Uruguay

Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, was a very humble man. He was a man who loved life and explained that he hoped, “to present [himself]… like someone who goes into a bar and says to the bartender, “This round is on me!”” He wanted others to see the positivity and happiness that radiated from him and he wanted to stand out because of this reason. He believed that he was happy with what he had unlike most people who were always looking to buy more than what they needed. Mujica saw this…

The Dominican Republic faces Panama on the third day of Group A competitions in the 2015 FIBA Americas at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on September 2. Kenny Atkinson’s squad was destroyed by the 2013 FIBA Americas winner Mexico on their opener on Monday, 84-66, as they were unable to contain Mexican shooting guard Orlando Mendez, who fired 24 points in the game, via FIBA Live Stats. Point guard Édgar Sosa topscored for the Dominicans with 18 points while veteran forward Francisco…

troubles, but through all of it, he ended up getting his life together and becoming president. Jose Mujica had been in jail before but managed to do something unbelievable. He ended up getting his life back on track and becoming the president of Uruguay. This just shows that you can pick your life back up again no matter what happens. He was a humble man and believed that there is a lack of government. He overall had…

children live with only one biological parent (Cid and Stokes 2013). Along with a new phenomenon of a rapid divorce, there have also been improvements to the Uruguayan education system (Cid and Stokes 2013). In 2006, the Continuous Household Survey of Uruguay (Cid and Stokes 2013) showed that being raised in a non-traditional family was significantly linked with the likelihood of dropping out and falling behind in school (Cid and Stokes 2013). Results showed that males tend to be more vulnerable…

You are on a hike in the jungles of South America, and all of the sudden you see a huge enormous guinea pig, that could probably eat your guinea for a snack! You wonder what kind of crazy science experiment this thing is, or what if they took all the guinea pigs in the world and shoved it down that guinea pig’s throat. Or if you are just mentally unstable! No, you are not mentally unstable, they are called capybaras, and they are the largest rodents in the world. The capybara is the largest…

Soccer is played around the world in many different countries and is known as “futbol” outside the United States. The oldest soccer club in the world is Sheffield, which is in South Yorkshire, England. This soccer club was created in 1857, 6 years before soccer rules were even created. When the rules were finally established in 1863, there were 11 teams. (“9 Oldest Soccer Clubs in the World”.) Soccer is the most played sport around the world and is watched and played by at least 1.3 billion…

Censorship Jake May Censorship is defined as the suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or information that may be considered objectionable, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, institutions or media. When a creator or author censors their own works or speech, it is self-censorship. Censorship can be direct or in some cases indirect, it is then referred to as soft censorship. This occurs in many…

Futbol in the Americas Description: In Latin America soccer is a game of passion. In the United States it goes by the name of soccer, but in Latin America it is known as futbol. Futbol is taken to heart and is far from just being a game. It is also a sport in which Latin Americans excels in. Massive numbers of Latin Americans people participate in soccer teams, tournaments, leagues, and clubs. Futbol is also singular feature of the Latina/o, Chicana/o popular culture. Latina/o 's across…

The artist of ‘The Fearless Girl’ is Kristen Visbal (December 3, 1962 in Montevideo, Uruguay). The Fearless Girl (2017) is her most famous sculpture of public art. She specializes in Lost Wax Bronze Casting. The distinguishing characteristics reflected in the work of sculptor Kristen Visbal are delicate details and fluid movement. It is 50 inches (1,300 mm) bronze statue of a brave girl located in Lower Manhattan. It is smaller in size and three-dimensional form. The actual color of the…

A moral philosophy called Judith Jarvis Thomson,came up with “A Defense of Abortion” in 1971.When it comes to argument of the right to life,According to experiments, he argue that fetus has the right to life though the pregnant woman has the right to control her own body.He disagree that abortion is morally impermissible.（Thomson，1971） Long time ago,abortion was considered in the context of gender selection,family planning,population control.First and foremost,almost every family want to…