... The IMP Board of Directors thinks it is necessary to open offices in the locations where they are targeting the software. The next office location will be in La Paz, Bolivia, South America. Introduction to Bolivia, South America According to InfoPlease, Bolivia, South America was under Spanish rule from the 16th Century until they won their independence on August, 6, 1825. Since then, Bolivia has had more than 190 revolutions and coups. The most recent coup was in 1982. In 2006, President Morales carried out two of his three major initiatives –nationalizing Bolivia’s energy industry and rewriting the constitution. The new constitution was adopted in January 2009, granting indigenous people more rights and allowing the president to run for a second five-year term. Morales’ third initiative is legalizing the growing of coca. Morales’ controversial coca policy, his plans to limit foreign investment, and his close ties with leftist governments of Venezuela and Cuba are a worry to the United States. Morales has referred to himself as the “United States’ biggest nightmare”. On September 10, 2008, President Morales ordered Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, to leave the country. Morales accused Goldberg of “conspiring against democracy” and encouraging rebel groups who were protesting in eastern Bolivia. November 2008 saw a further deterioration of relations...
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...in the U.S. is very different from my home in Chile and even from where I lived when I was studying in Brazil. For one thing, I have a roommate, Teresa, who is from Bolivia. The home of two young women who are friends and co-workers is certainly different from a family home! In the Spanish-speaking world, as in other parts of the world, home styles differ depending on a person's needs, location, and of course, budget. You can get a good idea of what houses are like in the Spanish-speaking world in the following video. Watch the video about homes in Venezuela. Are the homes similar to or different from what you imagined? In which type of home would you like to live? Select the play button to access the "La casa" video from Realidades. Now that you've gotten an idea about homes in the Spanish-speaking world, we are going to learn a little bit more about one of my favorite places in a house—the bedroom. We'll learn words and expressions that we can use to talk about the bedroom and how to describe, compare, and contrast. We'll also learn about the country and culture of Bolivia. There's a lot to do, so let's get started! Objectives * Apply knowledge of vocabulary related to bedroom items, electronic equipment, colors, describing, comparing, and contrasting * Compare bedroom characteristics of Bolivia, to that of the U.S. * Examine Bolivia's traditional use of brightly colored textiles used in...
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...Bolivia Standing as only one of the two landlocked countries in South America, Bolivia contains some of the worlds most resourceful vegetation as well as remnants of ancient cultures. Although rich with natural resources, like most developing nations, poverty is a reality for a large majority of Bolivia. Along with having the challenge of being a developing region, Bolivia is landlocked. This, without a doubt, only adds to the difficult task the Bolivian economy faces. However, positive change is taking form in most third world regions of the earth. With everyday, more volunteer groups, private investments, and modern medicine aid countries like Bolivia with their domestic, economic, and political complications. Bolivia is divided into three major geographical groupings defined by the Andes. The first being the collection of mountains found in the West along with the Altiplano. The second major geographical region is located in the valleys formed from the eastern mountain slopes. These valleys provide a semi tropical environment allowing for appropriate agricultural activities. However, the third geographical area contain plains that stretch across 63% of the country. These eastern lowlands(plains) are also referred to as Oriente. The rest is virtually the Andes mountains that literally split the landlocked country in half. The smaller half of the country (majority Amerindian) consists of mountain and rock leaving little to no agriculture to be had. In contrast, the larger...
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...spanishSenora Cressman Spanish 4/Mod January 13 2011 Famous People and Festivals The country of Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar. Though he was not born in Bolivia, but born in Venezuela, he was Bolivia's main political leader. He was one of Bolivia's founding-fathers and served as Bolivia's president from August 12, 1825. December 29, 1825. He also played an important role in helping other South American countries gain independence from Spain and served as president in other countries of South America. His parents were Colonel Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte, and Concepción Palacios Blanco. He had two older sisters and a brother: María Antonia, Juana and Juan Vicente. There was another girl, María del Carmen, who died at birth. Before he was three years old, Simón lost his father, who passed away in January of 1786. He played an important role in the liberation of a large part of South America from Spanish rule in the 19th century. On his visit to Europe, Bolivar got the opportunity to witness the coronation of Napoleon. This incident sparked the idea of revolution in his mind, so on returning home, he joined the Venezuelan revolution. He was barely in his 20s then. His victory spree came to an abrupt halt, when his forces were defeated by the Royalist army in 1815, and he was exiled to Jamaica. Eventually, a victory in Peru in 1824, led to the end of Spanish rule in the continent, making Bolivar a powerful force in Latin America. Bolivar died due to tuberculosis...
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...The Andes form the backbone of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. It is the longest unbroken mountain chain in the world, soaring higher than any range except the Himalayas in South Asia. Some of the Andes’ snowcapped peaks tower more than 20,000 feet (6,000 m) above sea level. The Andes have shaped not only the physical geography of the Andean nations, but also the economies and lifestyles of the people who make their homes in this region. The Andes stretch some 5,500 miles (8,850 km) all the way from the Caribbean Sea to the southernmost tip of South America. At places in Peru and Bolivia the mountain range is nearly 500 miles (800 km) wide. Its rocky walls divide the Andean nations into three distinct environments: coastal plain, highlands, and forest. Coastal Plain Between the mountains and the sea, a narrow plain stretches along the entire Pacific coast from Colombia to the southern end of Chile. At some points it is no more than a sandy beach at the foot of the mountains; in other places it reaches inland for 100 miles (160 km). The Atacama Desert, the driest and one of the most lifeless places on earth, occupies the coastal plain in northern Chile. Because ocean winds lose their moisture blowing across the cold waters of the Peru Current, only dry air ever reaches the land, creating a desolate wasteland. The Atacama is so dry that archaeologists have found perfectly preserved relics from ancient times. These include colored textiles woven hundreds of years ago...
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...Profile of Bolivia Kellie West Global Marketing MKTG450-H1WW (WI15) Professor Bruce Trumm 11 April 2015 BRIEF 2 2 Profile of Bolivia In order to better understand opportunities for U.S. made chemical pumps in Bolivia, it is important to become familiar with the geography, culture, people, and economy of the nation. With numerous indigenous tribes counted among the population and challenging geographic regions, Bolivia could make a challenging trade partner. Yet the economic outlook and wealth of natural resources make it a country worth considering when exporting and investing. Geography According to the CIA World Factbook, the South American country of Bolivia is a landlocked country bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru (n.d.). It has mountainous regions with a high plateau as well as areas of hills and plains and there are plenty of waterways and fresh water resources located within Bolivia’s borders (Central Intelligence Agency). There is potential for volcanic activity in the Andes, but no immediate threat exists at this time (Witze, 2014). Due to its proximity to other South American countries, Bolivia is not only a prime candidate for U.S. exports, but could also be considered for investment in local onsite facilities to service surrounding countries. Companies should also consider population centers and where industries served by chemical pumps are likely to exist. Demographics Though it neighbors five other South American countries, Bolivia still has...
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...Ryan Manzo 581640 2:00-3:50pm October 16, 2013 BCA 101 Analytical Report Title Of Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Year Of Original Release: 1969 Director: George Roy Hill Name Of Studio Releasing The Film: 20th Century Fox Name Of Video Company Releasing The Film: 20th Century Fox Date Of Screening: October 13, 2013 Plot And Structure: It is the late 1890’s in a small town in Wyoming, where Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) are playing cards when Sundance is accused of cheating. Butch convinces the man to tell Sundance to stay or else he wont leave. Sundance then gets up and shoots the mans gun right out of the holster. Butch and Sundance get on their horses and venture off towards the Hole in the Wall. The Hole in the Wall is a place out west where Butch Cassidy’s Hole is the Wall Gang is located. When they arrive, they find that Harvey Logan (Ted Cassidy) has taken over the role of the leader of the Hole in the Wall Gang. Harvey then challenges Butch to a knife fight to see who gets to be leader of the gang. Butch uses his brain and trickery to defeat Harvey and continue to be the leader of the gang. Butch and the gang then decide to rob the Union Pacific Overload Flyer train twice. The first robbery was successful, the second robbery not so much. They use too much dynamite to get the safe open for the second robbery, which caused the train car to explode and the money to go everywhere. As they were all scrambling...
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...REVIEW MATERIALS: Conceptual considerations: Discuss paradoxes and four orientations with which John Chasteen characterizes the changing foci of U.S. thinking on Latin America from the early 20th century to the present. •Racial/Cultural and Environmental Determinism: An image by Americans which suggested that Latin Americans are “Hot-Blooded Latins” with too much “non-white” blood, and do not have the self discipline needed in order to make a more democratic, stable society. There were Catholics, lacking a protestant work ethic. Americans also pictured Latin Americans to be lazy individuals. •Modernization Theory: Once the previous idea was settled, it came to the reality that the Latin American countries had to go through modernization, such as the United States, and their feeble network on which their society rested upon was that being criticized. •Dependency Theory: Students were sure that these two previous explanations were merely methods to blame the victims of abuse. They believed that Latin American economies stood in a dependent position relative to the world’s industrial powers. Therefore other nations took their overpowering stand, and forestalled Latin America’s industrialization. “Economic dependency” is why the nation did not follow the path it was supposed to follow. •Social Constructionism: The way race, gender, class, and national identities are “constructed” in people’s minds. Discuss Michel Rolph Trouillot’s theory of historical narratives ...
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...El País Bolivia is a landlocked country located in central South America, southwest of Brazil. It has two capitals, La Paz and Sucre. Bolivia is a republic and its president is Evo Morales. It has a population of 10.67 million as of 2013. Bolivia has three official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Bolivia is home to 40% of the world’s plants and animals. It has an annual rainfall of over 5 meters, making Bolivia one of the wettest countries in the world. Personas Famosas Juan Carlos Valdivia - A movie director and scriptwriter who was born in La Paz. He studied in the United States and his debut movie was called “Jonah and the Pink Whale”. His movies were inspired by Bolivian and Latin American reality. Valdivia has been nominated...
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...Republic of Peru is a country located on the western side of South America, whose territory borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and bounded on the north with Ecuador, northeastern Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia and southern Chile. It has a complex geography is dominated by the elevations of the Andes and the Pacific currents, which makes the climates and landscapes as widely varied as the desert coast, the highlands of the high Andes and the rainforest of the Amazon basin, all environments that shape the country as a land of great variety of natural resources. The heterogeneity of geographic and climatic rigors of the country led to the first settlers early Peruvians to the twelfth millennium B.C. to adapt by developing one of the widest range of cultural traditions, as the oldest civilization of Caral that five thousand years ago, around the production cycles of each region, many of which resulted in a regional theocratic states. In early second century B.C., states began to be played, by periods, control of the peoples of the Andes. By the sixteenth century, the later and vast domain of these states, the Inca Empire was annexed by the Spanish conquerors with the support of dissident ethnic groups to Inca. The Spanish crown had established a viceroyalty that included most of its South American colonies. In 1821 the country became independent, basing a state that was immersed in internal and external conflict periods alternating periods of economic...
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...Long before the Europeans discovered South America, the native populations knew how to cultivate an incredible array of plants. They developed elaborate irrigation systems, and terraced the steep Andean mountain slopes to make them more suitable for growing food. South America is a continent composed of twelve countries and one French colony. The Spanish-speaking countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. The former colonies of Guyana and Suriname use English and Dutch, respectively, as their official languages, although many in their populations speak indigenous languages. The same can be said for the French colony of Guiana, the home of the cayenne pepper, where French is the official language. The geography of South America is even more varied than that of North America, with long coastlines, lowlands, highlands and mountains, and tropical rain forests. The climate varies from tropical, lying as the continent does across the Equator, to alpine in the high Andes, the backbone of the continent. The Europeans learned to make their favorite Spanish, Italian and Portuguese dishes using local ingredients. The Native American traditional cooking methods were adapted and modified, and the newly available foods from Europe were mixed in. Asian and African immigrants brought their culinary traditions as well. All of this blended to become the diverse and exciting cuisine that exists today. As more South Americans...
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...that were Bolivian. “All the Bolivians I have worked with stood out in my mind as exceptional in their politeness, nobility, kindness and resonated a peaceful and pleasant mind-set. So naturally, when I was approaching retirement age and looked at becoming an expat – Bolivia was among the first countries that came to mind.” Other popular American expat locations such as Panama City and Costa Rica made the shortlist – but a couple trips to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz contributed to Bolivia being the destination for his first retirement adventure. Research commenced and Stephen looked into all the major cities in Bolivia before deciding on Sucre – the “White City,” affectionately named so due to the domination of white washed antique buildings and churches throughout the city. He made his move more than a year ago to date and has been embracing and making the most of his time in the city. “I will be here at least for a couple of years to write some books, and beyond that, we’ll see.” Steve is mesmerized by the back-to-basics lifestyles and common-sense approach to the daily grind. “This place is crazy, blew away all my expectations but in a good way! It’s amazing,” Steve describes his impression of Sucre Bolivia. “What do I love about Sucre? The weather is always perfect. The atmosphere is tranquil and relaxed. One thing I notice here is the simplicity in which life works. The shortest route to you brain is through touch, a hands-on approach. Hear, life decisions and processes...
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...The Atlantic Trade Networks, also known as the Triangular Trade, consisted of multiple international networks where goods and materials became interchangeable between countries and regions around the world. The Triangular trade amended previous complication involving trade imbalances and created a unified, connected world through the means of trade. The Atlantic Trade created a new global network that drove a new form of a global economic system and impacted multiple countries through the commerce of silver and fur. Silver impacted the countries of China, Japan, and Bolivia while the fur trade changed the economic and social structures of North America and Russia. The economic structure, political system and agricultural system...
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...The countries of Latin America and South America have a common thread when it comes to clothing, they take pride in fun and festive traditional clothing with similar characteristics. Mexico's traditional clothing is bright, colorful, embroidered, and useful for sun protection; their clothing is similar to Argentina, and Chile. These countries' clothing are composed of wool, cotton, silk, agave, and bark, their traditional colors consist of brown, red, green, and yellow. One popular outfit in Mexico is the Charro suit, the suit is heavily embroidered and only worn on the special celebration, Day of the Dead; the special embroidery is similar to many other countries traditional clothing. The sombrero is very popular in Spanish speaking countries,...
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...COUNTRY, ONE BROKEN DREAM. Herbert Maduro Columbia Southern University Simon Bolivar has been considered by many historians as the liberator of the Americas, he lead an army that liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia from the Spanish rule. Bolivar dreamed in having these countries unified as one big country called “The Gran Colombia”. These countries would have shared a centralized government and would have had the city of Bogota as its capital. In this article I want to explore the reasons why he could not achieve this dream of unifying these countries and if he had what economic and social impact this unification would had have in today’s economy. Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas; Venezuela on the 24th of July 1783 his family was wealthy and had close relationships to Spain. Bolivar was educated in Spain and came back to Venezuela with his young wife who died shortly after her arrival in Venezuela. Bolivar never married again. Bolivar has been underrated as a general and tactician, but is safe to say that he is probably in the top 50 Generals in World History. Simon Bolivar began his campaign of independence from Spain in 1810 with the independence of Venezuela, and then it followed Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. It is important to note that some of these countries were in fact a part of the “viceroyalty of Nueva Granada”, and that Bolivar just wanted to maintain these territories united. The first indication was right after the battle of Boyacá...
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