Salvador

son, so the mother of his child had no chose to put his son in a foster home. The movie does not do into details about Alicia’s Hispanic roots, they made it seem like she was an ordinary American girl. The documentary states that Alicia is from El Salvador. Another thing that was different between the two was the type of treatment he was getting. His treatment in the documentary he was explaining how he treated,…

impossible to travel against it. “For instance, because the winds in the Northern Atlantic Ocean follow a clockwise pattern, the duration of a round trip with a clipper ship from Lisbon to Cape Verde would be similar to that of a round trip from Lisbon to Salvador. With the steamship, the former trip would require only half of the time needed for the latter trip.” Many economists attribute an increase of…

I was born and raised in El Salvador a small country in Central America. I came here when I was only eleven years old. Coming to the United States changed my life completely. I had to learn a new language, culture, and environment. I was so happy to come here because I wanted a better life for me, but I never knew all the obstacles I was going to face by leaving my country. First of all, my biggest obstacle was learning English at the age of eleven. My first day of school in Robert Finley…

In the article Policing in Honduras: Understanding Gang Proliferation it talks about how Honduras has a high homicide rate due to its organized gangs. (Ratcliff, 2015)Honduras has the unfortunate title and nickname “murder capital of the world” and for good reason. (Ratcliff, 2015)Honduras homicide rate in 2011 was 86 per 100,000 and has approximately 36,000 active gang members.(Ratcliff, 2015) The gang members are made up of 98 percent of 12 to 25 year of age. (Ratcliff, 2015)The nation’s…

life I have experienced dramatic changes in my childhood by moving around from country to country; and this led me to feel unattached to people, but helped me express myself through art. Altogether in a span of 23 years I have lived in Canada, El Salvador and The United States, because of those changes I really never envisioned myself on what I wanted to do as a professional. I used to be confused where my future was heading; as time approached I knew I had to choose a path towards a career but…

them have something in common, but they also unrelated to each other. Christianity and Islam are very different in many ways, but they also share a lot of similarities. Every country has a lot of diversity respective to religions, for example El Salvador is a small country in Central America where most people of different groups have different religions and difference belief.…

they come to escape violence and poverty. Many people wonder why these immigrants may even want to enter the US, but little do they know, these immigrants are trying to escape brutal violence. Many of these children are coming from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala, which has the highest death rate. In these countries, there is a serious amount of gang association and drug abuse. According to an August 2014 article, McClatchy-Tribune News Service says," We found children fleeing…

I am American-Salvadorian. Primarily I was born in the United States; however, my parents were born and raised in El Salvador, tiny country in Central America that no one really knows about. Being born in America I am expected to be patriotic to my country, and just know about my four fathers that created this great nation. My parents beg to differ. They want me to learn…

occurred in the El Salvadorian neighborhoods, the immigrants wanted to organize themselves, so they decided to come up with a name for themselves. First, they started off with “mara”, which means gang, next, “salva”, stands for their country, El Salvador, and…

Would you classify Guernica as Expressionism, Cubism, Dada, or Surrealism? Explain your answer by using specific visual and stylistic references. Guernica has fascinated the world since its inception in 1937, many were struck by the use of the monochromatic color scheme and the style of the painting. Herein I shall explore the four styles and attempt my interpretation of Guernica. Dada was a movement that did constitute an actual style, but instead focused on other aspects such as group…