Juana Ines de la Cruz born in 1651‚ November 12‚ in San Miguel Neplantla‚ Mexico illegitimate daughter of a Spanish father and Creole mother(French settler) that’s is why she has this point of view about “marriage”. early years living with mother on her grandfathers property always hiding in grandfathers library to read books considered to be a child genius learned reading and writing at age of 3 wrote first poem at age 8 at age 8 when grandpa dies‚ she goes to Mexico city to stay with
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Essay: The inspiring life of Juana Ines de la Cruz Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is not a typical women that lived during the 17th century in Mexico. There is much more beyond her beauty and authenticity. In her early years she was already considered to be a “child genius“1‚ taking into account her intelligence‚ and “polymath“ would also best describe her‚ since she wrote various poems‚ along with plays‚ also including her studies in music‚ philosophy and natural
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I‚ Lizbeth De La Cruz will be going to college. I have made this decision because I believe that getting a higher education opens up your mind a lot more. Everything you learn in elementary‚ high school‚ and college contradicts each other. I want to learn more‚ open my mind and soul to all this higher power/knowledge that I yet have to learn. I want to go to California State University Stanislaus. I will start small by going to the library there‚ reading and writing as much as I possibly can to expand
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Enlightenment was the age of reason. The concept of reason was applied by the way people started applying rational thinking ‚ so as to figure out and also understand the nature . The concept of reason was also applied as the guide to human existence. The desire for equality and dignity for every one also characterizes the application of reasoning. The enlightenment questioned ignorance. For instance‚ Tartuffe attempts to get Orgon arrested‚ but the King reasoned that Tartuffe was the one to get arrested
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The book‚ Blue Bloods is written by Melissa De La Cruz. As a reader‚ I would rate this book four stars. The title and summary of the book can catch curiosity of the reader. How the Author describes everything in each word and putting it in detail is perfect. There were some confusion since each chapter takes a different person’s life form‚ but other than that it was a great book. The book is about a girl who soon finds out that she is a vampire by going to a meeting. While time passes by fast‚ she
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all caused by the feud between the two families‚ yet it took Juliet’s death‚ combined with Romeo’s to end the feud. The lives that were lost might be enough to maintain harmony between them for a long time‚ maybe forever. The Prince is the voice of reason in Romeo and Juliet. He was the one who forbade the Capulet’s and the Montague’s from fighting in the streets because they would disturb the peace. Either way‚ Mercutio and Tybalt died‚ resulting in the banishment of Romeo. However‚ while the
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Moliere Creates Modern Comedy Author: Laun‚ Henri Van Moliere Creates Modern Comedy 1659 The seventeenth century was the period of a very remarkable literary outburst in France‚ an outburst which has done much to mould French genius of more recent times. The latter part of the century‚ which has been called the Augustan age of France‚ the age of Louis XIV‚ has certainly been but seldom equalled in the number and variety of the writers who adorned it. Yet it owes much of its brilliancy
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Tartuffe is a play written by Moliere. This setting takes place in Orgons family house in Paris‚ France in 1664. This setting/atmosphere of this play takes place when King Louis the XIV reigned. The characteristics in this play demonstrate a comedy. There are two specific types of comedy featured‚ comedy of manner and a satire. The main theme in this poem is reason vs. passion. Orgon and Damis are the characters that are “hot headed” and choose passion over reason‚ while Elmire‚ Cleante and Dorine
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Professor Madrid LALS 101 February 17th‚ 2012 Was Sor Juana de la Cruz an early feminist? Sor Juana de la Cruz lived in a time where woman could not speak their minds. At that time‚ the woman’s role was to serve her father as she grew up‚ marry‚ serve her husband and bear children. The woman was not supposed to read or write or obtain any knowledge about anything. However‚ she chose a different path. I do believe that Sor Juana de la Cruz was an early feminist and it was her decisions to live
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Cleante: A True Enlightenment Man Moliere’s Tartuffe is from 17th century France‚ during the Enlightenment‚ or the Age of Reason. The type of Enlightenment in the western culture differed from the Eastern Asian philosophies. Enlightenment thinkers put faith in reason and analysis in the Western culture. Tartuffe was born to a culture that valued the age of rationalism‚ or practical thinking‚ which had gradually departed from religious beginnings. Furthermore‚ people in Paris were interested
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