Panama

Panama is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. As a result, Panamanian culture is a hybrid of African, Native Panamanian and European culture (especially Spanish). Based on the Hofstede`s Cultural Value Chart, above, Panama has a score of 95 in relation to the concept of power distance, which portrays the community as a slightly hierarchical society. Within the community, people more accept the hierarchical…

Ethel Provo was born and raised in Ramer, Alabama, a small town outside of Montgomery Alabama. Ethel wasn’t born in a hospital; she was born at home by a midwife. The midwife was a close friend of the family, and delivered most of the babies in the area at that time. Back when Ethel was growing up Ramer was a small town where everyone knew everyone. People didn’t bother locking doors back then, because they felt safe and trusted their neighbors. She said there wasn’t much to steal, because…

empire in Panama. This successful businessman believes that Panama has a lot to offer people, especially tourist. The fact is that Panama is a very modern city that is filled with beautiful skyscrapers that reach high over the country. Business is thriving in the city too. Panama is a modern city, but it still has an old world charm that is perfect for the family to relax and enjoy the tropical climate in the daytime. The nightlife is also busy and bustling for tourist. Favoarite Panama…

During this quarter we have cover various themes throughout all the reading we were assign. The last novel we had to read was The World in Half by Cristina Henríquez and what made this book so different and unique from the others was it’s location, Panama. The others novels and stories we read were about immigrants from Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, which are the most popular Latino community. Other Spanish speaking countries don 't get much recognition in the United States, especially Central…

Every day, violence is increasing in Latin America, and people are very worried about that. The Republic of Panama as a part of Central America faces many threats with national and international reaches. The most important national security threat is Narco-terrorism because it negatively affects many aspects of our society. When looking for the cause of increase in violence and criminal activities, the Panamanians know for sure that it is due to Narco-terrorism. In this essay, we will…

Panama is a very surprising country, including for the food. Indeed, because of the diversity of cultures, Panamanian cooking mixes elements which come from different countries. For example, you can feel the American influence through the local cheesecake, or the Argentinian and Colombian influence when you have what they call “empanadas” or the Peruvian influence through what became one of the most famous meals of Central America, the “ceviche”. It’s almost impossible to be disappointed when…

Was American imperialism morally justifiable? While many would think the answer would vary based on a person’s ethics and values, factual evidence shows us the commonly self-important motives of the United States during this time period. Despite these indications, we also see how some events pertaining to the “Era of Expansion” benefited both sides. To me, American imperialism was not only commonly sneaky, but, for the most part, immoral. The following paragraphs will show some examples of…

The Book of Unknown Americans, by author Cristina Henriquez, several of the story’s narrators prove to be evident of this clash of cultures and loss of identity. Specifically, Mayor Toro, a teenager raised in America, with immigrant parents from Panama. Because of his parents’ native background, Mayor suffers an identity crisis, to which he fails to see himself as either an American or a Panamanian. Therefore, throughout the novel, Mayor must overcome his lost sense of self, and discover where…

For decades, many words have been used to prejudice people in from a certain ethnic group or race. Since childhood, we grew being taught that we ought to ignore individuals that use foul language. However, everyone is aware of how some words could be really hurting to another person. It can really hurt when somebody starts hurling hateful words and names towards us. Moreover, it would be more hurting if racial or ethnic slurs were to be used against someone. Racial slurs could have been used as…

the sixth child out of nine sisters and one brother. They were nine children who brought up in a very loving and big family. She was born in Santiago, Province of Veraguas in Panama, on January, 11, 1947. The province of Veraguas is called in that way because it means “to see water” since it is the only province in Panama that have coasts in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. She lived in Santiago for many years along with her brother and sisters, but then when she was 7 years old, her…