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This shirt originated from Sancti Spiritus, Cuba and used to be called the Guayabana. The Guayabera stopped being produced in Cuba due to their economy and continued in Merida, Yacatan. The Guayabera shirt was so popular that even Luis Echeverría Álvarez, President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976, instituted it as one of his official pieces of clothing (Mentado, “El verdadero origen de la Guayabera”, Par. 4). The "huipil" is a traditional, square-cut blouse that is hand-woven and heavily decorated…

Dogs are man’s best friends. With their abilities to comprehend human commands, dogs have amazed numerous people since the early 1900s. Thanks to Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, Russian physiologist and winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and his Classical Conditioning Experiment on live dogs, dog owners can teach their canine companions new tricks. Of course, some dog owners are oblivious to the fact that Pavlov’s dogs were tested on with tubes in their muzzles and collection bags…

the bigger picture. In the second picture, you see a firefighter with the bare essentials to his safety gear while fighting a fire. This firefighter appears to have just came out of a fire. Taking a closer look, you see his company number leather patch riveted on the front side of his helmet which looks to be smoke stained, along with his fire identification number just below that. His helmet shows…

Their soul and rhythm captivated many whites that even their Masters would make them play for them. Fredrick Douglas through his experiences wrote that Slave-owners expected them to sing while they were working. There were many variations of slave songs. There were field hollers, usually sung by themselves. Then there were work songs, it was sung by a group of slaves working together. (Digital) Slaves used singing to express their beliefs and views towards each other. Most of the slaves relied…

Nothing screams classic horror novels like Frankenstein. A household name that, on its initial reveal, rocked the world. Since then there have been a multitude of adaptations recreated off of the base premise. 30+ movies inspired by Mary Shelley’s legendary novel. Most aren’t the best, but there are some diamonds in the rough. I really want to take this opportunity to compare the classic novel to an interesting adaptation called I, Frankenstein, directed by Stuart Beattie. The differences…

Chapter 54 (A Beautiful Woman In The Snowfall) Although it had been four years, but my skills were still very nimble! I quickly stepped one foot on the small tree, and with the help of the tree, I bounced onto the top of the wall, positioning myself mounting the wall that was covered with snow. I looked inside the campus. Not a single person was in sight. The students and teachers should be still having a nice dream. There was only me, this hard working person who had been woken up by the…

What is a revolution? A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. There has been many revolutions in the world’s history, one is the punk music revolution between the US and the UK. According to Michael Wood- “America made better punk music because the atmosphere was different. From irreverent to politically charged manifestos, our songs were based on our lives, whether it was craving escape from the suburban hell holes of Orange County or…

be a fight that was about to happen. One of the men said the fight will be “four against two” the woman quickly responded to it actually being “five against two.” (Gender in 70-80’s Sitcom). She was quickly disregarded as the male in the black leather jacket depreciated her fighting value. Men were not as empathetic towards female opinions. As time progresses women’s ideas and opinions are slightly acknowledged more and more. Even though Peter was hesitant on wanting his sexual fantasy…

to see them or participate in any activities with my old grandparents. After I replied to grandpa Jim, I spurred my horse thinking that it’ll peacefully walk over to the path. Instead, it rose onto his hind legs which caused me to slip off of my leather saddle. When I fell to the ground, I landed extremely hard on some rocks. As I was falling I almost landed on a dark blue salamander that was on a unique rock. Thankfully, it scurried away just before I touched the ground. It wasn’t the greatest…

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci is known as Leonardo da Vinci or even da Vinci. Leonardo is called the Renaissance man to this day. Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in a farmhouse in the hill of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano, which is present-day Italy. He was the son of a respected Florentine notary named Ser Piero da Vinci. His mother was a young peasant woman by the name of Caterina. Leonardo was raised by his father and stepmothers. When he turned five, Leonardo moved to father…