Essays on Americas

Peru is an emerging economy, but still considered a developing country, who began to introduce the widely-used IFRS accounting standards during 1994 (World Bank Group, 2004). Prior to this introduction, the Peruvian system had become a hybrid of many other country’s accounting policies, taking influence over time from areas of the world such as Spain,...

In this project I will be comparing the growth rates of 10 Latin American countries’ economies and analysing whether the countries that started poorer had higher or lower growth rates than the initially richer countries. I will also be comparing the growth rates these Latin American countries with that of Western Europe and looking at...

The topic I have chosen for my National 4 added value unit is “Cocaine Production in Peru” and a newspaper article about two females that were caught trying to smuggle 1.5 Million Pounds of cocaine into Peru. I have chosen this topic because I wanted to learn more about Peru and the Drug Trade. Peru...

The Columbian government has in the recent past come under heavy criticism after claims of abuse of the state surveillance system to spy on human rights defenders, political opponents, and journalists by the Administrative Department of Security. Due to Colombian’s rights, the government replaced the department with the National Intelligence Directorate but are yet to...

For this assignment I will be studying how bossa nova relates to the social and political conditions in Brazil when the style first came to rise. Brazil has a rich music culture and a long history in many distinctive styles emerging from the country. Author Chris McGowan wrote “In Brazil, music is everywhere” and this...

For my essay I chose the United States and Canada, I will be talking about population, Economics such as GDP, per capita income, political structure, Agricultural background, Environmental information and religious type from the United States and Canada. The first major difference between the United States and Canada is the population. The population of the...

Abstract This paper Explores the slow economic and political fall of a once great nation of Venezuela from the 1930s to present time. In present time Venezuela is facing one the worst economic crises in the modern area. This paper first provides a detailed history on the Venezuelan economy and politics and how it rose...

Introduction This work differentiates the work laws of Costa Rica, the US and Spain. I will clarify the work privileges of every nation, including against separation and the entrance and effect of aggregate understandings. I trust that the exploration completed will help explain vulnerability and stir in the literary critic, the craving to direct his...

With a troubled and problematic past, Panama and the United States did not end their feud after the finalized construction of the Panama Canal. The sovereignty of the United States over the middle of Panama’s territory and the canal caused numerous social, economic, and political problems between both countries. Panama was socially and racially segregated...

The Industrial Revolution was one of the main revolutions that has transformed the modern world. There were many defining features of the Industrial Revolution, notably the Seven Wonders. Others include the Eiffel Tower and the steam engine. Some of the biggest defining structures of the Industrial Revolution were the Brooklyn Bridge, Panama Canal and the...