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citizens, and a peace treaty was formed twelve years later to permit this from ever happening again. The Cold War negatively impacted El Salvador more so than positively because the communist government in Russia influenced the Salvadoran government to violate the human rights of the citizens, which ended up creating a civil war…

throughout time, appearing everywhere from biblical texts to comic books. El Cid is an underdog himself, and, despite being centuries old, is no exception to people’s love of underdogs. In fact, he is so relatable to the people of Spain that his beliefs in regards to minorities were successfully used to support both the Inquisition and the Fascist regime. The perception of the monarchy as incompetent because of their mistreatment of El Cid within the text positions him as an underdog, and this…

I was born November 8, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador. I was raised around Ilopango which is a small town right outside of the capital and my birth place. It was much more rural, like a countryside really. It was a pretty place to grow up. The town was extremely small. There were only a few houses that were largely spread out throughout the town. In no way was my situation luxurious. My parents didn’t really want me, or any of us really. I knew my dad and my mother and where they were but in…

my mother about traditions that are celebrated in El Salvador, the types foods that are served, housing, and more. Through the things that I would learn through the interview, I was able to point out differences between the Salvadoran and American cultures. This final lab also allowed me to analyze how I will use my Spanish and knowledge in the future, to further my career and successes in life. In El Salvador, Christmas, the independence of El Salvador, and La Semana Santa are holidays/…

immigrants from El Salvador have to go back from where they immigrated many people are being forced to go back to nothing. This event is controversial because they have nowhere to go and they have until Sept. 9, 2019, to leave the country or face deportation.But others believe that they have had time to recover and get the money its time for them to leave. President George W. Bush was the one that decided to help some Salvadorans living in the United States because 2 earthquakes rocked El…

people to like me and be my friend in high school, but this was the time to establish I was a certain person. At first, I would reveal my ethnicity of Guatemalan and El Salvadorean and people would respond, “ Isn’t that in Mexico?” or “It is the same thing as Mexican.” This actually disturbed me because I had travelled to both Guatemala and El Salvador and as to Mexico, but Mexico lacked something that the other countries had and that was family. I kept my emotions within me, half nodded,…

Honduras such as the fish. Some people might look at it and think that it’s nasty but it’s actually good. Almost every dish in Honduras will contain some sort of rice and a fruit or vegetable. Honduras has a beautiful cultural dance called Garifuna, El Grande de Grandes and Folklore Dances. These dances are exciting and very intense. The music sounds a lot like African and many different masks are worn. Cities from all over Honduras come together to compete and have fun with the traditional…

I hear krypton and I automatically think of Superman, the man of steel, so it inspired me to learn more about his one physical weakness. Where was is found? Who discovered it? Why is it so important? Why did they use krypton as this all might entity’s weakness? It is quite an interesting element to think about. Going back to Britain, krypton was very popular there. It was discovered by two chemist named Sir William Ramsay and Morris M. Travers on May 30th 1898 while they were researching a…

After being away for several years, Superman returns back to earth and is stronger than ever in the movie, Superman Returns, directed by Bryan Singer. After watching the film, Superman is portrayed to have qualities similar to Jesus Christ. They both leave and came back to earth, they are both saviors who protect the people, they both look out for the greater good of mankind and they both make promises. Although they are different people, both Jesus and Superman share similar qualities. In the…

In addition to these economic policies challenging the democratic governance in El Salvador, violence and crime were defining the identity of this nation, and in response the government implemented an anti-gang strategy in 2003 known as the Iron Fist or Mano Dura (Hume 2007). The strategy urged for the immediate imprisonment of gang members whether they were intentionally involved in an act of violence or simply having gang-related tattoos. This led to contend that there were more violent crimes…