Anglo-Spanish War

power, politics and glory. Many artists around the world have employed extensive time and dedication to their artwork to depict a social event that they are forward for or against off. Pablo Picasso’s, Guernica is considered one of the greatest anti war statements in the 20th century. According to the Khan Academy, Guernica was a small village in northern Spain that was unexpectedly bombed by Hitler’s powerful air force to test a new bombing tactic. In the process of this fatal attack many…

Guernica, whom Picasso then countered, “no, you did”. By its history, Guernica has great significance. Especially, because this public critique of the Spanish Nationalist regime and the German Nazis was highly political and a loud scream for change and self-reflection in the regimes. Furthermore, it was not common until after the second world war for artists to get involved in political affairs and directly attack their operations. Guernica, 1937, Oil on Canvas, is a very large painting that…

During the Civil War Germany invaded Spain with 5 thousand bombs. Waves of German aircraft attack the town with bombs and machine gun fire. The town encountered a rain of incendiary bombs that flooded the city with ash. One thousand six hundred and forty-five people deceased from this event while thousands were left wounded. Guernica was bombed to the ground, which left a great victory for the German. Germany communicated a message of power to the rest of Spain from the attack to Guernica. The…

The Monroe Doctrine promotes the idea that new countries should be allowed to develop without interference from stronger nations. Monroe Doctrine is a principle of the United States policy, that any operation by external powers in the politics of the Americas is basically hostile act against the United States. The person who developed the Monroe Doctrine was James Monroe, who became president in 1816. The reason why the Monroe Doctrine was developed because seeing the plight of Spain, Britain…

it was truly about. In 1937, Picasso painted Guernica, which is the name of the city that was bombed and it is located in Spain, as an antiwar painting and as a protest against the bombing of the city by Nazis and Facist warplanes during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. The painting shows a carnage of innocent…

The purpose of this study is to see which factors, in particular, influence how a person feels towards interracial relationships and whether or not certain factors influence a person’s decision to enter an interracial relationship. Specifically, I felt that there were certain factors that would be important in a person’s willingness to engage in an interracial relationship. These factors consisted of parent/family input, age, race, gender, religion, political affiliation, personal background…

for a specific social class? If so, what are the burial rituals for lower classes? And what was the Anglo- Saxon’s view on the “afterlife”? In this essay, I will be explaining the true historical connection between the burial in the epic poem, Beowulf, and actual burials performed during the time of the Anglo-Saxons. Annotating the passage, I uncovered small clues into the ancient world of the Anglo- Saxons. In the lines 36-40, Sheafson is buried with his gold.…

writing in English away from its old Germanic insularity towards a broader, shared, Western European pattern. The warrior hero hung up his sword, took up a musical instrument and began to sing songs of love. The Trouveres of Northern France influenced War poetry, allegory became a popular sub generic form, and the lyric and the Romance which started being penned brought out the best of the French rhyme and assonance which became the new mode for expression of poetic ideas. In short, the Norman…

The epic poem Beowulf describes the most heroic man of the Anglo-Saxon times. Beowulf was established as the earlier form of heroism and was then later introduced into the English culture. Highly praised and admired by his people, the Geat leader possesses several distinct traits that allow him to be defined perfectly as an ideal Anglo- Saxon hero. Beowulf exemplifies an ideal Anglo Saxon hero who holds the characteristics of eagerness to seek glory and fame rather than richness and treasures,…

Anglo-Saxon Culture: Beowulf and Present Day Beowulf is the oldest epic in the English language and provides substantial evidence on many early Anglo-Saxon cultural beliefs. The story is filled with numerous examples of views held by people during this time. Although the majority of these aspects is based around heroic deeds, battle, or loyalty to a royal leader, they were highly valued and can still be applied to present-day life. Values found in Beowulf such as memento mori, wyrd, and…