These women were Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Catalina de Erauso. These noblewomen became catholic nuns. One sought an education from of the church. The other attended a university‚ Sor Juana stayed a nun. Catalina defied gender norms‚ cross-dressed and left the convent. In this way Sor Juana did more to influence public opinion regulating patriarchy and the treatment of gender
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Alain de Botton claimed that humorists entertain‚ but can also say things without punishment. I agree with him because we have freedom of speech in America. Even though‚ everyone might not agree with what’s being said‚ it is good to voice your own opinion and not just follow the crowd. Humorists can sometimes say some bad jokes. It is best to ignore these jokes if you don’t agree with them. For example‚ Saturday Night Live gets away with saying stuff about our government or our media. The humor on
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Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara was most definitely an interesting man. Born in a time where war was common in the world and influenced by the unhappy circumstances of his own people he grew up to live a very fascinating life. He lived during Mexico’s revolutionary times and he prospered more so than his fellow kin. He was a very smart man; very astute which is in essence what got him to the position as plenipotentiary to the United States. Of course it is important to note that he himself presented the
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and repay greater ones with ingratitude." Like Mr. Franklin said a favor returned without ingratitude is not worth the time. Ingratitude can run the the whole purpose of doing or achieving something. For example‚ in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant Madame Loisel is portrayed as an ungrateful woman because of how greedy and inconsiderate she is. To begin with‚ Madame Loisel was a very greedy woman. She feels unsatisfied with what she has and wants more. The narrator’s thoughts "She
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The setting of the science fictional world which I’ll be referencing comes from the short story “Immersion” by Aliette de Bodard. It seems to take place in the future after a war of great magnitude. Within the story‚ it does reference Old Earth‚ to insinuate the characters resemble earthlings of human form. Was it believable? Yes‚ I would say‚ I believe it would be highly possible for mankind to seek out living amongst the stars in spaceships the size of cities. With the current rave about a manned
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was born in 1090. He was given the nickname "El Cid"‚ which is derived from the Arabic word sayyid or “sir”. El Cid inspired the writing of “Cantar Del Mio Cid” or The Poem of The Cid. There are many speculations as to who the real writer of the Poem of the Cid‚ however the real author or authors are unknown. The Poem of The Cid is the oldest Spanish epic and is one of the four most important Spanish books of all time. Although it is inspired by the the real Cid‚ who was a
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After reading the short text called “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚” by Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ I was surprised at the brutality and coldheartedness of the Spaniards towards the Indian natives. I knew that they did some horrible things from previous history classes and what not‚ but actually reading about some of the specific things they did was a bit hard to take in. An example of this is the following quote: “And thus pregnant and nursing women and children and old persons and
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In 1782‚ J. Hector St. John de Crévecoeur wrote an essay in his 1872 collection of essays. In this essay Crévecoeur “defines Americans‚” describing how great Americans are comparing to other countries and cultures. Crévecoeur tries to influence more people to consider America as a new home. Crévecoeur is also bragging about Americans to his readers. He is very proud and happy when describing the Americans. Crévecoeur writes that when people step foot onto American soil‚ they are free and protected
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Notre Dame de Paris‚ Ile de la Cite (1163-1345) The building that has taken my interest is Notre Dame de Paris‚ which literally means “Our Lady of Paris” in French. When one thinks of Gothic architecture‚ majority will think of Notre Dame as it is one the most significant French catholic cathedral that is distinctively Gothic. Because Notre Dame has seen many reconstruction in its days‚ its early construction in the period 1160s is characterized as Early Gothic and adopt similar pointed arch
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* Rang de Basanti * “You Pakistani” scene. Police bribed. Extreme nationalism – no western music‚ dancing‚ etc. * Mother figure‚ mother India * Around 30 mins‚ say what is there to be patriotic about? Corrpution‚ population‚ etc. But fighter pilot says no country is perfect‚ I’m still willing to give my life for my country. * Karan – college kid‚ pressure from father. Every second someone is born in this country‚ no one cares about them. Neither government nor God. Do something or
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