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    Spanish Ballad

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    To what extent‚ and in which ways‚ does the Spanish ballad deal with the major human emotions? The collective body of Spanish ballads‚ known as the romancero‚ is a unique collection of narrative verse that follows the epic tradition‚ like such works as El cantar de mio Cid‚ and whose earliest examples are thought to have come at the beginning of the 14th century. They resemble the epics in their heroic and aristocratic tone‚ and some also in their themes of battle and honour. Many are written

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    The Spanish Inquisition

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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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    Spanish Culture

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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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    social and political situations of freedmen during reconstruction has not improved for African Americans today. During reconstruction‚ a vicious and radical group known as the ku-klux-klan as well as the Black Codes were both present and deteriorated the freedmen’s social and political situation. Voting restrictions since the election of 2010 along with the discrimination against and because of their race are both present today. Because of this African Americans still have a negative involvements with

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    In the 1860s‚ the American Civil War occurred due to disagreements between the North and the South‚ including their perceptions on slavery. The North was victorious‚ which led to the transformation of the South after their loss‚ better known as the Reconstruction Era. A primary concept during this period was the idea of equality of all. The thirteenth‚ fourteenth‚ and fifteenth amendments were passed to make the United States a nation where people will not be discriminated based on their race- something

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    Spanish Essay

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    for the flowers that are grown because the tropical weather allows the flowers and nature to prosper. Costa Rica played a role in the federation of Central American states from 1823 to 1838 and is a member of the Organization of Central American States. Of the states that have been partners in these two enterprises‚ Costa Rica is the most Spanish in character and is generally regarded as having the most stable government and economy. In Costa Rica‚ Christmas is a very special holiday for the citizens

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    the spanish conquisxat

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    THE SPANISH CONQUISTADORS DBQ Using the following‚ documents to analyze the Spanish motives for conquest during the Age of Expansion. How did these motives influence Spanish attitudes toward the people living in the New World? Document 1 On the part of the king‚ subduer of barbarous nations‚ we notify and make known to you as best we can that the Lord our God‚ living and eternal created the heaven and earth and one man and one woman‚ of whom you and we and all the men of the world were and

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    The Spanish Inquisition

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    The Spanish Inquisition1478-1834 | The concepts of an inquisition and inquisitorial procedure lie deep in the roots of world history. Inquisitions were used during the decline of the Roman Empire until the Spanish Inquisition’s decline in the early 1800s. An inquisition can be run by both civil and church authorities in order to root out non-believers from a nation or religion. The Spanish Inquisition was one of the most deadly inquisitions in history.The Spanish Inquisition was used for both political

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    American Civil War The American Civil War started in April 12‚ 1861. During this time artillery pieces were rapidly developed from smooth bores to bores with rifling. Rifling was first invented in the late 1850s The United States Army had started experimenting and implementing bore rifling at the start of the American Civil War. It was believed that two-thirds of the confederate armies light howitzers where taken from the union forces. Artillery was rapidly shifting its capabilities of being able

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    Spanish Armarda

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    death of Mary Queen of Scots‚ religion‚ refusal of marriage‚ Dutch revolt and the French civil war. But even before the Spanish set sail like in 1587 Drake attacked a large number of ships at the Cadiz harbour‚ then the barrels of food and drink went mouldy and sour because the barrels were made from new wood and were still damp which made them mouldy and sour. Then the Spanish tried to pick up some Dutch soldiers but there was confusion on where they’d be picked‚ because communication was very poor

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