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1. What is the name of the country you selected? Argentina 2. Is the country a centralised and/or inclusive state? Describe the country’s context to justify your answer. Use the concepts to explain how the country has progressed to where it is today (e.g. six steps to a centralised state, pressure through protests for inclusivity…etc). [200-300 words] After a period of 300 years of Spanish rule, the 1810 revolution in Argentina forged the birth of a new nation. Some periods of anarchism followed in the following years, with a divided territory and many disputes among different political leaders. However, the most powerful armies imposed the economy of scale, until a period of national reconciliation was achieved. There were huge gaps in economic development between the capital city and the rest of the provinces, but a spirit of common unity permeated the whole territory. The great controversy was about the tax system of the port of Buenos Aires. At the beginning,...

The Boomerang Clue (Why didn’t they ask Evans?) by Agatha Christie A personal view by Jose Atencio Bobby Jones was a twenty-eight-year-old man who lived in Marchbolt, a small seaside town on the coast of Wales. He was the fourth son of the Vicar of that town, and he lived with his father and the housemaid, Mrs. Roberts. On one day, he was playing golf near a cliff with his friend, Dr. Thomas, when he suddenly noticed that a man was lying on the rocks, near the sea; apparently he had fallen down from the upper side of the coast. Dr. Thomas ran away for help, and Booby descended to see the man. After some minutes, the man of the accident died, but before passing away he pronounced these words: “Why didn’t they ask Evans?” Bobby realized that the man had died, and he could see the picture of a woman in the dead man’s pocket. He watched the photo and then he put it in the same place. While he was waiting for help, a strange man arrived and introduced himself as Roger Bassington-ffren...

A personal view on Ben Carson’s story. By Jose Atencio “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” . The previous quote belongs to Dr. Martin Luther King, an outstanding personality who became famous in the ‘60s. He took direct action for peace and tolerance among American people, between colored and white people, during a time of hate, during a time of racism, during a time of violence. And what he did was to share his dream with all his brothers, using the most powerful weapons: words and speeches; and using the most effective ammunitions: tolerance and peace; and taking advantage of the greatest resources: love and faith. During the times of Dr. King, there were also other outstanding colored men who made history in other fields, such as medicine, and using the same weapons, the same ammunitions, the same resources. I will tell you the story of Dr. Ben Carson. Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson lived in ...