explorer is Juan Ponce De León. A great explorer that discovered land that is well known today. Juan Ponce De León was born into a poor and noble family. He was born in Santervás de Campos‚ Spain‚ in 1460. He served as a page at the court of Aragon. He learned social skills‚ religion and military tactics at the Aragon. Later on he became a soldier and fought against in the Moors in Granada. Like other coquistadores‚
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In her novel In the Time of the Butterflies‚ Julia Alvarez tells a tale that shows how life can be both beautiful and horrible at the same time. The book is set in the Dominican Republic‚ where an oppressive dictator named Trujillo is in power. Living under his iron fist is the Mirabal family‚ a relatively normal family with four beautiful daughters. While the girls are protected relatively well from Trujillo’s political patriarchy‚ a few of them are introduced to patriarchy via minor oppression
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"Tell them not to kill me" by Juan Rulfo was an interesting short story. It had many strong emotions in it‚ death‚ sadness‚ hopelessness‚ and even the littlest bit of love. Even if we love someone‚ that wont get anyone out of "jail" for killing someone. lets say‚ someone fed a dog chocolate. the person would still have to fess up and get punished even though he claims "his little sister dared him too" he would still get sent to his room while his parents buried the dog in the backyard. this is whats
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This novel is about the journey of the Garcia family from the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic to the United States. It starts off with the girls’ adulthood‚ then into the transition from one country to the other‚ and ends with their childhood in the Dominican Republic. The family back home is very gregarious. Everyone is close‚ and it is a tight community. However‚ the dad’s mendacious; he didn’t tell his children why they had to leave the country It’s a difficult read for this reason. It
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Josie Mendez-Negrete’s novel‚ Las Hijas de Juan: Daughters Betrayed‚ is a very disturbing tale about brutal domestic abuse and incest. Negrete’s novel is an autobiography regarding experiences of incest in a working-class Mexican American family. It is Josie Mendez-Negrete’s story of how she‚ her siblings‚ and her mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. “Las Hijas de Juan" is told chronologically‚ from the time Mendez-Negrete was a child until she was a young
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From the assigned reading‚ Julia Balzer Riley‚ the author of Communication in Nursing‚ defines conflict as "a natural part of interactions‚ and‚ when effectively addressed‚ improves interpersonal relationships and can promote organizational growth (Chadwick‚ 2010)" (Balzer Riley‚ 2012). Conflict typically carries a negative connotation‚ when addressed effectively it can be used as a way of promoting improvement and growth. Through disagreement‚ collaboration needs to be sought out and then through
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“Diet for a Warm Planet” by Julia Whitty is an interesting article. Throughout this article‚ Whitty made her argument for her proposal about reaching a consensus that the earth is currently heating up because of human. According to the author‚ she also discusses many ways that can help people reduce the carbon by installing more efficient lighting‚ heating and cooling in the plants. However‚ Whitty noted that dieting and losing weight were able to reduce the amount of energy‚ which can reduce atmospheric
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What were the characterstics of tyranny or dictatorship government that were highlighted in the novel‚ In The Time of Butterflies? In The Time of Butterflies is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez‚ regarding the account of the four Mirabal sisters or the Butterflies. Minevra‚ Patria‚ Maria Teresa and Dede‚ speak across dedcades to tell their own stories. Where they describe the daily horrors experienced under Trujillo’s regime. The author boldly highlighted the evils and oppressions people encounter
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involving work-related injuries. Claimant Position Information: Mr. Cregger confirmed that the claimant‚ Mr. Juan Santana-Cortez was employed full time with the company on January 22‚ 2015‚ when he was hired as a Shop Helper. He claimed that Mr. Cortez was a problematic employee because he had demonstrated a rebellious attitude towards management‚ by not doing what told to do. However‚ from what he knows of Mr. Cortez‚ is that he did not have any problems or issues with his coworkers whom he worked
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The document The Chronicle of San Juan de la Pena is a chronicle of the early history of the Iberian Peninsula. It uses mythology and history interchangeably to describe the settling and history of Hispania. Such as the references to the Greco-Roman hero Hercules who came to rule the indigenous peoples here. This document has religious aspects though it does not appear until Chapter three. The document’s style due to its chronological nature usually is detached. There is however moments when the
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