MVL was a writer and a privileged person because he  knew how to read and write, and  had an audience,who respected him.

His followers repressed and put people in prison or even killed others if you are killed because you are a writer, that’s the maximum expression of respect. ... It is a moral obligation of a writer in Latin America to be involved in civic activities, as he was known to say.

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

The great state of Hawaii holds the highest total tax burden in the United States, with residents contributing nearly 14 percent of their income to state and local governments. This includes 4.2 percent in income taxes, 2.6 percent in property taxes, and a substantial 7.2 percent in sales and excise taxes.

Scientifsts, from the University of Florida and the University of Kentucky, found that the molecule glycogen, which stores the simple sugar glucose, could potentially act as a driver of some types of lung cancer.

Make Español Great Again. The presence of Hispanic/Latino people in what is now the United States dates back over 500 years, with Spanish exploration and settlement in the Southwest and Florida beginning in 1500.

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