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The Life of Saint Martin de Porres Did you know St Martin de Porres was so deep in prayer that he sometimes levitated off of the ground (St Martin de Porres Patron of Social Justice)? Martin had a tremendous relationship with God. Martin De Porres is a saint because he devoted his life to God, could perform miracles, and lived a holy, yet spiritual life. Martin was born in Lima, Peru on December 9, 1579. His mom was a freed slave of Panama. His dad was a Spanish conquistador. Just two years…

The Man to Send Rain Clouds In Leslie Marmon Silko's 1969 short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," two men find an elderly man below a cottonwood tree who has passed away and quietly transports him back to town where an Indian burial is given to the elderly man without the knowledge of the Catholic church. This story incorporates many different views of religion and culture such as Native American rituals and burials and the Catholic Church’s funerals and blessings. The primary characters in…

“Time was not passing...it was turning in a circle...” this quote of Gabriel García Márquez from One Hundred Years of Solitude is just a summary of never-ending conflict in Colombia. Colombia had a chain of civil wars since late 19th century. But the most bloody and inhuman link of this chain was the period of “La Violencia”. Following the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, “The Bogota Riots” changed the destiny and became the trigger of the countries violent history. “Even if…

Carter, Jemica M., and Feleta L. Wilson. “Cyberbullying: A 21st Century Health Care Phenomenon.” Pediatric Nursing, vol. 41, no. 3, 2015, pp. 115–125. CINAHL Complete, eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=34&sid=3e34c396-34b8-4696-b468-9beaeca5f3ff%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4205&bdata=jnnpdgu9zwhvc3qtbgl2zq%3d%3d#an=109799994&db=ccm. The authors of this article conducted their research in order to find out just how common cyberbullying is among individuals aged 10-18 years. In order to do so…

In Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, José Arcadio Buendía, patriarch of the well-respected Buendía clan and founder of Macondo, exhibits with the progression of the novel an unwavering, imaginative, and somewhat stubborn pursuit of his passions that is seemingly tied to the very essence of his name. The first appearance of José Arcadio Buendía’s relentless pursuance coincides with the arrival of a band of gypsies in Macondo. One such gypsy, Melquíades, introduces…

and when an ordinary object takes a life of its own. The readers can find these elements in different stories or even movie, for example in Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo A. Anaya or in another story titled “ A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. One element of magical realism is when a metamorphosis takes place in the story. For example, in the story Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo A. Anaya Ultima is curing lucas when all of a sudden she hears coyotes stretching at the wall…

The double standards of every nation influence how the outcome of a person’s everyday life plays out. It is particularly highlighted in Latin America during the twentieth-century. Gabriel Marquez, the author of many inspirational fictitious novels, was known throughout the world for his book Chronicle of a Death Foretold published in 1981. The setting of the work is seen as a portrait of corrupt, and hypocritical, Caribbean town. Within the setting of the town, the gender roles of marianismo and…

The play Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman delves into the conflicts of three characters, Paulina Salas, her husband Gerardo Escobar and Dr. Roberto Miranda. It is implied that the play revolves around the citizens of chile, recovering from the after - effects of the brutal Pinochet dictatorship. Dorfman uses a range of literary devices to convey both atmosphere and suspense, however more significantly I will zoom into the three prominent ways, which are; Light Imagery, Dramatic devices and…

among countries has created a cultural blend of races and ethnicities. Diverse countries now face problems involving political refugees, immigrants, and health concerns. Literature has accompanied this era with important contemporary writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Leslie Marmon Silko, Junot Diaz and Hanan Al Shaykh. Twentieth century author Virginia Woolf referred to these changes that modernist generations face: “All human relations have shifted – those between masters and servants,…

destructive if you are unable to control yourself. The collection of short stories called Latin American Short Stories, edited by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria, include two great stories, “Meat” by Virgilio Pinera and “Balthazar’s Marvelous Afternoon” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, that clearly shows the flaws of living for the moment. In the short story “Meat” Mr. Ansaldo shows…