El Dorado

Satire is a literary genre, categorised by the ridiculing of different faucets of society, as well as society as a whole. This ridicule is different to simple mockery, in that the core purpose of satire is to show the shortcomings of the subject through thinly-veiled metaphors and ironic humour. Satirical writing draws on sarcasm and wit to criticise it's subject in an intelligent and thought-provoking way. Jonathan Swift, author of 'Gulliver's Travels' is one of the best known and most widely…

The age of Enlightenment is an intellectual movement which began in England in the 17th century. The enlightenment focused on the power and humans rationality. It was a scientific approach to religious, social, economic, and political issues. The enlightenment was an attempt to improve humanity conditions by applying rational thoughts to natural happenings. Voltaire depicted the ideas of the Enlightenment but was satirized into his novella, Candide. Through his novella Candide, Voltaire added…

Ron Aguirre was a Mexican-American inventor from Rialto, California. He is best known for being the first individual to install hydraulic pumps on a car in 1959. The purpose of this was to raise and lower the ride height at the driver’s convenience. The first vehicle to receive this customization was Aguirre’s 1956 Chevrolet Corvette, which he called the ‘X-Sonic’. Aguirre’s innovation was, and still is, a predominate feature associated with Mexican culture. Another feature of Mexican culture…

El Dorado International Airport Airside Analysis El Dorado International airport was built in 1953 and since then, the airport has been renovated to adapt to the fast rhythm of aviation. The following paper will summarized important information regarding the airport 's airside and an analysis will be done to see if the current procedures and airport configuration is meeting the current and future needs as well as the capacity levels to operate in an efficient way. El Dorado Airport Airside…

dived into the water, with gold dust covering his entire body. This legend supposedly dates back thousands of years. The event, called El Dorado, has evolved into a “city of gold” that many have searched for. From exploration, to descriptions, to the history of this mysterious story comes , are all things that will be included in my paper “The Legend of El Dorado”. Why has this treasured city drawn so many people? “In 1545, Spaniards attempted to drain the lake.” They failed, but succeeded in…

The El Dorado airport is the biggest airport in Colombia, and is certainly the biggest in Bogota. Its full name is the international airport El Dorado Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento, and it is in the western part of Bogota and around 15km from the centre of the city. It is in the municipality of the Bogoata river and Funza. The Bogata airport sees over 30 million passengers per year with the domestic terminal one being the busiest terminal by far. The airport also moves over 700,000 metric tons…

“We found it!” yelled Miguel as the boat sailed into El Dorado. “Finally! After months and months of sailing we finally found the famous-for-it’s-gold- El Dorado!” I cried leaping off the boat. It was amazing to see all of the gold that we have been looking for. Their chief came and greeted us along with Tzekel-Kan, the kingdom’s High Priest. The chief whispered something to Tzekel-Kan, who lighted up as if the world was in his hands. “Yes, Your Majesty, I did predict that three young people…

character that is historically known for being the caring house servant for the white family, is a caricature that Charles often critiques in his work. Similar to Charles, Colescott plays upon the notion of Aunt Jemima in his painting Cactus Jack at El Dorado where he paints a well endowed black woman who cooks pancakes, which is clearly a reference to the famous Aunt Jemima pancake mix brand. Both Charles and Colescott use their platform of art to push the boundaries of what art can express as…

which are concentrated in several different parts of the South American jungle. Many anthropologists have taken an interest in this tribe, such as Napoleon Chagnon, and have attempted to study each aspect of their lives. In his book, Darkness in El Dorado, investigative journalist Patrick Tierney accuses Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel, along with several other anthropologists, of numerous cases of misconduct in their work with the Yanomami peoples. His accusations have raised a lot of questions…

In the story of Candide, Voltaire portrays El dorado as either pessimistic or optimistic. At the end of the novel, Candide retrieves into his garden to work in. He contemplates about the everything he has gone through to end up the way he did. He finds his answer in the wisdom of Professor Pangloss with which he couldn’t agree more. El Dorado as described by Voltaire is an optimistic world. In El Dorado there is no tyranny to push their power onto the people, everyone is free to do as they…