Word count (excluding titles and references): 1397 The Spanish Civil War. Explain some of the causes and consequences The Spanish civil war was a major conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists‚ which was fierce and bloody as over 500‚000 people were killed. It began in July of 1936‚ and waged on until April of 1939. Although later conflicts have overshadowed it‚ the Spanish civil war remains one of the bloodiest conflicts of our modern era as well as one of the most consequential as
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Francisco de Goya’s series‚ the Disasters of War‚ remains one of the strongest accusations against the horrors and tragedies of war to date. Reflecting the suffocating atmosphere of violence that surrounded Spain at the time‚ Disasters of War attacks the senselessness of war itself and makes a desperate appeal to all that is good in man. Although sources are unanimous in asserting that Goya was not physically in the midst of any actual violence‚ Goya acts as a witness to the series insofar as he
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Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa (1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida‚ which he named. He is associated with the legend of the Fountain of Youth‚ reputed to be in Florida. He was born in the village of Santervás de Campos in the northern part of what is now the Spanish province of Valladolid. Although early historians placed his birth in 1460‚ more recent evidence shows
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Francisco Hernandez Ms. Gilligan Comp-1 October 27‚ 2014 Monet vs. Seurat The styles of Claude Monet and Georges Seurat are similar and both unique at the same time. They are both very fine artists that specialize in Impressionism. Georges Seurat is best known for his painting “Sunday afternoon on the Island of la Grande-Jatte. Claude Monet is best known for his impressionist paint titled Water lilies. They both were great artists of their time and have left a great impact and artwork for today’s
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ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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Francisco de Miranda was the person who originally created the common yellow‚ blue and red flag of Gran Colombia that Colombia‚ Ecuador and Venezuela‚ with slight variations‚ share today. Miranda gave at least two sources of inspiration for his flag. In a letter written to Count Simon Romanovich Woronzoff in 1792‚ Miranda stated that the colors were based on a theory of primary colors given to him by the German writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Miranda described a late-night conversation
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1. The primary reason for the disputes and frustration stem from changes in business needs from the initial mission of the CS group at the time of the conversion from leasing off-site mainframe time to doing all computing in-house. That mission was to provide a network and platform that was “as reliable as a public utility.” In order for the CS group to maintain such a reliable system‚ they were in charge of purchasing and supporting all hardware and software and ensuring compatibility within the
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Claire Hasenoehrl Mrs. Hacker Honors English 10 23 October 2014 The Escape from Alcatraz "The Rock" was thought to be unescapable. Nobody thought that surviving the swim from Alcatraz to mainland could be accomplished by the inmates. However‚ many escapes were planned and attempted. Most escapees were caught‚ but some remain unaccounted for. Morris and the Anglin brothers’ escape from Alcatraz was a well-planned endeavor still surrounded by mystery today. Alcatraz was a maximum security federal
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away. It’s first production was basically a failure. No one liked it‚ neither the audience nor the critics. The popularity of the ballet was gained when it came to the United States in 1944. The first production in America was performed by the San Francisco Opera Ballet‚
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Rances 1 Skye Rances Professor Vasconcellos English 100 27 October 2014 The Hardships Panchito and His Family Encountered In the short story “The Circuit” by Francisco Jimenez‚ he told the story of Panchito ’s experiences as being a part of a migrant family. According to Louis Levine‚ the author of “The Migratory Farm Worker‚” he acknowledged‚ “Migrants are persons who come and go‚ do not have roots in the community in which they work‚ and have no organized way of making themselves heard
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