Honduras

Michael Barry Comparative Essay The stories of Madam C.J. Walker and Samuel Zemurray were truly everything anyone wanted when it came to the American Dream. They both faced terrible odds with gender, race, and religion and still became extremely successful and well respected. Walker was an African American female that became one of the first female millionaires ever. Zemurray, by the time of his death, was one of the richest people in the world. In this essay, I am going to analyze how these…

Intro I was able to conclude that cuba is the place to be. It fills your mouth there's so much to see, so much to understand and so much to be a part of. From the black boiling beans in the kitchen that make your tastebuds crave to having your toes dig into the warm sand at the beach. The people always ready to help anyone and everyone they see all as a part of family. Walking out into the streets everyday seeing the man next door feed the animals with no homes. Passing by to have greetings…

People today often wonder what happened to great and legendary civilizations, such as the Maya, that seem to simply disappear; leaving only their cities, temples, and a few scattered traces behind. It’s a common misconception that the Maya people disappeared. The Maya are still around, and in fact still live in many parts of Mesoamerica. The mystery that surrounds the Maya is why so many of their cities were abandoned and the population depleted in a relatively short amount of time. There have…

Xenophobia is a tradition in America, often manifesting in public policies adversely affecting the targeted group. There were/are other ethnic groups that faced a nationalized form of xenophobia besides Latino Americans in the United States. Indigenous Indians; African-Americans; Italians; Germans; Chinese; and Japanese Americans were all faced with – sometimes government mandated – discrimination. Although African-Americans did not immigrate to America voluntarily, since their arrival via the…

In the story, “The Pelcari Project” by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, an ordinary doctor stumbles onto the cruel medical experiments that are forced onto prisoners held a secret prison camp. The prisoners are stripped from their ability to talk, read and remember. However, the main prisoner discovers his preservation of the ability to write by possessing a notebook that allows him to write. This revelation of writing enables him to now remember, think, and eventually leads him to the realizations of the…

How does one become labeled the fifth most dangerous academic in the nation? Dr. Armando Navarro is a political scientist and retired professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Riverside. I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Navarro this April and was astounded by the passion this man has for la causa and his trajectory. After the interview with Dr. Navarro I felt deeply inspired as a first generation Mexicana, I felt my aspirations of becoming a counselor in my urban community…

Both his parents came to the US without any papers from Honduras and last year became permanent residents. He grew up in a predominantly Latino, low-income community and is the youngest individual from a family of four. Even though they grew up in this community, John states his family was more on the lower, middle…

Hurricane Harvey took place on the 25th of August and ended on the 2nd of September 2017. Harvey reached up to category 4 and was the first major hurricane to occur in Texas and the rest of the United States since hurricane Wilma hit Texas in 2005, therefore hurricane Harvey ended a record 12-year drought in Texas. Hurricane Harvey didn’t just destroy the land in Texas, but the people within, their homes and businesses. According to Wikipedia (2017): Harvey has caused over $70 billion worth of…

Samuel Zemurray and Madame C.J. Walker were viewed from many for achieving the American Dream, the two embodied the quintessential American success stories of a Russian immigrant and daughter of a former slave. Zemurray and Walker, while they had completely different racial backgrounds, the two ultimately were more similar than not, and battled many of the same hardships. In a time of white privilege, many disadvantages emerged for an immigrant and African American women, the odds were strongly…

with resources and expertise to help lower the cost of production, reduce fungus infections, improve coffee quality and increase the production of premium coffee. Since Starbucks have many supplier located in different countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, South America and China., . Starbucks do not face scarce resource during its operation. As they are having a very good relationship with their every supplier they always get good quality of…