Alfredo Elfren Litiatco was born on July 9‚ 1908 in Manila to Kapampangan and Tagalog parents. He was a poet‚ an essayist‚ a short story writer‚ a critic and an editor. He discovered such writers as Ligaya Victorio-Reyes and Estrella Alfon-Rivera while he was the literary editor of the Graphic. He used to be called the "Ariel of Philippine Letters." He was also called by noted writer Manuel Viray as "one of the foremost practitioners of light verse in the Philippines‚" and Jose Garcia Villa ranked
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Francisco Franco’s death on November 20‚ 1975 ended an era of Authoritarian dictatorship and Fascism in Spain. However‚ even after his death‚ the question was where does Spain go from here? Moreover‚ the memory of the Spanish Civil War still resonated with lawmakers‚ political leaders‚ and citizens in Spain and exiles. The memories of the Second Republic’s downfall‚ the mass murder during and after the Civil War‚ and the Franco dictatorship had remained with Spain for decades. However‚ during the
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Jeus Santiago 6. To what extent should the colonization of America be understood as the extension of European civilization into the New World‚ or should it be understood as the gradual development of a uniquely American culture? The colonization of the New World was first an attempt to conquer uncharted land‚ discover new unique crops‚ and collect riches such as rare minerals like gold. Some of the first contacts weren’t great‚ most starved‚ some even died. They needed help‚ therefore‚ the fragile
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Earthquake San Francisco- 1906 On the morning 12 past 5:00 San Francisco suffered a major earthquake that killed 3000 people‚ the earthquake lasted for about 40 seconds and was recorded at 8.3 on the Richter Scale. People ran from there houses and some stayed inside the buildings and were crushed. The people who ran in the streets were killed by toppled buildings falling from above. There fire department was efficient but the water pipes that go down the San Andreas Fault were severed.
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reflection or self assessment that enables us to work out what we believe in and stand for. Conflict opens up different personalities‚ perceptions‚ values and emotions that will ultimately lead to character building. Kate Grenville’s novel‚ “The Secret River‚” depicts that a person’s character can transform once there has been a clash of social disagreement and a difference in interests
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When a baby boy was born in El Ferrol‚ Spain no one thought he would become the famous ruler of Spain alas he did and everyone soon knew the name Francisco Franco. Franco’s father was an officer in the spanish naval administrative group and his mother was a upper middle class conservative roman catholic. Franco came from four generations of naval officers. From birth it was expected that Franco would also go down the same path. When he was 14 years old he attended a military school and graduated
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The San Francisco Earthquake In 1906 the world’s most deadly earthquake that ever happened‚ happened in San Francisco‚ Northern California on April 18th at 5: 12 am. The San Francisco earthquake caused problems for many of the people in the community; it caused lots of devastations throughout the whole city. The earthquake happened by a temblor that had a 7.7-7‚ 9 magnitude‚ which had lasted for about a minute and was the result of breaking the northernmost 296 miles of the 800-mile San Andreas
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non-violently. Through tireless effort and charismatic speeches‚ King was able to mobilize countless people from across the political‚ racial‚ and religious spectrum to his cause. He always knew he must be accepting to be accepted. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ made history‚ but he was also transformed by his deep family roots in the African-American Baptist church‚ his formative experiences in his hometown of Atlanta‚ his theological studies‚ his varied models of religious and political leadership‚ and
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royal court‚ the murderous brutal misrepresentation of the Catholic Church‚ the cruel madness of the Napoleonic War‚ along with the beauty of life passing. This is the film’s main focus: to let us experience the time and place as if seen through Francisco de Goya’s eyes. The locations‚ the customs‚ and the overall production reflects Spain of the late 18th century and early 19th century with the accuracy of a court painting. Although some of the performance is slightly forced‚ the film is compelling
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Manjarrez 1 Susan Manjarrez Marc McGrath Humanities 1 16 October 2014 Research Paper Goya: The life and Work of the Spanish Painter In the world created by Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes there existed no boundaries. Through much of Goya’s artistic body of work we can see diversity‚ mystery and honesty fueled entirely by his attitude. He is greatly known for his enriched paintings‚ etchings and lithographs‚ which he did excessively
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