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…
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…
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…
Prevention, includes texting, talking on a cell phone, eating, and even using a GPS. As it stands, it is a well-known problem that leads to many unnecessary deaths or injuries that easily could have been prevented. This public service announcement (PSA) from El Colombiano newspaper illustrates the dangerous reality of texting and driving by addressing both drivers and young adults through the use of text, imagery, and emphasis. At first glance, the PSA is simple and does not seem to mean much…
who is an art history professor that comes back to El Salvador to attend his mother’s funeral in exchange for his fair share of her will she left behind for him and his brother. While being in El Salvador for fifteen days Vega meets up with his so called friend named Moya at a bar called La Lumbre. They decided to meet up in the evening in regards to bar being a pleasant time during the hours from five to seven to discuss Vega’s anger towards El Salvador. However, Vega ended up going into a…
anything. In less developed countries like El Salvador, the fight to stop the gun violence due to one problem of "In El Salvador and Honduras, there are a lot of gangs and drug trafficking, especially among younger men, and that has resulted in a big increase in gun violence." It’s getting to a point where the law enforcement is scared to engage and the citizens are afraid to intervene. Developed countries such as the United states and less-developed countries like El Salvador have to educate…