Latin American Boom

The accountant of the conquest, and the making of what is today Latin America is a debatable subject in the field of humanities, especially in the field history. The most widespread approaches of this history are that of violence, war, oppression, possession of territories, and foundation of new colonies. In Frontier of Possessions, Tamar Herzog, a historian, professor of Latin American presents an account of the conquest from a different perspective, one that proposes that the acquisition of…

On October 1, 2016, I attended Tabernaculo de Dios Filadelphia (Spanish Pentecostal church) special service that can be considered a mini concert. This concert took place in a small church pastored by two elderlies named Angel & Esther Carrasquillo. Pastors Carasquillos are not only pastors but their first ministry back in Puerto Rico was music. They’ve been in the music ministry since they were 15 years old and they are now in their late seventies so they have quite the knowledge and experience…

In the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz introduces terms and beliefs that come from Dominican culture before delving into these experiences of Oscar, Lola, Belli, Yunior, and others. One of the more essential terms introduced by Diaz is this idea of fukú. Simply, fukú is this bad luck that exists not only for one individual, but it is bad luck that is passed down through generations. Diaz initially introduces this term in-text through our narrator, Yunior, as “a curse or doom of some…

Lesson Elements Observations/Notes Learning Objective • Group 1 o When given a list of 26 upper-case and 28 lower-case letters, the student will be able to identify at least 85% of the letter names correctly. o When the student is shown 25 sight word flashcards, the student will be able to identify at least 80% of the words correctly. • Group 2 o When given a list of 26 upper-case and 28 lower-case letters, the student will be able to identify at least 90% of the letter names correctly. o When…

Introduction Magical realism captures the fantastic side of reality ,and it achieves its effect by mixing elements associated with realism and elements related with fantasy. These two worlds undergo a merging and become one. The term “magical realism” was first introduced by German art critic Franz Roh who considered magical realism an art category. Roh influenced many writers around the world ,and one of them is Lois Lowry. This paper will discuss some major characteristic of magical…

De Ocampo, Sheena Mae M. Dr. Evangeline Martin I-12 Reflection: Veneration Without Understanding Firstly, upon reading the title itself, ‘Veneration Without Understanding’, I already know that the article that I am going to read will be about how we, Filipinos, revere Rizal as someone of a high order without fully understanding why we do such thing. I initially thought that the author, Renato Constantino, was an anti-Rizal for writing it and for saying that we fail to understand…

Magic is the belief in supernaturalism, the belief that there is something beyond the ordinary. Magic is often portrayed as power and knowledge, and thus awarded to those who are worthy. In “The Cliff” by Charles Baxter, magic is portrayed as tradition. In the short story, a young boy and an old man, not distinguishable by name, drive to an unidentified spot along the coastline of California where the old man would teach the boy magic. More specifically, how to fly. Flying would give the boy a…

Is it possible to be 16 years old, stranded at sea for 227 days on the same boat as a tiger and come out alive? The answer to this question will most likely be "that's impossible". But Yann Martel wrote a book giving similar instructions on how to do just that. In Yann Martel's novel, Life of Pi, readers follow Pi, a 16-year-old boy, throughout his journey of being stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger for 227 days. Throughout the book, the most definitive theme is survival.…

result, America took many Spanish colonies into their care, the Philippines being one of them. America gave independence to some countries, while annexing others. The Philippines were annexed and great anger arose among the Filipino people and some Americans. It is widely debated whether or not the Philippine Islands should have been annexed. There are many reasons why the Philippine Islands should have been annexed, including the need for a stable government for a war-torn country, keeping the…

Magellan is credited for being the first person to circumnavigate the globe, when actually he died in the Philippines, about halfway into the journey. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sailor, but for his most known trip, he sailed under a Spanish crew. He was born in Portugal in 1480 and died in 1521 on a Philippine island because of a physical fight with local villagers. As a person and captain, Magellan was not worth defending. Some reasons are he died in the Philippines abandoning his…