One of the most famous artists during the Renaissance was El Greco. He was born in 1541 in the city of Crete. El Greco’s real name is Domenikos Theotokopoulos. His fathers name was Georgios Theotokopoulos. However‚ his mother was unknown‚ but we do know that she was Greek. This famous artist learned his skills and talents from Titan in Venice. Since he was little he was interested and enthusiastic in training as an icon painter. El Greco also dreamed about studying in a Cretan school‚ but other than
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar‚ known best as El Cid‚ is revered as a great national hero of Spain. The name El Cid comes from the Arabic El Seid’ meaning the Lord. Known to his admiring countrymen as campeador’‚ or champion‚ he was a Spanish warrior whom later legend made into a hero and the symbol of chivalry and virtue. El Cid was born in Vivar near Burgos in 1043. His father‚ Diego Lainez‚ was a member of the minor nobility‚ called the infanzones’ of Castile. El Cid was also directly connected on
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The Lengend of El Cucuy‚ became a bilingual story that is also known to be “Boogeyman” in American. The legend came from Latin America but has remained a strong part of border folklore. The beast is known by different names to different people throughout Latin America. It has been called cucuy‚ coco‚ cocu‚ chamuco and a dozen other titles. This bogeyman takes different forms depending on the family. It is best known for telling a young child ‚“Portate bien o te lleva el cucuy‚” they say. “Behave
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Por La Educación Recibe Lustre La Patria Jose Rizal wrote this poem in 1876 during his fifth year in Bachiller en Artes in Ateneo Municipal. The poem speaks of the Jesuits who established a strong relationship between education and faith‚ the ratio studiorum (plan of studies). The poem also advocates the importance of education at a very young age. He compared education to the goddess of light‚ wisdom‚ hope‚ peace and truth and also indicated that education is the hope to attain the country’s freedom
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Antonio Montoya Flores‚ or most widely known as El Farruco‚ was a gypsy dancer who danced to the most deep-rooted gypsy style of flamenco dance. Born in Pozuelo de Alarcon‚ Madrid‚ in the year 1935‚ before he became the world famous El Farruco‚ he spent most of his youth out living on the open road living the traditional gypsy life. His father was a horse and cattle dealer who traded at fairs and markets of Andalucia‚ while his mother was a Moroccan dancer with whom Farruco would try to entertain
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An Expatriate Tour in El Salvador source: This case was written by Susan Bartholomew based on personal interviews. Names‚ dates‚ and details of situations have been modified for illustrative purposes. The various economic‚ political‚ and cultural conditions described are presented as perceptions of the individuals in the case; they do not necessarily reflect the actual conditions in the region. The events described are presented as a basis for classroom discussion rather than to illustrate
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has very closely been monitoring the possibilities of El Niño this Monsoon. In fact we had even put up an article on our website (Skymetweather.com) in February saying that 2014 could be an El Niño year‚ which would trigger a poor Monsoon in India. And as we enter mid-April‚ these observations are turning out to be more accurate. Other meteorological agencies across the world are also very strongly pointing towards the likelihood of an El Niño weather pattern this year. According to a media
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El Nino is a short time change in the climate in the pacific ocean. You can see the effects in both the air and water. The ocean will heat up a few degrees. The air therefore heats up to because the heat comes of the water and heats up the air. The heavy storms move to the east. These are small effects that can make a huge difference on the world’s climate. El Nino causes unusual warming of the surface waters of the oceans in the tropical pacific. One part is called the Southern Oscillation
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Name of student Name of instructor Course Date El-Norte The siblings Rosa and Enrique cannot be strictly called emigrants or refugees because of the rather peculiar nature of their emigration. They are emigrants because they wish to have a better life far away from their village where they were peasant farmers. They possibly may be called refugees because they had to leave their village to spare their lives. For the sake of proper designation by the authorities‚ they could be called
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flashes back to 1886‚ when an old woman gives Aguinaldo and his childhood friend Candido Tirona cryptic prophecies. Ten years later‚ Aguinaldo is inducted into the Katipunan and later assumes leadership of its Cavite chapter while becoming mayor of Cavite El Viejo. When the trouble breaks out in Manila in late August 1896‚ Aguinaldo tries to assure the Spanish provincial government of non-interference and covertly marshals his forces despite a lack of weapons. Learning that the Spanish mostly put their
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