When world oil prices dropped in the mid-1980s, the resulting foreign debt crisis and rising unemployment led to the defeat of the institutional revolutionary party, or pri, in

Mexico. The PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) was the leading political party in Mexico since 1929 until the decade of 1980. It became into the main political power for these almost 70 years, when due to economic crisis, unemployment and also, the pressure from political minorities, led to the introduction of different measures to distribute the political power in order to restore the credibility of Mexican democracy, which had been questioned by the time. This change led to a progressive transformation of the Mexican government.

the discoverers and explorers: 1. natives showed jedediah smith the way. 2. william sublette was the first cross it with a caravan. 3.joel walker and his family were the frist settlers to use it. the jumping off point: 1. founded in 1827 near where the missouri river flows into the mississippi. 2. by the 1840's, it was the most popular "jumping off" point for pioneers to stock their wagons with supplies. 3. missionaries from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints attempted to make independence their zion, or holy capital. the route west: 1. the first emigrants to oregon came by ship before the trail was established. 2. ships continued to to travel to oregon even after the overland migrations began, but they were not popular among the pioneers. 3. the fare for a sea journey to oregon was quite expensive--few pioneer families could afford it. i don't know the other three i'm sorry.

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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