Mara Region

children banned together and MS-13 was born. They operate like a white collar crime gang regarding using business and smarts to make money. It offers employment to young gang members. The Gang has a hierarchy and there is an initiation (or hazing) into the gang which typically involves being “jumped” or beaten by other gang members before they can become a member. They also must shoot someone to earn the respect of the other gang members and to be given their stripes. The elders educate the…

majority of people are small peasants and pastoralists, so we are still in less than a $1 a day. I can say far below from a dollar per day. I don’t know how to say it, it is far below a dollar per day because when a farmer harvest, for example, in Mara, the majority of them cultivate maize, Millet, sorghum, beans, cassava, some of them tobacco and cotton a little bit when you go to Bunda and so forth. But when you look at all these crops, farmers predict the climatic condition of their area…

members of gangs such as the infamous 18 street and MS-13 grew up like other teens except they have lacked love or have felt pressured to join and feel accepted. Wim Savenije spent time with a few gang members during his research to write his book “Maras y Barras: Pandillas y Violenica Juvenil en los Barrios Marginales de Centroamerica”. He experienced that these teens were regular, happy, jokers, insanely smart kids that fell into the wrong path. Once a teen falls into that path there isn’t any…

of price, and they are not being able to differentiate from other fast food restaurants not only in the United States but also in the other countries where the franchise operates. Opportunities Growth in the Fast-food Market According to Elliot Maras, the foodservice industry has a promising future because the majority of citizens are opting for inmediate consumption food. As a result, even traditional food retailers are incorporating prepared meals, which has blurred the line between retail…

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Marriage practices in India are well-known to the Western world, however, in the article by Serena Nanda, she discusses all types of marriages practiced within the country. How involved family members, particularly the parents are involved with their children getting married, arranged marriage, and the long process of finding a suitable spouse for their child — many factors are considered in this process. The author visited India many times and has strong ties to the country; match-making is…

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