After reading the short text called “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚” by Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ I was surprised at the brutality and coldheartedness of the Spaniards towards the Indian natives. I knew that they did some horrible things from previous history classes and what not‚ but actually reading about some of the specific things they did was a bit hard to take in. An example of this is the following quote: “And thus pregnant and nursing women and children and old persons and
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was born in 1090. He was given the nickname "El Cid"‚ which is derived from the Arabic word sayyid or “sir”. El Cid inspired the writing of “Cantar Del Mio Cid” or The Poem of The Cid. There are many speculations as to who the real writer of the Poem of the Cid‚ however the real author or authors are unknown. The Poem of The Cid is the oldest Spanish epic and is one of the four most important Spanish books of all time. Although it is inspired by the the real Cid‚ who was a
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Name: Isidoros Priftis Pieles de La Garriga Summary In the Pieles de La Garriga case study we have to decide whether we are going to accept the offer of Comerpiel and under which conditions. In order to make our decision we have to consider some criteria. The criteria that I identified as the most important are the lack of capacity for the first month if we decide to take the whole order‚ the profit or loss‚ the risk that Comerpiel will back out the contract‚ and the strategic implications
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* Rang de Basanti * “You Pakistani” scene. Police bribed. Extreme nationalism – no western music‚ dancing‚ etc. * Mother figure‚ mother India * Around 30 mins‚ say what is there to be patriotic about? Corrpution‚ population‚ etc. But fighter pilot says no country is perfect‚ I’m still willing to give my life for my country. * Karan – college kid‚ pressure from father. Every second someone is born in this country‚ no one cares about them. Neither government nor God. Do something or
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Since Alexis de Tocqueville was born shortly after the conclusion of the French Revolution‚ he escaped its physical brutality but not the religious aftershocks that followed. Tocqueville witnessed extremists overturning Christianity in favor of the Goddess of Reason‚ and he witnessed as the lack of religion drove French citizens to intellectual servitude. When he was granted permission to study the United States’ penal system‚ he took it as an opportunity to analyze the results of the democratic
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The Dao De Jing is a philosophical text which is much more spiritual than religious. I believe this can result in a very eye opening experience for some and make a huge impact on their life. The text describes how to appreciate life and everything in it while making it a fulfilling experience. Each chapter covers a unique life lesson which is underlined by a reoccurring concept.The chapters are very descriptive and use many metaphors which may make them difficult to understand at first. Although
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“En Campos de Batalla de dr. Jose Rizal.” If I got it right‚ this translates to “The Battlefield of Dr. Jose Rizal.” The story was about the challenges that Dr. Rizal faced while he was fighting for the country. It revolved around his personal struggles‚ namely his choice between the freedom of the country and his own happiness. The play started by presenting the adolescent Jose‚ encouraged by his brother to study abroad for the Filipinos‚ and distracted with the young love with his cousin
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The centralized HR system is a process is where the management of the company provides decision-making authority. Cirque de Soleil’s headquarters were located in Montreal after Cirque tried decentralizing management in North America‚ Europe‚ and Asia in the mid-1990’s after artist rebellions. Artist rebellions were based on the fact that “many performers disputed whether management was doing what was best for them…” (Cirque). Cirque hoped to be “an important agent for the urban‚ social‚ and cultural
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Imagine being married to someone your whole life and not knowing they had a deep‚ dark secret all along. In the short story “The Jewelry” by Guy De Maupassant this is the life of the character Mr. Lantin. M.m.e Lantin was known to be a woman who was admired by many and had a fascination for jewelry and the theater. Her husband‚ Mr. Lantin was always under the impression that the jewelry she owned was fake. Mr Lantin’s dislike for the theater led to M.m.e Lantin often going unattended with friends
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Throughout the Lais of Marie de France there are several themes presented as central to the various stories. Some of these themes are present in all of the lais. One such example is that of courtly love and it’s implications. Courtly love being one of the more prominent themes in all of medieval literature‚ it is fittingly manifested in all of the lais as well. Another theme present in two of the lais is isolation. The theme of isolation plays a large role in the stories of Guigemar and Lanval
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