NAVARRA DEIR EL-MEDINA The village of Deir el-Medina is situated in Upper Egypt near Thebes and Luxor‚ on the west bank of the Nile. The typical New Kingdom village was predominately agricultural and contained a wide range of skilled and non-skilled workers‚ including farmers‚ fishermen and labourers. By contrast‚ Deir el-Medina was built to house only one group of people: the skilled workers who built and decorated the royal tombs. The community included the workmen‚ their wives‚ children
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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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Film Presentation – Meshes of the Afternoon Summary of ExtractTitle: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)Directors + Actors: Alexander Hammid & Maya Deren (husband and wife team)Time: 00:15-05:10Length: 4min55sec | Rationale * Psychologically thrilling * Astounding cinematography * Intriguing plot‚ symbolism‚ meaning * Attracted me to its short length‚ but ability to make the audience think so much | Genre: Expectations MetPsychological thriller – mystery‚ horror and thriller * Mental
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thing including historic romance and arts. It gives us food for thought. The movie ‘Midnight in Paris’ showed us beautiful Paris views‚ fantasy romance‚ conflict between the past and reality. Also‚ Famous writer and painter such as Hemingway‚ Salvador Dali‚ Fitzgerald come on the film in the 1920’s. A protagonist‚ Gil goes back the past every midnight and met them. This may seem our appearance that is always eager to escape from reality. I focus on Gil’s inner conflict and romance‚ and divided
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Candide is in El Dorado‚ a world that is perfect‚ wealthy and equal‚ he still makes naive decisions that were driven by greed and ambition: "I own‚ my friend‚ once more that the castle where I was born is nothing in comparison with this; but‚ after all‚ Miss Cunegonde is not here‚ and you have‚ without doubt‚ some mistress in Europe. If we abide here we shall only be upon a footing with the rest‚ whereas‚ if we return to our old world‚ only with twelve sheep laden with the pebbles of El Dorado‚ we
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Using a satirical approach‚ Voltaire seeks to expose much of the misguided notions of the renaissance period in his book‚ Candide‚ or Optimism. Despite humanism thriving‚ Candide’s experiences show that life in the 1700’s was not easy‚ nor fair. The world was becoming more complicated as religiosity‚ politics‚ economics‚ and social life underwent massive changes‚ yet for everyday folks such as Candide‚ Pangloss‚ and Cunegonde‚ these changes did not have an immediate impact on the commoners wellbeing
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2011 ISSN 1009-5039 zwwx@overseaen.com Overseas English http://www.overseaen.com Overseas English 8 Tel:+86-551-5690811 5690812 Viewing American Heroism from Superman Movies WU Qiong (China International Intellectech Corp.‚ Beijing‚ 100022 China) Abstract: Viewing the American heroism as an essential part for social development‚ this paper reveals how Superman movies explain the American heroism and how they impact the audiences. Among five Superman movies‚ Superman: The Movie
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El Teatro Campesino and the Mexican Popular Performance Tradition El Teatro Campesino began as a grass roots theater company which in turn changed the course of Chicano history forever. It was successful in doing this because it was born and thrived off their Chicano community. Performance Theater was well known before El Teatro came along and was similarly compared to Brecht’s work. Both are considered “Popular Presentational‚” however‚ the difference was that El Teatro incorporated social and
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“EL FILIBUSTERISMO” CHARACTERS Simoun - Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise‚ left for dead at the end of Noli Me Tangere‚ has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler‚ Simoun‚ sporting a beard‚ blue-tinted glasses‚ and a revolver. Fueled by his mistreatment at the hands of the Spaniards and his fury at Maria Clara’s fate. Basilio - Son of Sisa. A graduating Medical Student who befriended Simoun. This is the same Basilio introduced in Noli Me Tangere. Isagani Villamor - Basilio’s friend‚ ex-beau of Paulita
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help. El Filibusterismo: Summary and Analysis of Chapter 31 (The High Official) Summary: A high official‚ who believes Basilio is innocent‚ attempts to convince the governor-general to release the youth. His efforts‚ however‚ are in vain. The governor-general responds‚ insisting that it is necessary for innocent people to suffer to restore order and to teach the people to submit to authority once and for all. Because of this‚ the high official lets go of his office and returns to Spain. el Filibusterismo:
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