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    Salvadorean Spanish

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    Salvadorian Spanish Spanish is spoken in different countries around the world. In every region there is a dialect from the main language. Here we are to explain a bit about the Spanish spoken in the Central American county of El Salvador. Salvadoran Spanish is geographically defined as the form of Spanish spoken in the country of El Salvador in Central America. El Salvador is the only country in North and Central America to use the term Castellano or Castilian as oppose to Spanish or Español

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    Spanish Period

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    Spanish Period The Spanish Period (1565-1898) was believed to have started during the time of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General in the Philippines. He was responsible for establishing peace with various indigenous tribes. During his time‚ many changes happened to the Filipinos. Literature‚ religion‚ lifestyles‚ societal classes and the like was taken into the Philippines. Regarding Philippine literature‚ the Spaniards have exerted a strong influence using their own literature

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    Spanish Argumnets

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    Rodriguez retold the events of his life he was still able to appeal to the reader’s emotions when talking about how giving up the Spanish language distanced him from his family. His ability to retell the events without getting heated gave his article a more “down to earth” and “level headed” feel. Something that I found interesting on Rodriguez’s take on speaking Spanish in a predominantly English society was how he gave off the vibe that even if given the option he would not go back and change the

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    Spanish armada

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    why did the spanish armada fail? The Spanish Armada failed for a number of reasons here are some of the reasons. English ships had better artillery because Spanish cannons could only fire once an hour while the English cannons can fire every three minutes. Also the Spanish didn’t have enough trained gunners to use the cannons so they had to use normal soilders to control the cannons. The English had smaller and faster ships so they can easily weave in and out of the Spanish ships. While the

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    Spanish Monarchy

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    Europe which inludes Spain‚ Netherlands‚ Milan‚ Burgundy * Portugal (after 1580) * Hapsburgs try to increse empire’s wealth but people are against absolutism Philip II * Ruled from 1556 to 1598 * Most powerful monarch in Spanish History * Devouted Catholic * Saw himself as the defender of faith * His efforts against Protestantism made him an enemy of the Protestants * Son of: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal * Wanted to increase

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    Spanish Worldview

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    Knowledge This category is telling you a little bit about the knowledge part of worldview for the Spanish. The first artifact is a torture tool from the Spanish inquisition or the reconquista the torture tool I am using is the rack the Spanish were really knowledgeable when it came to this. The rack consists of a rectangular‚ wooden frame‚ slightly raised from the ground‚ with a roller at one‚ or both‚ ends‚ at one end a fixed bar to which the legs are fastened‚ and at the other a movable bar to

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    Spanish Culture

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    Any where in the world you go you will see different cultures celebrating music a different way whether it be with just instruments or dance. In the spanish culture music is expressed both with instruments alone or dancing. The spanish have groups of people playing many different caustic instruments these bands are known as meriachy bands. A group of usually men stand around in a half circle playing violins‚ trumpets‚ Spanish guitar‚ a vihuela (a high-pitched‚ five-string guitar) and a guitarrón

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    Spanish Conquistadors

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    and policital profit. With the western culture the best historical examples are probably conquest of The New World‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and so on. They didn’t go there mainly to dominate the native cultures‚ but to gain money from local resourses and political power. Now we might ask why didn’t they "just" exploit the land and leave the native cultures be. Which brings me to the second reason‚ which is more from a cultural perspective. Example: Why did Spanish conquistadors think the natives in Sounth

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    representation in the Spanish Cortes. * Filipinization of the parishes * Granting of individual liberties to Filipinos such as: * Freedom of Speech * Freedom of the press * Freedom of assembly * Freedom to petition for grievances Chapter I THE PHILIPPINE BACKGROUND a. Early History Spanish sovereignty‚ first brought to the Philippines by Magellan in 1521‚ was firmly establish by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi when he founded the first permanent Spanish settlement on

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    Spanish Language Proficiency

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    El sendero torcido al español [The Twisted Path to Spanish]: The Development of Bilingual Teachers’ Spanish-Language Proficiency John A. Sutterby‚ Javier Ayala‚ and Sandra Murillo University of Texas at Brownsville Abstract This paper describes the development of Spanish-language proficiency in bilingual preservice teachers at a university on the Texas–Mexico border. A survey with open-ended questions was administered to preservice teachers in bilingual and English as a Second Language certification

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