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The term gender roles refers to the set of social and behavioral norms that are considered appropriate for individuals of a certain gender. These roles vary by culture. Gender roles, unlike gender itself, are socially constructed. As women our prime role in society is to be loving, understanding and dependent on a man. The Disney film Frozen, really opened a door in the right direction showing female gender roles can be equal to a males. Although, Frozen shows insecurities women go through, it…

While Isabella of Castile was not the most important person during the Renaissance, Queen Isabella was an important person, because of all the things she did for her people. During her reign, Isabella and her husband Ferdinand of Aragon made progress for their lands and their people. They overcame and conquered what they could. Since Henry the IV, Isabella’s brother, never had a child, the opposition attempted to replace him with Afonso, her other brother. However, Afonso died before he could…

Through its victories, Spain became abundant with resources, such as land, mountains, cultivation, silver, and gold. In addition, its capital at the time, Toledo – which is, in fact, a prominent city in the story of Lazarillo – offered the best of everything: silk, tiles, women, men. Moreover, the city of Salamanca – the city which bears the origins of Lazarillo himself – established itself as a notably large…

The United States produces 254 million lbs of trash every year*. 1.4 million lbs of litter get dumped into the ocean yearly which amounts to the conservative estimate of 300 million lbs of litter in the ocean total**. Despite all the advertising and general knowledge that litter is bad, we still throw some of our trash on the ground as we walk by because "the trash cans are too far away" or "it's just a wrapper." It's hard to understand that our seemingly small decisions have a huge…

My education consisted of the perfect blend of the sciences and humanities all provided in an intimate and encouraging environment that only Defiance College can provide. Indeed, my coursework and involvement in the McMaster School for Advancing Humanity not only bestowed me with the skills to think critically about many of society’s most challenging problems, but it also instilled a cognizance that these problems cannot be addressed without a compassionate understanding of individuals’…

while the actions of nobility met the contempt of the peasants–five million Jews, Greeks, Hispano-Romans, Galicians, Basques, Unitarians, and Celts (Allen 16). Anti-semitism, for example, deteriorated the Jewish community after the Seventh Council of Toledo decreed that “[t]he King will tolerate no one in his kingdom who is not Catholic” (Lewis 114). Eager for change, these disadvantaged peoples would soon play a critical role in Muslim assimilation. After an Iberian noble’s daughter was…

commonly known as the rayed earthstar, is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, the earthstar fungi. First described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1794, it is a cosmopolitan but uncommon species found in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The fungus feeds off decomposing organic matter in the litter and soil of coniferous forests. The small, grayish-brown fruit bodies are enclosed by a skin, or peridium, made up of four layers of tissue. The outer…

TiffanyPaul1 Tiffany Paul Dr. Susan Carlton GSW 1100 110L 8 September 2015 A Monumental Event It was the first weekend of our senior year. The sun was blazing and we were pumped. It was the thirtieth of August, which was a Saturday. It was slightly breezy, but not enough. We were dripping with sweat waiting in the never ending line of people that wrapped its way around the Huntington Center. It was just me and my friend, Mairin. I had my purple flannel on with a Fall Out Boy t-shirt on, along…

I traveled to the government center in toledo to attend a meeting with a small group of government students. Along the way, we got lost but eventually found the tall white building that one of our friends described to us as the government center. I found a parking spot and paid the parking meter. We walked the rest of the way in the unpredicted humid May weather. The building was refreshingly cool; the inside was presented in a sophisticated manner. I could not help but feel out of place in my…

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco was a dictating leader who rose to power through his hard work, force, and the want for power. He was born in 1892 and died in 1975. He ruled over Spain from 1939-1975, a total of 36 years. He served in the war, earned merit promotions and awards, and he even managed to survive a gunshot wound to the abdomen. This strong, forceful leader saw chances of rising to power and gladly took them. Although standing tall and dressing well is one way he shows physical…