Why did the Spanish Armada fail? Charlotte Wong 7B (20) The Spanish Armada failed because of many things‚ most of them were because of they did not done a proper preparation for the battle. The Spanish was very weak and unorganized‚ they know that they were‚ but they still don’t do any preparation‚ as if they knew that they will lose. They did not done well in the tactics‚ ship design and choosing their leader. If they can’t do these basic things
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Tragedy with reference to "The Spanish Tragedy". A tragedy is a religious experience which is main objective is to make the audience reflect on serious matters in order to know ourselves better and to hopefully grow as a person. It is a performed action that conveys both the feelings of pity and fear (as Aristotle’s definition of tragedy establishes) leading to the catharsis of such emotions among the spectators. All these elements are properly presented within "The Spanish Tragedy" by Thomas Kyd‚ which
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USAGE OF ARTICLES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH (1) After Ser: Often indefinite articles are omitted after the verb ser‚ as for example. - Yo soy profesor. - I am a teacher. - Uds. son estudiantes. - You are students. - Hoy es lunes. - Today is Monday. However‚ if the noun that comes after ser is modified‚ an article is generated: - Yo soy un profesor bueno. - I am a good professor. - Uds. son unos estudiantes buenos.- You are good students. In English‚ in the singular forms there is an article‚ but
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The Fall of the Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire experienced a time of massive growth and exploration which came to an end in 1588. By 1598 Phillip III had inherited Spain with a bankrupt economy. This marked the decline of the great empire that had controlled an extensive amount of territories. Its decline can be attributed to the massive influx of gold and silver into the economy during the Age of Exploration which made Spain temporarily wealthy but had irreversible negative long term economic
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privatization of natural water resources. Iciar Bollain’s film is about the filming of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in a new land exploiting the native tribes by demanding gold and brutally punishing those who did not comply in the name of the Spanish empire. The location of the Columbus film shooting was Cochabamba‚ Bolivia in the year 2000. This was a period of social rebellion in Cochabamba when multinational corporations were privatizing the water and demanding citizens pay high price
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English could one day be dethroned by Spanish as the world’s most spoken language? Especially in the United States‚ Hispanics are becoming more and more plentiful. Through time‚ immigrants from Latin America have introduced to and shared their culture with Americans. They have changed the country and have helped shape it‚ and are continuing to do so today. The United States is a land of diversity and sharing‚ and Hispanic culture is a real part of it. Spanish should be a mandatory language class in
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Spanish-speakers in the duration of 1492 to 1910 should be considered white because of assimilation to conquistadores’ religion. Spanish speakers were considered white until the annexation of Texas and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The ability to be portrayed as superior and above the Natives was a status that Spaniards attained through conquest. Spanish conquest reasoned that they should be helping these barbaric people from practicing backwards and unholy religions. Spaniards used military power
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inconvenience. Definitely‚ our country favored for the informality of power spreading over than what the Spanish men had to offer. Established as a “One Central Government‚” independent barangays vanished. Spain ruled us with the said structure. As far as my data gathered could reach‚ I have three different versions of how Spain governed the Philippines chronologically applied. Since the Spanish nation was located southwest of Europe and the prioritization of his own country was his mission‚ the King
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3.07 Selecciones- Visitamos la ciudad A. Answer the following questions about the reading in complete Spanish sentences: 1. ¿Dónde están los viajeros? ~ En Ciudad de México 2. ¿Dónde está el hotel en la ciudad? ~ en la Zona Rosa de la ciudad 3. ¿Adónde fue Susana en la ciudad? ~ En Zona Rosa Ciudad de México 4. ¿Quién ganó el juego en la bolera? ~ Pablo fue el mejor boleador con 168 puntos 5. ¿Qué son las Águilas? ~ Las Águilas son futbolistas
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Nick Schweitzer Malintzin’s Choices Malintzin had an important role in the ancient history and colonization of Latin America. She would rise from just a simple servant girl and slave‚ to become one of the key factors of the Spanish colonization of the indigenous natives in the New World. She helped translate for the Spanish conquistadors and even Hernando Cortés himself. Malintzin’s interpreting skills would prove crucial in the dealings between Hernando Cortés and the Aztec emperor Montezuma
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