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Las Meninas is a painting by Diego Velazquez. It was painted in 1656 and translates to The Maids of Honor. It portrays King Philip IV’s daughter, Infanta Margarita, the princess. Later in 1957, Pablo Picasso, another Spanish painter, combined his cubistic style and crazy color palate to make an interesting and original idea for the classic Las Meninas painting. Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas was focused on the the maids. It is obvious because the of the title and he has all of the…

In the film, La Grande Bellezza, why did Jep say he never wrote his next book? answer: He was searching for the “Great Beauty” 2. What genre can La Grande Bellezza be classified as? answer: Male Melancholy 3. What is the name of Jep’s famous novel in the film La Grande Bellezza? answer: The Human Apparatus 4. Which soundtrack is frequently played in the film Good Morning, Night? answer: Pink Floyd 5. Which side of terrorism is more strategic in terrorist attacks, and aims to make a statement?…

The Weaknesses found in the movie La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz would be the accepting, ignorance and violence against the police brutality, gangs and drugs there is in the French projects. Where the three characters of the film Hubert, Said and Vinz each portray there way of handling what is happening. Instead of reacting a different way that can bring notice to the police brutality there is and the unfairness they are treated with. Each character has an individual identity that is…

When Messi was seventeen, in the 2004-05 seasons, he became the youngest official goal scorer in the La Liga. The La Liga is Spain’s highest division of soccer.(Rollin) Messi also played with Argentina’s victorious world youth champions squad in 2005 and represented the country in the 2006 World Cup.(Ghosh) Messi’s play continued to rapidly improve throughout…

Recuerdo cuando tenía cuatro años y solía dibujar en hojas en blanco que mi madre me daba para dibujar. Recuerdo aquellas hojas blancas en que dibujé, escribiría palabras al azar que no tenían sentido. También recuerdo que la primera palabra que escribí fue Mamá en aquellas hojas de papeles que mi madre me dio. I remember my mother read the book of Nacho to me every afternoon so I could learn how to read. My mother also read the book called Coquito, every night before going to bed. My favorite…

nightly growth-hormone injections for Messi, soon it was impossible for his parents to pay hundreds of dollars per months for the medication. When Messi was 13 and he was offered the chance to train at a soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona’s youth academy, La Masia, and have his bills covered by the team. Soon…

At the Wolf Trap Theater, on August 5th, I saw the opera La Boheme. La Boheme is a love story between a poet named Rodolfo and seamstress named Mimi. The opera explores ideas of true love and the bitter sweetness of reminiscing past lovers. This opera was based on the novel, Scenes de la vie de Boheme by Henri Murger. The music was written by Giacomo Puccini, an Italian composer who lived during the Post-Romanic Period, and is well known for his opera compositions. The libretto was written by…

Seth and Wells (2011) describe a commercial services airport as, “those airports that accommodate scheduled air carrier service, provided by the world’s certificated air carriers” (pg. 12). These are the types of airports the traveling public usually thinks of when an airport is mentioned. Big name airlines fly from these airports, these types of airports are notorious for long lines, security procedures, and flight delays. The primary role of commercial services airports are to safely and…

He began collecting books from the trash almost 20 years ago and created a library for all the children in his poverty-stricken community. He calls his library “La Fuerza de la Palabras”, meaning “the strength of words”. He recalls how his mother read him stories every night, despite being unable to keep him in school. Jose therefore refers to books as the “community salvation”. This shows the idea of how the community…

La Malinche went from being interpreted as a chingada to a chingona (a badass). The historical interpretation of Maliche as a weak and fatal historical figure is an example of a patriarchal (machista) way of interpreting history, due to the fact that patriarchy is ingrained in the Chicana/o culture. In opposition to the patriarchy, contemporary Chicana/o authors like Lucha Corpi and Michael Nava through their work challenge it and offer a reinterpretation of previously neglected or…