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FOR YOUR NACLA REPORT ON THE AMERICAS ASSIGNMENT, YOU ARE TO READ A CURRENT NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THE South America THE WEBSITE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS OF LATIN AMERICA (NACLA) AND SUBMIT A SHORT REVIEW. THE REVIEW HAS TO BE AT LEAST 3-4 PAGES. THE ARTICLE: https://nacla.org/news/2020/06/16/feminists-covid-...
In your works cited page, compose your article entry in a format like this:
Schrader, Stuart, "From Police Reform to Police Repression: 50 Years after an Assassination," NACLA Report on the Americas website (August 10, 2020).
IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT OF EACH REPORT, I AM LOOKING FOR TWO MAIN POINTS OF DISCUSSION. FIRST, YOU SHOULD DEVOTE THE FIRST HALF OF THE REPORT TO A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS IN THE ARTICLE THAT YOU SELECTED. TO HELP YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, CONSIDER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS: WHAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE BEING DISCUSSED? (I.E. IMMIGRATION, ELECTIONS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, WOMEN'S ISSUES, CRIME, ETC.) WHO ARE THE MAIN PERSONALITIES MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE? (I.E. MEXICAN PRESIDENT ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR, PRESIDENT BIDEN, SECRETARY OF STATE BLINKEN, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP, ETC.) HOW DOES THE ISSUE AFFECT THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE? DOES THE ISSUE HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES INTERESTS? WHAT DO YOU THINK COULD BE THE BEST SOLUTION TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM?
AND FOR THE SECOND POINT OF DISCUSSION, PLEASE ANALYZE THE ARTICLE THAT YOU SELECTED AND PRESENT YOUR POINT OF VIEW ON THE STORY. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE STORY? HOW DID THIS ARTICLE CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MODERN LATIN AMERICA? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE ARTICLE? HOW DOES THIS TOPIC RELATE TO CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OR CULTURAL THEMES IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY?
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The article by Branigan (2020), discusses how a group of women has been on the
frontline of mitigating the effects of Coronavirus on the community in Buenos Aires, in
Argentina. According to the article, Buenos Aires is considered one of the largest information
settlements, in which the residents were living in a crisis even before the pandemic hit the
country. The settlement was mostly populated by people living below the poverty line. The
article highlights that by the end of April, residents of Villa 31, started experiencing a shortage of
running water. One of the residents in the area by the name of Ramona Medina, took a phone
video of her sinks without water asking the local government to rectify the situation to allow
them to follow the Covid-19 guidelines of washing their hands regularly. Additionally, with the
current situation, the residents had to go out of their houses to purchase water for home use.
On a sad note, Ramona Medina was hospitalized on May 13th, 2020, and was placed on a
ventilator since her condition was worse, and four days later she died. Medina was part of a new
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