Alanna Whitman Spanish 1 Period 6th January 21 2013 Ecuador Ecuador is very small compared to the U.S. it is 714 km or 444 miles North to South. Ecuador is about the size of Nevada in the United States. Ecuador is in the northwest part of South America fronting on the Pacific. To the north is Colombia and to the east and south is Peru. Two high and parallel ranges of the Andes‚ the country from north to south‚ are topped by tall volcanic peaks. The highest is Chimborazo at 20‚577 ft. The
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Tim Burton’s film ‘Edward Scissorhands’ warns of the dangers of a conformist society. Throughout the course of the movie‚ viewers are constantly reminded of this peril. Burton highlights this hazard by indicating that people who are different may find it challenging to be accepted. Moreover‚ in societies where everyone is similar‚ there is often a level of complacency and absence of creativity. The audience is also informed of the dangers when Burton shows that disorder and confusion can result when
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means of exchange would tend to perform terribly. In this case‚ Santiago owns a pharmaceutical distribution business whose suppliers are based in the United States. This is an assumption because it simply mentions that he is importing for his business and that he needs USD to do so. Therefore‚ the economic policies of Hugo Chavez would be bad for a business that uses US imports as a factor of production such is the case with Santiago. However it did also mention that an exports such as oil markedly
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forces‚ represented by government and religion. The death of Santiago can¡¦t only be attributed to single person such as the Vicario twins‚ Angela‚ Baynardo or Placida. To be more accurate‚ his death is the conspiracy of the crowd and a sacrifice under the traditional encomium to family honor. The Vicario twins have to kill Santiago in order to maintain their family honor‚ but obviously while they are spreading the news about killing Santiago around the town‚ they in fact expect someone to stop them
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Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and the boxing drama Rocky directed by John Avildsen. Although Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea lives in a fishing village near Havana‚ Cuba in the 1940s‚ he faces a conflict remarkably similar to that of Rocky Balboa‚ despite the fact that his story takes place in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ from November 25‚ 1975 to January 1‚ 1976. Rocky and Santiago make specific choices that put them in situations where they lose‚ and must decide whether or not it will
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ I continued to question and wonder as to why nobody made an effort to inform Santiago Nasar of the coming events. But also considering‚ are there more people at fault than the Vicario Brothers because nobody chose to come forward? Upon finishing the novella‚ I had assigned blame to the town for not telling Santiago and to the Twins for the killing. I immediately labeled the town to be senseless‚ despite the severity of the situation. My favorite
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types of strength: Strength in the mind and strength in the body. But question is which is stronger? Santiago‚ an old man‚ strives to overcome and fullfil his dream of catching a fish. Through his journey the old man tries to proceed on catching a fish even though he’s been unlucky since ’’eight-four days now without taking a fish’’ (pg 1). A boy name Manolin‚ a friend of Santiago‚ Admires Santiago perseverance and fishing man skills. Though through the boy couragement words the old man still has
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although it was not an easy task to handle he managed to make it happen. Santiago would not have reached his personal legend without the dream that started it all (the call to adventure)‚ the obstacles that ended up helping him( tests‚ allies and enemies)‚ or the people he met along the way (mentor). To begin with‚ Santiago would not have realized what his personal legend is without the dream. The dream reoccurred and at first Santiago tried to brush it off‚ but then he thought of it as an “omen”. This
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Research‚ 20% of the vets who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from either major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder” (National Veterans Foundation‚ 2016). Esteban Santiago is no exception… On Friday‚ January 6th‚ veteran Esteban Santiago was coming home to Florida from his travels in Alaska. Santiago had legally boarded his firearm concealed in his firearm case empty. He later took that gun to a bathroom and loaded it and shot and killed five civilians. In the CNN news article
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In The Alchemist‚ Santiago is a young shepherd from a small town and has a dream about a treasure. He sells all his sheep and went in search of the treasure. Santiago is determined‚ courageous and curious to learn new things. As he follows his dream‚ he experiences a lot of difficulties‚ but also he learns a lot. If Santiago doesn’t possess these traits‚ he would never be able to fulfill his dream. Determination is one of the strongest traits that Santiago possesses. As a result‚ his parents
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