Constructivism Explained in Venezuela Protests 2014 Young people covering their faces from tear gas bombs, being transported by the national police covered in blood, and holding SOS signs are only a few of the images that have been flooding social media for what is now being called the “Venezuela Spring”. The series of protests, political demonstrations and civil unrest are today entering its second week, and as the death count keeps rising, so does the tremendous international media campaign.
Rough Draft: Venezuela is a country located in the northern area of South America that’s national language is Spanish. It is a very complex and interesting country with many important events in the past as well as some current events that have made headlines. Venezuela has been struggling with development for a long time and it has a landscape that can sometimes make it quite hard to build roads and tracks, thus hindering the forward progress of the nation. Venezuela is a democratic country with
comparativist Vallinder, Torbjörn was writing and editing an entire issue on the “judicialization of politics” in the International Political Science Review noting its “worldwide emergence.” In 1995, Torbjörn Vallinder alongside Neal C. Tate co-edited and published the essays on the issue into the book they titled, The Global Expansion of
David Frum. “Will Venezuela abandon Chavismo?” CNN.COM. 19. Feb. 2014. Web.Apr.7.2104. David Frum, CNN contributor and also editor at The Daily Beast. He is the author of eight books, including a new novel, "Patriots," and a post-election e-book, "Why Romney Lost." Frum was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. The author in the article “Will Venezuela abandon Chavismo?” considerate the possibility of a changed in actual politics in Venezuela. He relate his own experiences
Hugo Chávez El Comandante! El Comandante! If you scream that in the streets of Venezuela, there is only one person you could possibly be referring to – Hugo Chávez. The current president of the South American country, Venezuela, has been in power for the past four years. His time in office has been criticized by most and glorified by some. He has had the backing of other countries such as Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Libya and Iraq. On the other hand, the United States has had a continuous growth
Bolivar impacted society in a positive way because of his contributions in liberating South America, love for South America, and his efforts to unite South America. Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783. His birthplace was in present day Caracas, Venezuela. Bolivar’s full name was Simon José Antonio de la Santísma Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, and was also known as “El Libertador” or “The Liberator” ("Simon Bolivar Biography"). He was born to Colonel Juan Bolívar and Concepción Palacios Blanco. Bolivar’s
Venezuela has been met by a series of anti-government protests since February this year. These protests are being influenced due to various factors and intentions. The protestors are being accused by the government as inciting violence, and are being highly oppressed by military forces. This is causing high social unrest and leading to excessive violence throughout the protests. Economic factors, have significantly influenced and pressured the Venezuelan people towards these protests. The presidencies
Crisis Many people in Venezuela are dying due to the shortage of medicine and food. Health crisis is becoming each day worse. The government instead of fixing this problem or at least do something, they are making it worse since they are basically the reason why Venezuela is going through this. My solution for this situation is that because the government won't do anything to provide humanitarian health and medicine, I believe that we the people have the power to change Venezuela, starting with the
Venezuela see’s the role of women in different ways depending on where they live, by tradition women should perform household work and may work outside their homes but the work must be related to domestic services. In rural areas women must share the physical work with men to make a living. Women are legally equal to men in Venezuela but they live in a patriarchal societies which has a national brand of “machismo.” Machismo is the term when men are controlling and don’t allow women to be their own
Introduction South America is the fourth largest continent in the world with twelve countries and three dependent territories. Countries including Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guyana, and Suriname. Dependent territories include Falkland Islands, French Guiana, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1. South America is tropical wet and dry regions which allows them to grow several types of fruits and vegetables. The two main cash
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When comparing the United States to China the facts are very interesting. The United States has had the world’s largest economy for about 140 years, and it roughly accounts for 22% of global GDP. In recent years China has overtaken the U.S. by its economic strength. This is GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP). That’s where the similarities end. They are comparable in total size, the makeup of each economy is totally different. The United States is a sophisticated and highly diversified
Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. We’ve all heard these names at some point in our lives. These six nations are part of the 20 countries that make up Latin America. But do you know who helped these six nations gain independence from Spain? Símon Bolívar, that’s who. Who is Símon Bolívar? You might ask. Símon Bolívar was a military and political leader of Venezuela during its wars for independence from 1810-1824. Today, he is known as El Libertador in South America. Símon Bolívar’s
and established a government and constitution that promised equal rights for all. As the saying goes, history repeats itself. So was the case in Latin America. By 1810, revolutionary fervor had spread to Venezuela. The revolution here was caused by similar reasons. As a colony of Spain, Venezuela did not have a representational government or equality for all its citizens. Peninsulares, or European-born Spaniards, held all the important governmental positions. Like the nobility in France, Peninsulares
the opposition leader, Leopold Lopez was accounted for organizing all the protests that have recently taken place in Venezuela. Indeed, he has been arrested with charges of terrorism and murder; however, these charges have been changed to conspiracy counts and government threat. What it started as a peaceful protest of students demanding more security and economic stability in Venezuela became to be a massacre of innocent young people fighting for a peaceful environment. The opposition and outsiders
either wisely nurture the nation he or she has sworn to guide, or be responsible for the steps backward that country will be doomed to take at the end of their rule. There is no in between. Venezuela, a South American country that has a coastline on the Caribbean Sea, is a prime example of this truth. Venezuela is an oil-rich country that suffers from a multitude of problems created by previous governments, most notably the Chávez regime. Under Chávez’s rule, the country was guided down a devastating
Venezuela’s condition was worsened Carlos Andres Perez came to power in 1988. Unfortunately, he ended up leaving his original state-centered development model for unpopular neoliberal reforms that included privatization, trade liberalization, and deregulation. As transportation fares increased, Venezuelans mobilized to protest these new reforms. These protests were met with military violence and very little change in the new reforms. As a result of this, Venezuelans were left with a feeling of
party in seven Latin American countries—Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Colombia, but on the region point of view, Christian Democratic parties did not get the electoral success in Latin America compared with the Western Europe (364). Why the importance of Christian Democracy decline in Latin America? To answer this question, the
and political changes that contribute to mold the region to what it is today. The world is watching Venezuela as it is coming close to a collapse due to the economic and social conditions that are
representation in the media would not have been a evil dictator who is against the U.S, rather it would be man who wanted to help the poor and tried to find peace within nations. Stone states that “the changes that occurred in Venezuela reflect the true spirit of the country’s people. Venezuela was ranked 7.6 on a scale of 1 to 10, in the level of democracy. They placed their democracy higher than any other Latin American.” Stone, Scott, Boykoff, Sheehan, and Dwyer represent Hugo Chavez as a victim of media