Honduras

The Untold Story She was just an eighteen-year-old that wanted a better life. Living in poverty was something she didn’t want to keep doing. So she made the decision of coming to the United States. How she was going to do it with a three-month old baby I had no idea, but she did. She was just an average teenager, with long curly black hair and beautiful tan skin with a will to have a better life. This eighteen-year-old is none other than my mom. Almost twenty-two years ago, she made the…

turned and headed southward to the United States. This category five hurricane lasted 11, ending on October 27th, 2005, with recorded winds up to 185 mph. This hurricane affected the following locations: Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize, Southeast Mexico, East Coast of the U.S, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada, and New Brunswick. (Hurricane Irma), (Hurricane…

Ever since I was little I was fascinated with the English language. Being born in Honduras and speaking a very different language, made this new language seem incredible. I remember going to this big class with over 28 children and feeling excited about learning a new word everyday such as “green”, and being able to write my very first…

connection between Americans and Europeans. Columbus had 4 total voyages. On his second voyage, he passed Puerto Rico and Navidad. On his third voyage, he found South America and Jamaica. On his fourth and final voyage, he found Guanaja Island and Honduras in Central America. There were also less talked about accomplishments. In the West Indies, he saw foods such as pineapples, sweet potatoes, and corn. He found Indians smoking tobacco, and he used a sand glass to time the speed of his ship.…

Decolonization + Independence The Dominican Rebublic The tyrant Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ousted the chose president of the Dominican Republic in 1930 and remained in power for the next thirty-one years. Trujillo could profit by a tide of hostile to American assessment, the result of the way that the U.S. Marines had possessed that nation in 1916 and, after their withdrawal in 1924, the U.S. powers held control of the Customs Department Until his destruction in 1961 Trujillo would advance…

Latin American Revolution By: Prabjot Singh, Dericka Rickenbacker, Florence Allison, and Brandon Prophete Aim: How did the Latin American Revolution occur? Objective:Students will be able to explain what led to the Latin American Revolution. Standards:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2 Do Now: What would you start a revolution for and why? Exit Question: Reflect on what you learned about Latin America and it's people. Vocabulary Congress of Vienna- it was convened by the four European powers which…

Christopher Columbus’s life revolved around his adventurous voyages to discover new lands and riches to bring back to Europe. Columbus’s voyages brought about controversy during that time period as well as today. His accomplishments and infamy have been documented throughout the ages and will continue to be discussed in the years to come. Christopher Columbus had an adventurous and event-filled life. He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 and died on May 20, 1506 a disappointed man (Wilson). In…

Course Paper "The Culture of Poverty in Latin American Countries" Among the World, the Latin America is widely recognized by their unique geography, history, traditions and culture. However, in present years, the perspective among this countries has significantly declined because of the current rise of economic and crime issues around. Although in Latin American countries, the presence of economic issues has always prevail, during recent years the increase of poverty has become a major public…

Globalisation can be described as “a complex phenomenon; it is the interactive co-evolution of millions of technological, cultural, economic, social and environmental trends at all conceivable spatiotemporal scales.” (Rennen, Martens, 2003: 137). Globalisation is a process which involves the international movement of goods, services, money and ideas around the world. It has been argued that globalisation has many consequences, both positive and negative, for developing countries. This essay is…

Today industries have become more aware of the environmental and social liabilities pertaining to their operations and products as the environmental issues has risen significantly during the past two decade. Environment management accounting (EMA) has being acknowledged by numerous businesses. The major incidents happened in Bhopal chemical leak (1948) and the Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989) has attracted worldwide media attention. For example, key environment issues have increased in worldwide…