"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

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

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

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

The Honduras: Social and Economic Background;
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This 11 page paper, plus appendix, looks at way in which both the social structure and the countries economy have changed since the 1950s. The paper considers this from a variety of perspectives and includes consideration of the instigation of a democratic political system during this time. The paper contain 4 graphs and the bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEhondor.wps

The Little School: A Consideration of those who Disappeared or Who Survived the Argentinean Junta
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This 5 page paper considers Alicia Partnoy's book of short stories entitled 'The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival' document incidences from her three and a half month imprisonment at this secret prison camp. The stories are firsthand accounts of the atrocities as well as containing what can be argued as evidence to the location and identification of those involved. However, the books strongest message must be that of hope and survival despite terrible odds, with survival only starting after release as this is when the reality of the past must be faced. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TElitsch.wps