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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÝ Ûß
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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜß ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[x]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [People, Education, ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Way of Life, Government,]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [and the History of ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [Nicaragua. ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:550 School:Co/Ed Private State:NY
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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People and Way of Life
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Most Nicaraguans are mestizos. That is that they have white and
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Indian ancestors. There way of life is somewhat similar to that of Spanish
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Americans in other Central American countries. Most people belong to the
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Roman Catholic Church and speak Spanish. Most of Nicaragua's people are
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poor farmers. Many of those in the Pacific Region are peasants who work on
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their own farms, cooperatives, state farms, or large private farms. In
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warmer areas, agriculture workers live in metal roofed houses. In the
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colder areas of the Central Highlands, they live in adobe houses with tile
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roofs.
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The only Indian groups in Nicaragua that follow their own languages
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and their old ways of life are in the thinly populated Caribbean Region.
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In the early 1980's some of these Indians became involved in
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anti-government things. Because of this, the government moved some Indian
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groups from their homes near the border to areas in the interior of
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Nicaragua.
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Education
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Nicaragua has a law that requires children to go to school from the
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age of six through twelve. Before 1980, only about half the children did
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so because they were poor and couldn't afford to be sent or it was that
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there weren't many schools around where they lived. Nicaragua did not have
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enough schools, and many rural areas had no schools at all. But since then
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the new government has built hundreds of schools. The government also held
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a successful literacy campaign headed mainly by young volunteer teachers.
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Nicaragua has two universities. The national University of Nicaragua,
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in Le¢n and Managua, is the older and larger one. It was founded in 1812
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and has more than seven thousand students. The Central American University
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is a Roman Catholic institution in Managua.
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Government
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A president heads the government of Nicaragua. The people elect the
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president and a legislature called the National Assembly. The president
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appoints a Cabinet to help carry out the operations of the government.
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This government is very similar to our own government.
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The president, most of the Cabinet members, and the majority of the
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National Assembly members belong to a political party called the Sandinista
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National Liberation Front. In 1979, the Sandinistas led a revolution that
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overthrew the government of the Somoza family, which had long ruled
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Nicaragua. From 1979 to 1984 the Sandinistas controlled the government
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largely through a three-member junta, or a ruling body. The president and
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the national assembly were elected in 1984.
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History
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In 1502 Christopher Columbus claimed Nicaragua for Spain. The
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Spaniards did not really settle in Nicaragua. Many pirates set up hideouts
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and Dutch as well as others went to Nicaragua instead.
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On September 15, 1821 Nicaragua and other Central American states
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declared their independence. They later became part of the Mexican Empire
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but broke away in 1823. They formed the United Provinces of Central
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America. This union generally followed liberal economic and political
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policies. The union began to fall apart because of conservative landowners
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and the clergy to regain their old privileges. In 1838 Nicaragua left the
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Union.
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In 1979 their was a civil war which drove the Somoza family out of
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government office. They had ruled from 1937 to 1979. Somoza was
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assassinated in 1980 while leaving the country as an order by the rebels
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who fought and won.
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