The Shining Path was established in Peru during the late 1960’s by philosophy professor Abimael Guzman. Abimael Guzman was teaching at San Cristóbal of Huamanga University in Ayacucho, Peru. Guzman opposed the Peruvian political elites and engaged in left-wing politics. Initially appealing to the poor academics that shared his belief founded on Marxist ideology. Following Guzman’s visit to the People republic of China, deriving influences from Maoist theories. He expanded upon those concepts of…
in the elections that were believed to be rigged, similar to the 1977 elections depicted in Romero. During the 1980s, when Romero was being produced, the El Salvador Civil War was ongoing and deliberate targeting of civilians by death squads was a common occurrence as depicted in Romero.…
Nicaragua From the 500 miles of coastline to the hundreds of baseball fields across the country, Nicaragua is more than just a large country in Central America. Tourists thrive in Nicaragua, enjoying the beaches, the scenery, including the volcanoes, but they tend to keep away from Lake Nicaragua, which is the only lake in the world known to contain freshwater sharks. Nicaragua’s unique history, diverse geography, large population, and various dishes make it one of a kind.…
Honduras or officially the República de Honduras is a republic in Central America, its capital is Tegucigalpa Honduras is part of the Caribbean and it is Bordered by Guatemala,El Salvador,and the Gulf of Fonseca. Honduras is roughly forty -four thousand square miles,and its location is 16 degrees North Latitude and 86 Degrees East latitude. Honduras has vastly different land types such as Tropical rain forests and vast mountains. Honduras is the only country in Latin America that does not have…
women and women’s issue was crucial in the post-war development of Salvadoran feminist organizations and advent of feminist and gender consciousness. In the next section, I will provide a literature that covers a gendered analysis of post-civil war El…
El Dorado differs from Europe in that they don’t have a religion, have no need for material wealth, and all work together cohesively, instead of warring over pieces of land. 10. What is the significance of the “six kings” (Chap. 26) The six kings were thrown in to the story for Voltair to make a point that power is not definite. All six of the kings were once in power, but in the end, Candide gives the most amount of charity (pg. 76) and the kings remain obscure beggars. 11. What does "We must…
can be hard to stomach the truths that it waves in your face. The image of the ears can be disturbing, but we get the full force of the message. The Americans have entered the house of a colonel in El Salvador during the civil war in the late 1970s. The Colonel captures the brutality of the people in El Salvador at the hands of the high ranking military man and uncovers the hidden inhuman treatment of the people in these societies. React: Some writers would sensationalize their…
A hero can be classified by many things. A hero can be superman, a police officer, and even your mom, but what makes a hero. Is it someone who can fly or shoot laser beams from their eyes or someone who saves a baby from a burning building. I’ll admit some of these characteristics are far-fetched since I don’t know anyone who can fly or randomly saves babies on a normal day. All heroes, including super ones all, have something in common, they're admired for their courage or an outstanding thing…
During the Age of Enlightenment, thinkers believed in reason, liberty, and scientific methods instead of tradition and religion. Many writers published their works that stated the problems of the misuse of religion and the importance of critical thinking. Moliere was one of writers during the Age of Enlightenment, known mostly for his comedy. He was a French play writer who wrote the comedy Tartuffe, which shows the concept of religious hypocrisy, ignorance and fanaticism. In the drama, he…
The Conquest The history of El Salvador begins with the time period in which indigenous people resided in the country. According to Roy Boland, in Culture and Customs of El Salvador, The Spanish conquered El Salvador in 1524; the spanish found the country was divided into three states (13). The spaniards hegemonic influence finally converted El Salvador into a Spanish colony after twenty six years of indigenous resistance(Boland 14). Such conquest brought violence, diseases, and poverty to the…