Miguel de Cervantes

In the “Drive” directed by Nicolas Refn, the driver starts off as a professional in his career of offering repairs and getaway services for clients organized by Shannon (IMDB). The Driver’s professional code of work breaks loose when he met Irene and her son, Benicio – neighbor in the apartment – and he develops a close connection with her (Rotten tomatoes). Nicolas Refn uniquely presents the movie in such a dramatic way that events surrounding all scenes are stylistically combined to produce an…

“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens scrutinizes the aristocracy by telling tales of injustice during the French Revolution. Dickens employs this notion through a few quintessential events such as, the death of Gaspard’s son, Foulon’s escape and through the French treatment of the impecunious. In the second book, “A Golden Thread,” the Marquis St. Evrémonde runs over a peasant child when racing his carriage through a town. To absolve himself of his own crime, he throws out a few coins to…

Company. Dirk Jan De Pree entered the company as a clerk and by 1919 he became the president. De Pree’s father in law, Herman Miller, purchased the majority of shares of the company and renamed it Herman Miller Furniture Company. The company’s culture originated from the story of Mr. De Pree’s visit to one of his workers who died unexpectedly. “This led Mr. De Pree to wonder whether the millwright was a person who wrote poetry or poet who was also a millwright”. This experience made Mr. De Pree…

In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, the theme of love is constant throughout the whole play. The main love interests consists of Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian, but the three overshadow another love line between Ragueneau and his wife, Lise. Although the two are married, the real love line is between Ragueneau and poetry. Though the two are rather small characters and lack appearances, Ragueneau shows that love does not have to be found in a person and that it is important to find one’s…

we watched in class called Violence Next Door; Growing up in the Favelas followed teenagers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Baltimore City, Maryland. The documentary was made to show the lives of teens that live in what people call slums, ghettos, favelas, or the hood. The documentary interviewed several teens about their living conditions and how it affects them. Although Baltimore City and Rio de Janeiro are on two different continents, the lives of these teens are very similar. Their…

1. Blood doping is performed by athletes to increase their body’s ability “to transport more oxygen to muscles and therefore increase stamina and performance”. According to the WADA, there are three highly practiced methods that athletes use: “blood transfusions, EPO, and synthetic oxygen carriers”. (https://www.wada-ama.org/en/questions-answers/blood-doping) EPO (erythropoietin) is naturally produced by the body and can also be administered via injection. Its primary function is to promote red…

Cinco de Mayo, known as the fifth of May in English, commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867), but a false misconception present in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day. The Battle of Puebla (May 5, 1862) occurred because Mexico did not possess the ability to allocate funding to pay back war debts to European nations, therefore, Britain, Spain, sent their naval forces to Veracruz to…

rulers of their hometown after the realization that money does lead to power. The Medici became stronger as their bank grew all over Europe. They started to make their way into Rome and the Papacy where several Medici became cardinals and Popes. Cosimo de Medici was responsible for the start of the Humanism movement and the commission of several magnificent art pieces, all due to the Medici Bank and the immense wealth and power that they were able to gain from its success. The bank was run…

This dance started in the Northeast badlands (buzzle.com) as they hit the sand during the dance. Batuque is a circle dance for Africans to share their culture with each other and others. Samba de Roda is a traditional Afro-Brazilian dance performed as informal fun in a circle. People in Bahia prefer to dance instead of doing some of the other popular activities. (buzzle.com) Afoxe is considered the “Dance of happiness,’ as slaves brought…

by Cardinal Raffaele Riario to make a statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. The sculpture was denied by the cardinal and ended up in the collection of Jacopo Galli. Bacchus is the oldest surviving statue by Michelangelo. In 1497, Cardinal Jean de Billheres…