Essays and Research Papers on Issues in Latin-America

A 5 page overview of Brazilian economy in the last decade of the 1900s. Concentrates on the period 1994-1999 and provides specifics of inflation rates, GDP and investment strategies in the country. Credits Brazil's economic recovery to the investment of the International Monetary Fund. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing changes occurring in banana culture during the decade of the 1990s. Costa Rica's experience with altering its banana production process illustrates that environmental concerns need not be limited only to fully developed nations. A much better path is that of preventing environmental destruction and depletion, particularly in nations largely dependent ...

An 8 page discussion of the economic structure of Latin America during and after colonialism. Notes the transitions countries had to go through after obtaining independence. Emphasizes that these countries still depend heavily on the export of largely raw products and the import of highly processed products, a potentially precarious economic situation. Provides specific ...

A 7 page research paper that examines how two books—"A Lexicon of Terror" and "Love and Shadows" by M. Feitlowitz and I. Allende and also a film Missing address the civil and human rights violations that have taken place in South America under dictatorial regimes. Bibliography lists three sources.

This 8 page paper examines Cuban immigration in the United States, with a focus on the Elian Gonzalez case. Pertinent information about the case is provided and discussed in light of U.S. immigration policy. Statistics are provided. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the vision created of the nations of South America by best-selling novelist Isabel Allende in Of Love and Shadows, investigative writer Marguerite Feitlowitz in Lexicon of Terror, and movie director/writer Costa-Gavras in the 1982 movie Missing establishes the vision of a world of frightening, yet often lyrical, contrasts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

15 pages in length. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) started on January 1, 1994. On this day the people of Chiapas Mexico had planned to celebrate its beginning. When they awoke that morning, however, "two thousand indigenous guerrillas had taken over four major county seats, including the colonial capital ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the book "Massacre in Mexico by Elena Poniatowska. The focus of the paper centers on the fact that Poniatowska presents numerous first hand accounts of the massacre, from both sides, and essentially leaves the reader to be judge and jury, knowing full well they will have to, for the majority of the readers, ...

This 5 page paper follows the scandal which began in 1994 when the state owned Banco Anglo Costarricense collapsed. Reasons for the fiasco are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page report discusses a number of the issues that exist in the context of gultureal relations between the United States and Brazil. Culture is an intrinsic part of the life and awareness -- conscious and unconscious -- of individuals, communities, and nations. Therefore, if two nations can experience and better understand one another’s cultural realities, it provides a smoother path ...

This 40 page paper looks at the Jamaican community living in London and examines the influence that they have had on the wider community and the way in which that community has effected them. Issues such as the language, racism, schooling, housing, politics, religion and the arts are all discussed with their influence being assessed ...

An 8 page paper which discusses many of the conditions of the Hispanic population in the United States today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page analysis of Alexander Von Humboldt's personal accounts of South America in the early eighteenth century. A gifted naturalist, his accounts are interesting and informative of nineteenth century bias, as well as So. American reality. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page paper discussing the issues of class and race that led to Mexico's independence from Spain. It appears that the only lasting change resulting from the revolution was that Mexico did gain its independence from Spain. Class and race divisions existed before, and they existed afterward as well. Though the criollos ...

A 5 page analysis of John Ross's novel of Mexican politics, which exposes the corruption and fraud inherent in that system. No additional sources cited.

This 10 page paper looks at reasons behind the seizure of political control on Brazil by the military in 1964. The reasons for this are numerous, including the role played by João Goulart in precipitating the actions taken by the military. These issues are discussed with reference to the economic and social conditions in ...

A 5 page paper that examines Paule Marshall's 1959 novel Brown Girl, Brownstones and discusses the factors that make this novel a universal inside observation of immigration and its challenges. The basic story and central theme of the novel are outlined and corresponding parallels pertaining to the universal experience of immigration are noted. ...

A 5 page comparison of the Middle East and the Caribbean. Compares political systems, the use of resources, relations with the rest of the world, and other characteristics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at the effect NAFTA has had on Mexico, arguing it has created a bipolar nation with the north and the south divided by economic factors which have resulted in different industries, social cultures, social facilities, attitudes and perceptions of international trade and NAFTA. The paper includes two graphs and the ...

This 11 page paper considers the theory and practice of the Third Cinema and the relationship to the documentary mode. This paper introduces the Third Cinema and then provides this as a basis from which to relate the process of documentary film development. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses the following two points: 1) Mexico and Argentina's developmental similarities and differences, and 2) the emergence of bureaucratic authoritarianism in Latin America as caused by the export boom. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper presents a comparison between the United States and Costa Rican political and economic situation in 1988. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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 ...

This 7 page report discusses Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), the liberator or “el libertador” of South America. school children throughout the Americas most often are taught that he was the “George Washington of South America.” He began his quest to liberate South America in 1810 and continued for the next twenty years to re-create a vision of an independent yet regional realm ...

This 30 page thesis paper provides an overview of the problem related to the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Historic information is provided along with the political background that surrounds this issue. Both sides of the issue are confronted but the paper supports lifting the ban due to philosophical reasons. Other reasons are explored, including the ...