Assignment1

GeopoliticalIssues
Picture#1
Title:Tsunami

ThisPoliticalcartoonthatappearstobeProImmigrationReform,islettingthepublic
knowtheseverityofthenumberofillegalAliens
.IllegalAliensarepeoplewhoentered
theUnitedStatesillegallywithouttheproperauthorizationanddocuments.Inthe
cartoonmassivewaveabouttocrashontheStatueofLibertyissupposedtoportraythe
largeamountofimmigrantssneakingontoU.S.soil.AsstatedinthepicturetheStatue
standsforwelcomingoutsiderstotheUnitedStatesnomatterwhatbackground,wealth,
orsocialstatusoneholds,itssayingtheU.S.welcomesyouwithopenarms.Butthe
frightenedfaceofLadyLibertysaysdifferent.Sheisdefinitelyoverwhelmedwiththe
risingnumberofillegalimmigrationthroughoutthepastyear.

Assignment2
ReligiousTraditions
ReligionsInLatinAmerica:
SanteriaThereligionfocusesonbuildingrelationshipsbetweenhumanbeingsand
powerful,butmortal,spirits,calledOrishas.AnOrishaisamanifestationofOlodumare
(God).
RastafarianismareligiousmovementamongblackJamaicansthatteachesthe
eventualredemptionofblacksandtheirreturntoAfrica,employstheritualisticuseof
marijuana,forbidsthecuttingofhair,andveneratesHaileSelassieasagod.
VoodooFollowersofvodoualsobelieveinauniversalenergyandasoulthatcanleave
thebodyduringdreamsandspiritpossession.

Santeria

Customs:

Preformsanimal
sacrifices
BasedonYoruba
beliefs
Followersbelievein
powerfulspiritscalled
orishas
Santeriadoesnot
haveaHolyscripture
Passedonbyword
Onemajorritualisa
bemb
.This
ceremonyinvitesthe
Orishatojointhe
communityin
drumming,singing
anddancing.
Havefewbuilding
devotedtofaith

Voodoo
OriginatedbyAfrican
slaves
Containselementsof
blackmagicand
witchcraft
Voodoodollsare
mostlyassociatedwith
aformofAfricanfolk
magiccalled
Hoodoo,

InHoodoodollshave
traditionallybeen
madetorepresentan
individualwhothe
practitioneris
attemptingtoputa
spellorcurseupon
duringareligious
ceremony.
Practicedespeciallyin
Louisiana
Thereisnosingle
founderofthisreligion

Rastafarianism
Nofuneralceremonyto
marktheendoflife.

PromiselandisEthiopia
BelievethatMarcus
Garveypredictedthat
therewasgoingtobea
massiah
Oneof12Tribes
Marijuanaisregardedasa
herbofreligious
significance
Rastafarianseatstrictly

Ital
whichmeansnatural
andclean
Rastafariansbelievethat
reincarnationfollows
death,andthatlifeis
eternal.
Believethatblacksare
superiortowhites

Comparisons:
AllstemmingfromAfricanreligion
AllhaveRomanCatholicinfluences
Allthreereligionshavenospecificplaceofworship
EachreligionoriginatedsomewherethroughoutLatinAmerica
Allpraytosomesortofspiritandorgodoftheirchoice
Allreligionsarestillpracticedtoday
VoodooandSanteriabothbelieveinanimalsacrifices

Assignment3
NaturalSightstosee

DearLora(Mom),
IamsendingyouthisPostcardfromMountCorcovadomeaninghunchbacklookingout
upontheplatformyouseedowntownRio,beachesand,MaracanStadium.Itisoftencloudy
inRiososunnydaysarerecommendedforoptimalviewing.Withthisstatutebeingthe5th
largestofJesusintheworldyoucanonlyimaginetheastonishingnumberoftouristthatcome
toseethe98footmonument.Justlastyearthesculpturerainedin300,000tourists.Iwish
youwereheretowitnessthisbecauseitsbeautiful!!

DearLloyd(Dad),
Thisisariverlikenoother!JusteastoftheAndes,reaching100kmlongandsometimes
calledtheLiquidRainbowduringcertainmonthsoftheyearwithshadesofred,blue,yellow,
orangeandgreeninavibrantnaturaldisplaythathappensnowhereelseonEarth.Goodthing
IcamenowbecausetheriverisclosedofftotouristsfromJanuaryallthewayuptoMay.It
wasn'tuntilthemid2000sthattouristwereallowedtocomebecausegorillaswereincontrol
ofthearea.Thereisstillmanyredzonesinthisareathatiwillbesuretostayawayfrom.
DontworryIneverstrayawayfrommygroupandimalwayssafe!missyoulots!

DearCrissy(Sister),

Greetings!fromChileIamnowlocatedinEasterIslandhometothenotoriousarrayofalmost
900giantstonefiguresthatdatebackmanycenturies.Thestatuesrevealtheircreatorstobe
mastercraftsmenandengineers,andaredistinctiveamongotherstonesculpturesfoundin
Polynesiancultures.Standingnexttothesebeautifulmajesticsculpturesmakesmerealize
howarelifebackathomeinPlymouthMeetingissofastpace.Ireallywishyouwerehereto
seetheirimmensebeauty!

DearTom(Brother),
TheGalpagosIslandsarebestknownfortheirricharrayofcreaturesrangingfromgiant
tortoisesandlizardstosealsandpenguins.Plus,theislandsboastaminimalhumanfootprint,
onlyaddingtotheirallure.Gettingheredefinitelycostsmeaprettypennybutitsadmiring
toweringvolcanoesanduniquewildlifewastotallyworththeexperience.Eventhoughthebest
timetovisittheislandisJanuarythroughMayitisbeautifulthroughouttheentireyear.AsI
washikinginthe70to80degreeweatherIhadtostopandtakeaswiminthecrystalclear
water.Youwouldloveithere!loveyouandmissyou!

DearRochelle(Sister)
HiRo!Eventhoughyou'reinPuntaCanarightnowandprobablyseeingbeautifulwaterfalls
thisoneisjustatadmorebeautiful.IamintheIguazuFallsacrossthetriborderbetween
Brazil,ArgentinaandParaguay.Iampreparingtolookatover250waterfalls
thebiggestdrop
comingtoisamassive80meters,andtheentire2,700meterwideareaisontheUNESCO
WorldHeritage.Plus,ifyouinconceivablygettiredofthespectacularview,thevariedwildlife
orthesurroundingrainforest,youcangoswimmingunderthefalls,takeanexhilarating
guidedboatride,orevengowhitewaterraftingorabseiling.Okayweregonnaeatourlunch
beforewestarthikingagain!HavefuninPuntaCana!byeee!

Bibliography
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/santeria/ritesrituals/rituals.shtml
http://www.religionfacts.com/voodoo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/santeria/beliefs/orishas.shtml
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20140903colombiasliquidrainbow
http://www.history.com/topics/easterisland