Background Although it seems strange‚ languages do have sex‚ with Spanish and Arabic being the most sexist languages‚ while Finnish is the least sexist. This is because most of the languages do not have neutral terms that allow us to name something without associating it with the masculine or feminine‚ such as “the” in English‚ Spanish instead has “el” and “la” which gives rise to the fact that in practice the masculine is used as a synonym of the universal‚ which contributes to perpetuate discrimination
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Term In Mr. Rodriguez’s Spanish 1-2 class‚ we have learned so many new things and have had the amazing opportunity to gain more fluency in another language. Some of the goals we had in the beginning of the term were to learn the appropriate level of Spanish‚ for example more knowledge of verbs‚ and how to say basic conversations and greetings. We were expected to have learned everything we were taught‚ and the basic part of the Spanish language. Mr. Macfarland was our Spanish teacher‚ and his techniques
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The Spanish Inquisition became an infamous event in history that would interest and shock people for centuries to come. King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella of Spain started the Spanish Inquisition in September of 1480; however‚ it was two years earlier in the November of 1478 that Pope Sixtus IV actually authorized the two monarchs to set up and start the Inquisition. (The Spanish Inquisition‚ n.d.) The Inquisition mostly dealt with the conversos‚ or "Jews who had converted either under duress
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was asked to do a 1:1 with a child that only speak spanish in the school that I have visited twice. When I got there the child was sitting in the classroom couch watching the ceiling with another of the child in the classroom. I was instructed to assist the child to work in their homework‚ however the child replied no I don’t want to do anything (in spanish). The child was playing with one of the Ipads in the classroom. I asked the child (in spanish) when he wants to do homework or a least try to
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Spanish Traditions and Folk Song Musical traditions have been taking place for centuries in all countries‚ ethnicities and cultures. Each group has specific musical stylings‚ sounds and instruments. Here we will take an in depth look at the musical traditions of the Spanish traced back to the mid-1500s. St. Augustine‚ FL was founded by the Spanish in 1565. This was the beginning of traditional sounds‚ folk songs‚ hymns‚ and dance. It was discovered that these musical sub groups‚ reflected Spanish
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I have chosen this object as I am Spanish and I feel it is close to my heart.‚ Consequently‚ I would like to share with you its importance and use. This type of comb is a woman’s hair decoration; it has a convex body with some teeth at the end so it can grab into the chignon. As explained in the comb’s definition‚ in order to wear this ítem‚ the woman’s hair has to be tied up into a bun. In this essay I am going to talk about this hair accessory‚ how it is‚ its origin and its use and importance
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Unit 1: The Foundation of the Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English Colonies in North America * Initial Contact (Spanish) * The French and Dutch Colonies * The English Colonies Part I: Initial Contact (Spanish) #1: Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? * About 14‚000 years ago (12‚000 BCE)‚ people started to migrate across BERINGIA to Americas * By 8‚000 BCE‚ they reached to Tierra del Fuego * 3 waves came from Asia‚ 1 from Polynesia
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early as 1533‚ a debate arose in Madrid‚ Spain’s capital‚ over whether or not descendants of Spanish men and Indian or African women should be acknowledged by the Crown and educated as servant of the empire. Skin color mattered to the Spanish. There was no word for mixed-race people in the Spanish language in the mid-sixteenth century‚ there was only an official measurement of blood mixture‚ the Spanish based their definitions of race and social belonging to Limpieza de Sangre‚ the purity of
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instruments or dance. In the spanish culture music is expressed both with instruments alone or dancing. The spanish have groups of people playing many different caustic instruments these bands are known as meriachy bands. A group of usually men stand around in a half circle playing violins‚ trumpets‚ Spanish guitar‚ a vihuela (a high-pitched‚ five-string guitar) and a guitarrón (a small-scaled acoustic bass) these bands can be up to 20 people. As well as a meriachi band the spanish culture celebrates through
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In a spanish christmas they don’t belive in santa claus .They belive that the 3 wiseman.Kids leave there shoes out side and believe that the 3 wiseman will come and fill there shoes up with presents.Most people in Spain go to Midnight Mass or ’La Misa Del Gallo’ (The Mass of the Rooster). It is called this because a rooster is supposed to have crowed the night that Jesus was born. Most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before the service. The traditional Spanish Christmas
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