Corazón y Alma
The Corazón y Alma project was intertwined between all of our classes, Math/Physics, Spanish, and Humanities. Specifically in humanities, we focused on celebrating Latin American culture and history. To start of the Corazón y Alma project we split up into six production teams: Public Relations, Art, Dance, Theater, Music and Spoken Word. Each production team had a group of 6 - 9 students that focused on creating performances and planning for our final exhibition at Grape Day Park. Each student was also to become an expert in one Latin American Country's culture and Relations with America in the past and present. Overall this project was about celebrating the history and culture of Latin American countries.
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Spoken Word
The production team I was in for the Corazón y Alma project was spoken word. There were eight students in the spoken word team. As a group we decided to tell a consecutive story through the poems we created. We also created a calendar/time line with deadlines for different parts of our poems. We then split up into groups of two and planned out themes. The themes we created were Immigration, Boarder Patrol v.s Boarder Angels, Friendship Park/Family Struggles, and Chicano Park/North County Parks. We wanted to explain the full cycle of subjects that are looked over or seen through and opaque lens. To read all of the spoken word poems and watch a video of my performance please click the buttons below.
Expert Country: Guatemala
Each student had to be become an expert in one Latin American Country. The country I got was Guatemala. The topics we had to learn about were people, arts/entertainment, government, economy, struggles/successes (US-Latin American Relations). To see my presentaion please click the button below.
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Dictator Trials: Efraín Ríos Montt
During the Corazón y Alma project we tied in debating by putting previous dictators of Latin American countries on trail. The dictator I got was Efraín Ríos Montt of Guatemala. Montt was a horrible person who committed massacres in the country of Guatemala, yet I was assigned to fight for him in the trail. I had to find away to go against my own opinion and fight for his liberation. Eventually in the end my partners and I ended up winning the trail through manipulation of evidence.
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History: Acts, Doctrines, Policies
Manifest Destiny:
- The idea that is was God's plan to spread from sea to shinning sea.
Monroe Doctrine, 1823:
- The U.S made a doctrine to protect Latin American countries from the invasion and interference of affairs from Europe. At the time the U.S's army was growing at rapid pace, so they were becoming more of a threat to other countries. To enforce this doctrine the U.S sent a "threat to peace and security" of European countries.
Roosevelt's Corollary, 1904:
- Adding to the Monroe doctrine, stating that U.S intervention in Latin American affairs was necessary for national security.
Good Neighbor Policy, 1933:
- Pulling all U.S influence out of Latin America. Be good neighbors instead of intervening, not getting involved.
Cold War, 1947 - 1991
- When the Cold War hit the U.S ignored the Good Neighbor Policy and reverted back to the Roosevelt's Corollary. Intervening in Latin American affairs, once again, through the fear of communism.
- The idea that is was God's plan to spread from sea to shinning sea.
Monroe Doctrine, 1823:
- The U.S made a doctrine to protect Latin American countries from the invasion and interference of affairs from Europe. At the time the U.S's army was growing at rapid pace, so they were becoming more of a threat to other countries. To enforce this doctrine the U.S sent a "threat to peace and security" of European countries.
Roosevelt's Corollary, 1904:
- Adding to the Monroe doctrine, stating that U.S intervention in Latin American affairs was necessary for national security.
Good Neighbor Policy, 1933:
- Pulling all U.S influence out of Latin America. Be good neighbors instead of intervening, not getting involved.
Cold War, 1947 - 1991
- When the Cold War hit the U.S ignored the Good Neighbor Policy and reverted back to the Roosevelt's Corollary. Intervening in Latin American affairs, once again, through the fear of communism.