El Cantar del Mio Cid is the oldest preserved Spanish cantar de gesta. Formerly‚ it was transmitted only orally‚ but in 1142 it was written down by a certain Per Abbat. This copy is held as part of a 14th century codex in the Biblioteca Nacional de España (National Library) in Madrid. However‚ it is incomplete. The first page and two others in the middle are missing. It is written in medieval Spanish‚ the ancestor of modern Spanish. Its current title is a modern invention by Ramón Menéndez Pidal;
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The Sun Also Rises In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises‚ we encounter two very interesting characters—Pedro Romero and Count Mippipopolous —who represent what Hemingway called an ‘exemplar”. An exemplar is someone who lives life in an exemplary manner. He is usually a man who experiences a sacred hurt and found joy. We see Jake Barns learn from Romero and Mippipopolous’s impressive outlook on life and apply it to his own life. In contrast to other characters that fervently search for meaning
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MY REACTION ABOUT EL PRESIDENTE Being a history buff‚ I really made time to watch "El Presidente‚" about the President of the First Philippine Republic‚ Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It is about time that era in Philippine History was given a definitive movie rendition. I had high hopes about this film‚ since producer Laguna Gov. Jeorge "E.R." Ejercito (as Jeorge ER Estregan) gave us a very well-made
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Deir el-Medina. Caitlin Wall. Good morning‚ Deir el-Medina is a little workmans villiage set on the west bank or the River Nile‚ just below the ancient city of Thebes. The village was inhabited by workmen who were responsible for the construction and decoration of the royal tombs from the New Kingdom. The exploration of Deir el-Medina has yielded a huge quantity of artefacts and texts written on ostraca or papyri‚ which offer a unique view into the daily life of an ancient Egyptian community. Throughout
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want to and achieve my goals how I want to. My family has always had the same philosophy about time‚ and is very supportive of my primary goals: going to college‚ becoming a high school teacher‚ and being a loving husband with my own great family. Salvador Dali’s "Persistence of Memory" helps to reflect my idea of time "melting" out of need and Emily Dickinson’s poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" shows the fast pace that many Americans have put their lives in‚ which is exactly what I would like
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Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz‚ Oscar attempts to live his life in accordance to what is expected of him‚ but cannot seem to please his demanding Dominican family; much less live up to Yunior’s high standards. The pressure Oscar feels from Yunior makes Oscar live his life with the sole purpose of wanting to become a true Dominican man. When Oscar dies‚ Yunior confuses his guilt for Oscar’s death with the guilt he feels for betraying
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than the first novel. The hero of El Filibusterismo is a rich jeweler named Simoun. He was Crisostomo Ibarra of the Noli‚ who‚ with Elias’ help‚ escaped from the pursuing soldiers at Laguna de Bay‚ dug up his buried treasure‚ and fled to Cuba where he became rich and befriended many Spanish officials. Two magnificent obsessions: To rescue Maria Clara from the nunnery of Santa Clara and to foment a revolution against the hated Spanish masters. The story of El Filibusterismo begins on board the
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The world is a stage‚ but the play is badly cast (wilde). Oscar wilde was born October 16‚1854 in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ and died November 30‚1900 in Paris‚ France. Oscar WIlde was a popular figure in late victorian England. Oscar wilde was in many plays‚ but one of his most famous was the Importance of being Earnest‚ but his other plays are Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892)‚ ‚ The Woman of no Importance (1893)‚An Ideal Husband (1895)‚and his most famous play‚ the Importance of being Earnest(1895) and then
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Oscar Pistorius: The Legend “You’re not disabled by the disabilities you have‚ you are able by the abilities you have.” A quotation said by the famous Oscar Pistorius. This past summer Oscar Pistorius was a runner in the Olympics competing in the able bodied races. Oscar was born in South Africa on November 22‚ 1986 with a serious disease called Fibular Hemimelia‚ which is a congenital absence of the fibula. This disease caused his parents to make the tough decision to amputate both of his legs
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Oscar Wilde Do you know who Oscar Wilde is? He wrote a lot of plays and books he was best known for his acclaimed works‚including “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.biography.com Oscar Fingal O’flahertie Wills Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright and novelist(goodreads.com) in the Victorian Era. During the Victorian Era‚ Oscar Wilde was best known for his books and plays. One play is “The Importance of being Earnest”. Another was “The Ideal Husband” which was published in 1887. He also wrote “The Happy
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