Feeding America

Whilst on holiday in São Paulo, Brazil, I noticed that the soil colour was completely different to the soil colour in the UK and in order to understand why, I visited the ‘Museu Catavento Cultural e Educacional’. I discovered that the soil has a high-iron content because it originates from what was possibly one of the largest volcanic spills in the Earth’s history and as the spill contained magnetite, the soil in southern Brazil is incredibly fertile where it’s called Terra Roxa. This type of…

When discussing and analyzing Latin America as a region, we must understand the environment in which the region started and the journey it has taken to get to where it is. There are many questions that need to be addressed while we look in-depth into the developing regions democratic problems, questions like; What is democracy? What effect did Caudillo rule have on Latin American democracy? What is the significance of the transition between neoliberalism and neostructuralism in the region? Once…

North America was primarily colonized by Great Britain. These colonists were different from any other British territory because free English settlers came. This wasn't a takeover of some other people, this was newly discovered land. Interestingly enough, the American colonies did not end up staying under British rule. They rebelled and threw off British government. This, the American Revolution, had many conflicts before the war that were just as important. The major conflicts between the…

Today, most scholars begin their literature on Latin American colonial art by affirming the obvious- that art produced in Latin America during Spanish colonialism is as a result of the imposition of Hispanic art in a society that had different art forms during pre-Hispanic times. The way in which these societies adopted and assimilated these new art form has been central to the discussion of Latin American history, however, these discussions have been evolving . Today, most scholars agree that…

distribution of wealth and power in Latin America, contributing to a hierarchy and shaping the political system of Latin America. Guano: Guano was fertilizer made from bird feces in Peru and was exported to help fuel the European agricultural boom. From the exportation of guano, Peru experienced tremendous gains in wealth, until the guano boom ended with the exportation of Chilean nitrates and other fertilizers. As in the case of the guano boom, Latin America was often used for raw materials…

perfect world where no one person wants for any human necessity? One where nations were at peace and economies boomed all while we each enjoyed each other’s culture. Well as we all know reality is far different from this imaginary world and Latin America like many other places is plagued with the some old dogmatic issues as the rest of us. It is my hope to discuss a few of these problems and hopefully shed some light on ways to remedy the problems if I were in the decision seat. As an…

Contrast European Colony Development in North America With the discovery of North America, European countries realized they could benefit from the colonization and resources of this new land. Spain, France and England each had their own reasons why they wanted to colonize North America, and each countries strategy to do this was different from the others. England had a big advantage when it came to the colonization of North America; even though, this advantage led to the American…

The Catholic Church has been a big influential force in the Latin America. It influence can be found since the beginning when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. On the first island that they landed, Hispaniola or now Haiti/Dominican Republic, was were the church started to spread its influences. Among their priorities, the first of Church was stablish in the new continent. The other priority was to be a conscience to the “conquistadores” or conquerors about fair treatment of the…

every single year (Urquhart, F.A. and Urquhart, N.R., 1976). A monarchs ' 3,000 mile trip is like a person traveling 275, 000 miles (Opler, 2010) – that’s like walking around Earth eleven times. The main reason why Monarchs migrate from eastern North America to the forests of Oyamel in Michoacán, Mexico, is due to season change, in pursuit for food and water, or in search for a new mate (Conant, 2012). Monarch butterflies fly south to Mexico because it gets colder in the north. The monarchs…

The Haitian American culture has been a long-surviving and well-adapting culture. Starting with the indigenous people that occupied the island, before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in 1492. Columbus, being a conqueror for Spain, claimed the island of Haiti for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and named it Hispaniola meaning “little Spain”. From thenceforth the indigenous people of the island were killed off during gold conquests and the ruling of the Spanish by forced labor and diseases. With…