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    Cinco de Mayo

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    Emily Kinner Spanish II; 7th mod May 14‚ 2011 Cinco De Mayo Cinco De Mayo is a day of celebration. You may think‚ “Its Mexico’s Independence Day‚” but you’re wrong. Cinco De Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexican Militia over the French Army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. Mexico finally gained independence from Spain in 1821 after a long struggle. During this time‚ Mexico accumulated heavy debts to several nations including Spain‚ England and France‚ who were demanding repayment

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    Lazarillo De Tormes

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    problems. Not surprisingly‚ when Lazarillo de Tormes was written‚ albeit anonymously‚ it was a popular book with reprintings‚ additions of extra parts and even other editions. The picaresque figure‚ which featured in this slapstick comedy‚ intertwined with a number of themes ranging from hypocrisy‚ deceit‚ religious satire‚ poverty and hunger through to corruption‚ fortune and honour. Whether it represented an

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    L'Arc De Triomphe

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    Bonjour tout le monde‚ c’est mon projet‚ mon petit arc de triomphe. J’ai choisi l’arc de triomphe parce que il n’est seulement pas un monument vraiment beaux‚ mais parce que pas beaucoup de gens savent la vérité sur il. Il est un monument très grand and il y a beaucoup des histoires vraiment intéressantes derrière lui. C’est un monument très beaux‚ à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur aussi. Je voudrais beaucoup vous parler de mes découvertes sur L’arc de triomphe‚ mais cette partie est en anglais. 1758

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    De Soto Essay

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    Hernando De Soto Tours Hernando De Soto sent out on an expedition to find an empire abounding in gold and jewels. He had six hundred troops‚ 213 horses‚ a pack of fighting hounds to aid him in his search‚ and his heard of swine. He landed in Florida May 28‚ 1539 in Tampa Bay in search for his gold. Shortly after arriving in pursuit of Indians his men were surprised to hear one of them shout in Spanish‚ “Do not slay me‚ cavalier; I am a Christian!” They were lucky to find a survivor of the Narvaez

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    Guillaume de Machaut

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    Nova. The word Ars Nova means ‘inventor of new art’ and was created by Philippe de Vitry‚ a very well known French composer and poet. Modern scholars of the early 14th century liked the term Ars Nova so much‚ that they adopted it as a suitable word denoting the entire century of music before the 1300’s. During this time period a very influential composer started to emerge during the Ars Nova movement‚ Guillaume De Machaut. Machaut lived a considerable long life and within that he achieved various

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    Eamon de Valera

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    Eamon de Valera‚ although born in New York City‚ in the United States of America‚ devoted his life to help the people of Ireland. As he once said it‚ "If I wish to know what the Irish want‚ I look into my own heart." De Valera loved Ireland and its people with a deep and lasting passion. It was he‚ probably more than any other person in their history‚ who helped that country win freedom from British rule and then shaped its history well into the twentieth century. De Valera ’s mother‚ Catherine

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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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    Cyrano de Bergerac

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    2012 Is Cyrano de Bergerac a tragic hero? Well‚ does he have any of Aristotle’s six characteristics? Aristotle’s characteristics consist of having a high social status‚ being imperfect‚ that the person’s downfall is his own fault‚ that his misfortune isn’t wholly deserved‚ the fall is not pure loss‚ and the tragedy doesn’t leave the audience in a state of depression (English 10 Honors Class Notes). What does Cyrano de Bergerac have in common with Don Quixote? Also‚ what do Cyrano de Bergerac and Don

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    Guy de Maupassant

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    Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (French pronunciation: ​[gi d(ə) mo.pa.ˈsɑ̃] ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer‚ considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form’s finest exponents. A protégé of Flaubert‚ Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient‚ effortless dénouements. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent

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    Guy de Maupassant

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    THESIS STATEMENT: • Guy de Maupassant used irony and sarcasm in “Was It a Dream?” to denote that true love can still exist in a deceitful society through the man’s love for his wife. I. Portrayal of true love was exhibited with a sense of exaggeration. A. The man’s dialogue expressed his great love for his wife. 1. He speaks like he was the only who had loved her madly. 2. His thoughts only contain the memories that they’ve shared together. 3. His dialogue expresses how he greatly suffered

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