Italo Perez ID: 4016758 Essay #1- Draft- How does the building perform socially? Giuseppe Terragni Casa del Fascio‚ Como‚ 1932-6 The design of Casa del Fascio (House of the Fascism) is a metaphorical representation of the authoritarian order of the Fascist party. It consists of a perfect grid organization with an orthogonal geometry. In fact‚ it is a compact structure‚ squared in plan‚ and rectangular in elevation. The main façade is composed by a grid of open squares of the same size linked to
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CMLT277 The Contributions and Perceptions of Bartolome de Las Casas After reading Carlos Fuentes’ book‚ “The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World”‚ he devoted a section to Bartolome de Las Casas which allowed the reader to capture his unique perspective (32-38). In the introductory text before the reading of “The Brief History of the Destruction of the Indies” (as read in class)‚ Bartolome de Las Casas is viewed as a devoted Saint and missionary that was an activist for
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September 28‚ 2017 De Las Casas The author of the primary source titled “A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies” is Bartolomé de las Casas‚ a Spanish colonist‚ social reformer and Dominican friar from the 16th-century. He became the first resident Bishop of Chiapas‚ the first officially appointed Protector of the Indians and was also appointed an officer of the King of Spain in the New World. Based on these positions he held‚ it could be acknowledged that De Las Casas was higher up on the hierarchy
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CASA or court appointed special advocates are an organization made up of ordinary citizens who volunteer to act as agents or spokespersons of the court‚ in cases involving abused and or neglected children. What is remarkable about this special organization is that CASA special advocates are selected by a judge to communicate on behalf of an abused or neglected child; something that many children involved in the system do not get to experience. The court appointed special advocates (CASA) was established
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After reading the short text called “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚” by Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ I was surprised at the brutality and coldheartedness of the Spaniards towards the Indian natives. I knew that they did some horrible things from previous history classes and what not‚ but actually reading about some of the specific things they did was a bit hard to take in. An example of this is the following quote: “And thus pregnant and nursing women and children and old persons and
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Mika Carroll Professor Katz Paper 1 September 11‚ 2013 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Growing up I never understood why my sister and I were so different‚ at least in my dad’s eyes. The most painful thing was I knew that he loved my sister more than me. When I was bad I got a beating; when my sister was bad‚ I still got a beating. My mom would always be there to save me even though she knew it would cause a huge fight with my dad. Fortunately my mom was a smart woman and she divorced
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Gilberto Freyre’s Casa Grande & Senzala (1933) has been described as one of Brazil’s ‘founding fictions’. Discuss this concept paying particular attention to questions of race and to the impact of the book on Brazilian culture and society. When interpreting a work that is deemed a ‘founding fiction’‚ it is crucial to examine the social environments in which the given work was constructed as well as the author’s predecessors and external influences. When studying Gilberto Freyre’s Casa Grande & Senzala
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Reaction on Reaction Paper The first thing that came to my mind when I have heard about Reaction paper is “What exactly is it?” and before I get an understanding of that‚ I resisted that change. But later‚ when I have studied about it and understood its purpose‚ I have started thinking “Why people avoid change at the first look without an analysis?” The general human tendency is to live in a comfortable zone in which he has lived for quite some time. He draws a circle‚ thinks that circle is his
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inconceivable. However‚ becoming aware of the theme program Casa Magdalena Mora allowed me to consider UC Berkeley. Living in the theme program Casa Magdalena Mora will allow me to continue being family oriented. I will like to become part of a small community where people rely on each other. Forming a family that I am able to identify with is crucial to my success. Therefore‚ I would like to live in “Casa Mora.” Moreover‚ living in “Casa Mora” will allow me to meet people with a similar background
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PREGUNTA: ¿Cómo se desarrolló su comprensión de las consideraciones culturales y contextuales de la obra a través de la actividad oral interactiva? OBRA UTILIZADA: Casa de Muñecas de Henrik Ibsen En el desarrollo de la discusión‚ se expusieron a la clase algunas temáticas. Entre los temas abordados se trata el amor y la amistad‚ el matrimonio y la familia‚ el machismo‚ el honor y las costumbres de la época. Cuando tratamos de las costumbres de la época se hizo énfasis en el machismo que era base
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