History of Nicaragua

Prior to the Cold War that took place from 1947 to 1991 in various parts of Europe, Latin America and the United States, the United States had established and extended the Monroe Doctrine that had previously warned Europeans against retaking their former colonies. When the U.S. decided to extend this doctrine, they put it in a Cold War context, in which it allowed the U.S. to strengthen Latin American states militarily against communist penetration. Because of North America’s long and…

Terry Sanford’s seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee exposed him to all of these foreign policy activities. After a trip to Nicaragua in 1987, one of his many trips to the region, Sanford wrote, “You could see poverty all around.” Continuing in his analysis, he wrote that the Sandinista-Contra conflict in Nicaragua was “all such a pathetic poverty-ridden sight that it’s too bad that we have been adding to the misery by promoting, if not insisting upon, war.” Sanford’s negative view…

In “Dear John Wayne” by Louise Erdrich, it becomes obvious to the reader that Erdrich feels as if Native Americans, such as herself, are inferior to the entire white population. Throughout her poem, Erdrich expresses her opinions and the actions of white people like “John Wayne.” The message she sends to the reader brings attention to the display of Native Americans. Erdrich strives to express her opinion that the media displays Native Americans in an insignificant fashion and that the media…

There is something magically relaxing about a trip to a tropical paradise. You can let your stresses melt away as the palm trees sway overhead and you recline back with a coconut drink. The Bahamas is a major visitation spot for people searching for a way to unwind from a hard year of work. With fantasies of warm sea breezes and a sun-kissed tan on one's shoulder, any tropical paradise is the key location for most people. However, as many working individuals find themselves caught up in the…

borders of Nicaragua and Honduras, and the public opinion concerning Honduras involvement in the Nicaraguan Revolution. The main sources for this investigation are Inside Nicaragua, Young People’s Dreams and Fears by Rita Golden Gelman, a woman who lived in Nicaragua and tells the story of the revolution from the youth’s point of view and Yankee Sandinistas: Interviews with North Americans Living & Working in the New Nicaragua…

I have always loved to travel. I love to just see the world and experience different cultures, but there was one place in specific that I really, really wanted to go to. That place was Samara, Costa Rica. I had been begging my parents to take me there for around a year or even a little longer. We knew some people who had lived there for a while and they just got me hooked on that one little town. I mentioned it every single day. I would even send them links to houses for us to stay in and…

“What have I done to deserve this, Lord?” There are countless immigrants who have asked themselves this same question and one of them happens to be a character from Helena Maria Viramontes’s short story, The Cariboo Café (176). Viramontes’s implementation of Mexican legend in this text represents the dissolution of immigrant families. This paper will firstly introduce the concept of intertextuality and how it is present in this text, then it will focus on the Mexican legend in the story, and…

Honduras is a Central American Country. Its capital is Tegucigalpa and its capital its population is 8.098. Honduras’s current president is Juan Orlando Hernandez. Their official language is Spanish and their religion is Roman Catholic. Honduras is most common for its ancient Mayan Empire Remains. Honduras is 80% mountains and is South to the Pacific Ocean. Honduras has many different destinations for you to visit such as, San Pedro Sula, La Ciera, Tela, and more. While you are in Honduras; you…

Honduras Honduras is a developing country located in Cental America. Developing countries are typically described as those that facer harsher economic circumstances than a developed country would. They are known to have less developed school systems, governments, economies, and even legal systems. Developing countries don’t necessarily suffer from all of these things but usually a few. The definition of what a developing country consists of is one of much debate and often boils down to what…

Prior to 1985, Guatemala’s political framework consisted of fragments of a democratic society. In 1839, military dictator Rafael Carrera formed the Republic of Guatemala. However, this was quickly shrouded by militant dictators that elected themselves into office through undemocratic means. Since 1839, Guatemala has seen multiple coup d’états, with very few democratically elected presidents taking office during this time. Additionally, United States intervention in Central America was seen in…