Rodriguez Diaz De Vivar “El Cid” Born and educated as a nobleman in the Royal Court of the Castile‚ Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar became a famous military leader and diplomat. He was King Alfonso VI’s greatest general in the war against the Moors and is widely considered to be a National Hero of Spain. Known as El Cid Campeador (or El Cid)‚ this honourable nickname translates as the ’Lord of Military Arts’‚ or ’The Champion’‚ and reflects his innovative techniques on the battlefield. Rodrigo Diaz was
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“…el rostro blanco de Elena.”‚ “Su palidez ya no es tan macilenta como en el momento de la muerte”‚ “Sencillamente ha perdido todos los colores.” …And his son‚ whose life slowly fades away before his eyes: “El niño esta enfermo. Casi no se mueve”‚ “sus ojos desbordando las orbitas hasta parecer enormes y sus mejillas hundidas buscando la calavera. Esta muy delgada.” The tortuous moments that the poet is forced to endure would undoubtedly render relatable to many of those who were affected by the
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mexico. This is a tradition celebrated by the Mexican Natives‚ most Mexican Americans (including myself) don ’t even acknowledge this day‚ unless they happen to be visiting mexico at the time of this event. Foreigners have more trouble understanding Dia de Los Muertos than any of Mexico ’s other celebrations. At first glance‚ they see Day of the Dead decorations which are colored paper garlands‚ little skeletons performing daily tasks and sugar skulls inscribed with names‚ which remind them of Halloween
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Quels sont les bienfaits de la recherche médicale? Le 20eme siècle a connu des progrès considérables dans le secteur de la recherche médicale et scientifique. Les efforts soutenus des scientifiques ont aboutis à de nombreux succès dans la bataille contre les maladies autrefois dites incurables et ils ont beaucoup contribués à améliorer la santé à travers le monde. Grâce aux recherches dans le milieu médical‚ l’espérance de vie chez les êtres humains est passée de 40 ans à 70 ans au 20eme
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Christian de Neuvillette is a character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Headstrong and young‚ Christian is a baron who comes from Gascony; he intends to join the Guards and become a musketeer. He is a very good-looking man‚ but he has a hard time orally expressing his thoughts and feelings. Because Christian has a hard time articulating himself‚ he keeps his relationship with Roxane alive by relying on Cyrano’s literary abilities. Strong emotional depth is also seen in Christian
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Obituary: Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain‚ who has died aged 61‚ was a French navigator and soldier. He is important to Canadian history because he helped establish the settlements. He founded New France and Quebec City as well. Early experience In 1604‚ he was made an assistant to the Sieur de Monts‚ who was a French noble appointed by the king of France to set up trading posts in Canada. In the summer of 1605‚ de Monts‚ Champlain and approximately sixty settlers and established a small
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Class‚ race‚ and gender oppression are part of the same category and they are all related to each other one way or another. Gregory and the film Trópico de Sangre‚ by Juan Delancer‚ also discuss race‚ class‚ gender and the relationship among the three. After reading the book The Devil Behind The Mirror and watching Trópico de Sangre‚ I completely disagree with their understanding of race‚ class‚ and gender. There are many things that class‚ race‚ and gender oppression have in common with one another
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Cabeza De Vaca Outline Thesis: Reséndez’s argument that Cabeza wanted a more humane wane to colonize holds some validity‚ but his argument has some holes because Cabeza did not believe some Native Americans could become loyal Christian citizens of Spain. I. Introduction to controversy: 1. Andrés Reséndez’s central argument for his book is that the castaways’ “journey thus amounts to a fork in the path of exploration and conquest‚ a road that‚ if taken‚ could have transformed the brutal process
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Biography of Gaspar Aquino de Belén Gaspar Aquino de Belén is a Filipina poet and translator of the 17th century‚ author in particular of Pasyon‚ a famous poetic of passion‚ died narration and resurrection of Christ. Filipino natives‚ generally were not taught Spanish‚ but the bilingual individuals‚ notably poet-translator Gaspar Aquino de Belén‚ produced devotional poetry written in the Roman script in the Tagalog language. Pasyon‚ begun by Aquino de Belén‚ is a narrative of the passion‚ death
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Columbus and de la Casas make two very different observations of the new world. Columbus made many detailed descriptions in his letter to the King Ferdinand‚ who had financed his journey with the intentions of completing three very clear goals. The first‚ “to procure riches for the Spanish empire‚” the second‚ “to find a new route to the East Indies‚” and lastly‚ “to convert native peoples to Christianity (Casper et al.‚ 4).” de la Casas had a much different intention than Columbus for why he journeyed
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