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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…

Countries in Central America are plagued with poverty, overruned by gang violence and ruled by government systems that don’t do enough for their people. The author of Enrique 's journey, Sonia Nazario paints a vivid picture of the circumstances that lead loving mothers to leave their children behind while venturing across America, in order to get to the promise land. A land charged with hopes and promises. Promises that are not always kind to immigrants. Immigrant mothers risk everything in…

“civilize” Peru to adopt European values and customs. Five centuries after European colonization; on December 10, 1981, during the years of the Cold War, the citizens of El Mozote were arrested without resistance by the Atlacatl Battalion. The next day on December 11, after spending the night trapped in their houses, the citizens on El Mozote were systematically killed in groups. Men were tortured and killed, followed by women and children. This operation is known as operative de tierra…

San Salvador, El Salvador is home to over a quarter million people. But, San Salvador is also home to a huge criminal network of gang activity. These gangs are also known locally as maras or pandillas. These gangs engage in petty crimes such as such as purse snatching, robbery, taxing bus drivers and small stores in their neighborhoods, as well as small-scale drug distribution in certain parts of the city in order to fund themselves economically. In the past two decades, these gangs have not…

Many women are killed and the cases are never really solved. On the article of NY Daily News, I read that 'Femicide, ' the crime of murdering females because of their gender, is a leading cause of death among young women in countries including El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Machismo and impunity from prosecution are to blame ( 'Femicide ' on the Rise in Central America). Sadly, the number of died women being found continue to raise and…

Courage to Care Award Is it necessary to be the same race in order to help save someone’s life? Between January 30, 1933 and May 8, 1945 dictator Hitler took control of Germany. Also, he created the “Final Solution” which was a plan to exterminate all Jews by sending them to concentration camps and labor camps. He used propaganda techniques to convince German citizens that Jews were corrupted, cruel, and awful individuals. Over time, Hitler expanded his camps and territory by conquering other…

Drinking was always a part of my life until one night that changed everything. It was a long night that into the next day. I started drinking when I was 14 and it steadily escalated into something out of control. In school I never really fit and was usually teased for different reasons. This eventually led to me becoming depressed. I don’t remember why I decided to try alcohol just that in the moments when I would drink I felt better about life. This steadily became more as getting a hold…

It was a hot afternoon in El Salvador, it might have been two in the afternoon. The airport seemed crowded with commotion, people coming and going from place to place. It was hard spotting anyone who was still. It was the country’s only airport, a dimly lit and somewhat dirty building decorated with Indigenous imagery. I had a small headache, the pain started just behind my ear and crossed to my eye socket. I usually get headaches like this when I am stressing out about something or when I am…

Withholding of Removal, relief under the U.N. Convention Against Torture, and, alternatively, Special Immigrant Juvenile Petition. “EL SALVADORAN MARRIED WOMEN WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THE DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP BASED ON SOCIETAL NORMS” I. STATEMENT OF FACTS Respondent is a 34-year-old mother of two boys, who are currently 5 and 10 years of age. All are natives and citizens of El Salvador. Respondent and her two children entered the United States, on September 10, 2015 near Hidalgo, Texas,…

The Culture of El Salvador There are 195 countries currently in the entire world. With countless countries in the world, it also brings different backgrounds. Being raised in a part of the globe, much of their population can grow accustomed to their norms. The perspective on their way of life can be very odd or disquieting to other countries. In fact, a culture is what construes their way of life, not to mention their way of thinking. Culture is what forms a person a person, as well as a…