of second person singular pronouns in Spanish: usted‚ tu and vos. Usted is the formal personal pronoun used to show respect and tu and vos are both familiar personal pronouns in Spanish‚ however the use of vos (voseo) and tu (tuteo) vary according to destination. Although virtually absent in Spain‚ the United States and the majority of the Caribbean‚ voseo is used extensively across both Central and South America where it is used by an estimated 40% of Spanish speakers. Voseo is a result of levelling
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“I hate spanish class!” I said that in first and second grade and I regret saying it. I regret it because I go to Mexico for family and vacation. In my opinion‚ it’s really hard being there and not knowing spanish. Middle‚ high and/or grades schools should have foreign language classes. Everyone travels sometime in their life. Most people travel for vacation. Lots of people travel for family. Others‚ still‚ travel for work. If people learned foreign languages in school‚ it would be much easier traveling
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& uncles; the other is the one that your cousins‚ siblings‚ and you have come to known as yours. Do you take the new step and start a new culture different from your family’s roots‚ or make adapt to both cultures? Growing up my family was very Spanish dominant speaking; actually I don’t believe ever hearing anyone speaking English when I was a young boy. Both my grandparents had emigrated from Mexico and settled in Edinburg‚ where they started their family there. My mother was born a United States
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Background Although it seems strange‚ languages do have sex‚ with Spanish and Arabic being the most sexist languages‚ while Finnish is the least sexist. This is because most of the languages do not have neutral terms that allow us to name something without associating it with the masculine or feminine‚ such as “the” in English‚ Spanish instead has “el” and “la” which gives rise to the fact that in practice the masculine is used as a synonym of the universal‚ which contributes to perpetuate discrimination
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Spanish essay Hispanics to Americans Cultural diffusion By: Emma Stone “Hello my name is Pablo” said one boy Or better put “Hola me llamo Pablo” Hispanic culture is everywhere and so is their culture‚ music‚ dance‚ food‚ languages‚ and art. If you take the Hispanics out of America you are also taking out very famous artists and actors such as George Clooney‚ Shakira‚ and Jennifer Lopez. But the entire Hispanic culture is not just made up of famous
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How to build a Cape Cod Chair Introduction This is the 4th version of this particular project. This updated version (take 4) of our previous plans highlights the value of user feedback and contributions. Many of the changes and improvements implemented in this version are as a direct result of user input. One of the features of this version is the three options given on how to shape the individual pieces‚ and one of these options was contributed by a user. This style of chair is pretty
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Universidad Austral de Chile Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería Escuela de Construcción Civil “RECICLAJE DE NEUMÁTICOS Y SU APLICACIÓN EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN” Tesis para optar al Título de: Ingeniero Constructor. Profesor Patrocinante: Sr. Adolfo Montiel Mansilla Ingeniero Constructor. PAULINA ALEJANDRA DELARZE DÍAZ VALDIVIA – CHILE 2008 Aquel que quiera construir torres altas‚ deberá permanecer largo tiempo en los cimientos… AGRADECIMIENTOS A Dios: Gracias por darme
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empresarial. Un portero de cinco fuerzas de análisis es preciso determinar los niveles exactos de riesgo del negocio de American Home Products. En primer lugar‚ la amenaza de sustitutos es el riesgo de que AHP no puede permitirse el lujo de ignorar. Debido a que gastan muy poco en investigación y desarrollo‚ y tienen que depender de su comercialización para alcanzar a los competidores‚ siempre parece estar un paso por detrás de sus competidores. En las industrias que opera AHP‚ los costes de cambio son muy
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Well if you didn’t know‚ you pray before every meal because you show God that you’re thankful for the food you eat everyday. Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca prayed before every meal‚ but he didn’t always have good food to eat. Infact‚ most of the things he had weren’t very good at all. Here’s some brief background of whom Cabeza de Vaca is. Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish soldier‚ but he was also on an expedition to the New World for Spain. Things didn’t go too well for him‚ as his ship wrecked in
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to gain money from local resourses and political power. Now we might ask why didn’t they "just" exploit the land and leave the native cultures be. Which brings me to the second reason‚ which is more from a cultural perspective. Example: Why did Spanish conquistadors think the natives in Sounth America couldn’t be human and
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