Guatemala

perpetrators of such killings and the ethics behind it whilst focusing on mass killings that happened due to certain purposes such as the communist killings in The Soviet Union, Cambodia and China and counter guerilla mass killings in Afghanistan and Guatemala. In the first few chapters of the book, Valentino dwells into why mass killings take place and why they are perpetrated. Mass killings have been done against a wide range of nations, governments, religious and ethnic groups. In just the…

violence and poverty. Many people wonder why these immigrants may even want to enter the US, but little do they know, these immigrants are trying to escape brutal violence. Many of these children are coming from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala, which has the highest death rate. In these countries, there is a serious amount of gang association and drug abuse. According to an August 2014 article, McClatchy-Tribune News Service says," We found children fleeing domestic abuse, gang…

Sexing: The techniques used for sexing faunal remains will be determined by the degree of preservation of the element themselves as well as the identified species present. Unfortunately, a clear indication of sex is not always apparent in the archaeological record and we have to infer based on overall size in comparison to modern population (Reitz and Wing, 1999). One exception is in the case of female birds which can be recognized by medullary bone, a calcium deposit associated with egg laying…

other Hispanic in this country of opportunity; instead, they present a one sided view and challenge us to reach our true potential in any field of our choosing. My Hispanic heritage traces come from my parents who were born in the humble country of Guatemala. I am proud of my background today; indeed, I now realize that being an American doesn’t have to fit the definition of the eighteenth century. Although…

Family in latin america is very high priority, but why would a mother leave their children all the sudden. Well in the children's eyes they think their mother doesn’t love them anymore. Well there are many reasons why they leave. For example in guatemala, a low income household earns about 2 pesos a week, on that income how can one person live, but a whole family they would barely survive, another reason would be to move all of them to america and live a better life. Supporting a family takes…

In the article Policing in Honduras: Understanding Gang Proliferation it talks about how Honduras has a high homicide rate due to its organized gangs. (Ratcliff, 2015)Honduras has the unfortunate title and nickname “murder capital of the world” and for good reason. (Ratcliff, 2015)Honduras homicide rate in 2011 was 86 per 100,000 and has approximately 36,000 active gang members.(Ratcliff, 2015) The gang members are made up of 98 percent of 12 to 25 year of age. (Ratcliff, 2015)The nation’s…

A young Hispanic woman brings in her six-month old son for a check-up at the pediatric clinic. She has just moved from Guatemala and states that he is up to date with all his vaccines. The infant cries when his mother walks away from the examination table and calms down when she comes back to hold him. He babbles, repeats sounds that his parents make and responds to his own name. He just began passing objects from one hand to the other. He sits without support and can stand for some seconds on…

Only 9% of women give birth in a healthy facility. Number six is Mali. Very few women escape genital mutilation in Mali. Most are married off at very young ages, and one in ten women dies in child birth in Mali. Number five is Guatemala. Women are under class and are subject to abuse, rape, and make up for the second highest rate of HIV-AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Number four is Sudan. Abduction, rape, and forced displacement have crushed millions of women’s lives since 2003…

A Day in the Life Hard at Work Child Labor involves working many hard and grueling hours, without pay. Child Labor companies force children to work, giving them very little food or money. Few children get paid. According to borgenproject.org, only one out of five children in Child Labor is paid for his or her work. Have you ever thought about how Child Labor is used to make things that we use today? As stated in uiowa.org, some everyday essentials that are handmade by kids include - shoes,…

The fourth value that the resolute men of Theta Chi Fraternity pride themselves on is the usefulness of our Fraternity. Theta Chi members show pride in making an impact on their community and lend an assisting hand to those in need. Theta Chi has a partnership with the Unites Service Organizations. “The USO joins the list of Theta Chi Fraternity’s preferred philanthropies, to which chapters and alumni are encouraged to contribute.” (News). Theta Chi stated out as a military fraternity and the…