father‚ Pedro worked his way into politics and into the court of King Manuel I and King John II. He was very grateful for his job and good fortune but he always desired something more. In 1499‚ King John wanted to send another fleet of ships to the New World and follow the path of Vasco de Gama‚ who made the expedition a few years prior. Pedro saw his chance and convinced the King to appoint him chief captain of the 13 ships and 1‚000 men also taking the trip. On March 9‚ 1500‚ Pedro left for
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Pedro Menendez de Aviles was a important person in who shaped Florida into what it is today. He was born February 15‚ 1519 Aviles‚ Asturias‚ Spain. He had several characteristics about why he was so important‚ he was hardworking‚ he was a strong leader‚ and he was loyal to his home country Spain. He ran away from home at fourteen to sail for the Spanish Navy because he had a tough home life after his father passed. As a young boy he became a commander of a small fleet of ships‚ then around his middle
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PEDRO A. PATERNO (1858-1911) Proponent of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato Pedro Alejandro Paterno was born in Santa Cruz‚ Manila on February 27‚ 1858 to the affluent couple‚ Maximo Molo Paterno and Carmen de Vera Ignacio. His father‚ a rich Filipino with Chinese ancestry‚ was exiled to Guam for complicity in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. In 1871‚ Paterno graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. He pursued further studies in Spain at the Seminario Conciliar de
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Pedro Almodovar’s 1997 film Live Flesh (Carne Tremula)‚ is rich in both visual and story elements‚ making in the perfect candidate for a scene analysis. Upon writing this paper‚ however‚ this was almost to my disadvantage. I watched it through and whittled it down to about five scenes I considered analyzing. This self-challenge is a testament to not only this film‚ but Almodovar’s whole body of work; he has created so many thoughtful‚ intricate‚ and all together entertaining films in his career‚
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when creating her performances. Male- Female interaction also played a large part in how Pina created and devised some of her work; this theme is evident throughout and is especially highlighted through her movie Talk to Her‚ which was directed by Pedro Almadova.In this essay I will look further into how Pina drew the emotions from others‚ collected their feelings and thrived from them‚ I will look at the ways she has inspired
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Dom Pedro I (1798-1834) was the first Emperor of Brazil and was also Dom Pedro IV‚ King of Portugal. He is best remembered as the man who declared Brazil independent from Portugal in 1822. He set himself up as Emperor of Brazil but returned to Portugal to claim the crown there after his father died‚ abdicating Brazil in favor of his young son Pedro II. He died young in 1834 at the age of 35. PEDRO I’S CHILDHOOD IN PORTUGAL Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael
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The Sun Also Rises In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises‚ we encounter two very interesting characters—Pedro Romero and Count Mippipopolous —who represent what Hemingway called an ‘exemplar”. An exemplar is someone who lives life in an exemplary manner. He is usually a man who experiences a sacred hurt and found joy. We see Jake Barns learn from Romero and Mippipopolous’s impressive outlook on life and apply it to his own life. In contrast to other characters that fervently search for meaning
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and historians have gathered‚ the ancient Maya were the first to settle on the land. They were well developed‚ advanced‚ and exceptionally skilled. However‚ in 1524‚ their control would be challenged and the course of the land forever changed. Enter Pedro de Alvarado‚ a Spanish conquistador with a proficient past. Arriving in Guatemala with 120 horsemen‚ 300 soldiers‚ and several hundred Mexican auxiliaries‚ Alvarado began to explore. His expedition met great resistance with a large
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This time period‚ now referred to as the Spanish Golden Age of Drama‚ saw the rise of both secular and sacramental works in the country‚ and Golden Age playwrights often aimed to analyze religious motifs through a philosophical lens in their works. Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s 1635 work‚ Life is a Dream‚ attempts this merger of Christian and secular themes by equating Segismundo’s literal imprisonment with the original sin of man‚ a controversial tenet of Protestant sects that Calderón himself‚ an
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Pedro Flores (inventor) Pedro Flores is widely considered as the first yo-yo maker in the US and with his Flores yo-yo created the start of an international craze. Pedro Flores was born in Vintar‚ Ilocos Norte‚ Philippines and came to the United States in 1915. Between 1919 and 1920 he attended the High School of Commerce in San Francisco 1919-1920 and subsequently studied law at University of California‚ Berkeley and the Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. Flores dropped out of school
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