Jose Saramago Essay Examples

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Student Resources on the San Jose State Campus (800 words, 3 pages)

On campus here at San Jose State there is a great abundance of student resources and centers available for students to use throughout the week. These places are already being paid for with tuition, so students should take advantage of these opportunities. The places that I visited and available for ... Read More

A Review of the Annotation of Jose Rizal in Chapter 8 of Morga the Sucesos Islas Filipinas (1118 words, 4 pages)

In the chapter 8 of Rizals annotation of the book of Morga the Sucesos Islas Filipinas , he wanted to convey to all of us especially the Filipino people that our country really existed on earth even before the coming of the Spaniards . Our ancestors the natives had their ... Read More

Understanding the Nationalism of Jose Rizal (1231 words, 4 pages)

The Nationalism of Jose Rizal -Abigail Aguirre As we studied Jose Rizal's life and his written works, we were ableto have a better understanding of the nationalism of Rizal and were alsoable to correct the myths regarding the real convictions of Rizal. In tracing the circumstances and events that developed ... Read More

The Three Instructional Strategies That Will Help Jose Acheive His Goals (704 words, 3 pages)

According to past scenarios, students who show great skills atmonitoring their comprehension are well aware of their understandingcapacity. They are equipped with well-defined strategies to fix problems,which associated with their understanding, as they arise. The subsequentanalysis seeks to analyze Jose's condition, who is able to decodeunfamiliar words and reads with ... Read More

Describing an Experiment from the Perspective of Jose Saramago the Author of Blindness (1325 words, 4 pages)

I have chosen to write a written debrief consent of an experiment from the perspectives of Jose Saramago, the author of the book Blindness. I did this because you can try to explain the fictional situation through the perspective of the author, as to why he created a world with ... Read More

An Enjoyable Time and Experience at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park with Jose Garcia (1233 words, 4 pages)

On October 11th, 2016 I went to the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park with Jos Garcia. I had an enjoyable time and saw many original art pieces. I thought it was really neat seeing many paintings and other original pieces, including but not limited, to cubism, realism ... Read More

A Comparison of Kevin Kline’s, Gerard Depardieu’s, and Jose Ferrer’s Interpretations of Cyrano de Bergerac (1030 words, 4 pages)

There have been many interpretations of Edmund Rostands play Cyrano de Bergerac, but three versions stand out. Kevin Kline portrayed Cyrano in a stage production of the play in 2008, French actor Grard Depardieu depicted him in a 1990 French movie adaptation, and in 1950 Jose Ferrer played Cyrano in ... Read More

The Life and Works of Jose Vasconcelos (806 words, 5 pages)

Jos Vasconcelos was one of the most important and influential characters during the Mexican Revolution(s) and wars. He was born on February 28th, 1882 and died June 30th, 1959 in Mexico City. He was a Mexican educator, politician, essayist, and philosopher, whose five-volume autobiography, Ulises Criollo (1935 A Creole Ulysses), ... Read More

The Last Colonial Massacre: Jose Angel Ico and His Fight Against the Wealthy Planters (1778 words, 7 pages)

Jose Angel Ico is the subject of one of the case studies presented in The Last Colonial Massacre Latin America in the Cold War by Greg Grandin. Ico was born to peasant parents in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala. Ico was a Qeqchi Maya, an indigenous group located mainly ... Read More

The Things That Need to Be Changed in San Jose (973 words, 3 pages)

There are many things that define a person - their appearance,personality, life style however these qualities of a person do not comefrom out of nowhere. Everything has an origin for us, it is where we wereborn when we came out of our mother's womb. I was born and raised inCalifornia, ... Read More

A Comparison of Mr. Jose and the Rabbits and the Underground Library, Two Readings from New Visions/New Voices (715 words, 2 pages)

For New VisionsNew Voices, I attended two readings for Mr. Jose and the Rabbits and The Underground Library. It was very interesting to hear works from international playwrights, and there were definitely differences between their voices and American ones, but it was also exciting to be able to compare.In Mr. ... Read More

An Analysis of Jose Luis Gonzalez’s Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country (1425 words, 5 pages)

In this paper I will be conducting a research and analysis on Jos Luis Gonzlezs essay Puerto Rico The Four-Storeyed Country. The idea that Puerto Rico is or could be on its way to becoming a nation and that the invasion of The United States had a deep impact on ... Read More

Saving the Native Tribes in the San Jose MIssion (401 words, 2 pages)

Missions of the New World - San JoseMany are familiar with the influence of the Spanish Empire in Central and South America, but some may not be aware of their influences in what is now the Southern United States. Spanish speaking missions were established by the Catholic church in an ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterisimo by Jose Rizal That Deal With the Abusive Spanish Colonization of the Philippines (1081 words, 4 pages)

During the 18th century, the Philippines is still facing the abusive Spanish colonization. Imprisoned for accused treason, thirty-five years old Jose Rizal was the greatest enemy of the Spaniards in the Philippines, with his outstanding linguistic ability and the interest in the sciences and the literary. Rizal writes a book ... Read More

The Protest of San Jose University’s Students as a Response to a Board Member’s Comments About Latina Students (664 words, 2 pages)

Commentary Students Protest at San Jose University According to the article Students Protest Universitys Handling of Board Members Alleged Anti-Latina Comments, writer Lydia OConnor of The Huffington Post states that students at San Jose State University formed a protest as a response to a board members comments about Latina students. ... Read More

A Look at the Case of Sandy Quinones in the Article San Jose: Suicidal Who Shut Down I-680 Later Bites Jail Deputy, Authorities Say by Robert Salonga (617 words, 2 pages)

According to writer Robert Salonga of San Jose Mercury News in the article San Jose Suicidal Who Who Shut Down I-680 Later Bites Jail Deputy, Authorities Say, a woman planned to jump the bridge off of Alum Rock Avenue on December 8th, 2014. Because of this, the Interstate 680 was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Ugly and Beauty in Real Life by Jose Cruz (693 words, 2 pages)

Poem AnalysisThe name of the poem is The Ugly and Beauty in Real Life by Jose Cruz. The poem is a free verse poem since it does not have any rhyme or regular meter, it also has 5 stanzas. The significance of the title has a concept of things that ... Read More

A Comparison of Meeta Kaur’s Journey by Inner Light and Jose Antonio Burciaga’s My Ecumenical Father (1030 words, 3 pages)

America today is an amazing melting pot with many different cultures and religions all woven together. In Jose Antonio Burciagas story My Ecumenical Father, we learned how Burciagas father interwove two different cultures into his familys life and paid equal respect to both. And in Meeta Kaurs article Journey by ... Read More

A History of the San Jose Sharks (800 words, 1 pages)

The San Jose Sharks are one of the most popular teams in the The Shark's franchise began in the spring of 1990. When the NHL approved of George and Gordun Gund to sell the Minnesota North Stars to Dallas. In return for the rights to an expansion team in San ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Times of Jose Antonio Dominguez (328 words, 1 pages)

Antonio BanderasJose Antonio Dominguez Banderas was born in Malaga, Spain on August 10, 1960. He studied theater at the School of Dramatic Art in Malaga and began his career working with an independent theater company there. In 1981, he moved to Madrid and worked in theater and television, which led ... Read More

Producing Jose Rivera’s Marisol (1405 words, 2 pages)

Producing MarisolMarisol, a play written by Jose Rivera, is the play I enjoyed reading the most this semester. Rivera, one of the leading contemporary Latin American playwrights, writes with an image. After reading Marisol, I came away with a very specific picture of what Rivera had in mind. He easily ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Francisco Jose De Goya Y Lucientes (545 words, 1 pages)

Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes was born on March 30, 1746, in Fuendetodos, a village in northern Spain. The family later moved to Saragossa, where Goya's father worked as a gilder. At fourteen years old, Goya was apprenticed to Jose Luzan, a local painter. Later he went to Italy ... Read More

A Review of the Production of Jose Rivera’s Play “Marisol” (1376 words, 2 pages)

Producing MarisolMarisol, a play written by Jose Rivera, is the play I enjoyed reading the most this semester. Rivera, one of the leading contemporary Latin American playwrights, writes with an image. After reading Marisol, I came away with a very specific picture of what Rivera had in mind. He easily ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Francisco Jose De Goya Y Lucientes (545 words, 1 pages)

Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes was born on March 30, 1746, in Fuendetodos, a village in northern Spain. The family later moved to Saragossa, where Goya's father worked as a gilder. At fourteen years old, Goya was apprenticed to Jose Luzan, a local painter. Later he went to Italy ... Read More

An Overview of Jose Rivera’s Play “Marisol” (1374 words, 5 pages)

Marisol, a play written by Jose Rivera, is the play I enjoyed reading the mostthis semester. Rivera, one of the leading contemporary Latin Americanplaywrights, writes with an image. After reading Marisol, I came away with avery specific picture of what Rivera had in mind. He easily combines therealistic moments of ... Read More

The Parallels of Lena Grove and Jose Christmas in William Faulkner’s “Light in August” (1093 words, 2 pages)

The Parallels of Lena Grove and Joe ChristmasIn William Faulkners Light in August there is an indirect correlation between the two characters Joe Christmas, and Lena Grove despite their apparent opposite personalities and the fact that they never actually met in the novel.Lena Grove who now plays a sort of ... Read More

Psychological Development of Jose Arcadio Buendia in One Hundred Years of Solitude (1561 words, 7 pages)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, lived andexperienced one of the most intriguing cultures in the world, Latin American.These experiences play a dominant role in the development of the characters,specifically Jose Arcadio Buendia. Resulting from this vast culture is theprofound psychological makeup interwoven with Jose ... Read More

The Life and Contribution of Jose Cortez to the XFL Season (477 words, 1 pages)

You secure your helmet and jog out onto the field. You plant your foot in front of where the ball will be held for you, knowing any tiny mistake could cost your team the game and the 100,000 bonus. You take three steps back and one to the left. The ... Read More

An Examination of the Philosophies of Reinhold Niebuhr and Jose Porfirio Miranda (1061 words, 2 pages)

In this paper we will examine the philosophies of Reinhold Niebuhr and Jose Porfirio Miranda of sin and the political and economic implications on justice. We will examine similarities and differences and attempt to reach a moderated view based on their representations.SinWebster s definition of sin could be paraphrased as ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, Ecuadorian Political Figure (1206 words, 3 pages)

Dadme un balc n en cada pueblo y yo ser Presidente. (Jose M. Velasco Ibarra.-)This quotation is one of the most popular or known internationally. Having origin in a letter sent to Velasco inviting him to intervene in the campaign of someone elections but making clear that there wasn t ... Read More