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The American band Linkin Park, formed in the late 90s, began its meteoric career with the album Hybrid Theory, which, together with the following hits, marked the beginning of a whole generation in the world of rock. Image source: https://en.faceoffrockshow.com/post/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-1 -
I was born on August 26, 2002, in the city of Trujillo, Peru. At that time, my country had just emerged from the hellish phase of terrorism that kept the nation in suspense for almost 10 years.
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When I turned 5 years old, my family decided to travel to the US for vacation, and this would be not only my first international travel, but also my first contact with american society outside of cultural influence.
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During the great recession of 2008, many large companies had to be bailed out by the government. Among them was GM, which faced bankruptcy and had to divest half of its automotive brands due to economic problems. Image source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/why-you-should-watch-new-movie-about-automotive-bailout-n648836 -
The Bitcoin currency would be the beginning of a revolution in the financial sphere, creating not only a new method of payment completely different from traditional currencies, but a new form of investment, which price skyrocketed just a few years after its release. Image source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-ethereum-price-crypto-markets-today-a5b4c091 -
The arrival of the glorious singer and pop icon Michael Jackson would mark a before and after in the world of music, and his sudden death would be mourned by an entire generation that grew up with his songs. Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/01/leaving-neverland-is-it-still-ok-to-listen-to-michael-jackson -
The video game Grand Theft Auto V, set in a parody of the city of Los Angeles, became the biggest success not only in the world of video games but of entertainment in general, breaking records such as the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours and fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion. Image source: https://www.ibtimes.com/gta-5-how-grand-theft-auto-5-broke-7-guinness-world-records-1420152 -
Donald Trump's election victory was a surprise both at home and abroad, as he was very different from the traditional American president and also was the first president of the United States who has no experience in government or the military. Image source: https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/presidential-portraits/ -
The lead singers of the rock bands Soundgarden and Linkin Park, respectively, were pioneers in the Grunge and Alternative Rock subgenres. Their near-simultaneous deaths were a major blow to their generation and helped raise awareness of the risks of depression and stress in big stars. Image Source: https://www.eonline.com/news/868227/chester-bennington-found-dead-on-chris-cornell-s-birthday-inside-their-close-friendship -
Even if the Tesla electric car company had already been formed and had some success, the Model 3 would be a major milestone for it and the automotive world in general, becoming the company's first car under an accessible price point, as well as winning the record for the fastest accelerating car in the category, reaching marks that were not even considered possible for a car of that price. Image source: https://www.caranddriver.com/tesla/model-3 -
On June 2018, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un met for the first time and held a first, historic summit in Singapore. The main purpose of this meeting was to reduce the existing tensions between the two countries, as well as to carry out an exchange of opinions on the issues related to this conflict under diplomacy. Image source: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/06/politics/trump-kim-summit-cnnphotos/ -
The most important health event of the millennium took place just a few years ago when a new SARS-CoV-2 virus disease originated in the Wuhan region of China. This was to be a pandemic like no other seen before, as globalization contributed to the virus being able to spread to almost the entire world in less than 1 year after its discovery, killing millions of people. Image source: https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html -
The arrest and trial of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein would expose all sorts of scandals committed by him and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell, implicating people like Duke of York Andrew in crimes like pederasty and human trafficking. His alleged suicide raises doubts to this day. Image source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/europe/ghislaine-maxwell-profile-epstein-intl-gbr/index.html -
A few months after finishing my high school studies, I managed to apply to become an international student at FSCJ, and while I was unable to travel during this time due to the pandemic, I was able to start part of my online courses from my home country.
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The crude death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of police officers was videotaped and went viral around the world, which coupled with the unacceptable sentences the officers received, acted as the spark for racial justice movements on a scale not seen since the 1960s. Image source: https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-minneapolis-american-civil-liberties-union-3b608b10620ef34f4a31c9eedc27fd2b -
The longest war waged by the United States would come to a bitter end for Westerners after the Taliban took over the capital of Afghanistan: Kabul. The president then decided to withdraw U.S. troops from the country, ending the conflict with what was seen as a major defeat for the United States by the rest of the world. Image source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/americas-longest-war-20-years-missteps-afghanistan-2021-08-16/ -
The election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States would mark the Democrats' return to the presidential chair. However, many Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, were unhappy with the resolution, and to this day strongly believe that the election was rigged. Image source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-biden/ -
Starting in 2014 with Russia's annexation of the Crimea region, the Russian-Ukrainian war suddenly escalated on February 2022 when President Vladimir Putin made the decision for a full-scale invasion against an unprepared Ukraine at the time, citing "peacekeeper" reasons, and with the largest mobilization of Russian troops to the border since the Cold War. Image source: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/02/how-does-ukraine-war-end-experts-say-2023-could-prove-decisive-dangerous/ -
After the greatest danger of the pandemic in my country had passed, I was finally able to travel to validate my student visa, and a few days later I was traveling to the United States to continue my courses and finish my Associate Degree at FSCJ.
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After the transcendental image of M87, the first black hole image ever conceived, the astronomers responsible for this event in charge of the Event Horizon Telescope also revealed the first image of Sagittarius A, another supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Image source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-picture-of-the-black-hole-at-the-milky-ways-heart-has-been-revealed/#:~:text=In%201974%20American%20astronomers%20Bruce,sky%20known%20as%20Sagittarius%20A.