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A Paper on Pessimistic Writing of Guy De Maupassant (1048 words, 2 pages)

The Pessimistic Writer A watchmaker and haberdasher from Paris, a peasant from Goderville, and an unhappy woman from Martyr Street, are all intertwined in Maupassants writing. Guy de Maupassant, the famed nineteenth century French Storyteller distinctively outlines the bitterness, brutality, and pessimism that these four characters experience in his three ... Read More

An Essay on the Celebration of Los Dias De Los Muertos in Mexico (468 words, 1 pages)

Every autumn the Monarch Butterflies go up North to the United States and Canada, come back to Mexico for the winter protection of the oyamel fir trees. The people welcome back the returning butterflies that they believe carry the spirits of their departed. The spirits are honored during Los Dias ... Read More

An Analysis of the Painting Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez (1035 words, 2 pages)

Las Meninas by Diego Velzquez is a painting with some puzzlement. It is hard to tell whether the painting is a Genre scene or a history painting. It could be both, indeed this is a painting of everyday life for this family, but it also documents a particular point in ... Read More

A History of Chateau de Blois (428 words, 1 pages)

The Ch de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Loire Valley in France Ch de Blois was started during the 13th century and was finished around the 17th century by the Blois family. The Ch de Blois was formerly a medieval castle with but it was later ... Read More

The Accomplishments of Fausto de Elhuyar, a Spanish Chemist (505 words, 1 pages)

Fausto de Elhuyar the man, the myth, the legend lived from 1775-1833. Elhuyar was no ordinary chemist. Along with being the co-discoverer of tungsten, he has written and published many of his works. He was the founder of the Royal school of mines in Mexico. Now that Ive given you ... Read More

The Theme of Gender in the Grand Pas de Quarte (269 words, 1 pages)

When watching the Grand Pas de Quarte from the ballet Les Sylphides, I see gender as being represented as something beautiful, has poise, and stamina. The way the women are moving in the clip show how elegant and graceful they are. It defines how a woman should act and by ... Read More

Comparing de Beauvoir’s and Nietzsche’s Criticism of Nihilism (2646 words, 8 pages)

In the Genealogy of Morals and The Ethics of Ambiguity, Nietzsche and de Beauvoir both criticize and propose an alternative to nihilism, according to which means there are no objective values, purposes or meanings in life. So, nihilists believe that the established values (e.g., the value of truth-telling), etc. in ... Read More

Review of Bartolome De Las Casas’s A Brief Account: The Devastation of the Indies (1300 words, 4 pages)

A Brief Account The Devastation of the Indies written by Bartolome De Las Casas is a graphic description of vile acts perpetrated by the Spanish Christians. Instead of spreading the word of Christ, they took advantage of the American indigenous population for their riches, lands, and slaves. Bartolome De Las ... Read More

A History of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (3386 words, 7 pages)

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (also known as the Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) is undoubtedly one of the most intricate and complicated designs to ever be constructed, Antoni Gaudi, the man behind this masterpiece, has been labeled Gods Architect (G. Vanhansberg, 2013). This Catalan architects has ... Read More

A Review of the Book A Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies by Bartolome De Las Casas (616 words, 2 pages)

A Brief Account of The Devastation of the Indies written by Bartolome De Las Casas is a very graphic a description of vile acts that were done by the Spanish Christians who took advantage of the Indians oblivious to the outside world. Bartolome De Las Casas, starting of as being ... Read More

The Witnessing of the Violation of Human Rights in the Speech of Bartolome de Las Casas (420 words, 1 pages)

Bartolome de Las Casas SpeechSara SchnaidtI, Bartolome de Las Casas believe in human rights. I have lived many years, and in those many years have witnessed many horrific ordeals that violate every human beings rights. I have spent almost have my life fighting against slavery and violence. Never once have ... Read More

Why Bartholome De Las Casas Should Be in the Hall of Fame (412 words, 2 pages)

Bartholome de Las Casas should be in the Hall of Fame because he confronted many people about the treatment of Natives even though many people opposed. He was the first priest to be ordained in the new world as well as being a deacon in Rome. In 1515 he retunes ... Read More

Sympathy in The Age of Empathy, a Book by Frans de Waal (919 words, 4 pages)

Rhetorical Analysis of SympathyFrans de Waals book The Age of Empathy attempts to successfully prove that empathy is innate to all animals (humans included) and implies that there is hope for a more compassionate, humane, and understanding society because of this faculty. De Waal builds his argument by carefully analyzing ... Read More

The Different Versions of Freedom in Land of the Unfree, an Article by Linda DePauw (505 words, 2 pages)

Freedom to You Is Not Freedom to MeIf you were alive in Revolutionary America 1776 would you feel free? Historian Linda DePauw takes a very interesting stand on this issue. Although, the name of her article is Land of the Unfree DePauw gives both arguments to this deep topic intensively. ... Read More

The Ethics and Issues of the De-Extinction of Extinct Species (578 words, 3 pages)

Paper 2In David Shultzs article Should we bring extinct species back from the dead? he explains how scientists now have the ability to potentially de-extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth and the passenger pigeon. This article describes the three main ways in which de-extinction may take place and why ... Read More

The Depiction of LSD in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a Movie by Terry Gilliam (1137 words, 3 pages)

Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a movie infamous for its depiction of various types of drug use, particularly concerning Psychedelics. The plot is driven by journalist Raoul Duke and his lawyer Dr. Gonzo on their drug fueled trip to cover stories in Las ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on Visiting the De Young Museum in San Francisco (629 words, 2 pages)

I visited the De Young Museum in San Francisco, CA which first opened in 1895 and is a popular destination for both locals and tourists. The museum is located right next to Golden Gate Park and has stunning design and architecture. I was amazed by all of their exhibitions and ... Read More

The Life and Early Work of Lorenzo De Medici (1494 words, 6 pages)

Lorenzo De Medici- The Great Renaissance ManTo many, the name Lorenzo de Medici just sounds like an irrelevant Italian man. At a closer look, Lorenzo was one of the most important people in the history of Italy. Born to Lucrezia Tornabuoni and Piero DI Cosimo de' Medici, Lorenzo ruled Florence ... Read More

A Review of Satira Filosofica, a Poem by Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz (918 words, 5 pages)

LALS Final Literature In Sor Juana Ines de la Cruzs, a Mexican seventeenth-century poet and philosopher, poem Satira Filosofica which translates into Philosophical Satire, she points out the inconsistency of the judgments and condemnations of men who accuse and blame women for things they themselves have caused. In order to ... Read More

The Life of Vasco Nunez De Balboa (377 words, 1 pages)

Vasco Nez de BalboaVasco Nez de Balboa was born in the province of Castile, Spain in 1475. His father was believed to be a noble man but the family was not rich. Balboa decided to seek his fortune in the New World. In the early 1500s he joined a Spanish ... Read More

The Brutality of the European Invasion of the New World in the Documentations of Bartolome de las Casas and Hernan Cortes (1810 words, 6 pages)

It is common knowledge that starting from the year 1492, savage European conquistadors brutally slaughtered the native indigenous people of North and South America as to unrightfully obtain the land and all it contained. There are several documented eye-witness accounts that capture the sheer brutality of the European invasion of ... Read More

A Review of Shovel Bum, a Book by Trent De Boer (603 words, 2 pages)

The definition of a shovel bum is basically someone who dedicates their life to the field. Personally, I think it is quite brave to do what these people do. The way he put together these experiences gives us an inside scoop on what archaeologists really do. Many people do not ... Read More

The Life and Work of Eugene De La Croix (1056 words, 4 pages)

Eugne de la Croix (1798-1863) is a famed French painter and artist whose themes and thoughts correspond with Romanticism, politics, Orientalism and Impressionism. As a colossal figure in the art world, De la Croix has bequeathed a rich collection of art. The themes of his art mirrored his concerns and ... Read More

The Daily Struggles of the Poor in Ladri di Biciclette, a Film by Vittorio De Sica (2032 words, 7 pages)

The main ideological foci of Ladri di Biciclette (1948) by De Sica,Italian Neo-realist filmmaker, are class studies, feminist studies andHollywood hegemony and the embedded thematic concerns touch onmoralityreligion, the human condition and carpe diem. These approachesencompass the domains of work, family and government. In the face ofunemployment and growing delinquency, ... Read More

La Casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca as a Critique of Repressive Sexual Morality Rather Than of Political Oppression (1751 words, 5 pages)

La casa de Bernarda Alba was Federico Garcia Lorcas last play, written the year of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, and also the year of his assassination. The play formed the last part of Lorcas trilogy, which also included Bodas de Sangre and Yerma, all representing the tragic ... Read More

Romanticism in Rene, a Novella by Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (368 words, 1 pages)

European romanticism in the nineteenth century is described as the worship of the self, the relationship between the individual and nature, or the relationship between an individual and the world. Aesthetics, in a general sense, refers to art and to beauty. Therefore, it could be said that nineteenth century romantic ... Read More

The Mindset of Home and Traveling in On Habit, an Essay by Alain de Botton (1307 words, 5 pages)

Imagine if one stopped to take a picture of every cobblestone apartment around ones neighborhood like a tourist would. Marveling every gothic architectural arches in England which are, in fact, in existence almost every few streets, one would never get any task done or get anywhere on time. However, when ... Read More

A Courtroom Observation at the Magistrate Court in Las Cruces, New Mexico (1443 words, 5 pages)

The following report describes my observations at the Magistrate Court located in the 110 Calle de Alegra, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the District Court in W. Picacho Avenue. Magistrate Court The first court I attended was the Magistrate court. As soon as I arrived most of the court ... Read More

The Unintended Genocide of Columbus According to Bartholomew de las Casas and Howard Zinn (682 words, 3 pages)

Dictionary.com defines Genocide as the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Over the past century the world was unfortunate to witness genocides such as the Holocaust conducted by the Nazis in Germany which as one Wikipedia article states, some six million European Jews were ... Read More

An Observation of the Class/Student Debate on Change in Cuba in Professor Elena Albarran’s HST/LAS 319 (647 words, 2 pages)

On Tuesday, October 25th, I attended Professor Elena Albarrns HSTLAS 319 classstudent debate on change in Cuba at 1000 am in 111 Harrison Hall. Specifically, the debate asked the question Which socialpolitical group played the most valuable role in effecting change in Cuba? There were four teams debating 1) Los ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013