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    Voltaire Paper Justin Spicer Voltaire uses many writing techniques‚ which are similar to that of the works of Cervantes‚ Alighieri‚ Rabelais and Moliere. The use of the various styles shows that‚ despite the passing of centuries and the language change‚ certain writing techniques will always be effective. One common literary technique is the author’s use of one or more of his characters as his own voice to speak out the authors own views on certain subjects. For instance‚ in Moliere’s Tartuffe

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    complete the program claiming discrimination made by the Spanish Dominican friars against the native students. 2 courses enrolled at UST • Philsophyand Letters (1877 – 1878) • Medicine Mother’s Opposition to Higher Education -          Don Francisco and Paciano wanted Jose to pursue higher learning -          Dona Teodora opposed this at the university of santo tomas. • RIZAL ENTERS THE UNIVERSITY -          April 1877‚ Rizal at 16 years old‚ entered University of Santo Tomas 2

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    Miguel Cervantes was a great influence to the spanish world. He was one of the first people to write a modern novel " The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" or Don Quixote. The son of a deaf surgeon‚Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29‚ 1547 he died in April 23 in 1616 in Madrid Spain. He left a great legacy that inspired many of the things we have today. In the next couple of paragraphs I will talk about how he impacted the the world with his literature. In his

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    change them into extra-ordinary magical things. The ball to the adults is simply “…that dirty thing” to be thrown away. To the youths‚ it is a treasure to be excited about‚ admired and buried. This part about the grinding ball reminded me of Don Quixote vision of Dulcinea. With a secret lion on the inside the world can be transformed like magic. I loved the style and diction of the author. The hurried speech of the youths reflected their energy‚ excitement and haste‚ “GuyGodthis is perfect

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    Hernandez 1 Scarlett hernandez Professor Clement Markley World Literature March 03‚ 2012 The Definition of a True Inspiration Miguel cervantes‚ was born on september 1547 on Alcala de Henares‚ Spain. The exact day he was born is unknown. He was a famous novelist and poet whose writings were and continue to be well liked in society. Cervantes was unsuccesful in portraying his thoughts and feelings on the corruption of the goverment and his life as a soldier. Nonetheless‚ Cervantes approached

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    Mancing emphasizes that Cervantes was glad to fight‚ and was considered a hero in the army (3-4). During the war‚ Cervantes received two shots to the chest and shattered his hand (Starkie xii-xvi). On the way back from battle‚ Cervantes and some of his fellow comrades were attacked and taken prisoner by Turkish Mercenary Pirates

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    Every person has feelings. These feelings are aroused by a catalyst. A touch‚ a smell‚ a sight. When a person does art‚ his or her duty is to titillate the viewer. His or her work must be passionate‚ captivating and able to be thought about. When an artist renders a piece‚ be it a painting‚ water color‚ sculpture‚ dance or poem‚ he or she must inspire the viewer to come back and look at it a second and a third time. The artist must expand his or her mind to engulf others. Octavio Ocampo has accomplished

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    help of the stops he made along his travels. The story begins with Steinbeck wanting to get to know his country because he does not feel like he knows it enough. He prepped for his trip by having a custom truck made. He named his truck Rocinante after Don Quixote’s horse. He then makes a stop in New Hampshire. They begin to have normal small talk about current events.. After that he makes a few canadian friends in Maine. He

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    In “Don Quixote‚” “The Epic of Gilgamesh‚” and “The Odyssey” there are limited presentations of women throughout the text‚ if not prostitutes or servants‚ women are portrayed as mothers or wives. In contrast‚ the male characters throughout the text are depicted as warriors or heroes possessing the prominent role in restoring peace‚ their reputation can be attributed to the exhibition of strength‚ physical strength and expertise. Don Quixote is the main character who is driven to madness because

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    as well. Gentleman of Rio En Medio by Juan A. A. Sedillo is about Don Anselmo and Americans buying Don’s house. All the Trouble the Americans went through just to get what they wanted. Don is not only selling his home‚ but he is also selling four acres for twelve-hundred dollars. Little did Don know he had twice as much acres than he thought‚ eight acres. American where willing to pay extra cash‚ but Don said‚ “Just take it.” Don Anselmo is not greedy at all. He’s just giving the extra four acres

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