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    De Niros Game

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    De Niro’s Game “De Niro’s Game” by Rawi Hage is a coming of age story about a boy named Bassam from war torn Lebanon. The main settings are the headings of the three parts of the novel; Roma‚ Beirut and Paris. The settings help to illustrate character development‚ the novel’s themes and are important symbols throughout. The first section of the novel is entitled “Roma‚” but the events all occur in Beirut. Bassam never goes to Roma‚ however it is always present in the novel and an important

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    Cyrano de Bergerac

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    Cyrano de Bergerac The word love has many different understandings Cyrano De Bergerac is no exception taking a unusual approach to it. Coined a "tragic hero" Cyrano faces complicated twist of fate. Roxane‚ the main object of both Cyrano’s and Christians love is the beginning of what turns out to be a difficult love triangle. Although some might feel that Cyrano is manipulative regarding his love for Roxane‚ it is actually Roxane who causes the most harm because she prompts heartbreak in Cyrano‚

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    Pedro de Alvarado

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    had conquered most of what they dubbed New Spain. Today‚ I hope to inform you about one of the most reviled‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious conquistadors to have been a part of the Spanish colonization of modern day Mexico and Central America‚ Don Pedro de Alvarado. I have done extensive research and as a first generation US born El Salvadorian‚ I have some cultural ties in which Alvarado ’s role in history has had a direct influence in. First‚ I will giving you a little history about how he became

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    Cabeza de Vaca

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    Alva Nunez Cabeza de Vaca’s life after eight years of being “trapped” in a foreign land he knew nothing about could have possibly changed his life and aspect of life. This film‚ entitled by the main characters name‚ Cabeza de Vaca‚ was a true story about Alva’s time spent in Florida. For the duration of his eight years in this new region‚ he would grow accustom to the way of life of the Indians he was bounded with. A devout Christian‚ the experiences‚ sights and adventures he would go through would

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    Who Is Christine De Pizan?

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    Christine de Pizan was a versatile writer/poet. She was born September 11‚ 1364. In her writings‚ she advocated for women’s rights and equality. Pizan was one of the first women to have her writings read because back then people didn’t pay attention to women’s writing. People paid attention especially because of her writing about Joan of Arc. Christine de Pizan was very important to women in medieval times because of she fought for her education‚ how she provided for her family at a young age and

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    Columbus vs. de Vaca

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    Cabeza de Vaca were both explorers for Spain‚ but under different rulers and different times. The more famous‚ Christopher Columbus‚ came before de Vaca’s time. Columbus sailed a series of four voyages between 1492 and 1504 in search for a route to Asia which led accidentally to his discovery of new land inhabited with Indians. Christopher sailed under the Spanish monarchs‚ Ferdinand and Isabella for his journey to the "Indies‚" whom he was loyal to by claiming everything in their name. De Vaca

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    Pierre de Fermat

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    Pierre Fermat’s father was a wealthy leather merchant and second consul of Beaumont- de- Lomagne. Pierre had a brother and two sisters and was almost certainly brought up in the town of his birth. Although there is little evidence concerning his school education it must have been at the local Franciscan monastery. He attended the University of Toulouse before moving to Bordeaux in the second half of the 1620s. In Bordeaux he began his first serious mathematical researches and in 1629 he gave a

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    Cyrano de Bergernac

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    Ryan Willcox English II Mr. Keys 13 February 2013 Theme: People hide flaws and instead blind others with false pride because of the fear of showing insecurity. The book that is analyzed in this inquiry is called ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ and was written by Edmond Rostand. He has made the setting of the book in the 1600 ’s‚ but he wrote it in 1897. There is a reason why he chose an older setting‚ because the story is based on the theme of people hiding flaws and instead blind others with

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    Views on America: Charles Dickens America in the 1800s was often understood by many countries in Europe to be a land that had finally managed to free itself of the various wrongs of the old world and institute a new era in which men were born free and died free‚ where all disputes were settled equitably and fairly regardless of class or wealth and where the rights of man were staunchly upheld regardless of what that man had done. . For instance the French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville in

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    Cabeza de Vaca

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    and claimed the indians land along with all the resources found on it. The explorers did this without thanking the natives‚ instead they prayed to god feeling it was him who led them to the fertile lands filled with corn ready to be harvested. Cabeza de Vaca even mentions that towards the beginning of their expedition they captured five or six indians and forced them to lead the explorers to their homes. There they found the indians corn that was ready to be harvested. He is quoted saying "And we gave

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