1. La música cubana La música cubana tiene dos grandes influencias: los ritmos traídos a la Isla especialmente por los colonizadores españoles y por los negros esclavos procedentes de África. También‚ en menor medida‚ hay una cierta influencia asiática‚ con la inclusión de la corneta china‚ un hecho que comenzó a finales del siglo XIX con la llegada de los primeros inmigrantes chinos a la isla. Según el origen de sus influencias‚ podríamos diferenciar entre la música euro-cubana y la afro-cubana
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Plymouth colony and the Pilgrims both endured a rough beginning. After the Pilgrims fled England for religious reasons‚ they engaged in a seemingly never ending struggle to acquire a charter from the London Co.‚ the main travel institute‚ until a man named Thomas Weston helped them get started. They received two ships‚ and landed in New England‚ America in 1620‚ where they began their own colony; one where they could follow their beliefs in peace. After some hostility with the local Indian tribe
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So Jamestown and Plymouth are two colonies that were established by Europeans around the 1600‚ but when established‚ they both had different reasons for creating their colonies. When reading these two stories‚ you can already tell that these two colonies have a tremendous difference‚ but also you can identify the similarities of these two colonies. Jamestown a colony in Virginia‚ which was a humongous disaster in my opinion. Around 300 settlers migrated to Jamestown and arrived on May 14‚ 1607 and
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Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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operator Shangri-La Asia Ltd. said Wednesday its 2009 net profit rose 54%‚ lifted by higher property prices‚ though its core hotels business suffered from a sharp drop in demand due to the global financial crisis. » Jump to indexing (document details) Full Text (515 words) | (c) 2010 Dow Jones & Company‚ Inc. Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. HONG KONG--Luxury hotel operator Shangri-La Asia Ltd. said Wednesday
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Journal of Business Research 62 (2009) 775–781 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Business Research Satisfaction with service recovery: Perceived justice and emotional responses Ana Belén del Río-Lanza a‚⁎‚ Rodolfo Vázquez-Casielles a‚ Ana Ma Díaz-Martín b a Universidad de Oviedo‚ Spain b Universidad Autónoma de Madrid‚ Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 1 November 2006 Received in revised form 1 April
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a scrawny‚ scarred plantation worker living in the 1800’s out in Hawaii‚ hunched over all day long with fresh blood dripping down his muddy hands. Slapping at stinging wasps‚ and soothing scars all day‚ he struggles to live. This is just another day in the life of a Hawaiian immigrant worker‚ struggling through life. To keep it short- these plantation workers don’t have it easy. “What is a Hawaiian immigrant plantation worker?” many may ask. These Hawaiian immigrant plantation workers‚ in the 1800’s
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Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed‚ the short story entitled "Love in L.A.‚" by Dagoberto Gilb‚ shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through "Jake‚" the protagonist’s definition of "love" is expressed in different fashions‚ none result in anything positive; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible‚ somewhat poor‚ and perhaps something of a con artist‚ looking for his freedom. Several
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To see a scorned‚ beaten‚ and crucified man lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image‚ which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an observer. Yet‚ for the longest time I’ve had such difficulty looking at Michelangelo’s Pieta or any piece of art in this way. To me‚ art has never been about expressing oneself or conveying a message to others‚ but simply creating an image for the sake of beauty and perfection. When I look at the Pieta I see a cold‚ solid mass of marble carved
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Love in L.A. The story “Love in L.A.” is a short story written by Dagoberto Gilb in 1986. It is a love story based on realistic approaches. One of the main characters was Jake‚ who was dreaming while driving. However‚ this caused an accident; he crashed into a Toyota that was in front of him. Mariana‚ who was the other main character in “Love in L.A.” short story‚ was the driver of the Toyota. After crashing the car‚ instead of finding out what had happened to the driver of the car Jack was looking
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