the times that they are not‚ authors use humor to reach their audience. Comedy is usually reserved for things that are funny yet Sherman Alexie successfully uses it in his day-to-day writing and has become an influential writer. In “Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”‚ Alexie focuses on very serious themes‚ such as racism and domestic violence‚ and he is able to explore these themes by using humor. Alexie believes that he can speak to any audience of any political or religious influence because
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El Cid is a movie from 1961 that shows how Spain became a unified country. Spain was being invaded by the Moors‚ which are apart of the Muslim religion. The Moors believed their God “Allah” would help them defeat the Spanish. Rodrigo who is also known as El Cid‚is on his way to get married with his fiancé Doña Ximena ‚ when he rescues a small Spanish town from the moors. He arrests the moors and plans to take them to vivar ‚ but he eventually lets them go as long as they don’t treason on King Ferdinand’s
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1. Surname-“Rizal” Jose Rizal and his family got the surname ’Rizal’ from his Chinese ancestor Domingo Lameo. Rizal means "Ricial or grains"‚ and they started using it 1731. His true surname is Mercado‚ but to keep his family safe he used the surname Rizal. His brother insisted that he adopt the name Rizal in order to avoid the obvious stigma that the Alonzo y Mercado name had recieved from Paciano’s association with Father Burgos‚ and the family’s prominence in the native community. Read more:
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March 2013 The Cultural Aspects of El Salvador El Salvador‚ like many Latin American countries‚ has customs that have been practiced for centuries and have strong ties to the past in everyday life. It is the smallest country in Central America and is known for its beautiful beaches and its namesake food: papusas. What makes El Salvador different than any other Latin American country is its miniature size and the manner that people care for one another. El Salvador has a togetherness aspect that
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"El Topo" (The Mole; 鼹鼠) (1970) (ACID WESTERN / SURREALISM / ART-HOUSE) "El Topo" (English title: "The Mole"‚ Chinese title: "鼹鼠") is a very weird movie which can be described as mix of acid western and surreal art-house feature. It was directed by highly controversial Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky and shot in Mexico (where Jodorowsky lived many years). As I said this a truly ambitious and difficult to understand film‚ full of multiple allegories‚ religious symbolism and far-east philosophy
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of people‚ I sometimes feel like fish out of water. Although the people around me may think I’m not as different‚ it’s probably because I have learned to hide it throughout the years. Maybe that is why I relate to the poem‚ “(Citizen) (Illegal)” by Jose Olivarez so much. I perceive the poem so much differently than when I first read it because I realized how much I relate to it and how it sort of lightly reflects my life and my perception of myself. Some of my most prominent childhood memories are
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MOURINHO Anatomy of a Winner By Patrick Barclay Important quotes and citations 1) “´... we have to prepare coaches not just to teach youngsters about what happens on the pitch but about psychology‚ physiology‚ drugs‚ doping and social education. The coach of the future will have to be at different times a teacher‚ a buddy‚ a father‚ a friend‚ etc....He will need above all the ability to listen and pass on a message. He must be credible and able to defend his values`.” (Page 6-7) 2) “The modern
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There are six kinds of legal systems that exist in different countries across the world today‚ which is civil law‚ common law‚ Islamic law‚ Sino – Soviet‚ Hindu and Talmudic. Civil law is also known as continental or Romano-Germanic legal systems. This law is the most widespread type of legal system in the world‚ which is applied in various countries across the world. Civil law is based on concepts and rules. The major feature of civil law systems is that the laws are organized into systematic written
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English as a Second Language The ESL test consists of two parts; the Reading Skills and Language Use tests are used in combination to place students into the appropriate reading and writing classes. These tests are used for placement into the following classes: *ESL 67 – Introduction to College English Skills *ESL 76 – Intermediate Reading & Comprehension Skills *ESL 78 – Intermediate Writing Skills *ESL 86 – High Intermediate Reading Comprehension *ESL 88 – High Intermediate Writing Skills
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Although the movie Smoke Signals and the book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven share stories and scenes they differ in many way. When the movie first started a fire was occurring and a baby was being thrown out a window. The baby was Thomas. Victor’s dad had seen him and decided to catch him. In the book‚ however‚ it didn’t speak of much of Thomas at a young age. The only thing that was expressed was Victor was mean to him and that he always told stories. During our time of reading the
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