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El Cid was born in Vivar del Cid, Spain. He was born in 1040 and he died on July 10, 1099 in Valencia Spain his death was more than likely caused by a famine. Rodrigo was a Castilian noble man and a Military leader in Spain. Many people called him El Cis which meant the Lord. He was born into a poor family and was brought to serv King Ferdinand’s Son, Sancho. He worked hard enough to be the commander and rule armiger regis of Castile in 1065. He led his army against the rulers of the kingdoms of…

Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. He was born on April 20, 1893 in Barcelona, Spain. He grew up in Barrie Gótic. He focused his art on Surrealism and Automatism. Surrealism is the sandbox for the subconscious mind; Automatism is the”random” drawing that attempted to express the inner workings of the human psyche. While he was working in the business world he had a nervous breakdown and left the business completely for art. In 1924, Miró joined a Surrealist group. Miró…

narrowing the road or restricting vehicular traffic accessibility could reduce the barrier to encourage walking so the walkability catchment can be extended. By integrating the traffic-free concept and walkability, the superblock model implemented in Barcelona reconsidered the road hierarchy within 400m walking distance to a low speed zone and giving priority to non-motorised transport including walking and cycling as shown in Figure 2.1. The local network highlighted in green allows vehicular…

As cities have developed with increased globalization and opening of economical borders, this case study will analyze the situation in Milan. The justification for choosing Milan is that it is, like Barcelona, both a global city and attractive to migrants who arrive in Italy (Lebuhn 2013, 44). Migrants in Milan connect the term of boundaries to a break in two phases, however, not in the sense of a tangible boundary but the element the ‘known’ city on…

Pablo Picasso is probably the most important figure of 20th century, in terms of art, and art movements that occurred over this period. Before the age of 50, the Spanish born artist had become the most well known name in modern art, with the most distinct style and eye for artistic creation. There had been no other artists, prior to Picasso, who had such an impact on the art world, or had a mass following of fans and critics alike, as he did. Although his art career spanned over a 7 decade…

stronger than he was. In my opinion Michael Jordan is better than Kobe Bryant. First Michael Jordan won many medals. In passage 1 paragraph 3 it states that Michael Jordan brought home a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games, which was held in Barcelona, Spain. IN the end of the passage it also states that Jordan won five more medals. All five medals were the "The Most Valuable…

Oswaldo Guayasamin was born on July 6, 1919 in Ecuador. He had 9 siblings and was the youngest of them all. He didn’t have a good relationship with his father but he loved his mother very much. He had to deal with racism and discrimination and that inspired some of his artwork later in his life. He started school at 12 years old and one of his close friends died that year in the 4 day civil war in Ecuador in 1932. His friend’s died also influence some of his artwork. Guayasamin married at the…

be friends and cooperate better on the field. Secondly I will talk about why I joined. I joined a soccer team because soccer was and still is my favorite sport. I got into soccer when I was 5 or 6 and I would always watch my favorite team, Fc Barcelona play. My parents said I could…

However, their sports is not as easy and smooth sailing as one can think of since they also experience some major set-backs in the form of injuries. One of the most common football foot injuries is the high ankle sprain such as what happened to Barcelona forward, Neymar, during their team's win at the Copa del Rey in January 2014. During the ankle sprain, Neymar had to be carried off from the field by Barcelona's medical staff. What is a high ankle sprain? High ankle sprain is a sprain that…

Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Setterington is set in the time in which the First and Second World Wars took place when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party were in power in Germany. During this period, homosexuals were severely discriminated against and deprived of most of their civil rights. However, there was a time before Hitler’s reign when homosexuals strived in Berlin and lived their lives freely without a worry that Nazis will come to take them from their families. Paragraph 175 was the…