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Today I listened to an audio story on Latino USA called " The Fight for Abortion Rights in The Dominican Republic " which aired on June 29th, 2021. The host of the show is Maria Hinojosa and the guest speaker is journalist Amanda Alc ántara. I learned that anti-abortion laws in The Dominican Republic are very strict. I learned that civil rights for women in regards to pro-reproductive rights is minimal to none. Hinojosa mentions, "The Dominican Republic has one of the harshest anti-abortion laws in the Americas. Abortion isn't allowed under any circumstances. Only 5 other countries in the continent have such harsh restrictions on ending a pregnancy legally. That's Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, and El Salvador" (Latino 1:20 - 1:42). I liked that the guest speaker,  Amanda Alc ántara, gave the audience some background information.  Alc ántara sheds light on the consequences of having an abortion in The Dominican Republic. The fight for "tres causal...

Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya  tells the Maya genesis. The text is translated by Allen J. Christenson. The translator's preface states, "The Popol Vuh is the most important example of Precolumbian Maya literature to have survived the Spanish conquest. Its significance may be seen in the numerous versions of the text that have been published. In the past three hundred years, the Popol Vuh has been translated approximately thirty times into seven languages. Unfortunately, most of these translations were not based on the original Quich é -Maya Text, but rather on various Spanish versions derived from it" (Christenson 24). Some of the key characters in Popol Vuh are the Hero Twins (Hunahpu and Xbalanque), their grandmother Xmucane, their brothers One Batz and One Chouhen, their father One Hunahpu, and their uncle Seven Hunahpu, and the different Lords of Xibalba.  Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque Since the beginning of their lives, The Hero Twins lived their life...