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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SPAN1021 Introduction to Spanish Culture Essay topic: Youth Problems Among Spaniards and Hong Kong people Introduction Youth is a stage where every individual have to pass through. During this stage of life‚ there are huge amount of problems to deal with as he or she grows up and are inevitable. Juveniles from different countries and places may have a variety of growing-up issues but are generally similar. In this essay‚ it is going to discuss about the youth problems faced by teens in Spain
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Ferdinand Magellan Expedition Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown‚ was looking for a westward route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu
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Class: Spanish II Dates: August 13 - 26 Review Unit Tuesday/Wednesday 13/14: Journal 1: ¿Cual fue la experiencia más importante que te pasó durante el verano? Descríbela usando al menos siete oraciones. Classwork: How to be a Spanish II student: Units—journals‚ vocab quizzes‚ homework on vhl site‚ skits‚ study guide‚ test. Speaking/Listening‚ F errors‚ Pet peeves—IDK‚ Yawning‚ Putting head down. Most important—dots. Get on Edmodo Page. Pass out question sheets
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As I’ve read the pre-Spanish era given by Mr.Ralph‚ there are a lot of things I’ve learned‚ things that recalled me about the history of the Philippines and the situation we had in the arms of the Spaniards. First‚ when it comes to the people who were involved in the whole history about our country‚ many of them exert their efforts and their ideas on how things are possible and how it can work. Different places also contributed their ideas to the development of the history by observations that they
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to gain money from local resourses and political power. Now we might ask why didn’t they "just" exploit the land and leave the native cultures be. Which brings me to the second reason‚ which is more from a cultural perspective. Example: Why did Spanish conquistadors think the natives in Sounth America couldn’t be human and
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Normalmente voy a España con mi familia. Viajamos en avión‚ que dura tres horas‚ y conseguimos un coche al hotel. Permanecemos en un hotel grande con una piscina y una barra. Durante el día descanso a lado de la piscina‚ o hago natación cuando hace sol. Por la noche salimos a comer‚ después yo y mi hermano nos vamos explorando la ciudad. Normally I go on holiday to Spain with my family. We travel by plain‚ which takes 3 hours‚ and get a coach to the hotel. We stay in a big hotel with a swimming
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Impact of Regionalism on contemporary issues: A case study of Indonesia Regionalism can be defined as‚ “the principle or system of dividing a city [or] state… into separate administrative regions” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011‚ pg.1). Suharto favoured the practice of a central system of administration over regionalism‚ as he would have total control over the social‚ economic‚ and political factors within Indonesia. To achieve this‚ he used his military power to take over East Timor in 1975‚ and declared
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1. BASIC PHRASES [pic] [pic] [pic] |¡Buenos días! |¡Buenas tardes! |¡Buenas noches! | |bway-nohs dee-ahs |bway-nahs tard-ays |bway-nahs noh-chays | |Hello! / Good morning! |Good afternoon! |Good evening! / Good night! | |¡Hola! / ¡Chao!
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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 because it is a time for the citizens to come together and spend quality time with their
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