Jorge Luis Borges

It explores dreamlike states and impossible ideas such as the pulling of a grand piano. The spacial continuity is disjointed through the involvement of various spaces of action such as when the woman opens the door from a living room onto a beach, which is entirely impossible and lacks reality. The characters consistently look off screen or directly into the camera, breaking the “fourth wall”, which subverted the golden rule of classical narrative and violated the illusion that the viewer was…

The Renovation of a Damaged People: Mexico’s Post-Revolution Cultural Recovery Throughout history, music, art, and literature have held key roles in dealing with and responding to current political events. This type of culture has been used for good and evil - spreading truth that inspires the masses to make a change, or propaganda in order for a government to cultivate certain ideas within its citizens. By looking at the content of artistic expression during any given time and in any given…

awards and cause a big scene and beat up Erik and Arthur to quench their thirst for revenge for what they did to their brother Luis Cruz. Meanwhile, Paul decides to get out of the bleachers, jump through the air and land right on the coaches back.This is exactly what happened, “Then Tino stepped back, measured the distance, and brought his knee up into Erik’s face… ‘That's for Luis Cruz! I take care of his light work.’... All I remember next is Mom shouting ‘Paul!’ as I took off, flying through…

Tangerine, Luis Cruz fits the mythological archetype of mentor because he aids, is a positive figure to, and trains Paul. Proving to be a mentor, Luis aids Paul. Aiding him means to help him in some way, shape, or form. For instance, when Paul is scared of Erik and Arthur, Luis helps him by saying, “I wouldn’t be scared they’re punks.” And you shouldn’t be either”(Bloor 277). Although Luis tells him not to be scared he also tells him why not. In this way, Bloor makes it clear that Luis is…

were increasing in frequency and Luis, my boss, was agitated each time he left. I thought I was doing Luis a favor by looking into the man. I had no idea what a mess I would uncover. My in-house research yielded little information about the man himself, however, the money trail spoke volumes. There were lots of it filtering through Luis's campaign and personal…

share a lot of the political issues that were faced during this time when Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla became president in Argentina in 1976, which influenced this story. In this story there are some ominous things…

understand why they did what they did. I’ve still got many years to understand why my father is the way he was and is. My dad was born in McAllen, Texas, but lived most of his childhood in Cerritos, San Luis Potosi, what was then a pueblo, but now a city on the outskirts of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi. He would jump from place to place for the first six years of his life, finally settling down at the age of six to live with his mother’s parents and his three younger siblings. For the…

About “the Barrier”: 1. Which is built by 7 great monsters in magic. 2.Theoriclly, most of humans cannot go inside or outside. 3. However, humans or monsters who contains the souls of human and monster can get out. 4. The barrier can be cracked. =How to crake “the Barrier” and get back my home? = 1. You need to kill these 7 monsters who once used magic to build this barrier, or 2. If you would rather to persuade all 7 monsters to ruin their own achievements. =Who is the monsters in group that…

In 1973, democracy in Uruguay gave way to a twelve-yearlong military dictatorship. During this dictatorship, all citizens, directly and indirectly, experienced human rights abuses. Not only were civil liberties suspended, many citizens were kidnapped, arrested, and tortured on the supposition of being dissenters of the regime. Many Uruguayan citizens were “disappeared” by the military, and their whereabouts were unknown even after the return to democracy. The military was ubiquitous and…

A term that is widely used by many people in the world today, but is highly inaccurate, is the phrase “Caribbean/Latin Music”. The Caribbean is a large part of the world with many island nations within it, and within these island nations there are even more music genres. When someone says “Caribbean Music,” it is impossible to tell if they are talking about Merengue from the Dominican Republic, Ska from Jamaica, Salsa from Cuba, Reggaeton from Puerto Rico, or the many other types of music genres…