"Disparate Diasporas": Identity and Politics in An African-Nicaraguan Community:
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A 6 page discussion of the book by Edmund Gordon. Provides a brief history of Nicaragua and examines the downfall of the Sandinista regime. Discusses the role of blacks in Nicaraguan history. Concludes that although blacks were very much a part of modernizing Nicaragua from a structural point but they had little influence either ideologically or politically until recent years. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPdiaspo.wps

An Overview of the Honduras
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A 3 page description of the history, geography, political structure, population and culture of the Honduras. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPhondur.rtf

Carrasco/Religions of Mesoamerica
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A 6 page research paper that addresses David Carrasco's book Religions of Mesoamerica. The writer looks at how the author describes and uses the framework of worldmaking, worldcentering and worldrenewing to explain Mesoamerican religious practice. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmeso.rtf

Colonial Latin America: Social Networks, Identity, and Consensus
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This is a 6 page paper discussing colonial Latin America in relations to the patron-client relationship and social classes. While colonial Latin America was segregated into a hierarchy of social and class systems with the Spanish elite at the top, the maintenance of the system was possible by the textured social networks within communities which existed before the introduction of the Spaniards but nevertheless added the elite Spaniards as the ruling class. The Spaniards did their best to degrade the culture of the Native Indians by introducing Spanish customs and religion and separating the communities into barrios however although the Indians observed these new customs in a public sense, their private identity still contained traditional cultural, familial and social elements. Largely the Spanish elite ruled with stability based on the belief in the class system which expected them to manage the communities with justice. When that expectation failed however, consensus among the lower classes was obtained and riots ensued which led the way to eventual independence. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TJLatam1.rtf

Comparing the Development of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic:
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This 4 page report discusses the ways in which the countries (and territory) of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico have developed in the past few decades. Each has seen a remarkable shift in its economic, political, and social base. Each of the three governments has dealt with issues in the past decade that it would have never considered possible only a few decades earlier. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWcubapr.wps

Diversity and Unity in Panama;
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This 5 page paper argues the hypothesis that resource diversity and philosophical multiplicity covary directly with voluntary unity in Panama. The paper uses modern times and looks at each of these aspects in order to test the idea. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEpanama.wps

El Salvador : A Comprehensive Study
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10 pages on the population, economy, and political problems in the history of modern El Salvador. Plenty of statistical data is provided and cited. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Elsalvad.wps

El Salvador/12 Years of Civil War
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the lingering effects of civil war on El Salvador, which includes entrenched poverty and a continuing climate of violence. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khelsal.rtf

How Violence is Used to Express the Theme of Isolation and Solitude in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude”
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This is a 5 page paper discussing how the motif of violence is used to express the theme of solitude in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude”. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude” written in 1967, he uses various themes throughout to help highlight the theme of isolation and solitude experienced by the community of Macondo in the book. One motif used is that of violence which reoccurs throughout the history of the community. The violent cycles within the work increase in their destructive nature but after each occurrence, the community suppresses the memories of the violence. This suppression of memories further isolates the community from reality and the outside world and they eventually create a society based on their own fantasies. Although violence is not meant to be a central focus of the book Marquez is very explicit in the details of the violence which does occur partly to awaken the reader to events which actually have occurred in the history of Columbia and which have been rewritten and suppressed in their own account but also to show to what extent the suppression of such violence can add to the solitude of a community and its characters. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJMarqu1.rtf

Immigration to the U.S. from El Salvador
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This 5 page paper considers the regions of the United States where Salvadorians immigrate to, and the fundamental reasons for this. The arguments presented in this paper suggest that there are cultural, social, political and intellectual aspects of the regions of the country that support Salvadorian populations. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHElSalv.wps

Justice in Colombia
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This 6 page paper examines the way the justice system in Colombia has evolved and how the court systems works. The paper considers the requirements of the Colombian constitution, and then looks at the problems of the system, and uses a case study to demonstrate the problems. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEcoljus.wps

LAND REFORM POLICIES:BRAZIL
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This 3 page paper discusses and analyzes the current land reform ideas of Brazil's president Lula. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBlula.rtf

Questions and Answers on El Salvador
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This 4 page paper answers several questions posed about El Salvador. Much about the turmoil in the region is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA649QA.rtf

RELIGION AND RITUAL OF THE MAYAN EMPIRE
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This 35 page paper gives an in depth analysis of the ancient Mayan religions, deities, culture, and current practices. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MBrelmay.rtf

Rosa’s Day: A Short Story about the Day in the Life of a Girl in Colonial Peru
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This is a 5 page original short story based on historical references to daily life in colonial Peru. It begins “Rosa awoke early for she knew she was going to have a full day. In addition to her regular chores, it was a day when she had asked her mother if it she would be allowed to take over some food to her friend Maria at the convent. Usually she would not be able to talk to the women and the children at the convent but since the Bourbons had stopped the censos through the convent, the Santa Clara nuns were thankful for any extra food or money they could obtain.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJstorD1.rtf

Sandinista by Matilde Zimmermann
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A five page paper which reviews Zimmermann's biographical account of Carlos Fonseca's life and his involvement with the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLfonseca.rtf

Sor Juana de la Cruz
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the life of this seventeenth century legend who has also been called the first feminist of the Americas. She was a nun as well. This paper explains why she should be considered a feminist. Definitions of feminism are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA16Cruz.wps