History of Spain

throughout Provence you still see numerous historic Roman monuments that have lasted for centuries. These include The Arles amphitheater, the amphitheater of Nimes, and the Pont du Gard. I am going to be staying in Avignon, which is a town full of history and…

Renowned pastor, Matt Chandler once said, “Progress stems from education, culture, freedom, and equality.” This is true in many aspects of life, including in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire in 1519. What does the way the Spanish brutally took over the Aztec empire and left their remaining culture at little to nothing show about progress? It shows that progress comes at a price. That price, in my opinion, is too great to risk the loss of an entire culture. Spanish conquerors did what…

In the later fifthteenth century, European exploration and discovery driven by a want to discover a sea route in the East resulted in a series of Portuguese voyages. Geographical findings by Europe brought several new assets such as land, wealth, precious metals, and new products like coffee and tobacco. Inopportunely, in an attempt to quickly use these resources to their advantage, conflict in Europe resulted in a domain which was split into commercial empires. In area such as France and…

Spain is a cultural country that has many festivals , holidays, and religion. National festivals are most common throughout Spain. One of the most common one is La Tomatina in Buñol. The "show" does not begin until one courageous person climbs the greasy pole and grab the ham on the top. Even though no reaches the delicious ham, the fight still begins. This is one of the coolest things to experience because people throw tomatoes at each other for an hour, but rules still applied. Some of the…

I was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres on April 22, 1451. Unfortunately, my father died in 1454 and I was very young so I spent my childhood in Arévalo. I have two brothers, one named Alfonso who is 3 years younger than me and a half brother named Henry IV. After my father died, Henry assumed the position of king of Castile. He later got married and had a child named Joan. When I was ten, I was taken out of Arévalo and sent back to the court with my younger brother, Alfonso. Henry was going…

J. Hector St. John de Crévecoeur (1735-1813) wrote a series of essays in 1782, called Letters from an American Farmer. This French aristocrat wrote these essays to describe Americans and the colonial American society. Crévecoeur traveled around the American colonies to gain the information he needed to write his essays for the rest of the world to read. Crévecoeur uses his determined tone and rhetorical strategies to portray the citizens in the Americas as their own society and describes how…

Maria Ibanez will do only harm for our already weak country. In this country, we have lost many lives we have dwindled down to so little. I know that we are desperate. We are the child yearning for our mother’s sweet arms. Maria is not our mother we need a leader that will join the people instead of dividing them. Hitler used the Jews, people with differences as scapegoats for the depression we as minorities and as people who should celebrate diversity need to ban together. I will not stand by…

1. There are many different reason that led to European Exploration. During this time, spreading Christianity was a very important so that Europeans thought that by exploring different parts of the world, this would allows Christianity to flourish throughout the globe. In addition to the spreading of Christianity, the Europeans also wanted to gain more control and land. With more land and power, this would also allow the Europeans to grow in wealth. Lastly, in order for such a big project,…

The American Dream is the driving force for immigration. The American Dream is directly correlated to the statements made in the Declaration of Independence with the ideas of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The American Dream is centered upon the ideas of freedom with everyone having the ability to have equal opportunities and anything can be achieved through hard work, regardless of social status, race, or upbringing. The opportunities that America could offer was the driving…

Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment Immigration in the United States is defined as either expected or unexpected. Expected immigration occurs when both the economy and industries are projecting a series of changes that will result from population changes that will be brought about by immigration (Ben-Gad & NASEM, 2017). Unexpected immigration occurs when no one is speculating about the movement or input of a different population apart from that of the American natives (Ben-Gad & NASEM,…