SPOLIARVM We had a chance to see for we the larger than life painting of Juan Luna exhibited in the National Art Gallery. Well‚ last February 25‚ 2011 during EDSA 25th anniversary we went to the National Museum Art Gallery for our Humanities subject. The mural I’m going to talk about is the mural entitled “ Spoliarvm” [spo-la-ree-um] by one of our national artists‚ Juan Luna. The basic story of the “Spoliarivm” takes place in the 15th century or something around that time. Anyway‚
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Joan Miró was a famous and influential Spanish sculptor‚ ceramicist‚ Catalan painter‚ and printmaker born on 20th April 1893 in the Catalan area of Spain‚ which is near Barcelona. Miró family specialized in cabinet making and goldsmith and his mother was Dolores Ferra while his father was known as Michel Mirfo Adzerias (Rowell 115). Miró began drawing at an early age of seven years old‚ at a private art school referred to as Carrer del Regomir 13. He also attended business school and specializing
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Biography of Gaspar Aquino de Belén Gaspar Aquino de Belén is a Filipina poet and translator of the 17th century‚ author in particular of Pasyon‚ a famous poetic of passion‚ died narration and resurrection of Christ. Filipino natives‚ generally were not taught Spanish‚ but the bilingual individuals‚ notably poet-translator Gaspar Aquino de Belén‚ produced devotional poetry written in the Roman script in the Tagalog language. Pasyon‚ begun by Aquino de Belén‚ is a narrative of the passion‚ death
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Juan came to this country (N.Y‚ USA) from Ecuador when he was in the First grade. He is the oldest of three children; the younger siblings were born in this country. His parents are both hard-working individuals who have always told Juan that he must go to college. However‚ they only told Juan recently that he is undocumented. Juan has a 95 average and has taken many honor level courses. He studied French in High school‚ maintaining that taking Spanish would have been too easy. He did earn a 94
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Noynoy Aquino Noynoy Aquino was born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco III February 8‚ 1960. He was the only son and was third child among four sisters‚ the most famous sister was the youngest: Kristina Bernadette or Kris Aquino who is now a very popular and prominent star in television and film. Noynoy was a pure breed Atenista from grade school‚ high school‚ up to college. He then graduated from the Ateneo University with a degree in Economics. At that time‚ his father the famous Senator Ninoy Aquino was
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Juan Pablo Duarte Born on January 26‚ 1813 in Santo Domingo‚ Juan Pablo Duarte is considered one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic. In 1801‚ his parents left the Dominican Republic when Haitian troops‚ under the leadership of Toussaint L ’Ouverture‚ took control of Santo Domingo. They fled to Puerto Rico and resided there until the Spanish regained control of part of the country in the War of Reconquista in 1809. Duarte loved to learn
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JUAN OSONG (Bicol Literature – Folktale) The mayor of the town where Juan Osong lived once ordered the town crier to announce a new ordinance that no one should be found walking in the street by ten o’clock at night. But as Juan was still in the street by ten o’clock‚ he crawled. He was seen by the policeman who asked him‚ “Why are you still here? Don’t you know that it is prohibited for townspeople to walk down these streets after ten? “ Juan answered‚ “Yes sir‚ I know‚ but as you can see‚ I am
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Juan Carlos age 25‚ has a profession of CHP officer‚ he is making a good amount of money. With this sum of cash‚ he is going to be using it for investments‚ housing‚ and retirement. This provides an adequate living situation for him in the city of Anaheim‚ California. He is renting an apartment. Which is not too bad‚ leaving him room for activities he likes to do. These activities consist of sports like soccer‚ boxing‚ and golf. Juan Carlos has goals and milestones which he would like to reach
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Anders Magnuson 4/5th hour ELA Mr. McCormick Tio Juan Chapter Back in Guatemala I had everything. I had a farm‚ I had family‚ I had friends‚ but when we moved to America I lost everything. Not really everything‚ I have a family‚ but only my niece can understand me; i can’t communicate with anyone in this country. I just wish that I could go back to Guatemala I remember the days where life was good‚ the air was clear and the sun was shining. I remember and miss when I had the happiness of being part
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Arrival Speech of Ninoy Aquino I have returned on my free will to join the ranks of those struggling to restore our rights and freedoms through non-violence. I seek no confrontation. I only pray and will strive for a genuine national reconciliation founded on justice. I am prepared for the worst‚ and have decided against the advice of my mother‚ my spiritual adviser‚ many of my tested friends and a few of my most valued political mentors. A death sentence awaits me. Two more subversion
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