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    El Filibusterismo

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    El Filibusterismo is the sequel (of sorts) to Rizal’s Filipino classic‚ Noli me tangere. It is set some thirteen years after the events of the earlier book‚ Noli‚ dominated by Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra‚ now Simoun‚ and his ideals for a better future for the Philippines It was written in dedication to the three martyred priests Mariano Gomez‚ Jose Burgos‚ and Jacinto Zamora‚ whose deaths left an indelible mark in his mind. http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/filipino/rizalj2.htm http://carlojoe5

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    well as my own. As opposed to the interactive oral two weeks ago‚ Friday’s discussion highly emphasized the contextual considerations versus cultural. One main emphasis of the discussion‚ contextually‚ was the purpose of the main characters within Candide. Voltaire makes use of several archetypes within the novel‚ such as the hero’s journey‚ the wise elder(s)‚ and the sidekick. Two of the wise elders‚ Martin and Pangloss‚

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    Alima Camara Prof Kevin Hayes ENG 215 14 May 2013 THE FALLACIES OF PANGLOSS’ THEORY OF OPTIMS Candide is a novella published in 1759 by Voltaire‚ a French philosopher of the Age of the enlightenment. That period was characterized by abuses of power by the church and wars in Europe. Voltaire once agreed to the theory of Leibniz‚ a German philosopher that stats: “All is for the best.” In other word “it is the best of all possible worlds

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    El Nino

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    El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters along the tropical west coast of South America. El Nino has an impact on ocean temperatures‚ the speed and strength of ocean currents‚ the health of coastal fisheries‚ and local weather from Australia to South America. El Niño events occur irregularly at two- to seven-year intervals. However‚ it is not a regular cycle‚ or strictly predictable in the sense that ocean tides are. El Niño has long been recognized

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    Voltaire’s Satire‚ Candide Voltaire’s satirical work‚ Candide‚ has many aspects. He attacks the conflicting philosophy of the Enlightenment‚ which was the aristocracy. He also states how unbelievable romantic novels. But‚ Candide is a satire on organized religion. It’s not that Voltaire did not believe in God‚ it’s that he disapproved of organized religion. He believed that people should be able to worship God how they saw fit‚ not by how organized religion instructed them to. The first place

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    El Nino

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    Tanaya Devasthali TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………………....3 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….3 2.2 DEFINING TERMS AND CONCEPTUALIZING RELATIONSHIPS 2.2.1 EL-NINO………………………………………………………………………...4 2.2.2 SOUTHERN OSCILLATION…………………………………………………6 2.2.3 LA NINA………………………………………………………………………...7 2.2.4 CLIMATE AND ITS MEASUREMENT……………………………………..7 2.2.5 CLIMATE SYSTEM……………………………………………………………8 2.2.6 CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE……………………9

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    El Greco

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    One of the most famous artists during the Renaissance was El Greco. He was born in 1541 in the city of Crete. El Greco’s real name is Domenikos Theotokopoulos. His fathers name was Georgios Theotokopoulos. However‚ his mother was unknown‚ but we do know that she was Greek. This famous artist learned his skills and talents from Titan in Venice. Since he was little he was interested and enthusiastic in training as an icon painter. El Greco also dreamed about studying in a Cretan school‚ but other than

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    Voltaire introduced multiple satirical situations throughout his novel Candide. Which all connected to the era of Enlightenment. The philosophers during this time were involved greatly in bringing light to how power could influence individuals to act differently. Candide captures how holding a positive mindset through all the bad is not always beneficial. The novel talks about the flaws within society and society’s way of thinking through ironic situations throughout the chapters. Although there

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    an Ideal Voltaire presents the character of the protagonist called "Candide: or‚ all for the Best" and "Candide: or‚ The Optimist." learns the principles of optimism from his teacher‚ Dr. Pngloss‚ who lives constantly in fools optimism‚ based on abstract philosophical argument rather than intangible evidence or experiment. However‚ In the chaotic world of the novel. Pangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds” which

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    El Farruco

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    Antonio Montoya Flores‚ or most widely known as El Farruco‚ was a gypsy dancer who danced to the most deep-rooted gypsy style of flamenco dance. Born in Pozuelo de Alarcon‚ Madrid‚ in the year 1935‚ before he became the world famous El Farruco‚ he spent most of his youth out living on the open road living the traditional gypsy life. His father was a horse and cattle dealer who traded at fairs and markets of Andalucia‚ while his mother was a Moroccan dancer with whom Farruco would try to entertain

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