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as the Virgin of Guadalupe‚ perhaps the most recognizable icon to emerge out of post-conquest Americas. La Virgen of Guadalupe has evolved throughout history as a cross-cultural and multi-generational icon of virginity‚ femininity‚ purity‚ and maternal love. Her presence can be seen everywhere‚ on clothing‚ jewelry‚ car windows‚ and even on coffins. This essay charts the evolution of La Virgen de Guadalupe in Chicano art‚ from religious icon to feminist mascot; I examine the forms in which contemporary
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ESL 185 Writing Assignment Maria Zuniga Book Report December 9‚ 2005 Corrections “Sor Juana” is a biography of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz written by Octavio Paz and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. It is a book of 470 pages divided in six parts that besides Sor Juana’s life and work‚ explain the difficulties of the time for an intellectual woman. It was published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Cambridge‚ Massachusetts in 1988. Reading this book gave me the
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The document The Chronicle of San Juan de la Pena is a chronicle of the early history of the Iberian Peninsula. It uses mythology and history interchangeably to describe the settling and history of Hispania. Such as the references to the Greco-Roman hero Hercules who came to rule the indigenous peoples here. This document has religious aspects though it does not appear until Chapter three. The document’s style due to its chronological nature usually is detached. There is however moments when the
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que bajar a la mar otra vez‚ por la convocatoria de la marea corriendo es una llamada salvaje y un claro llamamiento a que no se puede negar -John Masefield‚ The Seekers En los últimos años‚ la llamada del mar‚ o al menos la perspectiva de un poco de relajación deckboard-ha hecho el negocio de los cruceros de más rápido crecimiento del mundo industrial.54 viajes por mar‚ por supuesto‚ han tenido un aura de misterio durante siglos‚ pero sólo en las últimas décadas la experiencia de la alta mar y
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This paper is an analysis of the article “What Makes A Family” written by Vanessa de la Torre. About a family that consists of two couples with children‚ a couple without children and two individuals that have no blood or marriage relation. Living under one roof peacefully‚ but that peace was disturbed when the city determined that it wasn’t an ideal definition of family. Vanessa de la Torre establishes her credibility in the article by stating supportive facts‚ and emotional input. Has no personal
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Josie Mendez-Negrete’s novel‚ Las Hijas de Juan: Daughters Betrayed‚ is a very disturbing tale about brutal domestic abuse and incest. Negrete’s novel is an autobiography regarding experiences of incest in a working-class Mexican American family. It is Josie Mendez-Negrete’s story of how she‚ her siblings‚ and her mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. “Las Hijas de Juan" is told chronologically‚ from the time Mendez-Negrete was a child until she was a young
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The “Sense of Place” of Casa Loma In 1879 a 20-year-old man named Sir Henry Mill Pellatt became locally known for beating the amateur world record for running of the mile. This fueled the ambition and aspiration for success that he seemed to have been born with. Little did he know that in just over 20 years he would own the largest private home in North America. By the time he was thirty Sir Henry owned 21 companies. His newfound money and love of
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Daniel Boehm 42098211 Compare and contrast Sartre and de Beauvoir’s accounts of freedom. To what extent are we equally free? How does our relation with others restrict or enhance our freedom? What does de Beauvoir add to Sartre’s account? Which do you find more convincing? Freedom is undeniably one of the major thoughts which have driven human kind to great pursuits and maintains to be a crucial tenet in human life. It is the true synonym for life‚ for what is life without one’s ability to
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Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was a major figure in Hispanic literature and a remarkable colonial intellectual of the Baroque. Sor Juana’s literary works serve as a look into the dynamic world of seventeenth century Hispanic literature. Considered the last great author of Spain’s Golden Age‚ Sor Juana and her influence contributed to creating a Mexican identity in the New World. Her poetry and life present the difficulties women then faced trying to thrive in academic and artistic fields. As a famous
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