Franco came from a military background. He became a highly decorated soldier and won rapid promotions in the army. He rose to prominence during the 1920s as a commander in the Spanish Legion and became the youngest general in Europe.[1] He was then appointed in charge of Academia General Militar‚ Spain’s main military academy at Zaragoza. However‚ with the fall of the Spanish monarchy and the establishment of the Second Republic in 1931‚ Franco‚ as a conservative and monarchist officer‚ was marginalized
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into his arms. The poem “A Challenge to a Lover Who Has Offended Her” by Veronica Franco demonstrates just that. Franco goes on to describe how she has been lied to and cheated on by the love of her life. Yet‚ towards the end of the poem‚ instead of describing how she wants to tear him limb for limb‚ she would rather challenge him to a love match in bed‚ if that would better suit him as well. At the beginning of the poem‚ Franco talks about letting the attendant (the man is never named in the poem)
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minutes early to first period geography‚ and Veronica Mars is nowhere to be seen. Not that Logan expected punctuality at this point. His fingernails are dug into the skin of his palms when she squeaks in right before the bell‚ forcing him to listen to fifty minutes about South American agriculture before he can get a word with her. Not that he’s sure what to say. Logan Echolls burning holes in the back of her head first thing on a Monday morning tells Veronica she in no way had enough coffee to drink
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Feminists Ahead of their Time: Veronica Franco and Leona Florentino I found several feminist themes in the works of both Franco and Florentino. The works of Veronica Franco were more laden with feminist themes than that of Florentino. Although both writers produced their work in times where the feminist movement had not yet been established‚ their works address and promote issues of women‚ which I will discuss further in this chapter. Franco and Florentino sighted feministic themes repeatedly throughout
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analyzing the amazing poems of only four very influential poets of this time. I will discuss how Veronica Franco intelligently transforms courtly love into sexual metaphor. I will identify the missing elements of chivalry and courtly love in Ludovico Aristo’s “Orlando Furioso”‚ and I will compare Lucretia Marinellas views in “The Nobility and Excellence of Women” to those of Laura Cereta’s. Veronica Franco‚ being chief among the courtesans‚ is the most impressive with her use of a rather satiric
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Veronica Mars is a show about a young woman and her ability to help her father‚ Detective Mars‚ solve cases. In this case‚ she is trying to figure out who killed the dean of her school‚ and will stop at nothing until she does so. Her strong female force and her outside-of-the-norm characteristics prove that not all television series involving cops can be ruled as the same‚ despite the opinion of Stuart Kaminsky in his article “The History and Conventions of the Police Tale”. Although certain concepts
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Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader‚ who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. In that war‚ he led the rebel Nationalist Army to victory over the Loyalist forces. After the war ended in 1939‚ Franco held complete control of Spain. His regime was similar to a Fascist dictatorship. He carried out the functions of chief of state‚ prime minister‚ commander in chief‚ and leader of the Falange‚ the only permitted political
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“So what‚ you gonna sic your PCH puppy on me every time I ruffle those ole Veronica feathers now?” Logan cornered Veronica in the hall‚ and if Veronica squinted at his face‚ she could imagine where his nose might look a little out of place from Weevil’s intervention at the beach. He certainly didn’t look any sorrier‚ though‚ but he at least has consistency going for him‚ she had to concede that. From Logan’s perspective‚ how could he be held accountable for her feathers being so damned rufflable
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he did and everyone soon knew the name Francisco Franco. Franco’s father was an officer in the spanish naval administrative group and his mother was a upper middle class conservative roman catholic. Franco came from four generations of naval officers. From birth it was expected that Franco would also go down the same path. When he was 14 years old he attended a military school and graduated three years later at the age of 17. After graduation Franco volunteered to be Stationed in Spanish Morocco and
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in more than one field. Normally one from the renaissance time period(1905-1910). A modern day Renaissance man is a term used for those who have accomplished such achievements but lives in another period-the present. James Franco is a man that epitomizes such a title.. Franco is a man of many vices‚ actor‚ Broadway actor‚ director‚ author‚ screenwriter‚ producer‚ painter‚ model‚ host‚ musician‚ volunteer‚ humanitarian‚ director‚ and a college student attending multiple prestigious colleges are only
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