Alfredo Elfren Litiatco was born on July 9‚ 1908 in Manila to Kapampangan and Tagalog parents. He was a poet‚ an essayist‚ a short story writer‚ a critic and an editor. He discovered such writers as Ligaya Victorio-Reyes and Estrella Alfon-Rivera while he was the literary editor of the Graphic. He used to be called the "Ariel of Philippine Letters." He was also called by noted writer Manuel Viray as "one of the foremost practitioners of light verse in the Philippines‚" and Jose Garcia Villa ranked
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Francisco Goya was a Spanish artist who painted royal portraits‚ drew illustrations‚ and made engravings in late 1700s and early 1800s. Goya was sometimes called the father of modern art. Goya’s works of arts reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important painters in the 19th and 20th century. His paintings were very popular because of the scenes of violence he incorporated. The most famous ones were the ones that were prompted by the French invasion of Spain. Goya was born
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Francisco Franco’s death on November 20‚ 1975 ended an era of Authoritarian dictatorship and Fascism in Spain. However‚ even after his death‚ the question was where does Spain go from here? Moreover‚ the memory of the Spanish Civil War still resonated with lawmakers‚ political leaders‚ and citizens in Spain and exiles. The memories of the Second Republic’s downfall‚ the mass murder during and after the Civil War‚ and the Franco dictatorship had remained with Spain for decades. However‚ during the
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Genny Paige August 28‚ 2013 Creative Writing Junior Luxo Jr. Before you read this go on youtube and watch the short clip from pixar called "Luxo Jr." There is this big lamp on the table. It is plugged in and the light is on. There is also a second plug plugged in. I don’t know what it goes to yet. Music starts and then the toy story ball rolls in. The lamp moves it’s head to shine the light on top of the lamp. Then it moves it tilts its head to the left
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Famous Botanist Francisco Hernandez During the time of 1700 hundreds many artist made their way to spain to seek out what they believed to be an art form but done in garden designs. So many people thought that this was a great cause and belived that this was they were meant to do for life. Francisco like other believed that this was the way to go so he to set to become a famous garden designer and soon he got his wish and was sent for by the duke of Earl. It took many years to establish a good
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reflection or self assessment that enables us to work out what we believe in and stand for. Conflict opens up different personalities‚ perceptions‚ values and emotions that will ultimately lead to character building. Kate Grenville’s novel‚ “The Secret River‚” depicts that a person’s character can transform once there has been a clash of social disagreement and a difference in interests
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An essay about “Inside Out” “Inside Out” by Francisco Jimenez is a realistic short story about a boy who only speaks Spanish and doesn’t understand anything anyone says. In the beginning‚ Roberto is telling Francisco how his first year of school went and Francisco is super excited to go to school. Soon‚ Francisco meets his principal and his teacher and doesn’t understand anything the teacher says but tries to anyways. In the end‚ Francisco got first place for his drawing. Then the teacher lets him
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Earthquake San Francisco- 1906 On the morning 12 past 5:00 San Francisco suffered a major earthquake that killed 3000 people‚ the earthquake lasted for about 40 seconds and was recorded at 8.3 on the Richter Scale. People ran from there houses and some stayed inside the buildings and were crushed. The people who ran in the streets were killed by toppled buildings falling from above. There fire department was efficient but the water pipes that go down the San Andreas Fault were severed.
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Francisco Villa Melissa E. Bowlin Ozarka College Francisco "Pancho" Villa Francisco Villa was born Doroteo Arango in San Juan del Rio‚ Durango in 1877. Some resources say that he was actually born in 1879. Although Doroteo Arango was the man ’s original name‚ most people knew him as Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Francisco spent most of his life living in Durango‚ until at the age of 16‚ when he killed a man for raping his younger
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The silent film Sherlock Jr is shot and acted by Buster Keaton in 1924. It tells a story: after being framed as a thief and unsuccessfully saving own reputation in reality‚ the protagonist the boy” becomes the famous detective saves the heroine and penetrates crime in his dream. Again back to reality‚ the heroine finds the truth‚ and they are happily reunited together. Throughout the film‚ the humor of this film surprises audiences from the beginning to the end‚ the blending narrative of both reality
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