The Life of Francisco de la Goya Francisco de la Goya is considered to be one of the most influential painters from Spain. He works from the 18th and 19th centuries influenced the art of the 20th century, “marking the beginning of the Contemporary painting period” ("Francisco De Goya Biography - Famous Spanish Painter | Don Quijote.", Online). Goya’s passion for painting began at a young age, and continued to grow as his knowledge grew. Over the years, his style began to change due to experiences, and this can be seen in his most famous works.…
A Critical & Comparative Review of La Otra Conquista In history, there are two sides to every story – the side of the “victor” and that of the “loser.” Often times, historical interpretations of past events and eras have an altered or biased view of the world that fails to rightfully acknowledge those who had been oppressed or conquered – those on the “losing” side. The film, La Otra Conquista, aims to dispel myths and hyperbolic interpretations of the Spanish conquest of the Americas that place the Spanish as the only winners. Using emotionally driven cinematography (with a killer soundtrack to match) and an almost painfully accurate portrayal of historical events, the writer and director Salvador Carrasco enlightens his viewers to “the other conquest,” and opens their minds to the several underlying themes conscious during the conquest. By means of symbolism, the film explores an overarching sense duality, parallelism, and resistance found among the two cultures – a friction between two competing interests that fear, as the plot illustrates, that they are not too different after all. Within this context of duality, the film occupies the role of historical revisionist seeking to reinterpret the conquest as one event with two distinctly separate outcomes. Furthermore, the film uses historical reference to comment on the role of women, bureaucracy, and interpretation/language in Colonial Latin America. The following analysis will explore the topics central not only to the film itself, but to the era.…
Has the area you lived in ever affect how you treated others? In petty crimes written by Gary Soto gives readers a collection of stories about Mexican- American children growing up trying to find their place in a cruel world filled with gangs. These children are from central California, United States Of America. Where the weather is nice and warm with the sun shining bright above them. The protagonist consists of La Guera, and Mario. The antagonist is Laura, José Luis, and Norma.…
After running away at the age of 14, Pedro Menedez de Aviles joined the Spanish Navy. In 1549, he was presented with his first big mission. His quest was to defend the Spanish coast and vanquish the pirates that were trying to pillage the coastline. Because of his incredible triumph along the coast, in 1556 Aviles was tasked with the responsibility of beginning a settlement in Florida in order to violently remove the French. On September 8th, 1565, Aviles established the first enduring colony, naming it St. Augustine. Quickly after finishing St. Augustine, Aviles assaulted and annihilated the French and conquered Fort Caroline and renamed it San Mateo.…
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton De Trevino is a biography book. The book is about a man who is named Juan de Pareja. The story focuses on Juan, a slave who embarks on many journey, defying the odds, and the law to fulfill his inner purpose: he teaches himself to be an artist. Juan de Pareja's adventures are sometimes exciting, always suspenseful, and enjoyable to read.…
“This connection we have isn’t going away, it’s only getting stronger. Because the more I spend time with her, the closer I want to be” (Elkeles 133). Alex Fuentes, the “Latino Blood” gang member who everyone in the school is afraid of. Brittany Ellis, the head cheerleader with the perfect relationship and the perfect life. When Brittany and Alex get paired up in chemistry class, their connection becomes close. Brittany realizes that Alex’s identity isn’t really what everyone says. Will love make Brittany and Alex’s reputation collapse?…
Enrique’s story follows a young boy from Honduras life and journey to America. The author Sonia Nazario goal was to convey the truth about migrating and the horrors of coming to the US. After speaking with her maid carmen and Carmen’s son Minor she realized that the journey was very common and man single mothers left their children in central America to pursue income to send back to their homeland to take care of their families. Enrique’s mother Lourdes is an example of a single mother like carmen coming to America to help support he family.…
“The circumstance that particularly struck me in Brazil was, the interminable period to which the offspring of a slave is doomed to bondage, from generation to generation. It is a taint of the blood, which no length of time, no change of relationship, no…
Antonio Fuentes met Veronica Baker in a way that borders on sounding like a romantic comedy: a tale of spilled coffee and an apologetic lawyer, an overwhelmed grad student accepting her fate- that today would in fact, be one of the not-so-great ones. Antonio took this event, like so many others in his life, as a challenge. Admittedly, making amends with the girl he’d just scalded seemed like a nearly impossible task, but Antonio managed damage control with charm and grace. Rosa often thinks of her parents meeting as a reminder of fate, something to hang on to when she’s not sure she’s doing the right thing.…
I am a parent of an 11 grade student at Washington- Lee and a community activist, president of the Hispanic Parents at Washington Lee and…
businesses that do not have headquarters in any part of the global south, just the global north which would be the countries listed above. Due to Honduras being in the global south the amount of jobs offered are slim and the pay is even less. Lourdes knows the difference between the United States and Honduras and realizes that Tegucigalpa is not beneficial for her family anymore. “The availability of cheap labour, resources, and favourable production conditions in the global south has enhanced corporate mobility and profitability” (Steger, 50). The owners knowing this will be able to make a higher profit because they do not have to pay their workers as much.…
D’Emilio makes the argument that gay and lesbian identities are not fixed but have been created by society over time. He cites the rise of capitalism in America as the main element that created the circumstances for same-sex desires to form into identities. D’Emilio first explains how before the free labor market, colonial white Americans could only survive from within a family unit. Each member of the family (husband, wife or child) played a role in their survival, which meant that each family was their own independant unit (D’Emilio, pg. 469). However, the rise of capitalism took many workers (mostly men, but some women) outside the family and into the workplace. Because of this, D’Emilio argues that the family unit became less important…
Oftentimes, social movements occur as a result of injustices felt by the lower classes of society. Usually, such struggles can be classified as either reformist or revolutionary. Reformists accept the general framework of a social arrangement, but consider it capable of improvement or reform. Revolutionaries, on the other hand, insist that an institution be replaced, a government overthrown. Thought it is important that one distinguishes between the two when studying a social movement, it is often very difficult to do so. Every social movement undergoes the pull of both reformism and revolutionism, and with varying strength at different times. In Lope de Vega’s Fuente Ovejuna, the peasant rebellion can be considered revolutionary as it ends…
This initial overview is intended to provide the reader with an understanding about the emergence of the Venezuelan Myth. Followed by a debate, which discusses the idea of racial democracy among experts. This essay argues that even though Venezuelans consider racial equality to be an exceptional attribute to their nation, racism remains existent in their land. The noticeable inequality and the marginalization of black and indigenous communities in Venezuela are a product of the prevalent colonial prejudice, perpetuated by the presence of the U.S in Latin America. Lastly a conclusion will synthesize all the content displayed in this…
political power of the rich have taking over the Indian’s and their land. The guerrillas maintained feudal conditions through violence and intimidation, the army held the populace in a constant state of fear.blindly kills anyone who tries to help the peasants, murdering all the doctors and priests that enter the villages. They do so to keep the peasants in ignorance, to prevent them from learning another way of life. Lacking knowledge of the outside world ensures that the peasants will remain in the plantations, because fear of the unknown is stronger than fear of the known. As Dr. Fuentes realizes what has been going on in his country, he see’s how ignorant he has been on the political status of his country. He realizes through Padre Portillo that his innocents in this case was a sin. He sent his students out into the country to save lives, but never prepared them for the conditions they were walking into. In the end after finding all his students were killed, he realized by being blind to the outside world he left behind…