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U.N. Concern Runs High On Haiti's Urgent Need To Establish Rule Of Law And Hold Much-Delayed Senate Election, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2013

U.N. Concern Runs High On Haiti's Urgent Need To Establish Rule Of Law And Hold Much-Delayed Senate Election, George Rodrã­Guez

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Nine-Film Festival Celebrates Latin American, Spanish Cinema, Lawrence University Apr 2013

Nine-Film Festival Celebrates Latin American, Spanish Cinema, Lawrence University

Press Releases

Presentations by noted South American filmmakers Solveig Hoogesteijn of Venezuela and Raphael Alvarez of Brazil highlight Lawrence University’s second Latin American and Spanish Film Festival April 10-14.

With a theme of music, the festival features nine international films, each shown in Spanish with English subtitles. All nine films, screened in the Warch Campus Center cinema, are free and open to the public.


Venezuela Enters Post-Chã¡Vez Era, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2013

Venezuela Enters Post-Chã¡Vez Era, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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New Four-Country Latin American Body Unites Pro-U.S. Allies, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2013

New Four-Country Latin American Body Unites Pro-U.S. Allies, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Costa Rica's Campaign Against Organized Crime Includes Crackdown On Human Trafficking, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2013

Costa Rica's Campaign Against Organized Crime Includes Crackdown On Human Trafficking, George Rodrã­Guez

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Slow U.S. Recovery Could Limit Growth In Mexico’S Economy In Short Term, But Reforms Could Boost Long-Term Prospects, Carlos Navarro Apr 2013

Slow U.S. Recovery Could Limit Growth In Mexico’S Economy In Short Term, But Reforms Could Boost Long-Term Prospects, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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¡Hablemos Con Más Fluidez! Increasing Oral Proficiency, Begona Caballero-Garcia, Benjamin Green, Lindsay Knox Apr 2013

¡Hablemos Con Más Fluidez! Increasing Oral Proficiency, Begona Caballero-Garcia, Benjamin Green, Lindsay Knox

Arthur Vining Davis High Impact Fellows Projects

Students that study a foreign language in high school generally graduate with a solid base in reading and writing the language; however, speaking it remains a struggle. This project was designed to develop a series of activities and a framework on which future activities can be based. The activities are meant to engage students and help them practice speaking so as to increase their oral proficiency. By doing such activities two or three times a week, students can become more accustomed to speaking a foreign language and will gain confidence. They will also have practice using vocabulary relevant to the …


Red Rose, Sara Lauren Purifoy Apr 2013

Red Rose, Sara Lauren Purifoy

Student Publications

Red Rose follows the narrator’s innermost thoughts and feelings of abruptly being immersed into a culture very different from her own. While hiking with her brother, a second year environmental Peace Corps volunteer, to visit the home and garden of a Nicaraguan native, she reflects on the changes she sees in her brother and her inability to communicate in a foreign country. She struggles to overcome her feelings of linguistic isolation while still being fascinated by the culture around her. The piece ends on a lovely image of universal understanding.


Justice Across The Hemispheres: The Effect Of The Pinochet Arrest On Domestic Courts In Chile And Spain, Audrey A. Hansen Apr 2013

Justice Across The Hemispheres: The Effect Of The Pinochet Arrest On Domestic Courts In Chile And Spain, Audrey A. Hansen

Honors Theses and Capstones

This study examines whether the 1998 arrest, by order of a Spanish judge, of former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet in London for crimes of genocide and terrorism impacted the attitude of Chilean and Spanish courts toward prosecuting their own country’s human rights violations. It argues that after 1998 Chile’s judiciary increased prosecutions against former regime officials, while the Spanish judiciary upheld Spain’s 1977 Amnesty Law and declined to participate in the national discourse on the country’s past human rights violations. This research includes a comparative case study of Chile and Spain, their recent histories, their judiciaries’ attitudes towards prosecution of …


Lima Mayor Wins Partial Victory In Recall Referendum, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Mar 2013

Lima Mayor Wins Partial Victory In Recall Referendum, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Nicaraguan Gold Rush Spells Profits, Protests, And Police Repression, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2013

Nicaraguan Gold Rush Spells Profits, Protests, And Police Repression, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Un Rebuts Allegations Its Nepalese Blue Helmets Brought Cholera To Haiti, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2013

Un Rebuts Allegations Its Nepalese Blue Helmets Brought Cholera To Haiti, George Rodrã­Guez

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Chamber Of Deputies Approves Comprehensive Reforms To Telecommunications Sector, Carlos Navarro Mar 2013

Chamber Of Deputies Approves Comprehensive Reforms To Telecommunications Sector, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Uruguay's Supreme Court Overturns Law Allowing Prosecution Of Human Rights Violators, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2013

Uruguay's Supreme Court Overturns Law Allowing Prosecution Of Human Rights Violators, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Summertime Service Cuts Spur Talk Of "Renationalizing" Chile’S For-Profit Water Companies, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2013

Summertime Service Cuts Spur Talk Of "Renationalizing" Chile’S For-Profit Water Companies, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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Honduran Former Police Chief Accuses Successor Of Ordering His Teenage Son’S Murder, Revealing Tensions Within Security Force, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2013

Honduran Former Police Chief Accuses Successor Of Ordering His Teenage Son’S Murder, Revealing Tensions Within Security Force, George Rodrã­Guez

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Lack Of Investment In Rural Development Leaves Region's Farmers In Dire Plight, Louisa Reynolds Mar 2013

Lack Of Investment In Rural Development Leaves Region's Farmers In Dire Plight, Louisa Reynolds

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Mixed Reactions In Mexico To Election Of New Pope, Carlos Navarro Mar 2013

Mixed Reactions In Mexico To Election Of New Pope, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Despite Stumbling Blocks, Colombian Peace Talks Limp Along, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2013

Despite Stumbling Blocks, Colombian Peace Talks Limp Along, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuador Re-Elects President Rafael Correa, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Mar 2013

Ecuador Re-Elects President Rafael Correa, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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El Salvador's Ex-President Antonio Saca To Compete For His Old Job, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2013

El Salvador's Ex-President Antonio Saca To Compete For His Old Job, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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French Government Recognizes Mexican Journalist Lydia Cacho For Her Work To Promote Rights Of Women And Girls, Carlos Navarro Mar 2013

French Government Recognizes Mexican Journalist Lydia Cacho For Her Work To Promote Rights Of Women And Girls, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Governing Party Now Open To Adding Value-Added Tax To Food And Medicines In Fiscal-Reform Package, Carlos Navarro Mar 2013

Governing Party Now Open To Adding Value-Added Tax To Food And Medicines In Fiscal-Reform Package, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Xenophobia Complicates Better Relations Among South American Neighbors, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2013

Xenophobia Complicates Better Relations Among South American Neighbors, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Business Organizations Join Forces To Urge Government To Curb Sale Of Counterfeit Products, Carlos Navarro Mar 2013

Business Organizations Join Forces To Urge Government To Curb Sale Of Counterfeit Products, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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In Dramatic, Low-Risk Move, President Enrique Peã±A Nieto Orders Arrest Of Teachers Union President Elba Esther Gordillo On Corruption Charges, Carlos Navarro Mar 2013

In Dramatic, Low-Risk Move, President Enrique Peã±A Nieto Orders Arrest Of Teachers Union President Elba Esther Gordillo On Corruption Charges, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Peruvian Women Say No To Violence Against Women, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Mar 2013

Peruvian Women Say No To Violence Against Women, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Former Ford Executives Charged With Crimes Against Humanity In Argentina, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2013

Former Ford Executives Charged With Crimes Against Humanity In Argentina, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaragua’S Eight-Month-Old Femicide Law Slow To Deliver Results, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Feb 2013

Nicaragua’S Eight-Month-Old Femicide Law Slow To Deliver Results, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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No abstract provided.


City Of Chicago Declares Drug Trafficker El Chapo Guzmã¡N Public Enemy Number One, Carlos Navarro Feb 2013

City Of Chicago Declares Drug Trafficker El Chapo Guzmã¡N Public Enemy Number One, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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