The Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is by Miguel Cabrera and was created around 1750. The artwork depicts a portrait of a Catholic nun‚ Sor Juana. The artwork is located in Latin America in the Spanish colonies of Mexico. Sor Juana joined the religious order of the Catholic Church and became a nun in order to pursue her intellectual interests. Sor Juana is depicted looking straight at the view and the iconography of the portrait is quite typical of nun portraits from 18th century Mexico. She
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Truly the Americas’ First Feminist? Failing to Set a Precedent In Estela Portillo Trambley’s play Sor Juana the main character Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was considered to be one of the earliest feminists. Sor Juana’s eternal struggles to study and unshakable craving for knowledge and wisdom‚ from whatever source it may be‚ support this attribute. In my opinion however‚ there are also significant elements of the play that suggest that Sor Juana would not be considered a true feminist. Of these
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The book‚ Blue Bloods is written by Melissa De La Cruz. As a reader‚ I would rate this book four stars. The title and summary of the book can catch curiosity of the reader. How the Author describes everything in each word and putting it in detail is perfect. There were some confusion since each chapter takes a different person’s life form‚ but other than that it was a great book. The book is about a girl who soon finds out that she is a vampire by going to a meeting. While time passes by fast‚ she
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Ratio Analysis Case Section 1 When comparing Stephens Company with other companies it appears that they are quite similar‚ but they slightly vary. The first thing that differs from Stephens Company and the others is the return on total assets isn’t the same. The Stephens Companies return on total assets was 18.75% and the other companies were 10.2%. When looking at this ratio it helps one understand whether or not the company is using its assets to generate earnings before paying off other
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz‚ was a self-educated scholar‚ poet and a Hieronymite nun of New Spain. She is one of the few first feminist writers in the 1600s. She defended her right to be an academic‚ suggesting that women should be educated and be teachers. She accused men of being the cause of the misfortune of women. The poet concentrates on strengthening the differences between men and women. Her ideas make the readers think more about the distinctions and differences between men and women rather
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Stephen King is an author that many have heard of but few know his story. Stephen King has written many worldwide known books including‚ The Shining‚ Carrie‚ It‚ and The Mist. Stephen King has even been compared to Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. Stephen Edwin King was born September‚ 21st 1947 in Portland‚ Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Stephen also has a older brother Daniel‚ who was born two years before. When Stephen turned two his dad abandoned his family‚ after this his mother
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Alexander H. Stephens was the vice President of the Confederate States of America. Alexander mother died when he was three months old. He was also a teacher .He was born in a barn in February 11‚ 1812.You will learn that Alexander Stephens is the vice President of the confederate States of America and his life. Body:
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horrific and amazing things. From beheadings and stonings to climbing the tallest mountains and crossing the largest oceans. Between Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal” and Stephen Gould’s “A Time of Gifts” there will be a great difference about the aspects of human existence. Mark Twain believes that mankind is evil and barbaric‚ while Stephen Gould thinks although evil occurs‚ humans come together in time of need with care and love for one another. Mark Twain expresses his feelings about humankind by saying
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Colonial Women in You Men In the lyrical poem‚ You Men by Sor Juana de la Cruz‚ she attempts to unveil the patriarchal society in the 1600’s that women were confined due to societal beliefs and values. During the 1600’s Latin women were valued for childbearing and traditional roles in the home. Therefore‚ Cruz had difficulty in her personal life with the roles assigned to women and joined the convent. At the convent‚ Cruz wrote as a woman of the upper class and used the protection of the court to
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Stephen king has published 200 short stories and over 54 novels. He has dozens of bestsellers‚ and a large group of fans spanning three generations and has an “inseparable” identification with horror. More so than any writer‚ or of previous generations
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