There is a myriad of historical ideas that surprised me during this reading. My top three surprising historical highlights are The Globe‚ Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz‚ and the Spanish theatre‚ corrales. Throughout my whole learning experiences‚ I have never come across the corrales. Usually‚ I would learn about how Spanish is very religious based and how they are very well-known for discovering New Worlds. I would always hear Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. I never really learned about
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The book‚ Blue Bloods is written by Melissa De La Cruz. As a reader‚ I would rate this book four stars. The title and summary of the book can catch curiosity of the reader. How the Author describes everything in each word and putting it in detail is perfect. There were some confusion since each chapter takes a different person’s life form‚ but other than that it was a great book. The book is about a girl who soon finds out that she is a vampire by going to a meeting. While time passes by fast‚ she
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Truly the Americas’ First Feminist? Failing to Set a Precedent In Estela Portillo Trambley’s play Sor Juana the main character Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was considered to be one of the earliest feminists. Sor Juana’s eternal struggles to study and unshakable craving for knowledge and wisdom‚ from whatever source it may be‚ support this attribute. In my opinion however‚ there are also significant elements of the play that suggest that Sor Juana would not be considered a true feminist. Of these
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Colonial Women in You Men In the lyrical poem‚ You Men by Sor Juana de la Cruz‚ she attempts to unveil the patriarchal society in the 1600’s that women were confined due to societal beliefs and values. During the 1600’s Latin women were valued for childbearing and traditional roles in the home. Therefore‚ Cruz had difficulty in her personal life with the roles assigned to women and joined the convent. At the convent‚ Cruz wrote as a woman of the upper class and used the protection of the court to
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role is to take care of the home and children. This role is that of an antiquated view of a wife. This is completely contradictory in comparison to what I understand in the poem 164 by Sor Juana Inés De la Cruz. In the poem the woman is questioning the mad and has suspicions of infidelity. Her role is that of a more modern woman which displays some control over the relationship. The man tries to persuade her and wants
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7/7/10 Stuck in the Class You Were Born in. Stephen Cruz is a Mexican man trying to get ahead in the business world‚ but slowly realizes that his minority social class is clearly a disadvantage to a successful climb up the corporate ladder. For this‚ the American dream is a figment of his imagination. In the oral history “Studs Terkel” by Stephen Cruz‚ he comes to question his own values and the meaning of success in the world of corporate America; however
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was an exceptional seventeenth-century nun who set precedents for feminism long before the term or concept existed. Her "Respuesta" is a maverick work outlining the logical sense of women’s education more than 200 years before Woolf’s "A Room of One’s Own." Her poetry‚ meanwhile‚ states in bold language the potency of the feminine in both love and religion. Juana Inés Ramirez was born out of wedlock to Isabel Ramirez and Manuel de Asbaje in a small village in Mexico
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I love to dance. I have been part of a lot of things that involve dancing. The one I truly have a passion for is a group called "Danza Santa Cruz.” Being in this group has taught me how to have morals and have more faith in my religion. Danza Santa Cruz isn’t just an ordinary dance group. It’s an ancient Catholic and native tradition from Mexico brought into America. Their dance steps along with the drums and costumes are unique and beautiful. Every other group has their specific saint and church
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histories on these century‚ women transgression toward society norms shaped by Spain influence of a “ideal” women behavior should be like. Two fitting examples of how women transgress in society at the time is Catalina de Erauso and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. These two women had to change many aspects in their life to accomplish an internal freedom‚ which at the time society didn’t approve as appropriate for an ordinary woman. Some of the crucial aspects affected by this choice are gender and how they
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Carnival in Spain The carnival is a public event that holds the characteristics of the circus. People usually dress up or wear masks during the celebrations as well‚ like a masquerade. Most of the people think that the event of the Carnival in Spain drew from "farewell to the flesh‚" that represents the immoderation that lead up to Lent‚ which is when the cheery season begins. Some think Carnival is a result from the Saturnalia‚ which is a roman festival‚ where people coddle themselves to a lot
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