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    The Spaniards‚ the Chinese‚ and the French In the 15th century‚ Spain became the originator of the age of exploration. To begin with‚ the Renaissance had recently started and there was an eager love for culture and exploration. Art was an extremely important part of culture in Spain. Gothic art was probably one of the largest styles of art in Spain‚ this was a result of the Cistercian Order. Examples of this style of art are the monasteries of Poblet and Santes Creus and the Cathedrals of Leon‚ Burgos

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    EROS S. ATALIA : A FILIPINO AUTHOR A Term Paper presented to Dr. Reynaldo Padilla Mapua Institute of Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Rizal’s Works & Writings of Other Filipino Heroes (RZL10) Submitted by: Mendoza‚ Gaven Earl C. December 2012 I. Bibliography Eros S. Atalia (born on July 7 1975)‚ is a Filipino Writer known for his works such as "Ligo Na U‚ Lapit Na Me" and "Peksman (Mamatay Ka Man) Nagsisinungaling Ako". Formerly a contributor and

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    left Spain as a cultural powerhouse in Europe which was still largely medieval in 15th century. Spanish philosophers and scholars exerted strong influence and their craftsmen were well known across Europe. Ferdinand and Isabella united Spain and by 1492 expelled the Moors entirely form the country. They were determined to Christianize Spain and instituted the Inquisition to hunt down and punish heretics/in addition to the Moors tey expelled all the Jews from the country. Influences from both the

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    Italian explorer who discovered America. However‚ the truth is he did not discover America‚ when he traveled to North America there were already millions of people living here. The fact is Christopher Columbus never set foot on our shores. On October 12‚ 1492 Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas‚ he also reached the coasts of what is now Cuba‚ Haiti and the Dominican Republic he also travelled to Central and South America. Christopher Columbus also never flew a Spanish flag in North America. Now

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    Reflection of The Columbian Exchange Crosby‚ Alfred W. “ The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492.” Duke University Press‚ 2003 Before reading this book‚ when I think of the Columbian Exchange‚ a song/poem I had to memorize in elementary school about Christopher Columbus comes into my mind. “ In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue‚ he had three ships and left from Spain‚ he sailed through sunshine‚ wind and rain” I see Christopher Columbus setting sail to find

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    Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange has been one of the significant events in the history of world ecology‚ agriculture‚ and culture. The term is used to describe the enormous...Premium Columbian Exchangeand David Northrup. The Earth and Its People. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Boston: Charles Hartford‚ 2005. 418-573. 4."The Columbian Exchange." Calstatela.edu. 18 Feb. 2006...Premium Columbian ExchangeAmerica weather the Europeans came or not. This is the only negative affect that occurred out of the

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    Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to find the New World also known as America. He was born in 1451 in Republic of Genoa‚ Italy to Domenico Colombo and Suzanna Fontanarossa. Columbus was the oldest of three brothers and one sister. His brothers names were Bartholomew‚ Giacomo‚ and Giovanni Pellegrino; his only sister’s name was Bianchinetta. Growing up his family was not very wealthy‚ so he only had a meager education. When he was a boy‚ he would help and work with his father. In

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    specifically the era of Islamic Spain (711-1492). Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix between the three great religions at that time‚ which consisted of Muslims‚ Christians‚ and Jews. For over 700 years‚ the era in which Islamic rulers governed was broken into five different successions which consisted of the Dependant Emirate (711-756)‚ the Independent Emirate (756-929)‚ the Caliphate (929-1031)‚ the Almoravid Era (929-1031)‚ and finally the Decline (1031-1492). The history of the Muslim Spain is

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    love for vampires and the paranormal‚ published the first novel in the series Blade Song in 2012. With the first novel fast achieving commercial and critical success the author went on to publish several more titles in the series including three prequels. The series of novels has three basic groups of witches‚ vampires‚ and shape shifters. The Aneiris‚ which is a forgotten and nearly extinct race of human assassins‚ is also prominent in the series particularly given that the lead protagonist is half

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    Shakespeare in Popular Culture Shakespeare was an English playwright who lived in the Elizabethan times and wrote many plays that many people enjoyed. Shakespeare wrote many plays‚ some of which are still very popular today. Screenwriters even based some of their movies and musical storylines on s Shakespeare’s plays. Some songwriters have also based their songs on Shakespeare’s plays or made music specifically for his plays. Shakespeare has written many plays and few are still popular to this

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