court‚ the murderous brutal misrepresentation of the Catholic Church‚ the cruel madness of the Napoleonic War‚ along with the beauty of life passing. This is the film’s main focus: to let us experience the time and place as if seen through Francisco de Goya’s eyes. The locations‚ the customs‚ and the overall production reflects Spain of the late 18th century and early 19th century with the accuracy of a court painting. Although some of the performance is slightly forced‚ the film is compelling and
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In “Máximo Castillo and the Revolution in Chihuahua” by Maximo Castillo‚ and “Los de Abajo” by Mario Anzuela‚ the revolution comes to life. Cultural history‚ personal memoirs‚ and historical fiction can be perceived as subjective narratives but them provide a colorful addition to political‚ social‚ and economical analysis. The piece by Castillo is a personal reflection that offers a peculiar and particular point of view from one person‚ and that represents how people permeates their surrounding reality
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The short story‚ “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupossant represents how conflicts can strongly influence the development of a character. Upon dealing with a huge conflict‚ it makes one realize how much they have gone through. It may also allow one to reflect and appreciate what they had and their strengths and weaknesses. Status has been linked with a guilty and undesirable feeling in life and society. In this story Mathilde’s husband is hopeless to giving his own savings in order for her to purchase
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Essay #3 - Dos de Philipe King Philip II ruled over the western Habsburg kingdom‚ which included Spain‚ Portugal‚ Naples‚ Sicily‚ and Sardinia. When he got married to Mary I‚ he then ruled over England and Ireland. There were major challenges that Philip II faced during his reign. Some of the problems were finances and control over some of his countries‚ such as Spain and the Netherlands. Philip II had many problems throughout Spain since the time it had grown unstable. Philip II had
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The De La Garza family demonstrates the concepts of marriage‚ love‚ and sex in a different way due to their family traditions. For many generations the youngest daughter is forbidden to marry because it is her responsibility to take care of her mother until she dies. When Pedro came to ask for Tita’s hand in marriage‚ Mama Elena turned him away. Instead‚ she offered Rosaura’s hand in marriage‚ and even though Pedro was madly in love with Tita‚ he agreed to it. He realized that this was the closest
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Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara was most definitely an interesting man. Born in a time where war was common in the world and influenced by the unhappy circumstances of his own people he grew up to live a very fascinating life. He lived during Mexico’s revolutionary times and he prospered more so than his fellow kin. He was a very smart man; very astute which is in essence what got him to the position as plenipotentiary to the United States. Of course it is important to note that he himself presented the
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and repay greater ones with ingratitude." Like Mr. Franklin said a favor returned without ingratitude is not worth the time. Ingratitude can run the the whole purpose of doing or achieving something. For example‚ in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant Madame Loisel is portrayed as an ungrateful woman because of how greedy and inconsiderate she is. To begin with‚ Madame Loisel was a very greedy woman. She feels unsatisfied with what she has and wants more. The narrator’s thoughts "She
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The setting of the science fictional world which I’ll be referencing comes from the short story “Immersion” by Aliette de Bodard. It seems to take place in the future after a war of great magnitude. Within the story‚ it does reference Old Earth‚ to insinuate the characters resemble earthlings of human form. Was it believable? Yes‚ I would say‚ I believe it would be highly possible for mankind to seek out living amongst the stars in spaceships the size of cities. With the current rave about a manned
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Guy De Maupassant’s "The Necklace" is a story about a woman who suffers morally‚ emotionally‚ and physically because she believes she deserves than what she has. Mathilde was a young woman born in a low-class family. She dreamed and fantasized about having riches. Her lowly husband who was the only clerk finally was able to give her the chance to experience an elegant ball. She worried as she had nothing to wear. Her husband gave her the money he could to buy a dress. She was still unhappy as she
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In 1782‚ J. Hector St. John de Crévecoeur wrote an essay in his 1872 collection of essays. In this essay Crévecoeur “defines Americans‚” describing how great Americans are comparing to other countries and cultures. Crévecoeur tries to influence more people to consider America as a new home. Crévecoeur is also bragging about Americans to his readers. He is very proud and happy when describing the Americans. Crévecoeur writes that when people step foot onto American soil‚ they are free and protected
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