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    El Salvador History

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    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 indigenous people. The colonial period lasted until 1821(Boland 14). El Salvador finally became independent from Spain in 1821 and joined the United Provinces of Central America in 1823; however, in 1840 El Salvador gained full independence (Eileen…

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    El Salvador Culture

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    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…

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    Violence In El Salvador

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    El Salvador has been overran with unequal rights and violence caused by the Civil War. The 1 United States became involved in this conflict through the struggle for human rights, democracy, and equality. During the Civil War, the U.S. sent more than $4.5 billion in aid to the Salvadoran government, and trained many Salvadoran soldiers on U.S. ground. In 1977, the U.S. voiced concerns about the frequent human right violations. The Salvadoran government renounced all aid from the U.S. El Salvador…

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    El Salvador Pesticides

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    Introduction El Salvador locates in Central America, bordered by Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It has a tropical and a subtropical climate including a dry season from November to April and a rainy season from May to October. According to World Development Indicators, there were 29.6% of households living in poverty in 2013 (World Development Indicators, 2015). This report focus on smallholder farms, which found at high altitudes in the mountainous regions of the country and grow crops…

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    Immigrants In El Salvador

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    Many 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…

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    El Salvador Ideology

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    El Salvador finally has peace after twelve years of civil war. During recent years, violence and poverty have plagued the country due to over-population and class struggles which, caused discontent with social inequalities, a poor economy, and the repressive measures of dictatorship. One of the most violent and bloody chapters of El Salvador’s history has ended in January 16, 1992 that has changed the life for everybody in the country after twelve years of unstoppable wave of murders of…

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    Your Hands Located on the Pacific coast of Central America, the Republic of El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated amongst its neighboring nations. Formally under Spanish rule, El Salvador gained independence in 1821, following other Central American states during the beginning of the 19th century. Due to the colonization of El Salvador by Spain, Spanish reigns as the nation’s official language. Geographically, El Salvador shares its boarders with two neighboring countries;…

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    In “El Asco” Moya tells the story of his life in El Salvador through the protagonist Vega. Throughout the book Moya uses the character of Vega to unleash his monologue. Moya uses the character of Vega to retell his cold and cruel words about El Salvador. As the book goes on the monologue becomes more intense to the point where El Salvador sounds like a truly awful place. However, Moya wrote the book to expose the harsh and complex reality of El Salvador while expressing his distaste for…

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    El Salvador Flag Essay

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    -This is a Union of Central America after they had gotten their independence from Spain El Salvador’s flag includes all equal bands These bands go from the color dark blue,then white inbetween and then another dark blue band The coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag The coat of arm includes a triangle with five volcanoes, these volcanoes represent former member of the Central American union. The red had that tops a staff is called the Phrygian cap this cap represents liberty. Behind…

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    El Salvador is known for their democracy government. Once it was 1841 El Salvador had broken away from the Central American Federation. The Conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance also known as ARENA had gotten their share of presidency while still having competition with The Marxist-Leninist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front who is also known as FMLN. When the war had taken place there were 500,000 displaced and 75,000 dead which had led the ARENA party to capture the presidency…

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