Week 2 Final Project Brainstorm by Kathleen O'Brien https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf What social issue do you think you want to write about for your final project? What case study (or country/social group) will you focus on? What makes this topic interesting to you? Write 2 sentences. Write your name so we know who you are and can give you credit. en-us 2017-10-26 02:29:16 UTC 2026-02-22 10:04:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Eileen Olaiz kcobrien7 https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201548705 My brainstorming idea is the following: 
1) inequality and informal employment
2) women, rights, and equality]]> 2017-10-29 22:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201548705 Scout Gannon-Griffith kcobrien7 https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201548763 I would be interested in researching the government's involvement with suppressing human rights or violence against women. The peace process after war/revolution would be interesting as well. ]]> 2017-10-29 22:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201548763 Eduardo Zambrana https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201552027 I would like to talk about Venezuela's worst economic crisis that led to high food prices and how the President Maduro is related. Also, I would like to write about how education in Latin america has been evolving and how it affects them.]]> 2017-10-29 23:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201552027 Jonathan Romero jmrmro https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201552325 For my final project, I would like to talk about the significant crime issues that are prevalent throughout Latin America and how it has affected the region. I would also be interested in talking about the political instability of the Latin American nations and how it relates to  poverty and other specific consequences related to it such as crime. I find this topic interesting because of the fact that it relates to the topics of economics, politics and social norms and that the one specific issue of political instability results in significant Latin American issues such as crime and poverty.

]]> 2017-10-29 23:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201552325 Adriana Spinelli https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201552711 I think it would be interesting to write about immigrants' rights and immigration through the US/Mexico border. But also, another topic of interest would be about Venezuela, about leftists movements, such as the one about Hugo Chavez, or the current crisis in the country

]]> 2017-10-29 23:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201552711 Jack Flynn https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201558537 For my final project, I would like to talk about Environmental Justice in Latin America. I would like to focus on the high rates of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, particularly in Brazil.]]> 2017-10-30 00:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201558537 Naomi Boldt https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201559202 I am interested in writing on the current discourse surrounding the environmental issues in Latin America. E.g., How local groups, often indigenous peoples, organize to protest the governmental abuses and foreign corporations who have dominion over huge swatches of the land, as well as the often violent responses to such efforts. 

]]> 2017-10-30 00:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201559202 Lauren Dwyer https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201560264 For the final paper I would like to talk about gender and the struggles that women have had to endure in the past and now due to their gender specifically in Mexico or Peru. I think it will be interesting to see the difference in how women are treated in Latin America verses the United States. I also think it's an important subject that needs to be addressed.]]> 2017-10-30 00:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201560264 Brayden Allen https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201564229 For my final paper I am going to write about immigration rights. I am going to focus on the people that live in Mexico or around the U.S/Mexican border. Its interesting to me because I live in Southern California and I hear about it all the time. ]]> 2017-10-30 01:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201564229 Carlos Romo https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201568971 The social issue I want to write about for my final project is immigration. I want to focus on the other side of immigration, the perspective of Latin America. I want to analyze the reason for immigration taking into consideration the political and economic aspect not only of Mexico but also central america. I find this topic interesting since immigration is ideally tied down to mexico since it is our neighboring country and it makes me question what about the other countries in Latin America. ]]> 2017-10-30 01:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201568971 Zhaoji Wang https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201569605       
For my final project I would like to write about the right in Latin America. I will focus on government repression of human rights, gender equality, and violence against women, femicide. As we know that the human rights in Latin America was always unequal, and women in particular have the most low power and status, and that is a big problem all the time. That part is aroused my interest to know more about it. Therefore, I will try my best to write my final paper.
]]> 2017-10-30 01:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201569605 Jennifer Torres https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201572944 For my final project I would like to write about immigration. More specifically I would like to concentrate on how immigration from Mexico contributes to the economy of the United States to further empower the idea that Latin American countries have been contributing to the US and Europe while unknowingly neglecting their own economy. Immigration is a topic that has various opinions ranging from good and bad so I would also like to discuss a lot of common misconceptions on the topic. The topic of immigration is interesting to me because I want to become an immigration lawyer, so I am extremely passionate about it. ]]> 2017-10-30 02:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201572944 James Thoman https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201575801 For my for my final project I want to write about racism. I will focus mostly on Argentina because I know there's a ton of racism in that country.This topic is interesting because racism is all over the world and there's so important detail to it,racism isn't just happening in the United States but it's happening everywhere including Latin America.

]]> 2017-10-30 02:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201575801 Courtney Milot https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201578848 For my final project I would like to talk about the environmental damage being done in Ecuador. The main topic of my journal will be environmental justice as Ecuador had 18 billion gallons of wastewater dumped into its surface streams. As I would like to major in Environmental science, I believe that this topic will show the most interest to me and allow me to produce the best paper.]]> 2017-10-30 02:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201578848 Fernando Ruiz https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201579048 For my final project, I would like to analyze immigrant rights. I would like to focus on young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S as children, primarily from Mexico. I find the topic interesting because the Trump administration is trying to end the DACA Program, which will result in Dreamers being deported.]]> 2017-10-30 02:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201579048 Alauna Roby https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201579368 For my final project, I would like to write about Environmental Issues in Latin America. More specifically i would focus on  the contamination of water and air, as well as deforestation and soil erosion.]]> 2017-10-30 02:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201579368 Sharon Chen https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201580426 For my final project, I would like to write about immigrants rights and the process to get to USA. I would like to mainly focus on Latin America immigration because it will help me learn more about immigration overall. It also touches on a lot of topics that I find interesting as well.]]> 2017-10-30 02:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201580426 Byron Hutton https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201580633 For my final project, I would like to research and write about women's rights/equality and the education system in Latin America. ]]> 2017-10-30 02:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201580633 Neshunna Jones https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201584568  I am interested in writing about colorism in Latin America and the impact of white commodity. I am also writing about the influence of black activism within Latin America. 

]]> 2017-10-30 03:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201584568 Baraquiel Molina https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201586769 For my final project I would like to research and  write about the racism against Latin-American people living in European countries such as Spain and Portugal. Also I would like to research about the racism also in Latin American countries. 

]]> 2017-10-30 03:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201586769 Xavier Chaidez https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201592652 For my final project I would like to research the difference in LGBT rights between Latin America and the United States. There is two opposite things I have heard from Mexico (Study group)/Latin America. One is that LGBT people are specifically targeted and oppressed and the second being that the places that have legalized LGBT rights such as mexico,argentina,brazil etc. are actually lgbt friendly. One of the reasons why this topic intrests me is because I want to compare how progressive/open minded USA compared to Latin America. 

]]> 2017-10-30 04:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201592652 Dez Coleman https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201593609 For my final project, I would like to research the movement toward gender equality in Latin America. More specifically, I want to focus on the feminist movement in Mexico. This topic is interesting to me because the United States currently has a large feminist movement and I would like to compare it to that of Mexico's feminist movement. ]]> 2017-10-30 04:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201593609 Arysdelsy Velarde https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201593678 For my final project, I would like to write about the amount of environmental activists which have been murdered in Latin America. I would also like to focus on some of the threats or attacks which have taken place against indigenous environmental activists.]]> 2017-10-30 04:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201593678 Avery Gage https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201594368 For my final project, I am going to write about the issues Nicaragua is facing because of climate change. After the devastating environmental issues that have hit Latin America this year, I feel that it would be a good and interesting topic with a lot of information to write about. I would like to focus on how government officials are helping Nicaragua and what countries are offering support during these difficult times. ]]> 2017-10-30 04:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201594368 Annet Grijalva https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201596311 For my final project I would like to talk about gender inequality in Mexico. I would like to explore some of the challenges of women in Mexico today and what has happened in the past that has led to this inequality. Also maybe go into the culture of machoismo that contributes to this inequality. 

]]> 2017-10-30 04:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201596311 https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201596402 For my project I would like to focus on gender inequality. I haven't decided if I want to look into the economic inequality for women or if I want to look into femicide. Both topics are interesting and are topics I feel I need to be more informed about. ]]> 2017-10-30 04:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201596402 Xinyi Chen https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201598756 For my final project I would like to write about Race, Gender, and Nation. The issue of racial discrimination has always been the focus of attention and has not yet completely eliminated racial discrimination. I am also very interested in this issue, I think in this issue can have many points to discuss.]]> 2017-10-30 05:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201598756 Sylvia Newsome https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201598831 For my final project I plan to focus on racism. Specifically focusing on racial identification and inequalities. As well as who identifies as Afro-descendant or Indigenous. 

]]> 2017-10-30 05:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201598831 Riley Patrick Graham https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201598955  I would like to write
 about decolonization of the Caribbean. The colonization era has cause many issues world wide, and holdings on many of the Caribbean islands today have caused many issues to arise again. There are many points that can be discussed about in this topic.]]> 2017-10-30 05:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201598955 Erik Jacobsson https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201601383 For the project, a topic that seems interesting to me could be something involving the war on drugs and the involvement of the United States and Mexico and how it effects these two parties. The effects of this would be interesting to research and could shed some light on the violence and crime we hear about on the news.]]> 2017-10-30 06:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201601383 Rocio Varela https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201602101 For my project the social issue that I would like to focus on is the ongoing problem to advocate for human rights due to extreme crime in Latin America. El Salvador now has reached the highest murder rates in the world and in order combat these crimes human rights are being violated. I am interested to learn more about this topic in order to understand more about what those high in crime areas are having to go through with their human rights being violated.]]> 2017-10-30 06:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201602101 Andreah Porchas https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201602115 For my final project I want to talk about racism or border militarization and migrant rights in Mexico. I think I'm leaning more towards border militarization and migrant rights though because it is such a controversial topic. I especially hear a lot about this topic considering that I am from Somerton Arizona and it is right by the Mexican border. I am excited to doing research on this topic and learn more about it and all the issues that come with it.]]> 2017-10-30 06:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201602115 Raiyan Islam https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201602229 I plan on focusing on the ramifications of the war on drugs mainly in central America. While the initial intentions behind it may have been noble, it's very hard to deny how the mishandling of the war on drugs has lead to disastrous effects both within the US and especially withing Central America. The direct involvement of the US DEA in combating the trafficking of narcotics has lead to serious issues involving the deaths of innocents, an issue that the DEA is still reluctant to focus on. This is an issue that must be brought to light, so that we can deal with it in a manner that respects the lives of those not involved in the conflict.]]> 2017-10-30 06:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201602229 Chaela Beasley https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201603672 For my project I plan to focus on the racism that still continues in the United States of America right now. It is a very controversial topic so I am unsure of my approach at this time but I plan to write about the race card and stereotypes. This is interesting to me because my mom is white and my dad is black so I have seen first hand there struggles.]]> 2017-10-30 06:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201603672 Marcelle De Sousa Alves https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201606028 Hi everyone! For my final project I am thinking of writing about innovation and education development in Brazil. I am from Brazil myself and one of the main reasons I am still here is because of the better education provided in the U.S so I really am passionate about this topic and am curious to learn more about the current education system in Brazil since I have left.]]> 2017-10-30 06:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201606028 Carolyn Mundy https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201760538
My primary topic of interest for my final project is dymistifying and debunking (through avid research and verified sources) controversial and steryotypical elements of Latin American culture, people, and race, that are not only misconceptions but that have been socially grounded and systemically implanted into our society. Not solely on a national but also international plane. This stemming from current day political and social issues pertaining to race and the ignorance surrounding prejudices that oftentimes people are simply ignorant to or have little actual educational background knowledge and information on. ]]> 2017-10-30 15:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201760538 Ray Smith https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201914523 For my project I will analyze the social and cultural differences throughout the history of Latin America. I will in some way compare the social and cultural roles women and race play in latin america to The United States. 

]]> 2017-10-30 19:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201914523 Professor O'Brien kcobrien7 https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201925997 To post, double click on the brown part of the Padlet or click on the pink plus sign on the lower right-hand corner. Don't forget to write your first and last name in the Title field. Brainstorm away! ]]> 2017-10-30 20:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/201925997 Edgar Burrola https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/202744476 For my final project I am still debating on what I want to do but, as of now I decided to talk about 
how the US has shaped Latin America and how they affected the people of Latin America. ]]> 2017-11-02 00:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/202744476 Joan Capparelli https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/203495065 For my project I am considering writing about cultural stigmas and taboos in Latin America, specifically those in Argentina. I am originally from Argentina and have found the difference between how we perceive the concept of race there and in the United States a very interesting topic.]]> 2017-11-04 01:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kcobrien7/ao97jcng52sf/wish/203495065