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A form of government where
political power effectively
rests with a small, elite
segment of society (whether
distinguished by wealth,
family, or military prowess) |
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A certain type of message
resentation directly aimed at
maniulating the opinions or
behavior of people, rather
than impartially providing
information. The use of
arguments that, while sometimes convincing, are not necessarily valid |
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This is an umbrella term for a
complex series of economic,
social, technological, cultural,
and political changes seen as
increasing interdependence,
integration and interaction
among people and companies in disparate locations. It has been seen as an engine of "corporate imperialism" |
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The "street name" for a
person that receives payment
for smuggling people across
a border |
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A policy of extending control
or authority over foreign
entities as a means
aquisition and or
maintenance of empires.
is either through direct
territorial; conquest or
settlement, or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy. The term is used to describe the policy of a nations dominance over distant lands. |
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A strip of deadly desert along
the us-mexico border in a
region where, on average, at
least one migrant has died
every day over the past few
years |
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A revolutionary in El
Salvador. Created the
socorro rojo internacional, a
communist alternative to the
Red Cross. in 1932, they
helped start a guerrilla revolt
of indigenous campesinos.
He was executed by the US-organized National Guard |
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As archbishop, he witnessed
numerous violations of
human rights and began a
ministry speaking out on
behalf of the poor and victims
of the country's civil war. In
1980, he was assassinated
by gunshot while consecrating the Eucharist during mass. His death provoked internal outcry for human rights reform in El Salvador |
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A salvadoran peasant
uprising of 1932 where rebels
killed less than 100 people
and the military retaliated with
great force, killing between
10,000 and 40,000 peasants,
including a famous
revolutionary leader. |
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Can be defined as a person
"who faces and transforms
reality." A fluid term
comprising of ethnic identity
accompanied by political
consciousness. Based on
individual cultural perception. |
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Acronym for the political party
in El Salvador that was
formerly a revolutionary
guerrilla organization. In 1980
this group was formed as an
umbrella group of four left
wing guerilla organizations and the Salvadoran Communist Party to fight the Salvadoran government |
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Refers to an economic
system in which the means of
production are mostly
privately owned. |
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School of Christian thought
that explores political
activism, particularly in
areas of social justice,
poverty, and human rights. |
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A US army facility at Fort
Benning in Georgia. Its motto
is Libertad, Paz y Fraternidad
(Liberty, Peace, and
brotherhood). The facility is
frequently cited as an
example of U.S. support for
regimes in Latin America that have a history of employing death squads and otherwise infringing upon human rights |
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Security operation on the
US-Mesico border claimed "to
restore integrity and safety to
the nation's busiest boarder."
(Beefed up security-forcing
mexicans to go through the
desert and "devil's highway" |
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