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colonization, Central American beliefs still speaks of Europe. Yes, each country does have its own flavor, but there are some simplifications we can make. For instance, Spanish is the leading language of the region. Standing out a bit, Belize actually claims English as its official language, but this too speaks of European influence. After all, before the Europeans made shore, the ancient Mayans weren't greeting each other with hellos or holas. Adding to the evidence of Europe's influence on…

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “ Barbarians”? Genghis Khan and the Mongols gave birth to an empire that would spread death and destruction everywhere they stepped, by means of conquest, the way they employed battle tactics and, their way of culture inside their empire. The Mongol empire ,brutally and mercilessly, conquered anyone who surrounded them as they pleased. In the chart titled Size of World Conquests we can see how much the Mongols expanded their empire. Genghis Khan and his…

Meredith Kressen Bobby Howard PHIL 2203-001 Fallacies in Popular Culture In 2001, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert were both cast members of the hit television show, The Daily Show, which airs on Comedy Central. During one of their segments titled “Even Stephen” the two poked fun at each other while either arguing extremely for or extremely against a certain topic. The video I have chosen to analyze was an argument regarding the topic of a patient’s bill of rights. Although there are many…

Under the control of Genghis Khan, a remarkably brilliant military leader whose strict diplomatics are indeed remembered to this day, a nomadic clan consisting of skilled fighters rose from the ashes to the throne. Blood was shed and the whispers spread through everyone’s core like wildfire by the sole rumored actions of these soldiers. They were otherwise known as the ferocious Mongols, who conquered every steppe tribe from across Asia. Thus, creating the largest reinforced empire in history! I…

The Spectacular Achievements of the Mayans At one point and time the Mayans were considered to be one of the most prosperous civilizations in North America. The mayans vast intelligence, and capability to make technological advances, made them one of the greatest early civilizations. The mayans accomplished many extraordinary things such as, establishing a large trade network, having an organized civilization, creating a cohesive number system, and making three separate calendars. Trade…

The rise of the Mongols was absolutely dependent on Chenghis Khan. Chenghis Khan was a unique and intelligent leader. The movie started with Chenghis Khan choosing his bride with his dad, but later his dad was poisoned by another clan. Chenghis Khan didn’t give up on himself from his dad’s death; instead he swore to revenge for his dad. After his father’s death, Chenghis Khan’s clan fall and people rebelled, Chenghis Khan’s tried to escape, but he was captured over and over again no matter how…

will find when you get there. As soon as you put a feet on Honduran soil, you will realize this is not like any other place around. I am going to show all of you why Honduras is one of the top places to visit on vacations. Honduras is located in Central America, near the equator. For its warm weather it is precisely what we need to have a beautiful day at the beach, to get a tan, to go kayaking, and also fishing. One of the Honduran biggest tourism sites is Roatan; this one is one of the…

indigenous population is CARE. CARE has been present in Guatemala since the 50’s, and focuses on human rights development for women, namely, health, education, representation and economic development (Blum 2001) (CARE website). CARE used to have one central office in the capital city, but now has regional offices that work with smaller groups of people (blum 2001). A criticism of this model is that larger NGO’s that are forced to decentralize begin to act like businesses and corporations, ending…

The latitude and longitude lines are 14.63330 N and 90.5000 w The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City. Some of the important cites in Guatemala are Dospilas, Elbaul, and Andlximche. Some animals in Guatemala include monkeys, the Ring Tail Lemur, jaguars, Harpy Eagle, the toucan, and the Boa Constrictor. The Guatemalan tropical areas have a huge variety of plants. In the mountains, they have oak and pine trees. The population in Guatemala is 14,099,033 in the years 2014. In Guatemala it is hot…

The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks charge each other to lend Federal Reserve funds overnight. These funds maintain the federal reserve requirement. The reserve requirement prevents them from lending every dollar they get. Make sure they have enough cash to start each business day. The Federal Reserve uses the federal funds rate as a tool to control US economic growth. Banks use the federal funds rate to base all other short-term interest rates. Banks also base the prime rate…