The author of this declaration is Maria de Gouze‚ known by the pseudonym of Olympe de Gouges‚ was one of the most outstanding representatives of women who during the French revolution heard her voice in the public square. Marie Gouze was born on May 7‚ 1748 in Montauban (France)‚ a French writer and heroine‚ who claimed equal rights between women and men at the time of the French Revolution. She marries at age 17‚ in a marriage of convenience‚ and has a son‚ but only widowed a year later. He goes
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Drilon v De Venecia Topic: Commission on Apointments Facts: In August 2007‚ both the Senate and the House of Representatives (HOR) elected their respective representatives to the Commission on Appointments (CA). The contingent of the Senate for the CA is composed of 1 from KAMPI‚ 1 UNO‚ 3 Lakas-CMD‚ 2 PMP‚ 1 NPC‚ 1 LP‚ and 1 PRP. The contingent of HOR is 6 Lakas-CMD‚ 2 KAMPI‚ 3 NPC‚ and 1 CIBAC Party List. Because of the non representation of LP‚ who have 20 elected member at the HOR‚ to the contingent
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Carnival is celebrated everywhere in Brazil‚ but in Rio de Janeiro‚ the celebration becomes a fantastic spectacle during the summer months (February‚ and March) in the country. It is wild‚ wacky‚ frivolous‚ and most say‚ quite enjoyable. Passionate‚ exuberant Rio comes alive when Carnival begins. As the temperature heats up‚ so do days of seemingly endless parades‚ balls and parties in Cidade Maravilhosa‚ or the "Marvelous City"‚ as Rio is sometimes called. It has to do with people‚ with the color
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STRUCTURALISM - A theoretical method which is analytical not evaluative. - A way of approaching texts and practices derived from Ferdinand de Saussure. Exponents of Structuralism include: |Name |Field | |Claude Lévi Strauss |Anthropology | |Roland
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Argentine Caudillo: Juan Manuel de Rosas In the year 1829 Argentina was faced with a conflict between two social and political groups to determine the future of the nation. Juan Manuel de Rosas‚ a federalist‚ became governor of Buenos Aires that same year starting a period of terror‚ tyranny and brutal suppression. Rosas’s dictatorship was noted for its law and order through tyranny in which his secret police and spies intimidated all opposition‚ so that by 1840 few people dared to oppose him and
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Cabeza De Vaca’s Survival Do You Know How Cabeza De Vaca Survived? Cabeza De Vaca was a spanish sailor who was stranded on a island that has a lot of different Indian tribes.One Of the Indian tribes enslaved Cabeza and his friends he had to eat what he could which was Lizards‚Spiders‚Roots‚Molusks‚Rats‚And Snakes.But Later On Cabeza befriended the Indians that had enslaved him and they let him server as a trader for over 150 bands of Indian tribes.Cabeza also learned 4 different Indian languages
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BASIC OUTLINE FOR AN EXPLICATION DE TEXTE I. INTRODUCTION A. Reading the text 1. Read the text out loud several times‚ paying attention to its difficulties (words‚ expressions‚ grammar). 2. Ask yourself at this point some general questions about the text. Is it is comic‚ serious; a monologue‚ dialog (slow or rapid); is it a description‚ reflection‚ confession‚ etc? 3. Try to find the rhythm of the text: slow‚ rapid‚ even‚ uneven. 4. The purpose of this reading is to make your
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa Monologue Hello kids‚ my name is Vasco Nunez De Balboa. Most of you should know a little about me because you studied about me but any way I am here to give you more information about me and my explorations. So everyone fasten your seatbelts!! We are going back to the world in the 1400’s. I was born in 1457‚ Jerez de los Caballeros‚ Mexico. I am a Spanish explorer. As a young boy I had two dreams: to become a famous explorer and to be an Olympic fencing champion. My
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“I may climb perhaps to no great heights‚ but I will climb alone. A kiss is a rosy dot over the ’i’ of loving. A large nose is the mark of a witty‚ courteous‚ affable‚ generous and liberal man.” Cyrano de Bergerac a play by Edmond Rostand‚ which takes place in the seventeenth century France. The protagonist‚ Cyrano‚ is a poet who claims to have a “long” nose which makes him feel insecure and keeps him from revealing his love for his cousin Roxane. Conformity can create an equality and justice in
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Alberti And De Re Aedificatoria Architects‚ as a conceiver of city‚ the concept of public space and buildings‚ act as several statuses. Their social status may high‚ but more often relatively low status. During the Middle Ages‚ painting‚ sculpture and architecture are subject to the limitations of three kinds of hand-crafts the visual arts. During the Renaissance in Italy‚ because control of the drawing (not construction)‚ the architect obtained a new identity with higher social status. This is
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