Cash Crops: The Devastation of Latin America. L.A.contains two valuable commodities,one being cocaine,and sugar, the people will continue to suffer due to the lack of distribution of wealth
- Date: March 06, 2003
- Level: University, Bachelor's
- Grade: B
- Length: 5 pages (1129 words)
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gold and silver, white gold, sugar cane, plantations, cash crops, brazil, ...profitable crop, discovery of america, prosperous times, 17th century, second voyage, agricultural product, european trade, spaniards, set foot, devastation, colonies, metals, centuries
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Cash Crops:
The Devastation of Latin America
When Columbus first set foot on the new land his inspiring forces were gold and silver. On his second voyage he planted sugar cane in what is now known as the Dominican Republic. The crop would later become know as "white gold" which suites the crop perfectly considering the quantity of wealth it would produce. For three centuries after the discovery of America, sugar was the most important agricultural product for European trade. Although countries pro-ducing sugar have seen some prosperous times it has been at a great cost.
Originally metals, such as gold and silver, were what the Spaniards were original after and therefore sugar cane was only grown within the ...
... Once the money starts coming in it is hard for them to turn away from it. Cocaine brings so much money for these countries that it will probably never stop being produced. As long as the number of consumers for this product continues to remain in the millions the supply of cocaine will surely flow.
Although Latin America contains two valuable commodities, one being an illegal nar-cotic, cocaine, and sugar, the people will continue to suffer due to the lack of distribution of wealth. Until drug lords and sugar producing monopolies and discontinued it will remain this way for these poor people. This is a perfect example of the champagne glass figure
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21 May, 2004 15:24:05
strong points, good wording and overall good essay.
20 April, 2004 21:56:24
Great paper, with alot of good points. Keep writing and sending them in.
20 April, 2004 11:49:57
its well written, but simple enough for a bozo (lol- me) to understand. you dont need any background info. laid out clearly and well researched.
07 March, 2003 17:57:40
you made a lot of good points.
07 January, 2004 00:28:22
very well wirtten, i liked the content
29 July, 2004 23:22:01
You made many great points in your essay. Like, about Christopher Columbus and about the cash crops. I guess i learn new things everyday. I would also like to say that this was well researched. Nice work!!
17 July, 2003 06:36:08
you made a lot of good points. very nice.
07 September, 2004 23:34:24
it was a decent read
06 March, 2003 22:55:29
Nice job.
24 November, 2004 05:38:54
very well written, very itneresting
03 August, 2004 15:17:54
It's always great to see where you get your information from. Good job!
22 May, 2007 18:13:50
Good job in research. It is well written and concise and to the point. Interesting topics about Columbus, cocaine and Sugar. Very interesting information on cocaine and Sugar as cash crops. Keep up the great work.
