Focus Paper #1 The Broken Spears The book The Broken Spears‚ by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ presents an account of the Conquest of Mexico from the point of view of the some of the indigenous people who survived those events. The passages used‚ written in the native language of the victims‚ provide us a brief description of the encounters with the Spaniards that were not seen in the documented history of the conquest. Native priests and wise men had documented the welcoming of Cortes and his men as
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sportsmanlike qualities in the youth rather than focussing on empowering the youth in socio- economic and political activities‚ as a solution to national development (Fanon‚ 1961). Fanon (1961) argues that this is a retrogressive misconception and he points out that the young people of under-developed countries in 1961 are idle and that governments ought to provide occupations for them. In his view‚ empowering the youth would liberate Africa and bring forth sustainable development to Africa. Using
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There are many psychological disorders that we have studied through the years. The categories for most of them are anxiety‚ personality‚ and dissociative disorders. The one that has helped identify the majority of criminals is antisocial personality disorder. This disorder is one that develops early in people‚ as early as the age of three‚ and as stated before can lead the person to become a criminal. However‚ if the person who has this disorder is raised well he could end up being a hero of
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders PSY 240 August 11‚ 2013 Marie Dube ’ Analyzing Psychological Disorders Today I will be discussing schizophrenia‚ the associated symptoms‚ the areas of the brain that it affects‚ the neurological basis of the disorder and the various treatment options that are available. Afterwards I will be reviewing two separate case studies‚ the first will be of a 33 year old man has been through a variety of inpatient treatment facilities for his alcoholism‚ and
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“Complex psychological trauma is defined as resulting from exposure to severe stressors that (1) are repetitive and prolonged‚ (2) involve harm or abandonment by caregivers…a responsible adult‚ and (3) occur at developmentally vulnerable times in the victims’ life‚ such as early childhood or adolescence” (Courtois & Ford C. A.‚ 2009‚ p.13). Jim experienced prolonged physical and psychological abuse and witnessed IVP between his parents until the age of 14. From 14 on his father continued to be abusive
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The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico Author: Miguel León-Portilla History of the Spanish defeat of Mexico and the Aztecs has always been told in the words of the Spaniards. It has often been forgotten that with only having one impression of the events that took place during this time period‚ we can never be certain of the entire story‚ or what actually took place. For this reason‚ Miguel León-Portilla took it upon himself to further explore pre-Hispanic history and gain
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self. The days flew by one-by-one‚ and winter was slowly coming. They had plentiful food supplies to last them for six-to-eight weeks and a creek nearby for water. The cornmeal wasn’t cutting it for their stomachs‚ so Will decided to learn how to spear fish. Spearing was a difficult and patient job for Will‚ but he managed to catch
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In the article “Brittany Spears‚” published in New York Times on May 4‚ 2016‚ Ben Ratliff describes Spears’ success since her break down in 2008‚ and the effects of her breakdown on her current life. She can’t make any purchases large or small without the approval of her father or sister in order to protect her fortune. Ratliff argues that Spears didn’t let her breakdown stand in the way of her success. She lives with the consequences every day and works hard every day to prove herself. I can recall
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Why I hate Britney was an article written by the‚ Nisey Williams at the time when she wrote this article‚ Nisey was a senior at the University of Austin. According to Miss Nisey Williams‚ Britney Spears in early 2000s were the most extremely or shockingly bad influence on the young girls as an icon or idol. More over Miss Nisey believes that in 2002 Britney Spears was the most famous and influential character or artist‚ however she accept this as a true fact that‚ Britney was famous because of her
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While reading “Broken Spears”‚ written by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ I’ve had a small view of what Mexican culture was like back in those times. They are sort of different from America’s traditions and societies. Broken Spears is unlike others written about the loss of the empire because it was written from the point of the Aztecs and not the Spanish. As the book goes on‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes how the Spanish were successful in taking over the solid empire. The book really starts out by giving
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