Arianne Thomas Professor Jessica Clark Research & Documentation 28 November 2012 Nostalgia for Mysticism: Catholicism in Latin America & Magical Realism One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of the town of Macondo‚ sticky with nostalgia‚ and the Buendia family who lived out those very years of solitude. Gabo’s work is written in a style known as magical realism‚ in which elements of the magical and the mundane are interwoven seamlessly‚ making it impossible
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In the 19th and 20th century‚ Latin America went through a huge period of progress when it came to gender norms and patriarchy. Prior to this time‚ the majority of households in Latin America had a very defined patriarchy‚ with men as protectors and providers. Women who could afford to stay at home usually did ‚ caring for children and tending to the home. However‚ into the 20th century‚ we start to see more women not only getting educations‚ but also seeing the importance of education for their
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The qualities of religious experience are of great debate today hand have been of great debate for several centuries. This is because of the inability for philosophers to “explain away” the cause or source of such experiences by the way of the epistemological methods available. Furthermore‚ in his essay “the Varieties of Religious Experience”‚ William James makes the claim that religious experiences can be explained away by the way of referring their cause to the subconscious aspects of the brain
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This week reading discussion focus on Imperialism. Imperialism was a time period in which more developed nations colonized‚ and pillaged less developed nations. It was masked and redefined as meaning of claiming national territory. National territory was associated with ideology of freedom. United States acquired new territory for its continental empire‚ it was generally adjacent to and west of the nation’s existing boundaries. The United States wanted to stay neutral outside warfare. Military entanglement
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During the period of time between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the silk road underwent many subtle transformations while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods to and from Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials bartered slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the encompassing countries also were altered. Despite changes in materials‚ the original purpose of the silk road remained intact throughout
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Spanish founded Colonial Latin America‚ the cultures socially‚ physically‚ and politically united to form a new society. The Spanish‚ Indians‚ and African slaves attempted to embed their homeland’s culture into this new society. This formed a clash of cultures because each came with its own set of norms. The go-betweens played a pivotal role during encounters between the cultures acting as interpreters and the Jesuits as Christian converters. As colonial Latin America society was forming and blending
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Examination of Latin America: Brazil The first European settlers to arrive to Brazil were the Portuguese‚ which were led by Pedro Cabral‚ who began to colonies in the region. The Europeans found approximately 7 million native Indians living in the region. Portuguese explorers came in search of valuable goods for European trade‚ unsettled land‚ and opportunities to escape poverty in Portugal. The only item they discovered at the time of value was the Brazil wood tree (pau do brasil) from which they
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Latin America: Where Independence does not come Easy The revolution that took place during the late 18th and 19th century was the Latin America Wars of Independence. These wars led to the creation of many different independent nations in Latin America. Even though they gained independence there was a lot of issues trying to establish who would gain power. This caused a number of obstacles to achieving political stability and economic development. Many leaders from the independence movement had ideas
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Change for a Change The abolition of slavery in the Americas was seen as a very progressive moment for the country‚ but that didn’t necessarily mean everyone in America was content with the decision. It also didn’t mean most people were going to have a change of heart towards how they felt about people of different races. Yet there was still people willing to endorse progression in this area; one being famous American writer Samuel Clemens‚ better known as Mark Twain. Mark Twain fought against many
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Before the era of 1200-1450‚ developed countries and religions were changing and cultures molded how empires operated. The Silk Road opened‚ countries were in their infancy‚ and religions like Christianity were developing with the lifetime of Jesus Christ. As time went by‚ traveling for reasons other than religion started‚ and people started developing empires and long-distance trade. During the 12-1400s‚ new empires started trading with people close to them geographically‚ trading across continents
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