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
Premium Oedipus Love Sophocles
having Candide mature through his journey. Candide realizes that the world is more than Westphalia‚ and that Westphalia is not the best place in the world. Candide begins to apprehend that if he wants to live in the best world he must construct it. In the novel Candide by Voltaire‚ the characters Pangloss‚Cacambo‚ and Martin help contribute to Candide’s growth in different ways‚ such as Candide being heavily influenced by Pangloss philosophy at the start of the novel. Later‚ when Candide ventures
Premium Mind Learning Psychology
Travel Brochure Suppose you had a travel company that could take people back in time. Your time machine can take tourists back millions‚ and even billions of years. You will be developing a travel brochure to entice vacationers to come to your geologic time period or Era‚ and “enjoy” what the earth of that time has to offer. Things to keep in mind when working on this project: 1. Your travel brochure will need to include written descriptions as well as illustrations of the period/era.
Premium Earth Geologic time scale Cretaceous
GENERAL 1-1. PURPOSE. This policy defines specific guidance for approved allowances during official government travel and requirements needed to process authorizations and vouchers within the Defense Travel System (DTS). It also provides guidance on the Government Credit Charge Card (GTCC) usage to ensure personal accountability when obligating the government funds for travel. The proponent for this guidance is the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC)‚ Comptroller Office
Premium Traveler Expense Airport
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
Premium Americas United States Latin America
Representation of Women in Candide In Voltaire’s Candide‚ satire is used throughout to mock the world of its existing philosophy back in the era of Enlightenment. The role of women in Candide exemplify how they suffer and are mistreated at the time. Their characters are seen as tools for man’s pleasure. The stories of the women in the novel illustrate the hypocrisy and irony of the Enlightenment‚ which was a time of intellectual freedom and the equality for man and woman. Cunegonde‚ Candide’s
Premium Voltaire Candide Religion
------------------------------------------------- Adam El-Abd From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Adam El-Abd | El-Abd in 2011 | Personal information | Full name | Adam Mohamad El-Abd[1] | Date of birth | 11 September 1984 (age 28)[1] | Place of birth | Brighton‚ England | Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | Playing position | Defender | Club information | Current club | Brighton & Hove Albion | Number | 6 | Youth career | 1994–2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Premium
"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
Premium Allegory Evil
Roy Lorenzo Jimenez Hi165 F 1.) In the movie‚ Aguinaldo was depicted as a man destined for great things‚ as seen in the opening part of the movie when the old lady told him of her prophecy regarding Aguinaldo’s successful future. A man bestowed with great leadership‚ he lead the Filipino army to victory over the Spanish soldiers in Cavite. This victory resulted to Andres Bonifacio coming to Cavite in order to aid the army in the ongoing war and moreover‚ it lead to the people’s trust to cast
Premium Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo
Candide Voltaire said in a letter to Fredrick the Great‚ “Christianity is the most ridiculous‚ the most absurd‚ and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.” Clearly‚ Voltaire believes that religion is a sham. Voltaire made multiple attacks against the Catholic Church. Voltaire’s satire‚ Candide‚ explains why we do not live in the “best of all possible worlds.” This optimistic idea from the character Pangloss‚ is torn apart by the people and concatenations in Candide’s journey. Candide encounters
Premium God Good and evil Problem of evil