BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without
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Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land
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select a few students to attend a conference at Villar High School in England. Only a handful of students could be chosen and among them all‚ I had the chance of being selected as one of the lucky few. The moment I heard my name‚ I didn’t know whether I should be excited or remain stunned. My body and mind was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions I couldn’t express all at once. I could only begin to imagine the thought of going to England with my classmates. I wasn’t the only eager one‚ my classmates shared
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The Europeans‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ had an influence on both the New World across the Atlantic Ocean‚ and the much closer continent of Africa. In both Africa and the New World‚ Europeans had similar influences in that they negatively affected the natives in their search for riches such as spices and precious metals‚ and wherever they traveled they would spread Christianity to the natives. One example of this is when Cortes arrived in the Aztec empire he demanded they convert to Christianity
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Introduction Blue Ridge Spain is a joint venture established between an American fast food chain and a Spanish agricultural firm‚ Terralumen. Terralumen contributed the most to Delta’s success in foreign markets. After 15 years of a successful joint venture‚ Costas was shocked to find out that new owner‚ Delta‚ wanted to end the partnership despite of the joint venture’s profitability. Issues and Analysis Cultural Issues Cultural differences‚ as related to doing business‚ come into play here
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Football in England Bill Shankly‚ Liverpool manager on football: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much‚ much more important than that.” General facts:- national sport in the United Kingdom -over 40‚000 association football clubs‚ England has more clubs than any other country - played in English schools since at least 1581 -modern global game of Football was first codified in 1863 in London -UK is
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The book‚ Muslims in Spain by L.P Harvey depicts the history of Spanish Islam during the late 15th century to the year 1614‚ when the remaining Muslim population was expelled from the Iberian Peninsula. In the early 16th century‚ Catholic kings Ferdinand and Isabella had already expelled the Jews from Spain in 1492‚ which was the year in which they acquired the Islamic Kingdom of Granada; King Ferdinand and Isabella made all of the Muslims living in the territories of the Crown of Castile convert
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How I Feel About Spain By: Hannah Frank People from Spain were very greedy/ selfish and they didn’t care for anybody other than their selves and their king. Spain also forced the natives into slavery because they refused to convert to Christianity. The spanish colonization was very untrustworthy and they were all about tricking people just to get what they wanted. Spain was greedy/ selfish‚ forceful‚ and untrustworthy. People from Spain were greedy and selfish people. The natives said
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June 2003‚ my wife Yulia and I decided to take a vacation to England touring the country. We arranged the trip through a touring agency. With a group of 5 other adventurers we boarded a jet liner for the 8 hour trip to Gatwick airport in London. Upon our arrival in England we were met by Roy‚ one of our hosts and guide who made sure we and our gear were transported to the beautiful town‚ where we were to stay at a beautiful hotel. We were met by the manager‚ given our lovely rooms‚ and after
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Cultural Differences: Spain & Slovakia Country and Culture Research Assignment October 8‚ 2008 Adding sparkling lemonade or coke to red wine in Spain during lunch time is usual habit‚ while in Slovakia‚ people often drink‚ with their lunch‚ still‚ sparkling and gently sparkling mineral water or‚ of course beer of Slovak or Czech production. Even small details make these two countries different. Although there are some similarities among Slovak and Spanish population‚ mainly between the
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