Venezuela

known as National Network of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela) that has been combating this problem in Venezuela. They have been using the power of music. The program El Sistema gives the opportunity for youth to play musical instruments in a rigorous and awarding setting, which leads them to have more productive and fulfilling lives. El Sistema has been led by great people to bring music to the less privileged in Venezuela and all around the world, who benefit from it by gaining…

In Rethinking Democracy, Carol Gould points out the dearth of philosophical attention given to the question of what character traits people need to participate effectively in a democracy. Gould calls this constellation of traits the democratic personality. She provides one of the few serious analyses of the subject, identifying the following list of traits as significant for a democratic personality: initiative, a disposition to reciprocity, tolerance, flexibility and open-mindedness, commitment…

the prices of gasolines were different for citizens, and for foreigners. Whereas in Venezuela, a foreigner can get his full truck tank filled for less than a quarter of USD the same as any Venezuelan. Also, Venezuelan people tend to be more friendly to foreigners than to its own people. This is can be evidenced in the large diversity of Germans, Chinese, Spaniards, and Italians all over the country. Venezuela is most popular known for his Caribbean paradise which attracts people from all over…

Joropo is the national dance of Venezuela as of the mid-twentieth century thanks to dictator Perez Jimenez. It is a folk couple dance that can also be performed by a fully female group. The women wear brightly colored dresses with large, flowing skirts as is similar to much of the attire worn in traditional latin dances. The men wear a button up shirt (typically white or black), with matching pants (typically khaki or black, respectively), and a wide brimmed hat. The female does many spins and…

they sought to eradicate European involvement in New World affairs, which was forbidden by the Monroe Doctrine. In 1903, South American nations such as Venezuela and the Dominican Republic were struggling to pay their debts to Britain and Germany, so these countries set up a blockade on the Venezuelan coast. Then, German ships bombed a port in Venezuela, assailed a town, and threatened to establish a base in this area (Brinkley 614). President Roosevelt started to worry because there was a…

1.Introduction The oil price fluctuates constantly,and recently it has decreased globally,investors are no longer willing to invest in expensive oil, including the U.S. shale oil, deep sea oil and heavy oil. A low oil price has a significant impact on the world both politically and economically. The impact on different countries can be diverse.The influence on countries is always divided into two types,the developing countries and developed countries,the importing countries and exporting…

Summary: On Saturday, The Obama administration called for a cap on assessment so that children would not spend more than two percent of classroom instruction taking tests. It called on Congress to “reduce over-testing” as it reauthorizes the legislation controlling the nation’s public secondary and elementary schools. In a recent study taken by the Council of the Great City Schools found students who attend big city school will on average take 112 standardized tests from pre kindergarten and…

long-term development their consequently result in. In this paper there will be specific and detailed focus on Latin American countries exploring how valid the resource curse thesis is and if it is hard evidence for the outcome of countries such as Venezuela and Colombia…

On the coast of Colombia, the country is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The Caribbean Sea is to the North of the country and the Pacific Ocean is to the West. The countries bordering Colombia are Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. Colombia is located near the Equator, which creates a diverse climate. One of the world’s greatest mountain ranges subsides in Colombia. The Andean Cordillera, also known as the Andes Cordillera, makes up most of the landscape of…

broke out between the U.S. and Spain. The arbitration debate arose because of the Venezuela crisis, prompted by a boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. The Jingoes, a patriotic political faction that favored aggressive and warlike foreign policies in the name of patriotism, believing they were defending the nation’s honor, cited the Monroe Doctrine and threatened that if Britain intervened in Venezuela, the U.S. would go to war. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, an…