In the introduction of “Conquistadores De La Calle”‚ Thomas A. Offit (author) mentions a fifteen year old boy named Rey‚ who shines shoes for a living since the age of six. Rey was an exceptional shoe shiner who repaired broken heals‚ restitched bad seams and even could change the color of your shoes being given the chance to. He spends six days a week‚ twelve hours a day working underneath an overpass in downtown Guatemala City‚ shining shoes from sun rise to sunset. The author describes Rey as
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A RECONSTRUCTED PORTRAIT OF JUAN DE LA CRUZ By Roger Don S.J. Cerda How do we describe today’s Filipino? What are the qualities or physical attributes that make us stand out among all the races in the world? What distinguishing marks do we have? Is it our nose that is as big and wide as the gorilla’s? Is it our fair skin? Is it our round brown eyes? Is it our moderate height? Is it our unique black hair? Is it our proficiency in the Filipino language? Is it our conservative way of dressing or
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debt over $10‚000 will have an interest rate of 16%. a) Find the break points in the MCC schedule (gráfica del CCMP) Utilidades Retenidas | $ 24‚000 | PR de Utilidades retenidas | $ 40‚000 | PR de AC CON 10% de flotación | $ 60‚000 | PR AP 5% de flotación | $ 50‚000 | PR Deuda 12% | $ 20‚000 | PR Deuda 14% | $ 40‚000 | b) Determine the cost of each capital structure
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Bartolomé de las Casas was a Spanish historian and a social reformer who was writing in the 16th century‚ during the time of the Spanish occupation of the Indies. In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Casas provides a scathing commentary on the cruelty exercised by the Spanish colonizers on the natives of Hispaniola—as well as explain the aims that motivated this behavior. The account acts as not only an observation on the practices of the colonizers‚ but is also a reflection of the
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Miguel De La Torre (born October 6‚ 1958) is a professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at llff School of Theology‚ a scholar-activist‚ author‚ and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Though Miguel was born in Cuba months before the Castro Revolution‚ De La Torre and his family migrated to the United States as refugees when he was an infant. For a while the U.S. government considered him and his family as "illegal aliens". On June 6‚ 1960‚ De La Torre received an order from Immigration
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EL PAPEL DE LA IGLESIA CATÓLICA EN LOS PROCESOS POR LA PAZ EN COLOMBIA Colombia se ha debatido en los últimos 30 años entre la guerra y la paz‚ oscilando entre el énfasis a políticas represivas para hacer frente al conflicto armado con la insurgencia y la promoción de procesos de paz encaminados a encontrar una solución negociada. No obstante las políticas de seguridad y paz de los distintos gobiernos‚ sólo se han logrado acuerdos parciales de paz con algunos grupos guerrilleros‚ pero en cambio
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divulgar la situación dramática que padecían las mujeres en la España de la época anterior a la Guerra Civil. La obra es una crítica social hacia los valores tradicionales que denuncia la sociedad conservadora y represora‚ la cobardía hacia el cambio‚ la ignorancia‚ la falta de solidaridad‚ la envidia‚ la doble moral y la hipocresía social. Lorca nos pone ante una España rancia‚ en una casa andaluza‚ la casa de Bernarda‚ mujer author itaria y dictatorial sometida al "qué dirán"‚ es decir a la imagen
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In a world far from ours where magic was essential for life‚ there was a kingdom named Reino de la Magia‚ or the Kingdom of Magic. The kingdom was ruled by King Alejandro and his wife‚ Queen Carmen. In this world‚ it was possible to transfer magic‚ but doing so was very dangerous. Once the magic of someone’s body had disappeared‚ they would disappear too. To find someone to transfer the magic willingly was the only problem for Alejandro and Carmen‚ though. They did not care about what would happen
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Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz was an incredibly talented writer and contributed greatly to the literary works of her country. As a playwright and poet‚ she poured her ideas and her feelings into her words‚ creating beautiful and eloquent pieces of work. She fought to obtain an education‚ and suffered a tremendous amount to be respected and given the right to express herself. Sor Juana Inez de La Cruz has become an inspiration to women throughout the years‚ and an idol to fellow poets who have learned
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et al. In lieu of these developments de la Barre makes a bold claim: mental equality of the sexes. Autobiographical landmarks that Freedman (the editor of the book) discloses are how de la Barre became disenchanted with Catholicism while studying for the priesthood‚ then relocated to Geneva to convert to Calvinism‚ marry‚ and raise a family. Sharply criticized throughout his lifetime‚ de la Barre’s ideas were revived in the 20th century by biologist Simone de Beauvoir. Based on reason and observation
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