Guatemala

The ecological consequences of mining, as presented by Grahame Russell, show that Canada and the owners of these mining companies are exploiting the workers of the mining companies in Guatemala and Honduras, as well as the environment and nature around it. From these mines, comes a rapid loss of ecosystems and extinctions of local populations, poverty, corruption of the country, racism and constant raping and destroying of the land. Since…

school and get an education. There are an estimated of 3.5 million migrants workers and seasonal farmworkers in the United States,including women and children who work throughout all fifty states. While other migrant workers come from Haiti,Guatemala,Honduras, Dominican Republic, and others states in the United States their aspirations stay the same. They are young averaging about 31 years of age, some single while others leave families behind. Something that dramatically impact the lives of…

They arrive at the southwest border, many originate from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Most children and families have left because of violence in the region of Central America. Common types of U.S. immigration relief for which children potentially are eligible include violence, trafficking, abuse, abandonment…

¿Hablas Espanol? "Mom where do babies come from?", I remember asking one day after preschool. She looked down at my innocent, four-year-old face that had dried snot and remnants of what looked like some sort of red candy from lunch still on it, and she quickly realized where the conversation was about to go. Every kid has those phases where they beg and beg for the newest Barbie or Hot Wheels car that all their friends have, but their parents know that if they wait it out, sooner or later the…

abandoned or abused children, and children affected by countless, ruthless diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria and etc. Fortunately, ‘Worlds Children’, a non-for-profit organization which are the life line of most of those children located in India, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. Education is a key factor to determine a child’s future, Worlds children provides high-quality education courses in developing countries, thus, in India, hundreds of thousands of unwanted children are abandoned and left on the…

During my sophomore year, I organized a fundraiser that showcased the talents of dozens of impoverished artists from Nicaragua and Guatemala. The Pulsera Project, or the “Bracelet” Project, sells colorful necklaces, purses, and wrist jewelry internationally through interested schools, and the profits go to the artisan makers. Offering diversity in design, the organization reveres its ability to introduce new, exciting hues to each student it impacts. My friend Paige and I wished to contribute to…

believe this is an opportunity to further my knowledge of this vast and amazing underwater world. I believe cultural learning is the best way to apply what is said in the classroom to the real world. After eye-opening service trips to places like Guatemala and Africa, I have learned that the most memorable learning comes from real life experiences as it inspires so many emotions, senses, and connections that it is impossible to forget. Cultural learning is also important to me as it allows me to…

by race, gender, class, and culture. To single out a language as just one race is wrong, Spanish speaking cultures can come from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela, yet are characterized under one name called immigrants.…

During its height in 1519, the Aztec Empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf coast and from central Mexico to present-day Guatemala. The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan became a mighty metropolis with its advanced technological innovations. New technologies such as Chinampas or “floating gardens” for growing crops, aqueducts carrying fresh water, transportation canal systems, great causeways, large temples and buildings, and a coordinated administration allowed Tenochtitlan to flourish…

From 1946 to 1948 the United States and Guatemalan officials infected soldiers, prostitutes, and mental patients with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases without informed consent. The researchers claimed that “The goal of the study seems to have been to determine the effect of penicillin in the prevention and treatment of venereal diseases.” Although, penicillin therapy was given to 76% of the subjects only about 26% of the therapy completions were fully documented. Francis Collins,…