of Spain in the Seventeenth Century Dr Christopher Storrs‚ University of Dundee One of the most striking phenomena of the early modern period was the rise and then the decline of Spain between the late fifteenth and the late seventeenth centuries. Spain’s rise to be a European and global power began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile (1474–1504) and king Ferdinand of Aragon (1479–1516)‚ whose realm included Aragon proper‚ Valencia and Catalonia. They not only united “Spain” by
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Baldwin’s Blues In Sonny’s Blues the and the autobiographical notes of James Baldwin found in the book show the racism of the time and how subtle it is and how it becomes a part of a person once it is introduced to them. In the auto biographical notes Baldwin says‚ “I was forced to admit something I had always hidden from myself‚ which the American Negro has had to hide from himself as the price of his public progress; that I hated and feared white people. This did not mean that I loved black people;
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demonstrated in the Famous novella by James Baldwin entitled Sonny’s Blues. This intriguing novella is a prime example of a story that deals with African American oppression present in the 1950s. The text embodies the vivid idea that listening will lead to ones freedom. “Freedom lurked around us and I understood‚ at last‚ that he could help us to be free if we would listen” (Baldwin 90). This reoccurring theme present in Sonny’s Blues is proven through the use of family relationships and meaningful symbols
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Pepsi Blue Pepsi Blue Type Flavored Cola Manufacturer PepsiCo‚ Inc. Country of origin United States Introduced mid-2002 Discontinued 2004 (Canadian markets) Related products Crystal Pepsi‚ New Coke Pepsi blue‚ launched in mid-2002 and discontinued in 2004‚ was the result of taste-testing over 100 flavors over a 9-month period. Designed to compete with Coca-Cola’s Vanilla Coke‚ it is considered by some to be the company’s second equivalent of New Coke‚ after the much maligned Crystal
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Rhapsody In Blue George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue is one of those timeless classics that is instantly recognizable to many people’s ears today‚ even ninety years after it was first introduced to the world. It is a piece that has found its way into contemporary movies and advertisements‚ making it likely as recognizable as Chopin’s Funeral March or Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. But unlike these two pieces of iconic classical music‚ Rhapsody in Blue “resists classification.”1 In it are elements
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In ¡°The Blue Hotel‚¡± Stephen Crane uses various provocative techniques to ensure that the setting adds to the richness of the story. ¡°The Blue Hotel¡± is set in a cold Nebraska town at the Palace Hotel in the late 1800¡¯s‚ but there is more to setting than just when and where a story takes place. In a written work‚ it is the author¡¯s job to vividly depict events in order to keep the reader¡¯s attention and to create colorful mental images of places‚ objects‚ or situations. The story is superbly
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nations to adapt very different ways of thinking and keeping control of their nation. Differences such as England and Netherlands having much more success commercial than France and Spain. These two systems both had areas they succeeded greatly in but also areas that they failed in. Within that scenario the opposing model (constitutional or absolutism) would usually succeed. Absolutism is the idea that a kings power and the ideals enforced are absolute and not to be disregarded by the people
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The Blue Bouquet I woke covered with sweat. Hot steam rose from the newly sprayed‚ redbrick pavement. A gray-winged butterfly‚ dazzled‚ circled the yellow light. I jumped from my hammock and crossed the room barefoot‚ careful not to step on some scorpion leaving his hideout for a bit of fresh air. I went to the little window and inhaled the country air. One could hear the breathing of the night‚ feminine‚ enormous. I returned to the center of the room‚ emptied water from a jar into a pewter
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The Blue Laws The Blue Laws were laws that were designed to enforce religious standards‚ especially those days that were designated as a day of worship or rest. The name was rumored to have come from the supposedly blue paper the laws were printed on‚ but since that was most likely false‚ historians have found that the name came the 17th century use of the word blue‚ which was a reference to the strict moral codes and those who observed them‚ as in blue-stocking. The blue laws were favored by
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Refugee Blues W. H. Auden’s poem of despair‚ misery‚ and isolation‚ “Refugee Blues”‚ describes the hardships faced by two German Jewish refugees attempting to escape Hitler’s Germany. Published in autumn‚ 1939‚ Auden is surrounded by the anti-Sematic hatred that is growing in Germany six months prior to the outbreak of World War II. Auden utilizes this environment and the experiences of German Jews to express the abuse of human rights and the sentiments of refugees. For the near two thousand
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