Maquiladora

Jesus Cabral Week Eight Paper Brandman University The Movie El Norte The movie “El Norte” directed by Gregory Nava, released in 1984 was not backed by a major Hollywood studio. Perhaps because this movie hit home with a sub group and would not yield the revenue a common neutral hero villain movie would yield. One may see this from a negative aspect but the fact that a movie was made that depicts the immigrant struggle is a move forward for the Latino culture. El Norte sends the…

Within about half a century, the economic development of various major regions on this planet have seen tumultuous change not yet seen in the past millenniums, with overall positive result. This of course came from policies after the second World War which include reduction of global trade restrictions, more open international diplomacy, and increased telecommunications; which can be summed up as a process called globalization. By these means, here has also come several externalities which were…

Writing derives from a variation of styles and many author’s have their own approach to writing; in order for the author to better his/her own skills, it is helpful to analyze the writing skills of others, paying specific attention to ethos, logos, pathos, and style. This allows the writer to develop his/her own writing, often making the piece sound more knowledgeable. Seeking out rhetoric when reading will help the reader not only in their writing, but in numerous everyday situations as well.…

There is always going to be more than one subjective or analytical viewpoint (perspective) when it comes to the involvement of popular social situations, but in order to understand a situation one has to see them as a whole (objectively). In this case, the border patrol’s objective history. The border enforcements between Mexico and the United States has constantly been changing throughout history, whether it is through their terms of race, class or regional background. In the book, Migra,…

Desert Blood/ Juarez murder is a mystery story by Alicia Gaspar De Alba. Gasper De Alba is a famous novelist and poet who has written a lot of historical novels and poems. She also wrote scholarly articles about Chicana art sensuality and customs. The story is a fictional mystery novel where the author reveals the epidemic of young women and girls who are brutally killed in the US –Mexico borders since the year 1993. The story is a biography as the author explains the events that happened to…

Mexican Labor Unions: A framework Research on the labor movement in Mexico had shown the political power held by unions, greatly as a result of to the historic alliance among unions and the Mexican State through the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) (Middlebrook 1995). At least until new Millennium, when the opposite party –PAN- (National Action Party) won the national election. On one side, official trade unions had an important influence in overall wages and benefit levels through…

go around the world and especially in the United States. Mexico earns billions of dollars from selling machinery, cars, electronics, oil, alcoholic drinks, and food. Mexico has some of the biggest car manufacturing factories in the world and its maquiladoras bring much-needed income to the border cities of the Mexico-U.S. border. Since the United States uses the most oil in the world, Mexico's oil economy will always be thriving and helping the people. The beer and tequila industries are really…

Consumerism is one of the biggest and most difficult problems the world faces today. The high demand in trending products, as well as food, has led to more challenging problems. Naomi Klein in her book, No Logo, talks about the poor treatment workers receive at the Export Processing Zones (EPZs), which is where brand companies produce all their products in a much cheaper way. Besides workers at EPZs, there are also people who work at the slaughterhouses and are mistreated as well. Eric Schlosser…

is a very interesting argument but only half the argument. Boltanski and Chiapello are unfortunately quite gender blind. The other part of the story is women’s labour — the massive inflow of women in the labour force globally — so micro-credit, maquiladoras, Walmart, just as much as Google and Microsoft and Bangalore. There is a story about what is giving neoliberalism its charisma on this women’s half of it, and I think it is feminism….. Feminist ideas are being taken up by neoliberalism and…

Before entering the course I had a mediocre level of understanding about women and gender issues. I understood that women and men were viewed in different ways. This difference created issues for women such as the unequal pay gap in the United States. The material presented to me throughout the course has aided me in seeing the vast amount of issues women face in their daily lives and the complexity of these issues. It has changed my perspective to viewing the issues through a wider lens, which…