CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® CAPE® SPANISH SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May–June 2014 CXC 17/U2/12 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher. Correspondence related to the syllabus
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1. Describe the development of Spanish rule over its territory in America? The Spaniards came to North America as conquerors in order to disperse catholic religion and to collect fortunes of wealth in gold and silver‚ and increase the glory of imperial Spain. Hernan Cortes‚ driven by the dreams of gold and glory‚ set sail for Mexico from Cuba along with 600 soldiers. Cortes convinced the Totomacs‚ a society conquered by Mexica‚ to join him in assault against dominant Mexica. He led an expedition
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had been a member of the 1898-1899 US Congress I would have supported both our war with Spain and our annexation of its territories. The Spanish-American War served to end Spain’s colonial power in the western hemisphere. In the time leading up to the war there was three years of turmoil in Cuba‚ where Cuban revolutionaries were locked in battle with the Spanish in an attempt to gain independence from their mother country (history.state.gov 1). For most of the Cuban revolution the US‚ particularly
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Section 4. TASK RUBRIC: Informational Writing Party Time This rubric explains the elements of the prompt‚ expectations‚ and standards that should be included in the work. Scorers should consider the expectations for the targeted learner level when assessing student work. A student cannot achieve proficiency on this task if he/she receives below standard on any expectation. |Expectations |Exceeds Standard |Meets Standard
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Los candidatos republicanos más favorecidos según su tono de voz De Jesús Del Toro | Pulso USA – lun‚ 10 ago 2015 Compartir10Tweet Imprimir Una de las preguntas comunes durante los procesos electorales es si un determinado candidato luce "presidencial": si su presencia‚ sus actitudes‚ sus ademanes‚ su vestir‚ su discurso están en sincronía‚ en realidad o en apariencia‚ con lo que la mayoría de la gente espera o quiere esperar de un presidente‚ con lo que mueve a un ciudadano a votar por determinado
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The Past‚ Present‚ and Future of Automated Essay Scoring Posted on January 10‚ 2009 “No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is‚ but the world as it will be …” – Isaac Asimov (5) Introduction Although some realities of the classroom remain constant –they wouldn’t exist without the presence‚ whether actual or virtual‚ of students and teachers –the technology age is changing not only the way that we teach‚ but also how students
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The victory of Spanish over the Aztecs. The victory of Cortes over the Aztec was the result of certain military advantages the conquistadors enjoyed‚ as well as specific problems that weakened the Aztec people and made the empire more vulnerable. It is almost impossible to believe that a small amount of Spanish soldiers were able to conquer the mighty Aztec empire in this historic battle. As soon as Cortes and his army arrived to Mexico in 1519‚ where the Aztec used to live. They were kindly
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The Spanish-American War took place in “the spring and summer of 1898”‚ throughout the Pacific and Caribbean waters (“Spanish-American War”). The United States went to war with Spain for Cuban independence‚ yellow journalism in the role of publishing the De Lome letter‚ and the USS Maine sinking (Murrin 747‚748). A consequence of the war was imperialism‚ that came along with the Treaty of Paris‚ which gave the United States the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hawaii‚ and Guatemala (Roberts). Reformation
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Spanish Cultural Dimensions. Through this report‚ based on the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions‚ we will try to clarify the main features of the Spanish culture. To get this target we will use a few proverbs or traditional expressions from Spain and relate them to Hofstede’s theory. This way we will be able to understand and know a little bit more about how is the Spanish culture and how it differentiates from other cultures. The first proverb we are going to use says: “La union hace la fuerza”
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During the late 19th and early 20th century‚ the United States emerged as victors of the Spanish American war. As a result‚ they received territorial concession on behalf of the Spanish. These territorial gains were the start of an era of American imperialism and expansion. This expansion was both a continuation and a departure from previous foreign policy and expansion. American imperialism demonstrated the same cultural and social justification of previous expansionism. Manifest destiny emerged
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