered in business of drugs. He was…

fear in most parts of the cities (John). Escobar had no problem killing any one in his path. Many people lived their lives in fear due to his reign over the cartel(s). Economically, Colombia was doing just fine, there was lots of money fluctuating in and out of the country. Escobar kept the government so unstable Colombia was viewed by other countries as a narcrocrasy. The government itself felt as if they were being controlled by Pablo (John). Columbia was constantly importing and exporting…

Pele On October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé was born as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. His parents were João Ramos do Nascimento who was Pelé's father and was also a professional soccer player and Celeste Arantes who was his mother. Maria Lúcia Nascimento and Zeca Nascimento are Pelé's sisters. Pele and his family lived in the city of Bauru. Pele grew up in poverty so it wasn’t such a pleasant childhood. Also Pele’s friends were the ones that first called him Pele. Pele…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, was born on March 6, 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia. Not only a poet, he is a screenwriter, publicist, and journalist, a very well rounded writer. His novels are simply beautiful and mysterious, connected to magical realism. A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, is one of his most famous pieces of work. Written and published in 1955, it depicts how an angel’s life changes, after he falls down from the sky. The main character is a combination of the simile of a ________…

Why Martin De Leon Was Important to Texas Martin De Leon was born in 1765 in the town of Nuevo Santander[Roell]. His parents were Bernardo and María Galván De León. They immigrated from Burgos, Spain. The family was educated and were taught in Paris and had a lot of money.Martin's father asked him if we wanted to complete his education in Monterey and Europe.Martin denied. Martin's first job was as a muleteer which is a person who train mules or move supplies. De Leon also worked for the mine…

Born June 16, 1829 near Gila river in modern day New Mexico, Geronimo was born. His birth name was Goyahkla which means “one who yawns”. He was born to Taklishim whom was the son of chief Mahko of the Be-don-ko-he apache tribe, and his mother was Juana, another full blood Apache. Geronimo never saw his grandfather and was told storys about his impressive peaceful lifestyle and strong physique. He was also told stories of spanish atrocities against natives and how they forced the Apaches to their…

Jaime Escalante was born December 31, 1930 in La Paz, Bolivia, to Zenobio and Sara Escalante. He was the second child born in his family of eight. When Escalante was fourteen his mother sent him to San Calixto High School. Later on in his teenage year’s Escalante’s father died so his family wasn’t able to afford for him to go to San Calixto anymore. At that time, Escalante hoped that he would be able to go to engineering school but because his family couldn’t afford to go to school, he couldn’t…