Essay: The inspiring life of Juana Ines de la Cruz Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is not a typical women that lived during the 17th century in Mexico. There is much more beyond her beauty and authenticity. In her early years she was already considered to be a “child genius“1‚ taking into account her intelligence‚ and “polymath“ would also best describe her‚ since she wrote various poems‚ along with plays‚ also including her studies in music‚ philosophy and natural
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“Complainte De La Butte”‚ the pop genre song composed by Jean Renoir and Georges Van Parys during the 1950’s contributes to the meaning of the overall film and the scene it is incorporated with. The lyrics within the song foreshadows future events as well as suggesting the plot. The tune initiates a melancholic‚ yet exciting atmosphere of the setting.The song begins with “En haut de la rue St-Vincent” translated to “at the top of St. Vincent Street”‚ referring to a street in Montmartre‚ the city
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as the Virgin of Guadalupe‚ perhaps the most recognizable icon to emerge out of post-conquest Americas. La Virgen of Guadalupe has evolved throughout history as a cross-cultural and multi-generational icon of virginity‚ femininity‚ purity‚ and maternal love. Her presence can be seen everywhere‚ on clothing‚ jewelry‚ car windows‚ and even on coffins. This essay charts the evolution of La Virgen de Guadalupe in Chicano art‚ from religious icon to feminist mascot; I examine the forms in which contemporary
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ESL 185 Writing Assignment Maria Zuniga Book Report December 9‚ 2005 Corrections “Sor Juana” is a biography of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz written by Octavio Paz and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. It is a book of 470 pages divided in six parts that besides Sor Juana’s life and work‚ explain the difficulties of the time for an intellectual woman. It was published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Cambridge‚ Massachusetts in 1988. Reading this book gave me the
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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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que bajar a la mar otra vez‚ por la convocatoria de la marea corriendo es una llamada salvaje y un claro llamamiento a que no se puede negar -John Masefield‚ The Seekers En los últimos años‚ la llamada del mar‚ o al menos la perspectiva de un poco de relajación deckboard-ha hecho el negocio de los cruceros de más rápido crecimiento del mundo industrial.54 viajes por mar‚ por supuesto‚ han tenido un aura de misterio durante siglos‚ pero sólo en las últimas décadas la experiencia de la alta mar y
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This document is based on the excerpt “Destruction of the Indies” by Bartolome de Las Casas. Bartolome de Las Casas was a 16th century Spanish historian arriving as one of the first settlers in the New World he participated in and eventually compelled to oppose the atrocities that were committed against the Native Americans by the Spanish colonists. In his famous writing “Destruction of the Indies” Bartolome de Las Casas gives a detailed account of the violence and the atrocities of the Spaniards
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Christopher Columbus and Bartolome de Las Casas were two men placed in a position of authority over many tribal peoples during the Spanish exploration and conquest of the New World. Representing Christ as a Christian and the Spanish Crown as a chosen representative‚ Columbus formulated a view of the American savages favorable to the Spanish and based on commercial reality. Again representing Christ as a Christian but also the Roman Catholic Church as a priest‚ Las Casas thought of the Indians mainly
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This paper is an analysis of the article “What Makes A Family” written by Vanessa de la Torre. About a family that consists of two couples with children‚ a couple without children and two individuals that have no blood or marriage relation. Living under one roof peacefully‚ but that peace was disturbed when the city determined that it wasn’t an ideal definition of family. Vanessa de la Torre establishes her credibility in the article by stating supportive facts‚ and emotional input. Has no personal
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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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