northern Spain. At the age of fourteen he became an apprentice for a local artist‚ Jose Luzan. Later he traveled to Madrid where he took interest in the last of the great Venetian painters. After attempting and failing to enroll in the Royal Academy of San Fernando‚ Goya then traveled to Rome‚ Italy. Then on to Sagossa in 1771 where he painted fresco in several local churches‚ establishing a reputation. In 1773 Goya married a women named Josefa Bayeu‚ together they had many children‚ unfortunately
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Captain Francisco Pizarro formed a partnership in Panama with Diego de Almagro and the priest Hernando de Luque in order to explore the Pacific coast‚ looking for a Biru tribe that became the name Peru. His first expedition began in November 1524 with eighty men and four horses; but they suffered starvation‚ and Almagro lost an eye fighting natives. In 1526 they took two ships and captured a balsa raft with rich ornaments of silver and gold. Pizarro kept three captured natives to learn Spanish and
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Title of the Company: San Miguel Corporation Time Context: 2001 Summary/Abstract: One of the most popular and well-known brands of beer in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia‚ San Miguel‚ has been brewing beer for well over one hundred years. The company’s brewing business produces such well-known and popular brands as San Miguel Pale and Red Horse. The company also owns Ginebra San Miguel distillers‚ San Miguel Pure Foods‚ and San Miguel Packaging. The company has a vertically integrated
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structures‚ and monuments which make the city what it is today but none can compare to the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge was opened May 27‚ 1937 which marked its start as becoming one of the most internationally recognized symbols in San Francisco and the United States as a whole. The American Society of Civil engineering acknowledged the Golden Gate Bridge as one of the Wonders of the Modern World due to its beauty and popularity among photographers‚ tourists‚ and civil engineering enthusiasts
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owns the rights to the location of the business operation. Golden Gate Park is a fine example when talking about concession management because the park has many different businesses and festivals. Golden Gate Park was created in the 1870’s because San Franciscans believed they needed a park much like New York’s Central Park. The park was created from sand dunes and shores that were known as the ‘Outside Lands’. At 1‚000 acres long the park stands a symbol for natural beauty. Throughout the years
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The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London is his report on the aftermath of the huge earthquake in San Francisco‚ California on April 18th‚ 1906. Mission Street I saw a milk wagon. A steel telegraph pole had smashed down sheer through the driver’s seat and crushed the front wheels. The milk cans lay scattered around. All day Thursday and all Thursday night‚ all day Friday and Friday night‚ the flames still raged on. Friday night saw the flames finally conquered‚ though not until Russian Hill
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ENGINEERING COVER LETTER VISHAL S. SHAH 1686 Great Highway # 1 San Francisco‚ CA 94122 February 27‚ 20xx Mr. Robert Masik Lite-On USA International 726 S. Hillview Drive Milpitas‚ CA 95035 Dear Mr. Masik: Please accept my enclosed resume in application for your advertised Technical Support Analyst/Engineer. I am confident that my education and experience have prepared me for the position that you have available‚ and my unique abilities will enable me to contribute significantly towards your objectives
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1934 ( That’s when it was built) to 1963 (That’s when it was closed). It held the most insane criminals to the most smartest criminals. Alcatraz Island was a maximum high-security federal prison that was 1.25 million (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco‚ California.” Al Capone”‚”Roy G. Gardner”. These two were some of the people who were sent to Alcatraz for murder‚robbery‚ kidnapping‚ and rape. Al capone was a famous gangster who attained fame during
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Scrolling down the Newsfeed of Facebook‚ seeing those pictures of my friends having fun while studying and travelling abroad‚ the feeling of envy overwhelmed me. I always wanted to have a taste of living in a new environment at another corner of world. However‚ the fees and expenses to study and travel abroad are just way too high and unaffordable. Thus‚ I always kept this little dream within myself until the moment I found out about the USA Work and Travel Program from the Speedwing advertisement
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THE STORY… TRAVEL WITH M AND JEAN IN OUR DREAMS How you ever had adventure on your dreams? Do you dream about nightmares or adventures? I’m Gio and this is my best pal Jean always with me – we do everything together in my dreams. We are always going somewhere together‚ that’s probably why you will usually see us from behind. We love to travel‚ even if it is usually in our Dreams! The good thing about dreaming is that you can go places that may not even actually
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