The Spanish Civil War in 1936-1939 strongly affected Pablo Neruda. The war started when General Francisco Franco in Spain Morocco organized the revolt against the lawful Republican government. The explosion of the civil war and the murder of Garcia Lorca‚ whom Neruda knew‚ made him join the Republican movement. During that period of time‚ Pablo Neruda started working on his collection of poems Espana en el Corazon. A poem I’m explaining a Few Things is included in the collection of poems
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Between 1933 and 1936‚ Hitler took part in many acts that directly violated the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles. Firstly‚ Hitler broke one of the major rules by building up his army to over 1 million people. The treaty stated that an army of over 100‚000 me was prohibited. He at first expanded his army in secret‚ but in 1935‚ he openly had a massive rearmament rally. Hitler also broke the treaty by moving his troops into Rhineland (a demilitarized zone). Of course another major act that challenged
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The Causes of the Spanish Civil War What were the causes of the Spanish Civil War? Between 1936 and 1939 over 500‚000 people were killed in the Spanish Civil War so this cannot be considered a ’little’ war that was overshadowed by the problems that were occurring in Europe during these years. In 1920‚ Spain was a constitutional monarchy. The king was Alfonso XIII. However‚ the government was inefficient and corrupt. In 1921‚ an army was sent to Spanish Morocco to put down a rebellion. It
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Review of Django Unchained Warning: may contain spoilers… I am a Tarantino fan‚ with a love of spaghetti western‚s and so had high expectations for this latest creation. I was worried however about the horror of the subject matter and by the time we were in our cinema seats I realised I was actually rather anxious about how violent the movie would be – it has been a while since I saw something like this on the big screen. In the end I only had to shield my view during two scenes (the dog
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Mama Veronica‚ a Kenyan business woman whose ex-husband is a member of Parliament‚ lives in the deluxe version of a crumbling stone house at the end of the circular drive. Just beyond the compound?s entrance sits my temporary abode‚ the non-deluxe version that she rents to the Peace Corps. Smack in the center of one of the hills overlooking the lake‚ Mama Veronica?s property abuts the Peace Corp training facility‚ a vast‚ austere track of land populated with one story maze like buildings. Much like
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separates the lovers from each other?” I inquired. How could the most renowned scene of William Shakespeare’s most popular play be missing? I continued to watch in astonishment as the daring scene developed into a masterpiece. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli both achieved unique interpretations of William Shakespeare’s script which accomplish the chief goal of displaying the extremely passionate love between Romeo and Juliet. The movies were made twenty-nine years apart and had many specific
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That’s exactly what James Franco did in school. James Franco brought in a special guest in one of his film classes. He brought in Wes Anderson. Anderson is known for his Oscar nominated work in The Grand Budapest Hotel. But he didn’t come in person. He Skyped into the film class with a retro phone because he was currently in Paris. Even though they were a thousand miles apart‚ the students of Franco’s graduate UCLA film class sure learned a thing or two. James Franco is not only a famous actor
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time‚ however‚ the author or director of this new media uses dramatic license to alter the play and interpret it according to their target audience and their production. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann‚ both directors‚ took the words and plot of this play into their own hands to create a movie of their own interpretation. Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 movie interpretation of Romeo and Juliet was more accurate to the actual play than Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 movie because the characters’ personalities were
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forces were made up of assorted factions (Communists‚ Socialists‚ Anarchists‚ to name a few) with wildly differing approaches to government and eventual aims‚ but a common opposition to the Nationalists. The Nationalists‚ led by General Francisco Franco‚ were also factionalized but to a lesser extent. They sought a return to the golden days of Spain‚ based on law‚ order‚ and traditional Catholic family values.[10] At about 16:30 on Monday‚ 26 April 1937‚ warplanes of the German Condor Legion‚ commanded
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In the journal article‚ “Catalonia and Spain at the crossroads: financial and economic aspects” (2014)‚ author Antoni Castells states the negative economic consequences Catalonia would face if they were to secede. He does this by giving the numerous statistics on Catalonia’s role in Spain and how secession would end up in hurting the economy of both states such as how Catalonia makes up 18.9% of Spain’s GDP (282)‚ which is the equivalent to 200 billion Euros (2012)‚ and secession would not only be
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