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period was warm with tropical breezes which affected the variety of plants. During the late Jurassic period, Pangea broke into two supercontinents, Laurasia and Gondwana. Brachiosaurs lived in present-day North America, although fossils were found in Portugal…

society of racial democracy where there are no races. Every country experience slavery in a different way and the differences between Brazil and the United States are easy to distinguish. Slaves were treated worse in Brazil than in the U.S because Portugal has an easier access to the slave trade. Africans in Brazil also were at least able to have biracial kids and if they try could also almost escape…

pacifism plausible if one wants to survive? Over the past nine centuries, empires from all over the world have been invading countries, slaughtering thousands to claim land and anything else that they felt is rightfully theirs. Colonizers like Britain, Portugal, and Spain are among the top empires to imperialize other nations until the people under their rule decided to fight back. Empires are always looking to expand to become more powerful and provide more…

Introduction to Zara - (Inditex) Zara is Spanish owned designer wear retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia. Zara was founded in year 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. Zara is the flagship store of the Inditex (Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A) Group. Inditex group claimed to be the largest apparel retailer in the industry which own some of the world’s famous brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius, Zara Home and Bershka after Zara was formed. The group…

Only about three percent of women find catcalling flattering, but is that enough to convince you that catcalling is unexceptable? Probably not. While men find catcalling acceptable women don’t and guys, I can’t even begin to understand why you think it’s acceptable. There should be no argument about whether street harassment is acceptable or not because it isn’t. Catcalling isn’t a compliment, her clothing choice doesn’t indicate that she wants a compliment and no it isn’t your rite to express…

It is important to acknowledge that cultural, social, and historical contexts play a crucial role in the shaping of a novel and giving it meaning. The relevance of a novel’s context can be seen in the three literary works that I have studied. The Handmaid's Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, challenges society’s understanding and perspective towards gender inequality and a totalitarian regime by telling the story from the perspective of a woman. The Unbearable Lightness of Being provides a…

‘Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea is a masterful combination of economic history and intellectual history that puts the current policy debate into a balanced and sophisticated perspective.’ In my project I reviewed the book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea written by Mark Blyth. I have mentioned at the beginning of the project that author has written his book from the perspective of political economy; he believes that the idea of austerity is a dangerous idea because it…

Latin America is an area on the map that is denoted as the countries that speak Spanish and Portuguese within the Americas. This area encloses 20 states starting from the border of North America to the end of South America. This region was first known as the home of a group of people who had one of the most advanced civilizations, the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. This was before the arrival of the Europeans during the end of the 15th and peak of the 16th centuries. There were many vital events…

How was hateful and cruel ideology like fascism able to spread across Europe like it did? During World War II the cruel ideology of fascism started to spread through Europe. Fascism is a hard term to define, but we know that a fascist organisation is an extreme right wing system of government that is ruled by a dictator. We can try to define and identify a fascist organisation by these following ideas: Firstly, a fascist group has a single ruler or dictator that has control over the system.…

blue. I didn’t even know there is a country named Brazil. At first, everything was strange and weird because we spoke totally different language than Brazilian do. While I lived there, I met friends from different countries: Spain, India, France, Portugal, England, and Japan. By meeting them, I learned about various cultures…