Essays and Research Papers on Issues in Latin-America

This 6 page paper discusses Bob Woodward's book "The Commanders" and evaluates the U.S. invasion of Panama using his work as a reference. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the affects that bauxite and sugar cane has had upon immigration in Guyana. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page research paper that looks closely at the significance of festivals and events as a branding strategy for bringing tourists to the destination of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The writer discusses the various festivals held on these islands; the demographics of this island nation; and evaluates the efficacy of using festivals ...

An 11 page paper. The first type of megastores discussed are those that sell groceries as well as a diverse assortment of other products. The rise of these stores in this region is discussed. The writer also discusses the effects of Americanization. Globalization and its effects on developing countries is discussed, including what it takes ...

A 10 page research paper that examines the extent and influence of US intervention in the Mexican Revolution. The writer focuses on discussing the occupation of Veracruz and the Punitive Expedition sent again Pancho Villa. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 18 page consideration of the various factors that impede deeper market-oriented economic reform. Using examples from Latin America the author contends that outside aid is one of the primary inhibitive factors in this trend. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 30 page overview of the inherent flaws in Cuban immigration policy. The author compares Cuban immigration to immigration as a whole and specifically to the problems of Haitian immigration. The controversy surrounding the issues is assessed from a historic, economic, and social perspective and a "best alternative" is presented. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper on illegal aliens. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines why the Cuban embargoes are still in effect many decades later. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 6 page paper which evaluates whether or not the film realistically depicted the events as they actually took place during the eighteenth century in what is now Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper considers four groups of Hispanics living in the U.S.: Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Latinos and aspects of each culture. Bibliography lists 9 source.

This 10 page paper discusses the history of the Dominican Republic and its struggles with its neighbor Haiti, and how these incursions led the Dominican dictator Trujillo to invite first Spanish, and then Japanese, immigrants to settle on the island. It also discusses the fact that the conditions that the newcomers found were substantially different ...

This 5 page paper examines the Cuban Revolution along with the problems in Central America. U.S. foreign policy is highlighted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper on the Mexican Revolution and the decades afterwards. The Mexican Revolution promised the Mexican people many things--an end to deprivation, poverty and political domination by the elite being among them. The following examination of Mexican history explores how well these promises were fulfilled and whether or not the processes of ...

This 6 page paper examines Brazil and why it cannot fully embrace democracy. The paper argues that the democratization process has stalled as the people cling to their military past. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the violence in Haiti and what can be done about it, with specific reference to the airport, seaports, police department and Department of Homeland Security. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page consideration of how the economic strategy of Hugo Chavez will impact the general welfare of Venezuela. The author contends that Chavez's impact has, and will be, all bad. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 11 page paper discusses the difficulties in teaching English in Puerto Rico. It includes both historical and educational information. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper examines the country of Brazil and why it is unstable. Its government, military and economy is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses 2 books by these authors. Authors Rodolfo Acuna (Occupied America, 2000) and Ernesto Galarza (Barrio Boy, 1971) both discuss the centrality of Mexican immigration to American history and progress, but they do so from different perspectives that each shed light on Mexican immigrant experience. Acuna focuses on the ...

A 3 page essay that examines 2 texts and their historical perspective on Mexican American experience. Ethnocentrism is defined as the tendency to evaluate all other groups of people according to the values, standards and cultural traditions of one's own group. In other words, ethnocentrism connotes the idea that the way a particular society acts, ...

This 13 page paper discusses various aspects of Mexican immigration situation, its impact on the U.S., the American response and effectiveness of its policies. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the impacts the increased contact between cultures that has occurred because of NAFTA is having on Mexican economy and culture. The author discusses the relative value verses detriment of these impacts. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page essay/research paper that discusses how colonialism is viewed in three different works. Presentations of colonialism in novels and film can differ remarkably in their focus and perspective, and, in so doing, each work shows a different facet of the complex experience of colonized peoples and how European domination served to radically alter ...

An 8 page paper which examines the condition of assimilation in the Mexican culture in the United States. Bibliography lists 10 sources.