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- 11: News of a Kidnapping
- News of a Kidnapping Although Colombia was not discussed in great detail in class this semester, it shares many of the themes and problems associated with Latin American third world countries. For the most part these themes stem from the same ... by Escobar’s henchmen and used as bargaining chips against extradition to the United States. Although this book focuses mainly on the theme of extradition, I want to show the relevance of the problems that Colombia had to deal with, to other Latin American countries. The abduction of the journalists was a response to the idea of how to create a judicial alternative to the war against terrorism. Although there had ... poor and oppressed. The rise in popularity is in conjuncture with the worsening economic conditions for the poor. For many, this is the last resort to get money or influence in the government. Along with Colombia, abductions have been common in Mexico, Peru, El Salvador and pretty much any third world country. Colombia’s problem is a little different because much of this terrorism and abductions relate to the drug ...
- 12: Drug Prohibition
- ... US relations with the countries of Latin America. So, as each of these countries has to pay the costs of Yankee Imperialism, the tension between neighbors is increasing. The first of the tensions comes from Colombia. Unfortunately, our crusade against drugs has caused the famous cartels of South America and, especially, those of Colombia. Many wonder if we are justified in putting pressure on these countries just to slow the drug trade. The deaths of thousands of innocent Colombians were the result of our actions in these countries (Evans ... Ernesto Samper] was said to have taken money from drug traffickers so that the government would stop other groups from exporting cocaine. Because of the problems South American countries have faced because of Drug Prohibition, Colombia's Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez has written a manifesto declaring the drug war as "useless" (15). Action abroad by the United States has also led to an increase in subversive organizations ...
- 13: “Smoke” The Prohibition!
- ... US relations with the countries of Latin America. So, as each of these countries has to pay the costs of Yankee Imperialism, the tension between neighbors is increasing. The first of the tensions comes from Colombia. Unfortunately, our crusade against drugs has caused the famous cartels of South America and, especially, those of Colombia. Many wonder if we are justified in putting pressure on these countries just to slow the drug trade. The deaths of thousands of innocent Colombians were the result of our actions in these countries. The growth of the cartels, especially the Call cartel, has led to political corruption in that country. Because of the problems South American countries have faced because of Drug Prohibition, Colombia's Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Grace Marquees has written a manifesto declaring the drug war as "useless". Action abroad by the United States has also led to an increase in subversive organizations worldwide. ...
- 14: Should We Legalize
- ... US relations with the countries of Latin America. So, as each of these countries has to pay the costs of Yankee Imperialism, the tension between neighbors is increasing. The first of the tensions comes from Colombia. Unfortunately, our crusade against drugs has given start to the famous cartels of South America and, especially, those of Colombia. Many wonder if people are justified in putting pressure on these countries just to slow the drug trade. The deaths of thousands of innocent Colombians were the result of our actions in these countries (Evans ... Ernesto Samper] was said to have taken money from drug traffickers so that the government would stop other groups from exporting cocaine. Because of the problems South American countries have faced because of Drug Prohibition, Colombia's Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez has written a manifesto declaring the drug war as "useless" (15). Action abroad by the United States has also led to an increase in subversive organizations ...
- 15: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... to the Isthmian Canal. The main issue was which route would the canal take. One proposed route was through Panama and the other through Nicaragua. Panama at the time was under the government control of Colombia. Over the past several decades, however, the Panamanians had revolted scores of times seeking their independence from Colombia. The Colombians over the last few years only maintained control through the help of the U.S. fleet. With the debate raging in the U.S. over which site to choose, both countries were courting ... the final straw in making the choice for Panama. At the Pan-American Congress in Mexico the Colombian delegate signed the Hay-Herran Treaty to insure that Panama would be the site. The Republic of Colombia was under the control of a dictator, J.M. Maroquin, who had seized power in July of 1900. At the time he had been elected Vice-President, but assumed office when he had the ...
- 16: Ecuador and Democracy
- ... size, which at 283520 sq. km is about the size of either New Zealand or Nevada State. Ecuador staddles the equator on the Pacific coast of South America and is bordered by only two countries, Colombia to the north and Peru to the south and east. The estimated population of Ecuador in 1991 was 10,800,00. This is approximately 10 times the number of Indian estimated to have been living ... gobernacion" (province) but in 1563 became the "Audiencia de Quito," amore important political division. In 1739, the "audiencia" was transferred from the viceroyalty of Peru, of which it was a part, to the viceroyalty of Colombia (then known as Nueva Grenada). Ecuador remained a peaceful colony during these centuries, and agriculture and the art flourished. Various new agriculture products, such as cattle and bananas, which still remain important in Ecuador today ... government, but this lasted just 24 days before troops of the King of Spain were able to regain control. Independence was finally achieved by Simon Bolivar, the Venezuelan liberator who marched southward from Caracas, feed Colombia in 1819, and supported the people of Guayaquil when they claimed independence on 9 October 1820. It took almost two years before Ecuador was entirely liberated from Spanish rule. The decisive battle was fought ...
- 17: Marquez's "100 Years of Solitude" and Allende's "The House of the Spirits": Satire
- ... between Esteban Trueba (a true conservative) and his grandaughter Alba. To see how Garcia and Allende treat political issues we must first examine why they chose to examine them. When Marquez wrote his first works Colombia suffered the second greatest American fratricidal war of the twentieth century, as a result of the assassination of the popular Liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, in 1948. His novels examine in his words "… motives for that violence." The importance of politics in the Novel is reflected in the choice of title 100 years of solitude which correspond to the 100 years between the formation of Colombia, in 1830 to 1930 when Conservative homogeny ended. Allende on the other hand was the niece of the first Socialist president in Chile who was killed following the Coup. The Oxford Dictionary defines satire as ... by the Government. He orders them "…to paint the front blue and not white as they had wanted." The absurdity of this demand demonstrates Marquez satirising the use of colours to represent political parties in Colombia and South America. In Colombia Blue represents the Conservatives and red the liberals. This idea is further satirised when Macondo is alternating politically between the 2 forces: "The houses painted blue, then painted red, ...
- 18: Eveline: Character Analysis
- ... to the fate she sought to avoid. Besides, “we know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over (Bevan).” WORK CITED Bevan, Aneurin. Observer. Dec. 1935. The Colombia Dictionary of Quotations. Colombia University Press. 1995. Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-1997 Edition. CD-ROM. Microsoft Corporation. 1996. n. pag. James, William. Principles of Psychology. vol. 1, ch. 4. 1890. The Colombia Dictionary of Quotations. Colombia University Press. 1995. Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-1997 Edition. CD-ROM. Microsoft Corporation. 1996. n. pag. Joyce, James. Eveline. Literature and the Writing Process. Eds. Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X. Day, and ...
- 19: Nuclear Legacy
- ... owned by the Department of Energy. A low populated city is an ideal site for radioactive disposal. Although the city of Hanford is sparsely populated, geologists fear the possibility of a nuclear seepage into the Colombia river. The Columbia River is an important factor for the U.S. production of wheat. "This makes it the worst of site," says the geologist. If the Colombia River is contaminated with nuclear waste, it will lead to the contamination of land surrounding the large body of water, thus making land unusable. Radioactive contamination of the Colombia river will affect both America's economy and agricultural production. Yuka mountain, Nevada is a heavily guarded desert region of America. It is far away from any lakes, rivers, or oceans, and its repository ...
- 20: Panama Canal
- United States vs. Colombia for the land of Panama The United States government used several covert activities to acquire the land for the Panama Canal, such as the Spooner Act. The United States wanted the land of Panama to build a Canal but first the United States need the land from Colombia. The United States became vitally interested in canal projects during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner Act, which was the basic law for the construction of ... the Panama Canal. The law declared that the United States had the right to build a canal on the land over the isthmus of Panama. Then a revolution broke out in Panama, and independence from Colombia was declared in 1903. The United States wanted the land including the isthmus Panama to build a canal. The United States had trouble getting this land because it was part of . The United States ...
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