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    Cyrano de Bergerac

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    It All Adds Up Throughout the play Cyrano de Bergerac‚ Edmond Rostand concentrates on Cyrano’s adoration of the exquisite Roxanne‚ and his attempts to win her love for the less intelligent but more attractive Christian de Neuvillette. Cyrano‚ a large-nosed swordsman and poet‚ must overcome internal struggles between his passion for Roxanne and loyalty to his friend Christian. In the end of the play‚ when Roxanne learns the truth about the true identity of Christian‚ the ever-loyal Cyrano wrongly

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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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    Samuel de Champlain

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    The Founding of New France Samuel de Champlain was a soldier and navigator‚ and was extremely interested in the “Americas” In 1604 he was an assistant to the Sieur de Monts. De Monts was a French noble appointed by the king of France to set up trading posts in Canada. Champlain was given control of the Fur trade in exchange for establishing a French colony. Champlain‚ De Monts and approximately 60 settlers set up their first trading post called “port Royal” in 1605. Unfortunately Port Royal was

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    Hernando de Soto

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    Hernando de Soto was born in 1496 in Spain and died on May 21‚ 1542 in de Soto County‚ Mississippi.. He was a Spanish Explorer. His mission was to conquer and settle in the unknown territories. He participated in the conquest of Panama and took a role with the Spanish in the conquered of Peru. He lead the largest expedition that would later become the Southeast United States and the Midwest United States. He was made Governor of Cuba by Charles V. He lead an expedition from Spain to

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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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    New York Vs. Los Angeles Did you know according to the US Census and Suburbanstats.org that almost half of Los Angeles is hispanic while only 17% of New York is hispanic? Why is that so? And how would that affect these cities and their peoples’ views? New York is the largest city in the United States and the world while Los Angeles is the second largest in the United States and third in the world. However‚ they are on the opposite ends of the United States. Also‚ Los Angeles is a much younger city

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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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    Jonathan Verduzco 10/2/12 EAST SIDE IS THE BEAST SIDE Good ole Los Angeles. I’ve been lucky enough to visit many cities around the world; Amsterdam‚ Rome‚ New York‚ even Mexico City‚ and its safe to say that there isn’t any other city in the world that has the robust mixture of urban concentration and suburban pride. Nowhere does this ring truer than in East Los Angeles. While some believe “east los” is nothing more than a breeding ground for failure‚ crime‚ and Hispanic illegal immigrants

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    Mix-Used Development In Downtown Los Angeles Downtown mixed-use developments are solutions to solve urban downtown challenges and impact the economy in attracting business‚ people‚ investment‚ and tourist. Downtown Los Angeles has gain success in changing zoning ordinance to adaptive reuse. The private and public sectors are working together to revitalize this area for opportunity in many aspects. A dynamitic downtown will be complete with addition of L.A Live‚ a mixed-use

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