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    Francisco Vazquez de Coronado began his expedition from February 1540 to August 1542 to find fame‚ fortune‚ to explore the stories of the cities of gold that had been circulating‚ and to convert Indians to Catholicism. One such claim that Friar Marcos just came back from a journey that he had just taken‚ and he was telling the people of what he saw. When Antonio de Mendoza‚ the viceroy‚ found out about the city of gold he sent Coronado to find the city and establish trade. Vazquez de Coronado was

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    the book‚ The Shadow of the Wind‚ and its arcane author‚ Julian Carax. On Daniel’s quest to uncover more about Julian Carax‚ he finds that both Julian Carax and the antagonist‚ Javier Fumero had a painful past with sinful parents that mold the two boys into becoming self destructive men. Through the adulterous and abusive sins of Julian’s real father‚ Don Ricardo Aldaya and through Fumero’s mother Yvonne’s mental instability‚ the boys‚ Julian and Fumero‚ grow up to be men with serious mental issues

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    African American‚ Percy L. Julian. Percy’s research and studying helped the creation of drugs to treat glaucoma and arthritis. A Percy lived during a time of racism and segregation‚ he never let racism and it’s many challenges get in the way of his shaping of our world today. With his many achievements and awards‚ I personally believe Dr. Percy L. Julian is the Greatest African-American. Percy Lavon Julian was born on April 11‚ 1899 to Elizabeth and James Julian in Montgomery‚ Alabama. Percy’s

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    a two way form. The idea that Julian had been “adopted” by Sunny as his kid and that he can’t do things by himself is the whole Marxist concept. What supports this is the fact that Julian can’t cross the street without holding his hand‚ he needs Sunny to urinate with him‚ otherwise he can’t‚ and also that he needs to have a book read before he goes to sleep‚ and the light turned on by Sunny while sleeping because he was afraid of the dark. When Sunny tells Julian to cross the street when they are

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    Mystery of God

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    This essay looks at the writings of one these thinkers‚ Julian of Norwich and outlines and discusses some of her central ideas on the mystery of God. Julian of Norwich was a medieval mystic‚ who lived in Norwich‚ England between 1342 and 1416. Not much is known about her. She is thought to have been an anchoress‚ who lived a solitary life of prayer and meditation for many years in a cell in the grounds of St. Julian’s Church Norwich.[1] Julian lived in difficult times. Crusades‚ plagues‚ in particular

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    Rising from Bigotry to Converge in Equality “Everything That Rises must converge”‚ by Flannery O’ Connor is sometimes considered a comical but also serious tale of a grown man named Julian‚ who lives with mother‚ who happens to be your typical southern woman. The era unfolds in a couple years after integration begins. Throughout the story‚ O’Connor impresses us with her derived message in which people often resist to growing away from bigotry towards self-awareness and love for all humankind

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    the protagonists Julian Laxner’s “At war with self” in his overindulgence in materialistic things. Boyle presents Mr. Laxner as the American dreamer who has a deep understanding of the spacious world‚ yet locked & stuck in an impenetrable chaotic house filled with “unnecessary” materials amassed by him and his loving wife Marsha. Julian‚ being fed up with his reality decides to call a professional organizer named Susan Certaine. Certaine examines the couple’s entire house as Julian tiptoes around the

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    seeks refuge within a country; however‚ Canada is not a signatory. Spending most of his life as a ship-bound passenger‚ Hanna does not have a homeland. Hanna applied for refuge from The "Gudveig" a Norwegian motor-ship in which he was treated as a "stowaway" and imprisoned for more than 16 months. During these 16 months aboard the ship‚ Hanna made at least three trips to Canada. Hanna found himself in Canada looking for immigration status after being released by the act of habeus corpus. Immigration

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    Race Relation in the South

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    O’Connor’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge” through characters‚ setting‚ and characterization to highlight the broader conflict of race relations. The stories main character is a young‚ white man named Julian‚ whose relationship with his mother symbolizes the race conflict on a smaller scale. Julian believes that the world has changed and is completely different than it used to be. He thinks there should be a mutual agreement between races and everyone should get along and be treated equally. His

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    problem and her progressive thinking son‚ Julian‚ on their newly integrated bus ride to the gym. The story strives off of the tension built between white and black people commercing together on a newly integrated bus system. “Everything That Rises Must Converge” takes place over a very small amount of time during the civil rights movement and spans just the small trip of an incomplete bus ride. Here‚ Julians personality and motives will be analyzed‚ Julians mother will be examined‚ and the symbolism

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