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"I, Rigoberta Menchu" by Rigoberta Menchu, 2004.
This paper is a book review and interpretive essay of the Rigoberta Menchu's autobiography, "I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala".
1,440 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that Rigoberta's story is not only the story of a young girl growing up and making her own decisions, but also the story of a people's fight for their rights and their lives. The author states that Rigoberta saw that education and language were the keys to changing her life, but the author questions why the peasants didn't fight for better educational opportunities for their children while they were fighting to retain their lands so the children would not have to live the same kind of brutal lives as their parents? The paper relates that Rigoberta's story has touched millions, and she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her continued work in bringing the plight of her people to light.
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"Committed to holding on to what they had worked so hard for, the peasants resisted the landowners whenever they could, and began to discuss forming a union that would unite the peasants and give them more rights and opportunities. "My father came back very proudly and said, 'We must fight the rich because they have become rich with our land, our crops.' That was when my father started to join up with other peasants and discussed the creation of the CUC with them" (Menchu 115). The peasants began to fight back against the horrid conditions, but the government became involved, and began their own quest for the peasants' lands. Eventually, Rigoberta's father was jailed for resisting government land takeovers, and the family only managed to get him released by a combination of phenomenal effort and luck."
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Latin American Economy, 2004.
An overview of the dependent economy of Latin America.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines how Latin America is a geographic area often described as including all of the countries south of the United States border, which is incredibly diverse culturally, linguistically, and politically. It attempts to show how, despite this diversity, the region holds significant, interlocking similarities in its micro and macro economic landscapes. It also explores the tremendous influence the powerhouse economies of the United States and Europe have held over the region as a whole and how the area has been largely subordinated to the interests and wills of those countries.
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"Indeed, the great difficulty with a dependence-based economy is the extreme difficulty (many would say impossibility), of an emergence from the trend. Many would assert that once the pattern is established, it stays that way, regardless of effort to the contrary (look at Brazil, for example). This is simply because humans naturally resist suffering, and populations will push for governments that will release them from overwhelming hardship that independence after years of dependence will require. If the population can get a leader that will reduce suffering through loans (and the IMF and other investors are willing to extend them), then they will. Further, if, in the long term, those who offer the loans require the same types of measures that the population was suffering from in the first place, then one will see a case like Argentina."
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Jamaica and Haiti, 2004.
A comparison of the political and economic situations in Jamaica and Haiti.
897 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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Jamaica and Haiti share a common history of British and American influence. The writer explains that while both countries have been subject to a degree of political and economic instability, Haiti has a lengthy history of political oppression and economic chaos that continues today. The paper also states that while both countries have ongoing relationships with the United States, Jamaica's relationship is much more stable. Today, Haiti's economic and political future seems uncertain, while Jamaica is a relatively stable and prosperous nation.
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"In the 19th and 20th centuries, Jamaica's history was dominated by the English, the slave trade and democratic socialism. At the beginning of the 1800s, Jamaican slaves were subject to terrible treatment, and a slave revolts were common. During the largest of these revolts, the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, over 20,000 slaves murdered planters and destroyed plantations. As retribution, over 400 slaves were hanged, and the resulting outcry in England forced the Jamaican parliament to end slavery in 1834 (Lonely Planet, Jamaica).
The resulting economic transition to wage labor was largely chaotic, as former slaves chose to leave poor wages on plantation estates. White plantation owners were the only people with voting power. Conditions on the island remained poor and naval blockades during the American Civil War cut off vital supplies and made conditions even worse. The Morant Bay Rebellion resulted in public executions, hangings, and destruction that forced England to send more "enlightened" governors to Jamaica (Lonely Planet, Jamaica)."
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Latin American Music, 2004.
A look at problems facing the Latin American music industry and recommendations for addressing these problems.
5,644 words (approx. 22.6 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 136.95
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This paper considers three different aspects of the technology and political marketplace that have negatively affected Latin American music sales and, in particular, the effect that pirated music is having on the industry. The paper then looks at the future of Latin American popular music and the Latin American recording industry and presents solutions and recommendations to rebuild, improve, and expand the Latin American industry.
The Future of Latin American Popular Music
The Future of The Latin American Recording Industry
Reconstructing the Industry
Music Delivery
Anti Piracy Efforts
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"However, in the music industry, the creation of the internet and the capabilities to deliver individual songs digitally and globally has changed that perspective as well. The creation of a global economy and improved communication systems has facilitated the worldwide dissemination of mass culture. Specifically, trends in Latin America are now becoming part of the Latino population in the central and North American regions. Hence, the market for Latin American music, and the path toward improving the profitability of the Latin American music industry should also consider the North American markets a part of their potential customer base."
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?Chile, Pinochet, and the Caravan of Death?, 2004.
A review of Patricia Verdugo's book about the reign of terror in Chile under the leadership of Augusto Pinochet.
1,176 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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Patricia Verdugo's "Chile, Pinochet, and the Caravan of Death" is a complex and chilling portrait of the time of a brutal dictator. Her book is an effective account of the Caravan of Death, a euphemism for the mass execution of 75 political prisoners that marked the beginning of General Augusto Pinochet?s brutal regime in Chile. This review provides a detailed analysis of Verdugo's book. The impact of the book's title and chapter headings are investigated, and the writing style is critiqued. Further, Verdugo's reasons for writing the book and any potential conflicts of interest are investigated. Finally, the scholarship, credibility, and the ultimate success or failure of the book are analyzed.
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"Verdugo's book was published while Pinochet was in power, a personally dangerous move for Verdugo, which she refers to as a "matter of honour" (Jamasmie). Clearly, to oppose Pinochet, a man who Verdugo paints as an insecure, cold and calculating killer, was personally dangerous for Verdugo. Given the personal danger inherent and writing Chile, Pinochet, and the Caravan of Death, Verdugo's decision to publish the book at all was courageous. In an interview with Cecilia Jamasmie, Verdugo notes that "the truth needed to be told somehow" (Jamasmie). Her father's disappearance played an important role in her decision to reveal many of the secrets of Pinochet's crimes (Jamasmie)."
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The Emerging Market of South America, 2004.
A look at the on-going process of integration and cooperation between the countries of South America.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper presents an overview of the on-going attempt at regional and economic development in Latin America. The paper looks at the structure of the organization devoted to this attempt, its membership, its objective, programs and projects implemented to promote these objectives, and some of the problems and obstacles these countries face in their attempt at cooperation and development.
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"The first attempt at the regional development of Latin America through the cooperation of the member states was through the Latin American Free Trade Association, set up in 1960. On 12 August 1980, the foreign ministers of the 11 member countries of the Latin American Free Trade Association signed an agreement in Montevideo, Capital of Uruguay. This announced the establishment of the Association for the Latin American Integration. The treaty officially entered into force on 18 March 1981. On the same day, the Latin American Free Trade Association stopped its activities."
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Latin Music Industry, 2004.
A look at the urgent need facing the Latin American music industry to protect it from the threat posed by recent technological advances.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper highlights three types of technological advances that threaten to destroy the music industry. Of special focus is the Latin American music industry, which has been hardest hit by these advances. The paper points out that the need to address these problems, cited as music piracy, the availability of home digital recording equipment, and peer-to-peer file sharing on the Internet is critical, since it threatens the overall existence of that industry. The paper continues by giving specifics of the recording industry decline and by explaining why the Latin American music industry is particularly affected. Finally, the paper devotes some discussion on possible ways to approach the problem.
Specifics of the Recording Industry Decline
Fighting Music Piracy
Global Connections and the Motive Behind the Money
Offsetting the Power of Consumers to Burn Personal CD?s
Shutting Down Peer-to-Peer Networks or Turning Them into Revenue
Channels
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"According to Buckley (2000) while U.S. recording industry officials wring their hands over Napster, the worldwide black market for illicitly copied music is growing even faster. Sales of pirated music topped half a billion units last year and cost the music industry $5 billion in lost revenues. As of the turn of the 21st century, one in three CDs sold around the world last year were copies, churned out in pirate?s hidden factories that can press up to 100,000 discs a day, according to the International Federation of Phonographic Industries. In Brazil, Latin America's music piracy leader, ?40 percent of CDs and 99 percent of cassettes sold were illegal copies, a total value of $180 million,? said IFPI. ?In Mexico, the 1999 pirate music market was worth $70 million, or 40 percent of all music sold, the agency reported.? (Buckley, 2000)"
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Central American History, 2004.
A look at the political and economic development of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
2,144 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper takes a look at the historical, economic, social, and political forces that contributed to the governments that exist in Central America today. The paper discusses the influence of the colonial period, the influence of agrarian aspects of the Central American economies, the influence of liberal and social reform movements, and the influence of U.S economic policies on the political independence and development of the countries of Central America.
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"The five different countries of Central America; Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, have a history of different political regimes based on similar political ideology. All of these nations share a colonial heritage but have separate paths toward independence. They share a basic foundation of liberal political beliefs that have developed in very divergent ways. Guatemala and El Salvador established a military-authoritarianism through radical liberalism, Costa Rica a progressive democracy through reformist liberalism and traditional-authoritarianism was the structure of choice in Honduras and Nicaragua after liberalism was tried and failed (Mahoney 221)."
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The Latin American Recording Industry, 2004.
A research paper examining the effect of the Latin American music industry on national culture.
3,100 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The Latin American recording industry has always been a unique industry that blends economics, entertainment, and culture. The majority of its entertainers depict the variety of ethnicity that is part of Latin American culture. This paper investigates the Latin American recording industry, the genres of music and hybrid styles, and the role label companies play in producing and managing the artists. It also looks at how music interacts culturally, politically, and economically, affecting social identity Research in this paper shows that there is a complex relationship between the industry itself and the development of pan-Latin identities, as well as a more intricate relationship between economics and culture. In addition, the research demonstrates that the Latin American recording industry is a powerful medium for creating images among consumers, which impacts the desire to be like their idol. Finally, this paper summarizes the potential changes created by a new business model for the Latin American recording industry.
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"Aside from the confusion between Latin American and Latino music, the U.S. Latino market is undergoing a crucial transformation, perhaps more in taking stock of reality than in reality itself. It is no secret that U.S.Latino music has largely meant the kind of pop associated with Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin and the like, or with so-called tropical music (salsa and kindred genres). New York and Miami are the capitals of this kind of pop and tropical, but when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ?the music industry's trade organization ? began dividing Latin music sales by genre in 2000, they discovered the overwhelming sales dominance of the Mexican regional market, which is based in California and the Southwest, particularly Texas, and generates 60 percent of the US$640 million market for Latin music sales."
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Central America, 2004.
An overview of the modern history of Central America, starting from the Spanish imperialism of the 16th century.
1,541 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper examines how Central America is a distinctive region comprising of five small countries, namely, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, and how the five countries have encountered more than their fair share of political chaos and turmoil, beginning from the times of colonial occupation. It looks at the development of the region from being one of the economically depressed and socially backwards sections of the world when the Spaniards entered the region, through their independence from the Spaniards in 1821, to the liberalism and dictatorships of the 20th century.
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"The enlightenment that came through Spaniards ironically marked the end of Spanish rule when in 1821 Central America declared its independence, surprisingly without a shred of violence. The people who had gained some cultural advancement and political awareness refused to remain under Spanish control after Mexico announced its independence. The very next year, Central America decided to join Mexican empire but this fusion was short lived as the five countries detached themselves from Mexico in mid-1823. From fifteen years after that till 1838, these five countries shared one political identity and the federation was known as Provinces of Central America. The union which had been enthusiastically created was however not as beneficial to all countries as had been originally perceived."
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Venezuela and the United States, 2004.
Explores the environmental, geographical, and societal similarities between the United States and Venezuela.
908 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the geography, natural resources, history, cultural aspects, environmental issues, economy, and politics of the United States and Venezuela.
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"Venezuela sits on the northern part of eastern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea. Its area, about 912,000 sq km, makes it about twice the size of California (CIA, 2004a). Within that area. Venezuela has mountains (the Andes), lowlands, plains, and highlands, with its highest point the mountain Pico Bolivar, about 5,000 meters high. Its climate is almost entirely tropical although the highlands have more moderate temperatures. The country?s natural resources include petroleum and natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, and diamonds (CIA, 2004a). Venezuela has some hydro-electric power."
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Colombia and the United States, 2004.
This paper discusses the geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural differences between Colombia and the United States.
1,485 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that United States and Colombia share a hemisphere, a legacy of European colonization, rough equivalents in terms of life expectancy and literacy, and both appear to be waging two wars at the same time; however, the comparison largely ends there. The author points out that Colombia is treading a very thin line as it seeks to balance the need to continue to pursue its aggressive economic reforms while prosecuting untenable wars against the drug traffickers and insurgents who continue to represent a major threat to the political stability of the nation. The paper stresses that, if stabilized, Colombia could become one of the leading industrialized nations of the world, based on its hard-working and highly literate population.
Table of Content
Introduction
Review and Analysis
Table 1. Comparison of Colombia and United States
Conclusion
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"Today, Colombia still strongly reflects its legacy as a colony of Spain, and is frequently referred to as the most Roman Catholic of the South American countries; the majority of the Colombian people are proud of the relative purity of their Spanish language. The country?s population is heavily mestizo, a term which describes those of European and Indian descent; there are also significant minorities of European and African ancestry. The country?s economy is traditionally agricultural based, especially its world-famous coffee as well as fruit production; however, industries and services are assuming increasing importance. Colombia has the most population of any of the Spanish-speaking nations in South America; more than one-third of its inhabitants live in the six biggest metropolitan areas, of which Bogot? is the largest. Despite the advantages of climate and an abundance of natural resources, Colombia?s political instability has been historically linked with the inequitable distribution of wealth, and the illicit trade in drugs (primarily cocaine) continues to represent a major challenges to the stability of life in Colombian life."
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