1950‚ Cruz made her first major breakthrough‚ after the lead singer of the Sonora Matancera‚ a renowned Cuban orchestra‚ left the group and Cruz was called to fill in. Cruz was hired permanently by the orchestra‚ but wasn’t well accepted by the public at first.[7] However‚ the orchestra stood by their decision‚ and soon Cruz became famous throughout Cuba. During the 15 years she was a member‚ the band traveled all over Latin America‚ becoming known as "Café con leche" (coffee with milk). Cruz became
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La Clinica De Familia‚ (LCDF) through the Healthy Start Program‚ is proposing to serve families located within Doña Ana County (DAC)‚ including the CYFD Designated Early Childhood Investment Zone‚ Gadsden Independent School District (GISD)‚ and the southwest corner of Otero County. New Mexico Voices for Children Kids Count 2015 Report emphasized the need for continued investment in early childhood care and education noting 38% of children continue to live in poverty in the county. a. The communities
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Le Ballet Comique de la Reine is considered to be the first ballet by most dance historians. This ballet took place in Paris‚ France in 1581. This special ballet was produced by Catherine d`Medici‚ and Balthazar de Beaujoyeaulx was responsible for the choreography. The dancers in this weren’t professionals by any means‚ just simply members of the court that were trained in the Renaissance Dance Suites by each courts dancing master. This production was recorded to have lasted more than six hours
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The argument of Juan Gines de Sepulveda is that of negative feedback to what was experienced in the first encounter of the Spaniards and American Indians in the Sixteenth Century. Also‚ Sepulveda demonstrates through his opinion that war against the Indians is a rightful act due to the fact that the Indians are seen as lower beings. The proof that Sepulveda uses to support his position is the glimpse the Spaniards noted in the short time they observed the Indians. Sepulveda thought that the Indians
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3 Carlos Marchand 4-11-11 Per.3 Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. It is a dry‚ shredded green and brown mix of flowers‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC for short. How is Marijuana Abused? Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint) or in a pipe. It is also smoked in blunts‚ which are cigars that have been
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Cabeza de Vaca journeyed far into the Americas with disasters striking left and right. He wrote La Relacion to tell the king of Spain of the land and peoples there.He told of the suffering he and his men endured‚ and included helpful and factual information about the Americas. This primary source was invaluable to the king for the reason it told him what the Native Americans were like‚ what the living conditions were like‚ and what the climate was like. The king wanted to control the land and discover
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EQUAL Equal est une société anonyme spécialisée dans la distribution de montures de lunettes auprès des opticiens avec un capitale 5 millions francs et elle couvre 12% de la part de marché français de la monture‚ elle est la 6eme dans le marché français. Son chiffre d’affaires en 1992 est de 43 millions de francs. EQUAL SA est une multinationale elle adopte une stratégie de diversification (géographique) internationale. En effet elle dispose de bureaux au Japon‚ Singapour‚ aux États-Unis‚ au canada
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Celia Cruz was one of the most famous Cuban salsa singers. She was nicknamed the Queen of Salsa‚ with more than thirty-six albums‚ recorded with some other leading singers in Latin music. Celia worked as a singer for more than forty years‚ and during that time‚ she became well known for her vigorous work‚ great personality‚ and her emotional way of singing. During her performances‚ she was well known for being able to improvise lyrics. She was an artist with over six decades of success making her
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integrating digital tools and resources to engage students in authentic learning experiences. This lesson was design for 11th and 12th grade high school Spanish students. The engaged lesson plan asks students to base their experience on the poem “La Balada de los Dos Abuelos” by Nicholás Guillén a very well-known Cuban writer. Students take the role of teachers‚ authors‚ critics and researchers. Students analyze Nicolás Guillén’s background and how it is represente in his poem. The message of the poem
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IMD374 INTERNATIONAL v. 09.03.2009 LA MARTINA (A): “PASÍON ARGENTINA” Professor Benoît Leleux‚ S. Schmidheiny Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance‚ and Prof. Dominique Turpin‚ Dentsu Professor of Marketing and Strategy‚ prepared this case with the assistance of Thomas Brochier‚ IMD MBA 2007‚ as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation. FEBRUARY 2008. Lando Simonetti was enjoying the relative cool of his
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