In this essay you must discuss the forces that have shaped contemporary Central America as they are addressed in Understanding Central America
In this essay you must discuss the forces that have shaped contemporary Central America as they
are addressed in Understanding Central America and One Day of Life. You may address the causes of the
immigration, inequality, and repression of the people in the region. You could address colonialism,
racism, capitalism, globalization, or neoliberalism as they have impacted the countries and peoples of the
isthmus. Your discussion must be grounded in the readings. You must frame your argument around
examples drawn from both texts. Understanding Central America is based in the social sciences and One
Day of Life is a literary work—two very different forms of writing. But you must find a way of
incorporating both books to illustrate the forces that have contributed to the making of present-day
Central America.
This essay will be about 4–5 pages (approximately 1200–1500 words) long. The paper must be
free of typos, errors of grammar, and inaccurate citations. The argument it proposes must be unified by a
sequential logic—I need to be able to follow your thinking. It must engage the texts, which means that in
it you must quote and discuss specific passages, using textual evidence to support your claims.
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