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Origins and Causes of Wars • Long-term Causes The Spanish Civil War was a culmination of the internal civil unrest of Spain. Spain was divided by various groups with extreme beliefs from Fascism to “militant anarchism”. These groups provided the basis for societal unrest, as extremists clashed heads in opposing ideals. Poverty was also a striking aspect of the unrest, as poor masses were neglected by the Catholic Church that found identity with “wealthy landowners than with the Spanish People”…

a shorter route to Asia. King Henry VII gave Cabot a grant to “seek out, discover, and find” new lands for England. “For the next several decades, Cabot’s exact activities are unknown; he may have spent several years in Valencia and Seville, Spain, and may have been in Valencia in 1493, when Columbus passed through the city on his way to report to the Spanish monarchs the results of his western voyage (including his mistaken belief that he had in fact reached Asia). By late 1495, Cabot had…

The obscured Spanish inquisition took place from the years of 1478 through 1834. Isabella I of Castile and Fernando II of Aragon established this rule to overthrow the previous Medieval Inquisition. In connection of overthrowing the Medieval inquisition, the current Monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II of Aragon became suspicious of the Crypto-Jews. Crypto Jews were Jews who "converted" to Catholicism but were secrectly practicing Judaism. Not only was this inquisition intended to overthrow the…

you care about. At the end of the day, this is all about how can we help and inspire each other with different stories. I’m actually at the airport at this moment, so I don’t have much time. My flight is boarding soon, and I’m going back home to Valencia, Spain, which I’m very excited about. Most importantly, it’s Sunday evening right now, and the best thing is that I don’t have to be up early tomorrow even though it’s Monday. That’s right, I don’t have to get up early and go to work. This is…

Name: Elizabeth (Liz) Johnson Age: 14 Club: I train at The Rinks: Lakewood Ice in Lakewood, CA. I attend races held by the Santa Clarita Speedskating Club in Valencia, CA. Coaches: I am extremely grateful to have Kyle Uyehara and Linlin Sun as my coaches. For long track, I am coached by Sara Nielson and Ryan Shimabukuro and represent the Utah Oval Speedskating Club. Previously, I was coached by Wilma Boomstra and Derek Parra. US Speedskating: Who inspires you in speedskating? EJ: My…

The ‘pea’ refers to the diamond that is later given to Valencia, while the ‘horseshoe’ symbolizes good luck. The use of ‘pea’ conveys the idea that Billy is destined to marry Valencia, thus being a prisoner to both time and his marriage. Furthermore, Vonnegut symbolises ‘animal magnetism’ (Line 11) as a presumed intangible or mysterious force that influences human beings…

inappropriate situations, in-depth, that should not be expressed to all ages. Within chapter two, Billy cheats on his wife with some in the “laundry room”. Another description was found in chapter five, recreating the event of Billy impregnating Valencia.…

Amilcare, Asdrubale and especially Hannibal, who once became head of the Carthaginian army in Spain, with the siege of Segundo, began the war. "He invaded ever deeper inland and then besieged and conquered Saguntum (modern Sagunto, just north of Valencia), a long-time ally of Rome, in 219 BCE" (Cartwright, 2016). Once the war began, the Roman general Scipione discovered in Hannibal a great adversary, a military genius who managed to get Rome's attention by attacking his allies. The war, however,…

Activity 2: 1. Name 2 political features of Dutch culture: Constitutional Monarchy Since 1815 The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy. Historically for centuries before, it had been the proud republic, a union of provinces. Since 1848, the Netherlands is also a parliamentary democracy. Dutch monarch has no real political power, but serves as representative head of state and a symbolic person uniting the divided parliamentary politics. The parliament The parliament consists of two…

Annotated Bibliography Twenge, Jean M. “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 4 Aug. 2017, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/. The author Jean M. Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State. The article was about smartphones and the effect that they have had on society as a whole. It pointed out that people feel more comfortable behind a screen then they do in real life and the…