Guatemala

I, Rigoberta Menchu An Indian Woman in Guatemala I recently finished reading I, Rigoberta Menchu for another class I am taking. It was written by Rigoberta Menchu and was published in 1983. I felt like this was a good book to review in light of reading about Women’s Rights and Poverty in the modules. Take a person out of their element and force them into an environment that is far from their norm, and typically you’d expect them to fail. “I was incapable of disobedience. And those employers…

"17 Km from Caracol" Israel Alpuche As I stood atop of Caracol1 I became one with nature, amazed at such beauty that my country beheld. The lush green trees, the fresh air, and the breathtaking mountain views made me envy the Mayas who once stood where I was. After a few intakes of breath, I strapped my backpack once again, grabbed my rifle and moved on as I reviewed my mission: patrol the jungles, arrest anyone breaking our laws and use force if necessary. About 15km away from the…

Communists also ruled their economies different then the capitalist free market United States, prompting the U.S. to intervene with Guatemala’s leadership to assist their largest corporation in the region. The major economic factor in Guatemala was the American Corporation U.F.C. (United Fruit Company). The shady U.F.C., founded in 1899, was the most powerful fruit company in the Western Hemisphere, buying out many smaller competitors. With that power came political influence. They possessed…

But they all had their differences in their lives. The Mayan had a government, economy, religion, social system and technology. But sadly did not have a capital. For this, they just had cities and no sign of capitals. The maya lived in Honduras Guatemala, Mexico and Belize. They started at 250 A.D and ended on 900 A.D. The Maya lived in different cities. For example they had a city named Tikal and It was a very popular city for the Mayas. Some of the Maya worked in farms to get crops, others…

The Mayans worshipped a religion. Kukulcan was the god of El castillo, Chaac was the god of rain and thunder, and Bolon Tzacab was also known as Huracan. Blue honored the god of Chaac. Bishop Diego de Landa understood the Mayans religion, culture, and language. The maize of god was a model of countly life for classical Maya. Mayan religious is based is based on cycles and not permanence. The surrounding modern day is called oaxaca. They had ballgames, and the losers would get their captains…

Uaxactun is a sacred place of the ancient mayan people. Located in northern guatemala it was first explored by American archaeologists in 1916. The excavations at the temple pyramids of Uaxactun significantly furthered our understanding of ancient mayan civilization. The scholarly article Multispectral imaging of an Early Classic Maya codex fragment from Uaxactun, Guatemala by Nicholas P. Carter & Jeffrey Dobereiner outlines the process of analyzing small fragments of a codex from an ancient…

Mayans live a very unique lifestyle and have many creations of their own. Mayan people are very tan, skinny, and very smart. These people have invented the zero to help with harvesting, predicting when the next solar year will be and to use a calendar. The Mayans have invented many things that are still being used in today's world. This culture believes in being with their ancestors by eating a certain type of food. Mayans existed in the classic and pre-classic periods, which some of these…

William Blake’s ‘London’ and Charles Martin’s ‘Easter Sunday’ are two pieces of poetry that reflect opposing perspectives of power. ‘London’ is sharp and seminal text that has been written in order to draw the reader’s attention to the persona’s observations and encounters of the conditions of London and the communal experience of its residents. The poem is a damning condemnation of a very corrupted society dominated by the power of materialism and the hypocritical paradigm that legitimates such…

A typical question many immigrants are asked will be “Where are you from?” Even the individual is fluent in American English and well assimilated into American identity, this question is inevitable. As country of immigrants, there is nothing wrong about knowing person’s ethnic background, so we could be less ignorant about the world and appreciate the diversity. However, sometimes question of doubt is replace by question of assumption. An example from my personal experience, many people has…

The Egyptian and the Mayans were the of the most advanced civilizations in their time. The Mayan Empire spread from present-day southern Mexico to Honduras, Belize, and Guatemala. They were known for their architecture, and their famous calendars. The famous calendar, writing systems, and major public architecture all occurred during the Mayan Classical period, 250-900 A.D. The Egyptian civilization began around 3000 B.C. Medicine, architecture, farming techniques, and engineering flourished…