Semester Long Journal (50%)

Students will be required to complete a journal of one-page overviews of selected course readings assigned during the semester. Each one-page review will outline the key themes identified in the readings and your analysis of the reading based on class lectures and the required textbook. These assessments should be no longer than one-page, 12-point font, Times New Roman, and 1.5 space. This journal is due Sunday, April 11, by 11:59pm EST.journals are half summary/ half analysis of readings…10 journals, 1 page each with citation. each journal need to be done separately but the 10 journals then need to be in the same word documentJournal 1name. Read: Eakin, “Does Latin America have a Common History?”Uploaded file name: Eakin – Does Latin America have a Common History.pdfJournal 2Read: Lee et al “Can the Current Aid to Latin America Contribute to Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation?”Uploaded file name: Can the Current Aid to Latin America Contribute to Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation.pdfJournal 3Read: Brookings Institution, “Latin Americas Struggle with Democratic Backsliding”Uploaded file name: Latin America’s struggle with democratic backslidingJournal 4Read: Fuentes, “Origins of Institutions and Inequality in Latin America”Uploaded file name:Fuentes (FEB 2016) Origins of Institutions and Inequality in Latin America (1).Journal 5Read: Dominguez, “US-Latin American Relations During the Cold War and its Aftermath”Uploaded file name: U.S.-Latin American Relations During the Cold War and Its AftermathJournal 6Read: Jose Miguel Cruz, “Criminal Violence and Democratization in Central America: The Survival of the Violent State”Uploaded file name: Criminal Violence and Democratization in Central America: The Survival of theJournal 7Read: Kate Brannum, “Guatemala 2018: Facing a Constitutional Crisis”Uploaded file name: Guatemala 2018 Facing A Constitutional Crossroad (1).pdfJournal 8Read: CRS, “US Strategy for Engagement in Central America”Uploaded file name: Biden plan for Central America (1)Journal 9Read: Guzman-Concha, “The Students’ Rebellion in Chile: Occupy Protest or Classic Social Movement?”Uploaded file name: The Students’ Rebellion in Chile: Occupy Protest or Classic Social Movement?Journal 10Read: Pierre-Louis, “Earthquakes, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Governance in Haiti”Uploaded file name: Earthquakes, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Governance in Haiti