Honduras

When people visit the United States, they see people from different places and ethnicities. These people are known as immigrants in the United States. Immigrants face many hardships and obstacles in this country due to their illegal status. A multitude of immigrants are illegal aliens. Unfortunately, this affects many families by causing separation, financial disadvantages, and deaths. In the documentary “Which Way Home” it shows how many kids like Kevin and Fito are affected by their families’…

Juan Luis, chichi, Juana, Chico, Marlon, these are only some of the names of my family members that were victims of the war against gangs in Guatemala. Guatemala is a country that is located below Mexico and is bordered by El Salvador and Honduras. Guatemala is a country that has wonderful weather it is not to cold and not too hot. The USA is known for its impressive diversity, an Univision soccer commentator calls the soccer team “the team of all” for a reason. USA’s location in the world map…

Immigration Many immigrants come to the United States with hopes of a brighter future. They come from all over the world. When new immigrants come, they may not know the English language as well, so they try to learn. When they come to the United States, they learn more than just the English language, they learn what it means to be an American. Whether the immigrants are illegal or not, they learn about the values and hardships of what it means to be an American. Gaining a better future…

been on. I have gone on 5 mission trips so far: The Dominican Republic three times, Honduras, Haiti, and Ecuador. I am able to have gone on so many because my youth group goes to these places, along with other places. During my summer going into 9th grade I had the opportunity to go to the DR to help construct a chapel for a village down there. During my summer going into 10th grade I had the privilege to go to Honduras where we did a VBS type camp for a local school. Going into 11th grade I…

The Pot Calling the Kettle Corrupt Many of the social ills in Central America are inadvertently caused by corporate and government crimes of the United States. Regardless, Human beings deserve the right to flee poor economic systems, and support from their peers while transitioning. The people of The United States need to hold elected officials accountable for their crimes; we must push for rights of all the innocent peoples often tastelessly referred to as “illegal immigrants.” Envision the…

Maria Martinez Dominique Sharpe Survey of Civilizations I Professor Wallace Ancient Aliens Final Paper Mayas The Maya Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were…

attended put that money towards dozens of community outreach programs as well as long distance mission projects. Once I started in high school I was able to go along on some of these missions’ projects. My freshman year, I went with my father to Honduras were we worked on houses, and provided medical support to hundreds of Hondurans with a group from our church. That summer and every summer through high school my youth group would spend a week of our summer somewhere around the country doing…

The war on drugs has been a term coined for the battle against illegal substance use that began in the 1970’s. People believe that this is the only solution to eradicate the ever-growing problem of drug use and addiction, but the reality is that the war on drugs is not working. It has failed the people of the United States. This war has led to an increase in the incarceration rate, failed policies, and the death of many Americans. The United States is known internationally as “the land of the…

1. Nature of the problem. Immigrants have had a huge impacted on the U.S. citizens for years. According to Mitchell (1989), over 2 million illegal immigrants came to the U.S. Citizens argued the fact that the illegal immigrants had access to welfare, education, and social services and benefits. Not only that but in ( Nichols,1987) , he stated that one fourth of working Mexicans from Ocampo, Mexico came to America to find jobs, and sent the money back to their town. Three fourths of the…

have a chance to experience different cultures and how others live. Also to relax and rewind because it's healthy for you. My gap year journey started with a three and a half month travel in Central America. I started in Nicaragua, passed through Honduras and spent time in El Salvador. Nicaragua was such a beautiful experience. I honestly had moments when I wanted to leave everything and start a new life down there. The heat was something else, I was able to adapt to it. Showering was not fun…