Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar‚ known best as El Cid‚ is revered as a great national hero of Spain. The name El Cid comes from the Arabic El Seid’ meaning the Lord. Known to his admiring countrymen as campeador’‚ or champion‚ he was a Spanish warrior whom later legend made into a hero and the symbol of chivalry and virtue. El Cid was born in Vivar near Burgos in 1043. His father‚ Diego Lainez‚ was a member of the minor nobility‚ called the infanzones’ of Castile. El Cid was also directly connected on
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010 Research paper Jose Alfredo Jimenez José Alfredo Jiménez was a legendary Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style. His songs are considered part of the Mexican musical heritage and comparable‚ for instance‚ to what Woody Guthrie meant to American folk music. The restaurant where he worked as a young man‚ “La Sirena” was visited by Andres Huesca‚ who heard some of his compositions of the then young singer‚ among which was “Cuando el Destino” and “Yo”. Huesca
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CONDE‚ Clarina R. BA Comm2 Chapter 15: Rizal’s Second Sojourn in Paris and the Universal Exposition of 1889 * Difficulty of Finding Quarters * March 1889‚ it was extremely difficult for a visitor to find living quarters in Paris. * Universal Exposition scheduled to open on May6‚ 1889 and it attracted thousands of tourists and all hotel accommodations were taken. * Life in Paris * Despite the lively and festive life in Paris‚ Rizal proceeds to spend his time frugally and
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The Lengend of El Cucuy‚ became a bilingual story that is also known to be “Boogeyman” in American. The legend came from Latin America but has remained a strong part of border folklore. The beast is known by different names to different people throughout Latin America. It has been called cucuy‚ coco‚ cocu‚ chamuco and a dozen other titles. This bogeyman takes different forms depending on the family. It is best known for telling a young child ‚“Portate bien o te lleva el cucuy‚” they say. “Behave
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Chapter 13: Rizal’s Visit to the United States Rizal’s visit to the United States (1888) Rizal’s Visit to the United States (1888) Rizal first saw America on April 28‚ 1888. His arrival in this great country was marred by racial prejudice. He saw the discriminatory treatment of the Chinese and the Negros by the white Americans. Arrival in san francisco Saturday‚April 28‚ 1888- The steamer Belgic docked at San Francisco. American health authorities did not let the passengers to land for one week
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Customer Case Study Food Manufacturer Extends Its Workplace with Secure Remote Access Del Monte Foods depends on Adaptive Security Appliance VPN solutions to provide secure remote access to employees. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DEL MONTE FOODS ● Industry: Food Manufacturing ● Location: San Francisco‚ CA ● Number of Employees: 17‚600‚ including a workforce of 7800 full-time and 9800 seasonal workers. BUSINESS CHALLENGE ● Provide role-based access to network resources for employees and business
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Can One Belong to Two Cultures? Sherman Alexie’s‚ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a combination of short stories that highlight the many struggles that Native Americans faced within their culture as well as trying to fit in with the “American” culture. Throughout the story‚ we see Alexie help the reader understand the challenges that were being faced by all the American Indian characters in the book through ideas or thoughts that infuses the everyday culture of white society and
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Jose Aquino Mrs. Cottrell English 3-4 13 January 2015 Racism In America Every 28 hours a black man is killed by a police officer and only two percent are indicted. These statistics are showing that the lives of black men and minorities are not important. Our beloved nation was founded on the belief that we were all created equal. That we have the unalienable right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Yet the sad reality of all this‚ is that after years of civil rights movements‚ protests
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Jose Rizal and the Revolution. Question: What was Rizal’s role in the Philippine Revolution? It is not surprising to see texts about the martyrdom of their most celebrated hero- Dr. Jose Rizal (b. 1861 – d. 1896) ‚ when we open the pages history books in the Philippines. The national revolution that the Philippines had from 1896 to 1901 was one period when the Filipino people were most united‚ most involved and most spirited to fight for one thing that they have been deserve - freedom. Though all
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something wrong." (In Conversation with Jon Favreau) Guillermo Del Toro a great film director that does what he feels is right. Beginning with his great knowledge on makeup effects‚ his love for comic book‚ and Guillermo Del Toro is great at doing makeup effects. He learned makeup and effects from Dick Smith. “A fan of such horror masters as James Whale‚ Mario Bava‚ George A. Romero‚ Alfred Hitchcock‚ and the work of Britain’s Hammer Films‚ Del Toro learned about makeup and effects from The Exorcist’s
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