Walter de la Mare (1873 – 1956) Silver Slowly‚ silently‚ now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon; This way‚ and that‚ she peers‚ and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees; One by one the casements catch Her beams beneath the silvery thatch; Couched in his kennel‚ like a log‚ With paws of silver sleeps the dog; From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep Of doves in silver feathered sleep A harvest mouse goes scampering by‚ With silver claws‚ and silver eye; And moveless fish
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Bartolome De Las Casas writes to the King of Spain about the treatment of indigenous peoples by the Spanish conquistadors. Being a Spanish Dominican priest‚ he was appalled by how Christians were treating these people. He writes‚ “The Christians seized all the maize the locals had grown for themselves and their own families and‚ as a consequence‚ some twenty or thirty thousand natives died of hunger‚ some mothers even killing their own children and eating them” (Las Casas‚ 1992‚ p. 39). Las Casas has
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summer‚ La Gran Aventura De Alejandro‚ is about a young boy named Alejandro. Throughout the book he has many adventures resulting from a magic ring he receives after helping a young gypsy get out of a tight situation. While he is having these adventures‚ his actions and their outcomes show us that caring for others can make us many friends and help us lead a good life. Also‚ he shows us that having an open mind and a creative imagination can cause us to enjoy life more. La Gran Aventura De Alejandro
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In Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel Don Quixote de la Mancha‚ a necessary counterpart to Don Quixote’s character is found in Sancho Panza. Sancho is Don Quixote’s so-called squire and companion through his adventures. The vital contrast between these two characters contributes to the literary success of Cervantes’ novel. It is only through the eyes of Sancho that we witness Don Quixote’s madness and only through the latter’s madness that we evidence Sancho’s sanity. Without the presence of these
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The first document introduces Dominican priest Bartolome de las Casas (1484-1566) as one of the first settlers in New Spain (the New World) and his address to Prince Philip (future king of Spain) regarding the Spanish treatment of the Native Americans as unjust. He advocates for Indian rights and rejects the encomienda system. The encomienda system was a grant from the Spanish crown allowing the colonists in America the ability to demand forced labor and led to protests by people like Casas that
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desarrolló su comprensión de las consideraciones culturales y contextuales de la obra a través de la actividad oral interactiva? OBRA UTILIZADA: Casa de Muñecas de Henrik Ibsen En el desarrollo de la discusión‚ se expusieron a la clase algunas temáticas. Entre los temas abordados se trata el amor y la amistad‚ el matrimonio y la familia‚ el machismo‚ el honor y las costumbres de la época. Cuando tratamos de las costumbres de la época se hizo énfasis en el machismo que era base de la sociedad Noruega del
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Metodos de Analisis de Método de DELFOS 1. Se define el problema lo más claramente posible 2. Se recopila la mayor cantidad de información posible del tema 3. Se selecciona un número determinado (que puede ser amplio) de expertos sobre el tema 4. Se formulan las preguntas sobre el tema 5. Se les solicita que indiquen un coeficiente de probabilidad (entre 0 y 1) 6. Se les pide que justifiquen al máximo sus respuestas 7. Se reciben las respuestas y se organizan por similitud
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Brandon Keaton Professor Waltman World Literature II- Paper # 2 14 September 2012 Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: “Reply To Sor Filotea De La Cruz” Reflection paper Times have changed. As years pass‚ new laws arise‚ old ones plummet‚ some are merely altered but indefinitely‚ there are constant changes that bring us here to date. Reading De La Cruz’s letter‚ “Reply To Sor Filotea De La Cruz”‚ made me think more deeply about time and the way it molds us in a way we cant control. Someone has
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His name is Dulcinea; their homeland‚ the Toboso‚ a place of La Mancha; quality‚ at least‚ must be princess‚ it is the queen and my lady‚ her beauty superhuman‚ because it is coming to be true all the impossible and chimerical attributes that poets give their ladies ... "1 Quijote de la Mancha is undoubtedly one of the earliest and best examples of the intersection between reality and fantasy in literature. In this novel‚ the impassioned reading of a gentleman takes him to become a knight and see
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Ignacio Jose de Allende y Unzaga is best recognized as a Mexican-born officer who joined the Spanish army and fought for independence. Ignacio Allende was born in January 21‚ 1760 in San Miguel el Grande where his service years in the military were 1802-1811. The town is now called San Miguel de Allende in his honor. Allende was raised by a wealthy Spanish criollo family and soon after had the privilege to fight alongside the “Father of Mexican Independence‚” Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla which at the
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