Ciudad Barrios Essays

  • The Violence of Love

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    during his time. Lastly I will include a subjective response around a select few of quotations by Archbishop Romero and discuss how his challenging and demanding words altered the way I see ministry today. Oscar Romero was born August 15, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. Romero became a carpenter when he was 13, but Romero’s apprenticeship in carpentry didn’t last long because Romero had a strong calling to serve as a Catholic priest. At the age of 14, Romero left home and entered seminary school

  • The Angel Esmeralda Essay

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    This point is also sustained by the work of, Don DeLillo in “The Angel Esmeralda”. The reading shows how people who have never been or lived in the ghetto think it’s a fun place to live or how high-class people assume they can go to the ghetto and treat it with admiration like if it was museum or something they have never seen before. When a European tourist bus stopped at Gracie’s neighborhood and all the tourist that were inside the bus started staring at the street that was in a bad condition

  • Ciudad Juarez Cartel Murders

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    compared to only 300 murders in 2006. The statistics dubbed Ciudad Juarez as the murder capital of the world during these years. The ongoing war between the once dominant Juarez Cartel and the current reigning rival Sinaloa Cartel spurred the homicide rate in this crucial drug trafficking route. Recent speculations are that the Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has surpassed the waning Juarez Cartel and taken control of Ciudad Juarez’s territory (Shoichet). Just like both groups are

  • Daddy Yankee

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    Just recently in Colombia, Yankee performed in front of over 60,000 screaming fans. Also, his energy and dedication to his career have allowed him to record over 130 tracks in as many as 70 feature reggaeton albums. Finally, in July of 2004, arrives Barrio Fino, the most anticipated album launch in Reggaeton music.

  • Luis Valdez's Los Vendidos

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    has taken place in the Mexican/Mexican American over the years. What is of particular interest is the meaning of the title of the play. The literal translation is the sold out ones, however a group known as Somos Raza, who are a part of Unión del Barrio (Liberación Exige Organaización), have a somewhat different interpretation of the word. As part of their ten point platform Somos Raza defined the word vendidos as the following: "We recognize Hispanic vendidos as those people who unite with the government

  • Importance of Community in El Tonto Del Barrio

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    Importance of Community in El Tonto Del Barrio The title of Jose Armas’ story, "El Tonto Del Barrio" (or "The Barrio Dummy"), may be interpreted two different ways. The first interpretation is literal and applies to the simple-minded Romero, who with the help of his community is able to function in the real world. The second interpretation is ironic; it applies to the Harvard-bound Seferino, who though he means well is so lacking in experience that he turns Romero’s world upside down and nearly

  • Life on the Border

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    prepared me for what I was going to experience while I was down there. We left on June 13 on a plane headed for El Paso, Texas. We would be staying at the Loretto School, our sister school, and then every morning we would cross over the border into Ciudad Juarez and go work at a daycare center, Centro del Spiritu Sanctu. Our first day there we didn’t go to the daycare center, instead we met some friends of Mrs. Hartrich’s, Betty and Peter. They live in Juarez, and what they do is help out the people

  • End Of Watch Film Analysis

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    End of Watch is a drama/thriller about two police officers in South L.A. Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.(IMDB) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena and directed by David Ayer, this movie came out in September of 2012. The acting throughout the movie was wonderful, keeping me on the edge of my seat. The story-line was outstanding

  • Overivew of Mexico's Drug War

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    Over the last several decades, violence has consumed and transformed Mexico. Since the rise of dozens of Mexican cartels, the Mexican government has constantly been fighting an ongoing war with these criminal organizations. The cartel organizations have a primary purpose of managing and controlling illegal drug trafficking operations in Central America and South America to the United States. Violence on a massive and brutal scale has emerged due to the nature of the illegal drug trade. Because the

  • Violence in Sinaloa

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    be reckoned with.Most of their murders either involve the beheading of the people they intend to murder of placing the bodies in acid to leave no evidence at all. In recent memory, they have had a lot of bloodshed over the control of territory of Ciudad Juarez against the Juárez Cartel. They have not only gotten stronger and more powerful over the years, but they have gro... ... middle of paper ... ...overnment. the victim to the massive amount of money going to this so called “War on Drugs”

  • Benito Juarez

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    Some people only by a little thing are considered a hero and that is putting at risk of not knowing the difference between a true and false one. But how would you consider a true, what qualities would you look for a true? Well in my perspective a real hero is a person who fights for his country and is proud of his culture. Who could be one of these types of hero? Therefore, Benito Juarez is considered a hero because he fought for his country and for his culture until his death! “Born on March 21

  • Ai Weiwei: Protestant Artist

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    just simply pieces of art that speak by themselves. Through all this Ai Weiwei is able to bring awareness and get people to support his causes around the world. One issue which I feel very strongly about is the murders and disapperances of women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Many families are affected by the disapereances of their daughters, sisters, mothers, and wives each year. To this date, it is still a mystery who is behind all these crimes, and not many people are willing to stand up and stop such

  • personal statement

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    As I watched my mother rush to get the pot to boil some water with tears in her eyes, I found myself at the mercy of one of the many asthma attacks that presided over most of my childhood. Most of the houses around our neighborhood in Juarez, Mexico were composed of one large room with a stove, bed, something to sit on and no restroom, so getting to the steaming pot was only a few feet away. Desperately trying to grasp for air as I lay on the couch, I wanted relief not only for myself, but also for

  • From Rags To Riches

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    to the United States and live with his dad and uncle in Aurora, IL. He did not want to wait until he was 18 because it would take a long time to get his Green Card. He took a bus from his hometown Tepehuanes, Durango all the way to a city called Ciudad Juarez, which is right before the border of the United States and Mexico. It was a 16-hour ride for him since the roads over there are very curvy because of the mountains. Also the roads aren't of high quality. When he arrived there he took a taxi

  • Essay On Drug Cartel Conflict

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    Mexico’s geographic position has served its country well in exporting and importing goods but it also has inflicted other kinds of illegal markets. Illegal trade has always been active between United States and Mexican borders, for example, in 1920 when alcohol was prohibit in the U.S, Mexico was its supplier. In 1980, Mexico did contraband narcotics but in small scales with connections from the Colombian cartels. But since the Colombian cartels in 1990s were dismantled Mexico then took over the

  • Femicide: Violence Against Women In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

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    Violence against women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Introduction Melina Ponte, MA in International Crime & Justice John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY ICJ 715: Research Methods in International Crime & Justice Professor: Katarzyna Celinska, Ph.D. Fall 2017 Running head: Femicide: violence against women in ciudad juarez, mexico Femicide: violence against women in ciudad juarez, mexico 2 14 15 Abstract This research proposal will examine the ongoing problem on Femicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. In

  • EL VIAJE DE HUMBOLDT A MEXICO

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    Federico Guillermo Enrique Alejandro de Humboldt, conocido como Alexander von Humboldt, fue un Alemán que ha marcado hasta la actualidad varios aspectos de la ciencia moderna. A continuación, explicare brevemente su biografía antes de llegar al destino previamente invadido por España: México, el cual se llamaba “Nueva España” en ese entonces. Tiene una educación con profesores privados bastante amplia, como es la filosofía, física, grabado, dibujo, política, ciencias físicas y naturales, biología

  • Argumentative Essay On Mexican Immigration

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    “I do not believe that many American citizens . . . really wanted to create such immense human suffering . . . in the name of battling illegal immigration” (Carr 70). For hundreds of years, there has been illegal immigration starting from slavery, voluntary taking others from different countries to work in different parts of the world, to one of the most popular- Mexican immigration to the United States. Mexican immigration has been said to be one of the most common immigration acts in the world

  • At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig

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    Introduction Through the eyes of a British man Paraguay is pictured as a country of eccentricity and contradiction, of beguilingly individualistic men and women. As this TP was written my points of view was the most important information source, disagreeing with the author in some of his statements. He describes a dirty country, and in my defence it is not like that. In relation to the title, in the cover of the book is the photo of a pink pig. It does not say why, but I suppose that it would

  • The Pros And Cons Of Domestic Violence

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    Today, many women are in relationships and in love, but they should be careful because the most common type of violence is domestic violence and as consequence can lead to intimate-partner femicide. Sometimes, the signs of domestic violence are ignored that they start to accumulate and it results into more grave situations such as homicides especially, the death of women. Perhaps the most common signs of domestic violence are isolation, stalking, verbal and physical harassment, lack of economic independence