Why did the Spanish Armada fail? Charlotte Wong 7B (20) The Spanish Armada failed because of many things‚ most of them were because of they did not done a proper preparation for the battle. The Spanish was very weak and unorganized‚ they know that they were‚ but they still don’t do any preparation‚ as if they knew that they will lose. They did not done well in the tactics‚ ship design and choosing their leader. If they can’t do these basic things
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I live in Carthage‚ for four years now and it has been an adjustment. With complete honesty‚ I felt a bit of a culture shock when moving into a neighborhood that is primarily Hispanic. By estimation‚ my neighborhood is at least 80% Hispanic and I have grown to love it. The most noticeable aspect of my Hispanic neighborhood is the number of people living in each home. The U.S. Census Board identifies Hispanic homes in Carthage as having approximately four people in residence in the home. (United
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703-S10 REV. 10 DE MAYO‚ 2001 Este documento es una copia autorizada para uso particular de D./Dña. Sebastián Arana Araya‚ 06/05/2009 DAVID B. YOFFIE Gucci Group N.V. (A) «Históricamente‚ la moda era vista como el cine. Nosotros la convertimos en negocio.» - Domenico De Sole‚ consejero delegado de Gucci Group Domenico De Sole tomó asiento junto a la mesa de acero destinada para reuniones de su despacho londinense‚ situado a tan sólo unos pasos de Bond Street‚ calle donde se congregan los
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The Fall of the Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire experienced a time of massive growth and exploration which came to an end in 1588. By 1598 Phillip III had inherited Spain with a bankrupt economy. This marked the decline of the great empire that had controlled an extensive amount of territories. Its decline can be attributed to the massive influx of gold and silver into the economy during the Age of Exploration which made Spain temporarily wealthy but had irreversible negative long term economic
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foreign to their culture. The Spanish language has various words that convey the same purpose. If a word in Spanish lacks the exact meaning in English‚ its meaning is expressed in a few words or at least a couple of sentences to tell the facts behind the word. Translating even a single word can be this vast playing field‚ and a slight misstep can lead to a massive disaster. When one translates between English and Spanish‚ there has to be this switch mentally from the “Spanish way of thinking” to the “English
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English could one day be dethroned by Spanish as the world’s most spoken language? Especially in the United States‚ Hispanics are becoming more and more plentiful. Through time‚ immigrants from Latin America have introduced to and shared their culture with Americans. They have changed the country and have helped shape it‚ and are continuing to do so today. The United States is a land of diversity and sharing‚ and Hispanic culture is a real part of it. Spanish should be a mandatory language class in
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From 1936 to 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War took place. In this said war‚ General Francisco Franco‚ strong supporter of nationalism‚ fought against the Loyalists‚ in order form a new government system for Spain‚ a Fascist government. Fascism is an extreme rightist view‚ more extreme than Monarchism and Nazism. In the Spanish Civil War‚ Franco was aided by Hitler and the German forces. The nationalists were aided slightly by the newly formed Italian country and their powerful Fascist leader‚ Mussolini
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world in many ways. The Spanish increased monetary gains‚ gained power and created a new type of breed shaping its vast new world empire. “Spain secured Columbus’s discoveries through the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) dividing the land with Portugal” (Spain’s main competition at the time.) (Kennedy‚ Cohen & Piehl Pg.14.) With the land secured‚ Spain gained more power through many of the lands resources such as gold and silver from Mexico and Peru. These resources helped the Spanish increase monetary gains
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In this article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to
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Spanish Speaking Countries Learning the Spanish language provides insight on the culture of different places around the world. By learning Spanish‚ we learn and can understand their culture. Also‚ learning Spanish provides another way for Christians to communicate and spread the gospel. WIthout learning spanish‚ we would be unable to communicate with other countries about Christianity‚ which is our main purpose on earth. In Latin America it is normal to call Spanish‚ castellano. Latin Americans
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