Introduction From movies like The Book of Life and Coco, Latin American culture has managed to diffuse its way into the United States with much acceptance and approval. Behind the joyous fiestas and quinceñeras, Latin American culture has a dark side too, which is where…
Essays on Americas
The passive corruption article in Article 317 is the conduct practiced by the public official who requires or receives the improper advantage (more known as “kickback”), Article 333 differs somewhat. The topical article is known as the active corruption, and indicates that bribery is practiced…
Gender is a social construct, where we are expected to behave according to our society and culture’s gender roles. From an early age, we are educated by our primary agents to behave like we are “supposed to,” to fit in with our secondary agents. We…
The history of law is one of a long-standing tradition, periodically reinvigorated by innovative people making changes that still affect legal procedures today. Although many people have made changes to legal practise over the centuries, three individuals, in particular, were absolutely the most foundational and…
Juan Flores is the author of the essay “The Structuring of Puerto Rican Identity” from his book Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity. In the essay, Flores examines Puerto Rican immigrants/migrants and their experience of moving from mainland Puerto Rico to an urban city…
Although corruption is a universal phenomenon, Latin America and Brazil, particularly, have evoked global attention in terms of corruption. Brazil is often mentioned in the media for its numerous corrupt issues since the military dictatorship ceased in 1985. And though recent investigations into corrupt practices…
Brazil’s military-industrial complex is a highly influential and institutionalized aspect of Brazilian society. For most of Brazil’s history, the military and its willingness to use force when needed, has been seen as the institution that has protected the stability of the country throughout various internal…
Puerto Rico is a carribean island that became territory of the United States in 1898, after the Spanish-Cuban-American War. Puerto Ricans became United States citizens in 1917, allowing them to legally migrate to any state. An influx of Migration to the US began after the…
From the fur trade, to confederation, Canada has had one wild ride. There are many different aspects to look at when deciding what influenced the creation of Canada the most, but the one that seems to have had the greatest impact on Canadian Identity is…
Although the first image that comes to one’s mind when thinking about slavery is probably a very generic one, where people ( usually of colour) are forced into field work and agriculture, the truth is that in this day of age more people are…
Climate change is an ongoing concern for millions in Canada. The candidates were compelled to the wishes and needs of voters in order to with the most seats in the House of Commons. For this years’ Federal Election, the Liberals and the Conservatives had their…
According to data from the International Monetary Fund, Canada is the tenth largest economy in the world at $1.8 trillion. How can poverty affect our nation? And how many people are affected by this issue in Canada? Poverty is an important issue nowadays that is…
Growing up as a First Nations woman in Canada, the flaws in the way officers administer and enforce the law have been obvious in my life since I was a young child. Witnessing the broken justice system at the Provincial Court of Vancouver was not…
As you know that homelessness in Canada is an ongoing social problem that has begun to be a common aspect of our society. This issue seems to affect people of various age groups ranging from homeless minority to senior citizens. The stigma behind homelessness revolves…
The significance of a country’s independence is the act of fighting for liberty and the capacity to act against a colonial external influence. The Spanish, for 300 years influenced almost all aspects of life in Mexico, from the social, economic and political aspects to their…
Throughout the 20th century, almost all countries Latin America suffered under authoritarian right-wing or military government. Most if not all of these governments had the backing and support of the US government. This backing continued despite the atrocities performed by these regimes or in their…
It is common knowledge that the Holocaust was likely one of the most horrific and violent events in world history. We all understand that millions of Jewish people grotesquely died in Europe, but do we know about how this has affected Canada? The effects…
Guatemala and the United States previously settled relations in 1824 when Guatemala was an individual from the Federation of Central American States. The United States built up relations with a free Guatemala in 1844. Because of a staggering seismic tremor in Guatemala the U.S. Congress…
This paper examines data on life expectancy, focusing on income, childhood poverty, health literacy, housing, food security, stress, and depression in Canada and the United States. Moreover, the main objective of this assignment is to analyze how these social determinants of health reside in different…
As from 2017, there were around 1.4 million people of Guatemalan descendant living in the U.S; 33 percent were foreigners while the remaining 66 were U.S. citizens. This was a huge increase of population compared to the year 2000, with only 406 thousand living in…
Around 400,000 refugees fled from Guatemala during the long and hard 36-year civil war. The Guatemalan civil war was less of an on-field war but more of a war where almost half a million people were forced to leave their homes and were tortured and…
Non for-profit organizations (NGOs) have existed in Argentina before the nation was consolidated, and traditionally have always had a very strong catholic religious influence. In order to understand the third sector in Argentina, it is very important to take into account the role of the…
There are many other qualities that Colombia has to offer. Colombia is a country in South America in the northwestern part of the continent. Bogota may be a chaotic city, but it is also Colombia’s capital. When people hear of Colombia, they immediately think of…
The Colombian tax framework establishes taxes at departmental and municipal range. It is however, highly volatile with inconsistent tax reform. Figure 3 shows the fluctuation of the corporate tax rate in Colombia in the past decade. All foreign non-resident entities are required to pay taxes…
From a young age, Frida has been an advocate and critic of her society and of others. When she was a teenager, she attended the National Preparatory School and she was part of a group of young people who showed sympathy for socialism and cultural…
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon was born in Coyoacan, Mexico on 6 July 1907, as the second daughter to her parents. Her mother, Matilde Calderon y Gonzalez, was of Spanish/Native American descent, while her father, Guillermo Kahlo, was a German/Hungarian professional photographer with European…
For the most part, when machismo happens in a conversation, individuals are more averse to ridicule or laud an individual’s conduct. Machismo regularly alludes to when men are frequently celebrating manliness in a predominant and compromising way. Men who tend to act such as this…
One story that challenges the role of Machismo in men is “Never Marry A Mexican”. In this story, a woman named Clemencia exudes some of the characteristics of Machismo by being compared to La Malinche. La Malinche, in a quick summary, is an infamous figure…
Frida Kahlo is a very famous Mexican woman. She is known for being one of the most popular Mexican artist. She was known to make paintings of herself. She would create many different styles of paintings always with her face. Frida Kahlo was born on…
The glorification of the male in Mexican culture dates back to the 16th century. The definitions and development of machismo is intertwined with nationalism, racism, and international relations. The of male dominance attitude was transferred by the conquistadors and then assimilated into the culture of…
Argentina is a country in South America, that covers most of the southern part of the continent. It is the world’s eighth largest country, it is surrounded by huge plains, deserts, tundra, and forests, as well as tall mountains, rivers, and thousands of miles of…
The legality of multiple-partner marriages in Canada is an issue under intense debates. There is evidence of societal changes concerning these unions. The law, however, is yet to keep up with changes and make provisions for the arrangements. In the process, people in such situations…
Throughout this course, we have encountered many historical accounts describing both machismo and marianismo culture in Latin America. These sociocultural terms represent attitudes and expectations towards gender roles in Latin American society, machismo concerning masculinity and mariansmo indicating the role of women in society. We…
The “Alamo Ground Improvements” (1934-1938), was a project in San Antonio, Texas, that several New Deal Agencies were a part of. This project was funded by Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and designed by City Planner, H.E. Kincaid. The goal was…
Argentina has a system of national parks designed to protect the country’s natural and cultural heritage throughout the length and breadth of the territory. I have visited some of them several years ago. I have visited others more recently. Calilegua National Park is one of…
There is a particularly widely held perception held of Canada throughout the world: specifically, that of a multi-ethnic, metropolitan utopia. With federal government for the most part, displaying positive attitudes towards immigration policy increasing its plans for intake by 2021 as well as Canada’s high…
Honestly, in my opinion, my purpose today isn’t to offer one on the border wall, but to summarize arguments that have been made for and against the project. Beginning with the history of which started in 1924 when Congress created the U.S. Border Patrol. It…
In the past days, a national emergency has been declared by our President Donald Trump in regards to border wall funding. Having a national emergency on our southern border with Mexico for border wall funding will be one of the worst investments as that amount…
A wall on the southern border between the United States has been one of the most controversial topics in recent years. There has been border walls at the southern border since 1993 when President Clinton had a 13-mile wall built between San Diego and Tijuana…
The topic discussed in this paper includes information on the beliefs and characteristics of people within Mexican Culture as well as how this information affects healthcare in America. Within the past several years, it has been determined that the Hispanic population of America is roughly…
Each ethnic group has individual beliefs, traditions, rituals, and customs when it comes to dying and death. For this research paper, I decided to research the ethnic group of the Mexican/Latino/Hispanic culture. This culture has its own way of grieving and seems to do it…
History Quebec was controlled by the Algonquian, Inuit and Iroquois nations until Europe began to send explorers there in the early 17th century. Living nomadic lives that depended on hunting and fishing the Algonquian were at home in the rugged terrain in which they lived…
Quebec is one of Canada’s French-speaking provinces, and it has an impressive role in Canada’s trade and business. The first referendum was held in 1980 proposing that Quebec be independent. The referendum context was to have a new economic and political partnership separate from the…
In the 1600s, the people of Easter Island experienced a steep population decline. This event has been an object of much speculation by scientists and laypeople alike, and has spawned dozens of theries; people have guessed everything from alien influence to slavery to a plague…
Canada, being one of the countries who won the war, is helping out nations and people around the world in the present day. This does not mean that Canada has always been kind and helpful and offered justified equality to all during the developing periods…
Like any province in Canada, Quebec has established itself as owning a distinct set of traditions, locale and culture. But is it enough to warrant a secession? This debate has found itself in controversy since 1968 where several political groups, namely the Parti Quebecois, have…
Have you ever wondered what the Justice System would have looked like without the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? There is often a blank area in the Justice System that lets us know what is fair and what is not. My essay will explain what…
Explaining the geographical and temporal patterns of the ancient monuments has always remained a challenge for the archaeologists and historians. Despite a plethora of researches on this subject, there are conjectures as to what and how exactly led to the formation of such monuments. This…
I am Varun Bhandari from India. I have moved Canada recently for my higher Education and I have experienced plethora of differences in rules and norms of my native country(India) and in my present location(Canada). I would like to describe differences in the behalf of…
The movie City of God is based on true events that occurred during the 1960’s and 1970’s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The film tells a story of organized crime being operated by youth and children in the Favelas. Favelas is an urban slum where…
In this paper I will talk about how the characters in city of god lived. Also how the movie criticizes brazil’s democracy. The image City of God’ has a few examples of sociology speculations of wrongdoing and abnormality. The film is described by one among…
City of God is the one of the most important film which tells us about Brazil’s political and social structure of the 1960-1990s period. First of all, I would like to begin by explaining the historical development of the political structure of Latin America and…
Since the beginning of Teddy Roosevelt’s administration, he needed to imperialize the United States. He accepted that building a waterway in Latin America would be a decent method to imperialize. It would associate the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and would be a lot snappier…
First Attempt by the French With trade being the most important industry in the world at the time, it is no surprise that many countries explored the possibility of bridging the gap between the two oceans. During the start of the eighteenth century reaching the…
Did you know that a useful canal, found between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, caused over 22,000 deaths? The Panama Canal is an important waterway that caused thousands of lives to be taken, which is why people choose to research the incredible facts that other…
Costa Rica was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had with my family. The environment was so beautiful and exotic. As soon as we arrived, I felt stress free and excited. Our tour guide was absolutely amazing and helped me step by step, by…
Introduction Coffee is one of the important commodity that is traded in the world. Costa Rica has a long history in coffee production. Over the last 200 years Costa Rica is exporting coffee. Most of the plantations in Costa Rica has shade-grown coffee and these…
Costa Rica is a journalistic oasis in Latin America. Ranked sixth by Reporters Without Borders (2017), the country’s press is independent of government influence and has constitutional protections. It is not without its limitations, as it has many laws regarding defamation, though some of the…
A social protection system is broadly a network of national programs that aims to create a minimum standard of living for all citizens. In addition, they aim to lessen the impact of and risk associated with economic shocks and recessions, and to promote social and…
The following essay highlights the many things you might experience and learn on your trip to Colombia. Things like the climate, landforms, culture, and many interesting landmarks are all great experiences; while you’re there or before you take your trip you might learn about Colombia’s…
Introduction In this essay, I will discuss about lobbying activities in countries like Canada, U.S and Britain. Furthermore, I will discuss whether lobbying should be regulated or not. Lobbying has an effect on policy making and decision making. It is directly linked to democracy and…
Introduction The game of lacrosse that we know today is far from what it was at its’ origins in early North American society. Some of the earliest forms of what we know as lacrosse were called baggataway or tewaarathon. According to Morrow, there were approximately…
Introduction Argentina has huge natural resources in energy and agriculture. It is one of the largest economy in Latin America They have a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $637.43 billion. The country is located in the southern half of South America. With an area of…
Argentina is a federal country comprising 23 provinces and the autonomous federal capital of Buenos Aires. It has a long economic history that dates from 1880 when Argentina was relatively isolated backwater, dependent on the salted meet, wool, leather and and hide industries. After 1880…
Introduction In terms of the Political angle of the PESTLE analysis, we will be talking about the Global Corruption Index and the Human Rights Index of Argentina and Columbia. We will discuss their ranks and scores for each index, as well as why they received…
Introduction There are many number of sectors like IT, Pharma and Transport where both Indian and Argentinean companies have either taken a joint venture under their belt or have been acquired. Many of the companies which have set up their offices in Argentina, among them…
Geography and Economy Argentina is a country in South America, that covers most of the southern part of the continent. It is the world’s eighth largest country, it is surrounded by huge plains, deserts, tundra, and forests, as well as tall mountains, rivers, and thousands…
Geography Venezuela is u. s. placed at the northern cease of South America and It occupies a roughly triangular region that is large than the combined areas of France and Germany. Venezuela, like many Latin American countries, has an excessive percentage of city poverty, a…
Introduction Venezuela is the largest oil reserve country in the world and once it was the richest country in Latin America but it faces the largest social, political and economic crisis in the world today. And the problem of Venezuela is not about natural disasters…
Introduction Did you know Venezuela is two times bigger than the state of California? Venezuela, named the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela since 1999, is located on the northern coast of South America. The country has a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea….
Introduction Venezuela served as a major economic power for many years. It was one of the largest producers of oil in the world and it was the country’s largest export. Under President Hugo Chávez, the country entered an economic crisis. Before President Chávez died in…
Geography Venezuela is center in the northern part of South America. Venezuela is bigger than France and Germany put together. Venezuela is surrounded to the north by the Caribbean sea and the Atlantic ocean. It is also bordering Guyana to the east, Brazil to the…
In-Class Live Mexican Folk Music Concert Review: What Instruments Were Used According to the Region
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On the March 18th of 2019, our Latin Music class hosted an in-class live concert of Mexican Folk music, by an internationally acclaimed band, Sones De Mexico. Listening them in class was the best interactive learning experience I ever had in a class. Listening to…
Social, Economical and political context on Canada: Canada wanted to be recognized for what they did in the war and that Canadians would not show up to the event without symbolizing themself. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles proves that Canada is not being…
Generally, Colombia is a politically stable country. For years, the Colombian government has been trying to combat terrorist groups in Colombia. In 2016, it signed a peace deal with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the country’s largest guerilla group, ending the 52 years conflict. Even…
Today, Colombia’s regime type is a unitary presidential constitutional republic, a nation in which the president has all the power and control over all political matters; he is the head of state and government. Colombia’s president today is Iván Duque Márquez. Colombia’s current government system,…
Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, is a small, remote landmass off the west coast of Chile in South America in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Along with other small neighboring islands, it lies on top of the Nazca oceanic plate, coming in contact with…
Medical tourism can be quite appealing to Canadians; however, it can lead to healthcare delivery challenges with potential ethical and medical-legal risks. Demographic variations, especially the aging population, along with the rising incidence of chronic conditions add to the demand for better health services. Waiting…
According to “Universitytoday”, the earth is only covered by 29% of land and 71% of water. Even within the 29% of land, there are still proportions of it being uninhabitable for humans. When using the inhabitable land, we will certainly impact the environment around us,…
Introduction Canadian music is profoundly influenced by Canadian landscape. It is influenced by the region’s climate, the artist’s culture and upbringing, and their connection with their land. The artist’s mood, experiences, and their passions are all going to be affected by the climate of their…
