and with the establishment of urban cities such as Santo Domingo. However, this first chapter does bring a connection to the book because it draws on the fact that the Spanish left their colonies for gold, the primary reasons for murdering the Aztecs and seizing their cities, and also, the decline in the native population serves as an example of what would happen to the other natives in the mainland. Chapter two of Colonial Latin America opens with the Conquest of Mexico, specifically with the…
1) This module covers 3 chapters, the first explores sculpture and installation, the second covers art pieces meant to play huge roles in daily life and rituals, and the third wraps things up with an exploration of the history of architecture and a curious look at where it’s headed. Chapter 11 discusses the different types of sculptures; in the round, relief (low and high) and the different techniques with which they are made: modeling, casting, assembling, and carving. In addition to technical…
In reading this chapter understanding different health lifestyles and behaviors are really important. These two ideas of how people chose to live are very interesting in this chapter. While reading the chapter I found that different health chances and choices make a person live a certain way. The choices they make to live a healthy lifestyle can give them far more chances to live longer and have a healthy life. Reading about Weber and Bourdieu I found their research very interesting in studying…
In chapter 3, the author talks about Buddha’s life cycle. Buddha’s life began when his mother had a dream about giving birth to a great ruler or a holy man. Buddha believes that life begins from the common pain we share. Buddha’s teachings were about understanding the joyful or blissful nature of reality. He wanted people to understand the bliss and the joy in passing away. He wanted people to understand that death was ok because after life came reincarnation. The Buddha ancestry goes back to…
Chapter 7 is an overview of World War Two, outlining the countries involved, the takeovers and the main conflicts. In 1939, Hitler and Nazi Germany invaded Poland which was essentially the start of the World War Two. The German army was well equipped with tanks and airplanes which they used to easily takeover Poland. The German forces were large in numbers both on land and in the air. Hitler was attempting to expand Germany by occupying as many countries in Europe as possible and succeeded in…
individual is black, they will encounter parts of the black experience. Before one can even be able to mention that Coates’ experience in his memoir related to the black experience in any way, one would need to know what the black experience is. Chapter 4 of the book “What’s Black About It?”, explains that the black experience can vary from person to person depending on age, education level, and even lifestyle. As a person of color, the individual is already forced to have a different…
It is easy to deny things that are difficult to face or that make a person feel inferior as a defense mechanism. Young Essie watches her mother employ this type of behavior when faced with adversity and decides at a young age that she would rather question the things that do not seem right to her. She realizes at a very young age that racism is real and is perplexed by it. She understands that there is a difference in skin color, but she does not understand how that equates with darker skin…
Artie is an 11 year old girl who enjoys being different. Artie and her family live in a very run-down and small house, they don’t always get to eat everyday, and doesn’t have a lot of money. She gets to experience 1st hand poverty. Artie thinks she is living a great life until Artie starts to get bullied. She reflects on what others are saying about her and realizes that they’re true. Artie confronts her parents about the issue and they try to explain to her that they are living in poverty.…
Brianna first strength is that she enjoys reading, which is indicated within her reading attitude survey, the family survey, and teacher’s comments. Brianna also understands the basic concepts about print as she is able to identify parts of a book as indicated within her reading attitude survey. She is aware of directionality, and word boundaries as well as upper and lowercase letter names as evident from the running record. Brianna second strength is narrative comprehension. This is…
The book The Servant: A Simple Story About The True Essence of Leadership, written by James C. Hunter, brings out essential principles of leadership in a narrative story form. The story is about a man named John Daily who has lost his priorities as a boss and as a husband. His wife insisted he go on a week-long spiritual retreat at a Benedictine Monastery where he reluctantly agreed, but had an experience that turned his life around. John’s experience in one short week at the monastery is…