Spanish Armada

cocaine being shipped to the United States. Pablo Escobar was the modern day robin hood for the locals of his city. Pablo Escobar was also a ruthless person when it came to getting what he wanted. The EPL is an acronym for Popular Liberation Army. In Spanish it stands for Ejercito Popular de Liberacion. The EPL was founded in 1967. The EPL used to be main group but in the 1991 they negotiated peace and mainly demobilized. Demobilized meaning they gave up most of their weapons. The EPL is still…

During the years between 1598 and 1665 the Spanish Monarchy under the ruling of Phillip III and later on King Phillip IV faced many different challenges in this emerging country called Spain. However, Spain did not exist at this time it was ruled under the Habsburg Empire. What I shall be discussing in this assignment is the strengths and weaknesses that the Spanish Monarchy faced. During the start of the 17th Century what was known as the Habsburg Spain which was very much on the brink at the…

language of all of those who read it. In the case of the Spanish language, we have Cervantes, who's work is still used by "La Real Academia de la Lengua Espa��" (The Real Academy for the Spa㩳h Language) to set standards for our language. There are certain things that we use when we speak that are not grammatically correct, and even if they are extremely common and everyone uses them, they are not part of the standardized Spanish until they have been approved by "La Real…

The Spanish Civil War had destroyed the Spanish economy- gold reserves had been wiped out, destruction from war had reduced the industrial and agricultural production capacity. Then, the outbreak of World War II caused a shortage of imported goods. The economy was in a severe state of depression for almost a decade following the end of the Civil War, as to be expected at the end of any major war. The end of World War II brought no reprieve to struggling Spain as their pro-Axis attitude made them…

Trailblazers: The Success of the Spanish Colonies The fate of global civilization was radically changed when Christopher Columbus embarked for the New World in 1492, launching the leading European powers into a race for colonization and exploration. During this time, each country achieved varying degrees of success by employing different tactics to best conquer the uncharted territory of the Americas; for example, the French exploited the trade of beaver pelts to obtain territory and economic…

Many people all around the world have something in common, and that thing is some sort of belief in a god. Religion is something that comforts people that are in a bad time and gives each of them hope. Today however, it has turned out to be primarily superstitious beliefs which retain its followers based on some sort of fear, usually like an appalling afterlife. The idea of gods derived from people needing answers to what was happening to certain things like the weather and disasters.…

The torturer's motives at first seem to be to cause death on the prisoner. Later, the torturer seems to enjoy torturing the prisoner in the cruelest possible way. The prisoner seems to be rounded because of his great resourcefulness in finding a way to survive. He thought of the rats when he was about to be taken over by the Pendulum by putting the rancid meat on the leather straps. The character was static because of the way he compiled himself he never seemed to panic. He knew what he had to…

a new language out of the blue. Language is a lifelong element that can be carried at anytime and anywhere. When trying to learn the language of portuguese I thought it would be effortless and it would just come to me since I am already fluent in spanish. Yet, I was terribly wrong. They are actually quite unalike especially when it comes to the grammar. As I continued to try to learn portuguese I was doing a lot better than I originally thought, I picked up on the basics such as “ como você…

Adult Interview of Ms. Marie Ms. Marie is a 54 year old Hispanic woman. She lives in a trailer house next door to my boyfriend’s grandmother. Ms. Marie and I have known each other for several years, but this interview was the first time that I had an opportunity to hear the story of her life. Ms. Marie came to the United States from a small town in Mexico. She said that she did not think anyone she knew spoke English in her town. She attended a small school for a few years in Mexico. When…

with their first language being Spanish. In pre-k, the students were introduced to 6 colors: red, blue, yellow, orange, green and purple. Prior to entering the classroom, the students must be able to identify all 6 colors. For example, if I hold up a picture of a banana the students can identify the color of the fruit to be yellow. The central focus of this lesson is to have students be able to identify colors in not only English but in two other languages, Spanish and French. They will use…