During the time period of 1478-1834‚ Spain held an inquisition through the Christian government. The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition still remains a debate of whether it was enacted for political‚ government advances‚ or a religious cleansing. Spain wanted to purify the blood of the Christian race by banning interreligious marriage. The Jewish population was strongly encouraged to convert to Christianity with the threat of death. Although many Jews converted‚ their faith and belief was questioned
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The Spanish Armada was a fleet sent by Philip II of Spain to fight against Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to defeat Protestant England. The Spanish Armada is interesting because its defeat came unexpectedly when a fleet of 130 ships and 30‚000 men were defeated by a smaller scale counter-attacking convoy sent by the English. The nation’s current strategic planning was based on mistakes from previous battles‚ such as the Spanish Armada. Learning from these mistakes‚ the army‚ navy‚ and military can
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Language‚ Culture‚ and Philippine History Leslie E. Bauzon‚ "Influence of the Spanish Culture‚" translated to Nihonggo and published as "Firipin bunka eno Supein no eikyo" in Shizuo Suzuki and Shinzo Hayase (eds.)‚ TONAN AZIA NO JITEN FIRIPIN (ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: PHILIPPINES)‚ Kyoto: Dohosha‚ 1991. Pp. 195-196. Spain colonized the Philippines from 1565 to 1898. The Spaniards ruled the Filipinos for 333 years. Spanish influence on the Philippines and the Filipino inhabitants was immediately
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kitchens in southern California speak Spanish. Being able to communicate with your kitchen staff is very important. Being fluent in English and Spanish will help you become more successful in the restaurant industry. The older generation from Mexico tends to not know English very well. The younger generation does. My experience is purely just in the front of the house. English is always primarily spoken in southern California with front of the house operations. Spanish seems to be dominant in the kitchens
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Spanish Cultural Dimensions. Through this report‚ based on the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions‚ we will try to clarify the main features of the Spanish culture. To get this target we will use a few proverbs or traditional expressions from Spain and relate them to Hofstede’s theory. This way we will be able to understand and know a little bit more about how is the Spanish culture and how it differentiates from other cultures. The first proverb we are going to use says: “La union hace la fuerza”
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When she heard that the Spanish were coming she went to tilbury and made a famous speech. She said “My loving people‚ we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety‚ to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes‚ for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear‚ I have always so behaved myself that‚ under God‚ I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my
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of Teaching Spanish to America’s YouthI The Importance of Teaching Spanish to America’s Youth Most people would love to be able to travel to Spain or Mexico and feel comfortable with speaking the native language as well at the same time making themself a more valuable employee to any future employer. A simple way to achieve both of these goals would be to learn a foreign language more specifically Spanish. Many children have the option in their class rooms to elect to learn Spanish but just as
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The food is of a southern and French Cajun cuisine. The locals are friendly and enjoy giving you the history of their city. In this essay I will express how New Orleans gives the feeling of being in a foreign country‚ I will share how the natives make you feel so welcome and how they give a free history lesson on their home town‚ and finally I will express my thoughts and opinions on the wonderful southern and French Cajun style cuisine. First let me just say that New
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Italian restaurant in America‚ we learn a lot about the differences between Italian and Italian-American cuisine through the many obstacles they face. Primo is a gifted chef‚ a culinary genius determined not to waste his talent making routine dishes that American customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front man‚ trying to do anything to keep the restaurant financially afloat. Italian cuisine is known for its diversity throughout Italy’s different regions and its abundance of difference in taste
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The Spanish Armada took place in 1588 where King Philip II of Spain had planned this conquest with the hope of overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I of England. He had many reasons as to invade England in the first place. England had the establishment of Protestantism whereas Spain was Roman Catholic‚ and Philip was in disagreement with that. He also wanted to stop the Dutch interferences in the Spanish Netherlands because they were seizing Spain’s treasure and were funding the people in the Netherlands
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