Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was born in 1090. He was given the nickname "El Cid"‚ which is derived from the Arabic word sayyid or “sir”. El Cid inspired the writing of “Cantar Del Mio Cid” or The Poem of The Cid. There are many speculations as to who the real writer of the Poem of the Cid‚ however the real author or authors are unknown. The Poem of The Cid is the oldest Spanish epic and is one of the four most important Spanish books of all time. Although it is inspired by the the real Cid‚ who was a
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Throughout the Lais of Marie de France there are several themes presented as central to the various stories. Some of these themes are present in all of the lais. One such example is that of courtly love and it’s implications. Courtly love being one of the more prominent themes in all of medieval literature‚ it is fittingly manifested in all of the lais as well. Another theme present in two of the lais is isolation. The theme of isolation plays a large role in the stories of Guigemar and Lanval
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Monroe‚ and Tina Fey. Yet our country has failed to elect a woman President since becoming a free nation. In three of the most iconic works of art‚ Venus of Willdendorf from the Paleolithic era‚ the Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna‚ Egypt and the Venus de Milo from Melos‚ Greece give us insight in the role played by women in each society. Throughout history‚ civilizations have portrayed women as objects of beauty and sensuality‚ all while limiting their natural rights. The Venus of Willdendorf is a
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Juan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos‚ Spain. He was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. In 1493‚ Ponce de Leon and Christopher Columbus sailed together on Columbus’ 2nd voyage to America. They had settled on an island named Hispaniola‚ which is present day Dominican Republic‚ where Ponce de Leon had become governor at. In 1506‚ he had discovered an island close by named Borinquen‚ and during his time here‚ he found lots of gold. Once
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After reading the short text called “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚” by Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ I was surprised at the brutality and coldheartedness of the Spaniards towards the Indian natives. I knew that they did some horrible things from previous history classes and what not‚ but actually reading about some of the specific things they did was a bit hard to take in. An example of this is the following quote: “And thus pregnant and nursing women and children and old persons and
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Uno de los principales elementos con los que cuenta una organización es la motivación‚ independientemente de su tamaño ya que a través de ella puede mejorar su productividad y así generar mayores ganancias y elevar la rentabilidad de la compañía. Resulta sumamente necesario establecer metas claras que puedan ser entendidas por las personas para poder alcanzarlas‚ es por ello que vemos que día a día más empresas optan por este sistema de recompensas y establecimiento de metas para aumentar sus ingresos
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The word choice throughout Lazarillo de Tormes offers the reader a better glance into the life of Lazaro and gives the opportunity to put themselves in the place of the character. Through the word choice and description of Lazaro’s starvation‚ the reader gives consent and feels empathy for the actions that Lazaro must use in order to survive. These actions often have to deal with hiding and concealing. The choice of worlds throughout the novella opens the reader up into the world that Lazaro is suffering
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Pico and Shakespeare Revolutionists of the Renaissance The Renaissance‚ a time of great discovery and strong passion for thought and logic contained two distinct writers. Pico de Mirandola and William Shakespeare wrote two major works of literature. The Oration on the Dignity of Man‚ written by Pico explains the Renaissance ideas of human achievement and freewill to accomplish tasks without the help of the church. A very famous playwright‚ William Shakespeare also talked about these same Renaissance
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Logline: A man with OCD who attempts to commit suicide by hanging keeps getting distracted by a talking‚ polymorphic cat that tells him what to do. Theme: Plein de Vie in French means full of life; being distracted by life. Even in our worst moments life is full of distractions that keeps us alive. Rough Outline: The man makes three attempts; The first attempt he makes‚ a black cat suddenly appears on the window sill and to his surprise starts talking to him without moving its mouth. It urges
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"A Las Flores de Heidelberg" (To the flowers of Heidelberg) Jose Rizal April 22‚ 1886 Go to my native land‚ go‚ foreign flowers. Sown by the traveler on his way. And there‚ beneath its azure sky. Where all mu affections lie; There from the weary pilgrim say‚ What faith is his in that land of ours! Go there and tell how when the dawn‚ Her early light diffusing‚ Your petals first flung open wide; His steps beside chill Neckar drawn‚ You see him silent by your side‚ Upon its Spring perennial musing
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