How did I get here?From living in a small village in Ghana with my family to now being auctioned off against my will.My name is Adele Fayette but on the plantation‚ they called me Dela.Born in 1785 I was the eldest of seven children all responsibility laid on my shoulders. After the death of my father John’s life became extremely hard.So I got married so that I may take care of my siblings.Life was going well until one day I saw everything I had ever known up in flames.A group of white men forced
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Influential Woman) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a woman who made history throughout her time. As a young girl she taught herself how to read and write‚ later in life becoming a nun‚ philosopher‚ poet‚ and writer. There where many accomplishments in Sor Juana’s life. Although Sor Juana died at a young age‚ her work is still looked upon on today. She’s a symbol of bravery and intelligence. Though she didn’t live a long life we get to see the impact she made on women
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The affective relationships between family members are also ranked‚ with the families of colonized people being the most pitiful. Civility and success distinguish the upper classes. In the first Casta painting in the series by José de Alcibar‚ the economic position of the Spaniard is clearly shown. el español is directing a worker who is arranging agricultural produce for display or sale. His tights are clean white‚ clearly someone who would never stoop to the language produced
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I will discuss Le Corbusier’s five principles and how they are applied to the Villa Savoye‚ how these reflect cubism and how space time relationships‚ three dimensional qualities and circulation is influenced and incorporated into the Villa Savoye. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF LE CORBESIER: Figure 2: The Villa Savoye façade showing pilotis (WASSMANN‚ C. 2009. Anarchitecture. Creative Commons Attributue.) Figure 2: The Villa Savoye façade showing pilotis (WASSMANN‚ C. 2009. Anarchitecture. Creative Commons
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The Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is by Miguel Cabrera and was created around 1750. The artwork depicts a portrait of a Catholic nun‚ Sor Juana. The artwork is located in Latin America in the Spanish colonies of Mexico. Sor Juana joined the religious order of the Catholic Church and became a nun in order to pursue her intellectual interests. Sor Juana is depicted looking straight at the view and the iconography of the portrait is quite typical of nun portraits from 18th century Mexico. She
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The book‚ Blue Bloods is written by Melissa De La Cruz. As a reader‚ I would rate this book four stars. The title and summary of the book can catch curiosity of the reader. How the Author describes everything in each word and putting it in detail is perfect. There were some confusion since each chapter takes a different person’s life form‚ but other than that it was a great book. The book is about a girl who soon finds out that she is a vampire by going to a meeting. While time passes by fast‚ she
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz‚ was a self-educated scholar‚ poet and a Hieronymite nun of New Spain. She is one of the few first feminist writers in the 1600s. She defended her right to be an academic‚ suggesting that women should be educated and be teachers. She accused men of being the cause of the misfortune of women. The poet concentrates on strengthening the differences between men and women. Her ideas make the readers think more about the distinctions and differences between men and women rather
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“En Campos de Batalla de dr. Jose Rizal.” If I got it right‚ this translates to “The Battlefield of Dr. Jose Rizal.” The story was about the challenges that Dr. Rizal faced while he was fighting for the country. It revolved around his personal struggles‚ namely his choice between the freedom of the country and his own happiness. The play started by presenting the adolescent Jose‚ encouraged by his brother to study abroad for the Filipinos‚ and distracted with the young love with his cousin
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There is a myriad of historical ideas that surprised me during this reading. My top three surprising historical highlights are The Globe‚ Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz‚ and the Spanish theatre‚ corrales. Throughout my whole learning experiences‚ I have never come across the corrales. Usually‚ I would learn about how Spanish is very religious based and how they are very well-known for discovering New Worlds. I would always hear Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. I never really learned about
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Born In February 25‚ 1778‚ Don Jose De San Martin was born in Yapeyu Argentina. A province of Corrientes. San Martin was born to Juan De San Martin and Gregoria Matorras. Juan De San Martin was a governor of Yapeyu at the time and a troubled professional soldier. Don Jose de San Martin was born of dark complexion. He became a target of social shame considering his dark complexion and light complexion of his parents. It was rumored that his father would often mistreat the indigenous people of Yapeyu
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