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An underdog is a person or a group of people whose chances of succeeding in a particular situation appear to be very low but usually succeed anyway. Humans have a natural instinct to support the underdog because they feel that they can relate, and the archetype has littered the media throughout time, appearing everywhere from biblical texts to comic books. El Cid is an underdog himself, and, despite being centuries old, is no exception to people’s love of underdogs. In fact, he is so relatable to the people of Spain that his beliefs in regards to minorities were successfully used to support both the Inquisition and the Fascist regime. The perception of the monarchy as incompetent because of their mistreatment of El Cid within the text positions him as an underdog, and this position encourages the reader to overlook the injustices committed against the Muslims and the Jews in The Song of the Cid. The monarchy’s inability to succeed and their mistreatment of El Cid presents him as an underdog, which encourages the reader to empathize with him. The edition of the epic that is available currently begins with El Cid being wrongly exiled and denied all assistance by the king. Don Alfonso’s decree read: “[El Cid] was to be turned away, Given nothing. Whoever dared to disobey Would lose whatever they owned, their eyes would be torn from their heads, And their bodies and souls would be lost forever” (The Song of the Cid 5). El Cid is being denied the right to access anything, and,…

witnesses an event and then is provided misleading information, that person will create the false memory and incorporate it into their memory (Zaragoza 35). One study was provided by Elizabeth Loftus. Elizabeth Loftus was a researcher who discussed how memories can be altered. She studied the validity of eyewitness testimonies and how they can be profoundly inaccurate (Zaragoza 35). Loftus created an experiment in which subjects were interviewed. The participants were demonstrated slides of a…

Memory is the mental process of acquiring, retaining and then retrieving information and mental storage system that enables these processes. Misinformation effect refers to memory for false information or alteration of facts that leads to memory distortion. It occurs when episodic memory information is distorted or accuracy decreases because of post-event information occurring after the main event. Elizabeth Loftus started research in this field in 1974 where she found that wording of questions…

El Cid was born in Vivar del Cid, Spain. He was born in 1040 and he died on July 10, 1099 in Valencia Spain his death was more than likely caused by a famine. Rodrigo was a Castilian noble man and a Military leader in Spain. Many people called him El Cis which meant the Lord. He was born into a poor family and was brought to serv King Ferdinand’s Son, Sancho. He worked hard enough to be the commander and rule armiger regis of Castile in 1065. He led his army against the rulers of the kingdoms of…

This success came very easy to them. More than 6,000 French troops were under General Charles Laetrile de Lorencez. He deployed them to central Puebla de Los Angeles, a small town in east-central Mexico. General Lorencez was born in 1814 and died in 1892. General Ignacio Zaragoza was born in 1829 and died in 1962. He rounded up a rag-tag force of 2,000 loyal men. Many of them either indigenous Mexicans or of mixed ancestry got sent to Puebla. He led the outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexican…

Francisco de Goya was a Spanish painter. He was born March 30th 1746 and died April 16th 1828. He is known for his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and printmaking. He is also known for his big and wild imagination and his devotion to painting. Francisco was born in Fuendetodos, Spain. He had four siblings named Rita, Jacinta, Mariano, and Carmilo. In 1749 the Goya family moved to Zaragoza, where Francisco went to school at a Pius School. When Francisco was 19 and 22 he sent in entries for the…

We as the viewers of art begin at the focal point of the painting Naked Maja, a reclined female nude depiction, oil on canvas created before 1800 (MUSEUM PRADO). It scales at 98 x 191 cm 1800 and was painted by artist Francisco de Goya Y Lucientes from Fuendetodos, Zaragoza and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid for public viewing (MUSEUM PRADO). Where the observer's eyes are first drawn when looking upon Naked Maja, is her face, and more distinctly her eye. Mostly due to the tendency of…

Racism and Xenophobia in Modern Soccer 2005, Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o is playing for Barcelona, in an away game versus Spanish club Zaragoza. While retrieving a ball from the sidelines, Zaragoza fans began to chant monkey noises and throw trash at the player; he then attempted to storm off the field, only to be stopped and consoled by his teammates. The three-time African footballer of the year went on to finish the game, assisting a goal in Barcelona’s 2-0 win. In soccer, players are…

At the Battle of Puebla in 1862, the Mexican Army, led by a general named Zaragoza, fought against the French and won an unlikely victory. This battle took place during a very chaotic time in Mexico’s history. However, the Mexican Army still managed to achieve success with the many struggles they were facing. Following their success, the soldiers held a party in celebration of their massive achievement. Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, reminds people of the numerous struggles that Mexicans faced…

despite the fact that the individuals who backslid were smoldered at the stake.[21] In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII endeavored to permit engages Rome against the Inquisition, yet Ferdinand in December 1484 and again in 1509 declared demise and seizure for anybody attempting to make utilization of such strategies without imperial permission.[22] With this, the Inquisition turned into the main establishment that held power over every one of the domains of the Spanish government and, in every one of…