Essays on Spain

The government of the United States is a federal system of administration with the national and state governments existing independently of each other in the same territory, while controlling the individuals as citizens of both the state and the nation. The states have separate sub-jurisdictions, such as cities, counties, municipalities, townships and special districts, which are independent of the state. The federal government exists in the constitutional, political, fiscal and administrative dimensions. The political parties of America are the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian, Constitution, Socialist, Green party and many others. Independent candidates and third parties are also a part of ...

The predominant academic agreement is that gunpowder was invented in China, but no one scholar in the whole world could tell us the exact date of the creation of gunpowder. However, I researched different articles and found out that there are several major versions of the origin of gunpowder and each version assumes different time it was firstly received by people. According to some authors, for instance Joseph Needham, China used gunpowder in rockets and fireworks in the VII century B.C. (9), another theory tells that gunpowder came to Chine and Arabia in the 1st century from India and ...

The Republic of Chile (or Chile) is one of the most interesting countries in South America. It was named possibly after three things:

- An ancient language that means “sea gulls” which also translates into “the ends of the earth”; - The Spaniard Diego de Almagro who called the area the valley of “Chile” because of the shape of the country on the map, which is a chili. Chile is a long, narrow strip of land that is bound by the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains on the west and east, Peru and Bolivia and Argentina on the ...

Argentina is the second largest country in South America and the eight largest in the world with a land size of 2,780,400 km2 (Central Intelligence Agency). As of July 2012, the population of the Spanish speaking nation is estimated to have reached 42,192,494 people (CIA). Buenos Aires is an autonomous city, the capital city and the largest city in Argentina with a population of 12 million (CIA). Other large cities in Argentina include Cordoba, Rosario, Tucuman, Rosario and Mendoza. 86% of Argentineans are of European descent (Italian and Spanish), 8% Mestizo (People of mixed heritage) ( ...

- Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiece- embraces the use of oil on oak panel. Thus, the artist uses objects from the material world. These objects symbolize spiritual ideas. It was done in Northern renaissance or Flemish style

- Jan van Eyck, Arnolfin & His Wife. The materials used are oil on oak. The portrait is that of Giovanni and his wife Cenami standing side by side in a bridal chamber. He is holding the hand of his wife. It was done in Northern renaissance or Flemish style.

- Jan Van Eyck, Man in a Red Turban. It is a portrait of a man in a ...

International Business – Outsourcing or Reshoring?

Introduction

Companies outsource their key processes to third parties for many years, but, perhaps, at the turn of the 21st century, the term “outsourcing” began to gain momentum. Around this time, the companies began to engage third parties to perform the work in other countries – a process known as offshoring – in large emerging markets. The process of offshoring has attracted political and public attention because of concerns that it is destructive to the internal labor market. In this regard, a process of reshoring (the return of production from abroad), but such factors as cost and efficiency of business ...

Part one

‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift is about how to solve the issue of hunger. Jonathan begins by describing people who are living in the streets. The streets are filled with starving beggars. Jonathan Swift uses ethos, pathos and logos to make a strong case for his suggestion of using babies as a source of food. He does establish his credibility, and he shows the readers his logic throughout his proposal. He does back up all the points raised in the proposal with hard evidence and facts. He does show how the consumption of infants would support everyone.

Pathos refers to ...

Introduction

Colonialism is a domination practise where people or nations are economically and politically subjugated. In the western tradition, colonialism legitimacy remains one of the longstanding concern especially to moral philosophers as well as the politicians. Colonial expansion was on only a preserve of genuine colonial powers for instance Spain and England only since the transfer process has shown that even other colonisers who came in late, for instance Germany also took part in this process of political expansion. The process is known to be one of the historical one where Europe shaped the history of the world decisively as well as ...

The Indian and Pakistani governments, rejecting world opinion to the contrary, continued the testing of nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons are a big threat to international security. Often the weapons have been used as instruments of mass destruction, by countries bent on violation of the liberal international relations. India and Pakistan have continued to test nuclear weapons in disregard to the world opinion going, further, even enriching their nuclear heads. Neither India nor Pakistan, however, has been involved in nuclear war with any state in history. This is irrespective of the global phobia, over the prospects of abuse of these weapons by outside forces, particularly in global terrorist activities looking real. This leads us to the following hypotheses: ...

Introduction

Real Madrid is a football club based in the city if Madrid, the capital city of Spain. The club boasts of a 112 year history spanning since the sixth March of 1902, when the club was founded. This paper summarizes the case study of Real Madrid Football Club.

Summary of the Case Study

The case study highlights different moments in Real Madrid football club’s history. Part of the highlights involves transfer dealings that significantly changed the club’s financial path. Of particular importance was the transfer of David Beckham from Manchester United. The transfer was significant because it placed the club on a pedestal in terms ...

Introduction

Dona Marina, also called Malintzin, or La Malinche (1496-1529) was an American Indian originating from the Nahua (Aztec) ancestry. Malinche played a very important role during the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. She was believed to be a princess of the Aztec language (Nahuatl) speaking tribe and was sold as a slave in her youth to the coastal traders because of the family politics.

Malinche’s father, who was a rich and powerful Aztek chief, died when Malinche was still a young child and therefore, her mother got married for the second time and gave birth to a son with her new husband. In ...

Introduction

Puerto Rico is an island off the coast of United States. It is however classified to be a nation of Latin America. The history of music in this island originates from the indigenous inhabitants, the Tainos. The Taino Indians left a great mark on the culture of Puerto Ricans owing to much of the contributions in their musical instruments, food, language and even medicine.

Much of the music from this Latin American country introduces the idea of creativity in both the music and lyrics. The country being a close neighbor to Jamaica finds its music also influenced by the Jamaican.

Although the ...

Principal regions of the North American continent and the human adaptations that made social life possible in each of them

Like the other natives elsewhere, natives in North America practiced food gathering techniques, shifting seasonal subsistence and altering their diets in various regions for adaptation. The Indians in Atlanta region created open area's brushy edge habitats in the southern forests which attracted deer and other animals to better defined hunting grounds. In the forests, they used fire to drive certain game and deer in good areas where animals could easily be dispatched. Others in lower grounds had well defined agricultural grounds and hunting territories which they forcefully defended against intrusion.

In Carolina for instance, the natives greatly believed ...

Barcelona restaurant group comprises of a chain of seven bars located in Atlanta and Georgia. The restaurant offers sophisticated services to customers through provision of European delicacies and Spanish wines. The chain of restaurants is known for its high quality services, and unique management skills. Barcelona strategy is not limited to the provision of good food, as it aims to offer high quality services in hospitality: clean restrooms at affordable prices. This characteristic exempts the hotels from other competitors and attracts new customers.

The managers at Barcelona have two ways to control the financial performance of the hotels. They aim ...

Question 1

According to the available literature, the Spanish language is not as clear as it was intended. This is because numerous languages of the world have influenced the Spanish language accordingly. Moreover, the Spanish language has witnessed radical evolution due to emerging changes in the world. During the initial stages, the Spanish language was pure; however, other languages have systematically influenced the modern Spanish language used in United States of America and Latin America. For instance, the word pensabas has been influenced by American language and changed to pensas (Penny 89).

Question 2

Some of the commonly known cultures that have influenced ...

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I grew up in a complex and difficult conditions. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Her mother died when she was only two years old. Henry VIII ordered the beheading of Boleyn based on claims that she had committed t that she had committed adultery and conspiracy. Immediately after the death of her mother, the king declared Elizabeth and her older half-sister, Mary illegitimate heir to the throne. They were however later reinstated as potential heirs.

Elizabeth I faced many problems at the beginning of her reign in 1558. The ...

Hi everybody; my name is Clayton Narvaez and I come originally from Puerto Rico, where I had lived all of my life until joining the army. I am married to my beautiful wife Madeline and have two gorgeous kids; Jan – my stepson – is 12 years old and Camila is just three. Like most boys of his age, Jan is fond of playing on his ps3 console and loves all kinds of electronic games. Camila, our curly-haired little angel is only three, but is already really smart. She knows her colors, and can recite numbers up to15 in ...

People talk of vision, or having a vision at some point in their life. But do they really understand what it means? Do they really know what it takes to make their vision a reality? Taking a textbook definition, a vision is a state of foreseeing and anticipating for things that may not be seen at the moment through physical eyes. There are people who go through life with a clear and unwavering focus on their vision, and there are those who cruise through it uncaring. As someone who wishes for a happy and fulfilling future, both personally and professionally, I have decided to devote myself ...

Germany and Italy got involved in Spanish war because of various reasons. First, the two countries wanted more allies so that they could be assured of their security against their enemies such as France. The two countries also wanted to get a chance to test the nuclear weapons that they already had. The two countries were against the spread of communism and therefore engaged in the war as a way of opposing communist ideologies. The two countries were to gain also by acquisition of more land for their citizens hence expanding their territories. These countries were therefore aware of the benefits ...

In my third year of medicine school at Ross University on November 2008, I was intrigued by a class on open heart surgery of a patient suffering from myocardial infarction. The video documented of each step and explained the logic behind each incision of a heart vessel. This was intriguing to me as what attracted me was the mechanics of the cardiology system. It was like a complex wire system in a machine and an electrician was exploring each wire to find fault; except this time the electrician was a cardiologist. This was even better as the cardiologist was striving to also make sure that ...

Introduction

Did the Africans or the Native Americans suffer the most from European invasions during 1450 to 1550? All conquered peoples suffer on a family and individual level especially if they are not part of the ruling class. But in terms of decimation of whole populations due to invasions by foreigners the Amerindians suffered more than the Africans.

Discussion

The impact on the African people of the new trading partners depended mainly on the balance between three factors, the leadership of the African states, the strategies of those leaders and the Portuguese policies (Bulliet et al. 433).During the 15th and first ...

Introduction and general statement.

The action of applying rationality in handling certain pertinent issues in life and especially in the world of business has proved to be a vital step in ensuring learning and improvement. Exercising a critical analysis of a document, journal or any literary work helps one to come up with varied ideas on top of those presented in the material or materials being reviewed. In connection to the above introduction, this paper shall comprise a critical review of two journals. The journals both handle the same issue or topic but then, they have a considerable amount of differences based on a number of aspects. Such ...

The painting was done by Jacques Louis David back in 1974, and later was accredited for having spurred up the French revolution. It depicts a man (Horatius) standing between a group of three men (his sons) and women holding three swords above the heads of the three men. The three men are dressed like soldiers symbolizing authority. The man in the middle with the three swords is having his back facing the women which symbolizes that women are not important in the struggle to unchain the society from the manacles of a war threat. The women let their emotions show while the ...

Humans are interesting in the way that they come up with names for everything. Every object in this world must have a label so we may understand what another person is speaking about when we communicate. Names and labels are an integral part of language and communication; without them, we would never know to what anybody is referring. The story is no different when it comes to human beings themselves. We all have names in order to identify ourselves, whether to friends, co-workers, or verifiable government documents. Our names are essentially who we are. Some people come upon their names ...

INVESTMENT MARKETING

For the success of any given business, the plan that the company makes is a vital tool to see it through success. The plan should always include marketing strategy. A marketing strategy shows the investors the way in which the investment is to take on the market. For the formulation of a good strategy, therefore, a business planner must have knowledge of the market the investment is to venture in and how ready the market is to receive the products the company will be producing. In addition to the nature of the market, the planner should also have planned ahead on how ...

Abstract

The project deals with the problem of etiquette along with various forms that it implies. Table, business, and greeting etiquette are the focal points of the research. Apart from the norms of socially acceptable conduct, the project contains the overview of such essential aspects as history, geography, population, religion, and industry. The project is based on the opinions of the leading subject-field experts and specialists that major in history, demography, sociology, ethics, and affiliated disciplines. Keywords: Mexico, etiquette, conduct, geography, history, population, religion Etiquette is a set of rules and conventions that regulates human social behavior acceptable in ...

Introduction

The shared history between America and Mexico can be dated back during the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836, and the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. As a result, several treaties had been signed in culminating differences between the two nations. For example, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Gadsden Purchase comprise some of the agreements made between the two nations. In the 19th century, America claimed Louisiana as part of its territory and was rightfully acquired during the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. These confrontations resulted into conflict as Spain opposed to the America's claim, stipulating that the western boundaries ...

The lives of women in the last one hundred and fifty years have diversified along the following instances; politically, economically, socially and along cultural grounds. It is also noteworthy that the changes and the diversifications in the same fields are classified as either positive or negative as it shall be deliberated upon in the succeeding discussion as below. According to Smith in constructing womanhood, along political lines, the position of women one hundred years ago has been under the following manifestations. In the previous instances, the position of women along political lines was not developed as it is ...

Introduction

“Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister” is an 1839 poem written by Robert Browning. The main subject of the poem is a Spanish monk living in a cloister who exhibits resentment against a fellow monk living in the same quarters. Browning uses the Spanish monk to weave a stupendous web of hypocrisy and deceit. The monk expresses a variety of opinions that he shares together with those of the other monk. However, a close examination of the poem reveals that the monk’s assertions are not genuine. This monk tries to convince the audience or the reader of the poem is he is a moral and ...

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was more successful as a writer and traveler than he was as a conquisidator. He was an early explorer, exploring the New World hailing from Spain, as well as a protoanthropological author. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz in the year 1490 into a wealthy family. Orphaned at a very early age, Cabeza grew up under care of his maternal aunt. Pedro de Vera, his grandfather, had conquered the Canary Islands and would serve a large shadow in Cabeza de Vaca’s ambitions in ‘the new world’ America. His name cabeza means ‘head’ and de Vaca means ‘ ...

The Euskadi Ta Askatasuna known as ETA is an armed separatist and nationalist organization which was founded in 1959. The aim of the original Eta was the promotion of traditional Basque culture; however, they have evolved into a paramilitary group whose goal is to fight for the independence of the greater Basque Country. The ETA has become the major organization of the Basque National Liberation Movement which is chiefly responsible for the Basque conflict. This is not the first time the ETA is declaring a ceasefire; they have declared ceasefire a couple of time in the past. The first ceasefire by ...

Angola is a country found in West Africa. During the 15th century, the Portuguese established contacts with the inhabitants of the North Western part of the country mostly the Mbundu and the Imbangala who actively engaged in slave trade. Their activities in slave trade had great impact in the Atlantic Slave Trade. The black legend refers to an anti- Spanish propaganda which was commenced by the Italian and Protestant writers in the 16th century. It was in opposition of Spain’s brutality and aggression toward rebels in its properties both in America and Europe. Dona Marina was an ...

ETA (Euskadi ta Askatasuna) is a leftist group which conducts terrorist attacks with the aim of liberating the Basque state from Spanish authorities. In Basque language, Euskadi ta Askatasuna implies the homeland and freedom of Basque. ETA is an armed nationalist and liberalist organization in Basque. The organization was founded in 1959, with the goal of promoting the traditional Basque culture. The founders were focused on the suppression of the Basque culture and language; perpetrated by Gen Francisco Franco’s administration. Later, the group evolved into a paramilitary organization, which sought to liberate the Basque state. The group initiated a series of ...

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Introduction Cultural difference is one of the most effective things from the standpoint of an organization and when a company tries to enter in a new region then the field of culture would be quite important for the sake of an organization . Entities have to consider the culture of different countries, while entering in a new region in particular. The main perspective of this assignment is to analyze the expansion stance of the company while entering in a new region. There are three different questions which have to be discussed in this particular assignment and every question needs to ...

Members of missionary orders spearheaded the churches’ evangelization of Native Americans in the 16th century. Who were these missionaries? Whose side were they on European or the American original peoples and why? Elaborate and provide examples. In the 16th century, there were a number of missionaries who spearheaded the churches’ evangelization of Native Americans. The time of the age of exploration, the Europeans realized that there are many people with different cultures especially in America. This is what caused missionaries to be sent in order to spread Christianity. Most the missionaries were sent by some of the countries that ...

Every society is stratified in one way or another and the chance of the absence of any stratification in any society is almost very remote. Through the course reading, I realized the history of racial mixture in most societies, especially Mexico stems from the Spanish colonial era, which occurred from 16th to the 19th century. Therefore, I wanted to learn why Spain instituted a racial caste system in the Mexico. I also discovered that most of ethnicity in Mexico, which is still relevant today, was because of the Spanish caste system. When Spain came to Mexico, they stratified them ...

The infamous Middle Passage refers to the period of the slave trade where many unwilling Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic. This period marked numerous enslavement, torture, displacement and murder as they were chained and slammed in small spaces during the voyage. The Middle Passage marked the brutal and cruel phase of the trade marking a dark chapter in both American and African history.

Slavery in Africa

Similar to the other continents, African had their own form of slavery, even before the intercontinental slavery began. This was one part of the society’s economic structure, but the extent and treatment of the ...

Language is a growing and living phenomenon and is always evolving by borrowing different words from different languages and absorbing them. Globalization is one of the reason languages evolve by being influenced by other languages due to high exposure of foreign countries. The American English is more open and flexible while British English is stricter with its rules, however, it has also evolved during the years and many words from other languages have been seen added to the English dictionaries(Pandey). A lot of the fairy tales in English have always started off with ‘once upon a time’ which is ...

Part IV Question

Colonization of America by the European countries began in the late 15th century. The colonization was mostly motivated by the Europe desire to acquire wealth. The European colonialists justified their move by stating that they wanted to civilize indigenous people. The famous phrase “God, Gold and Glory” incredibly summarizes the colonialists’ motives. Explorers, Amerigo Vespucci, Diego Alverez Chanca, Hernando Cortes, and Samuel de Champlain spoke on their aspiration to extend the political boundaries of Europe and to advance European economies. Vespucci, Chanca, Cortes, and Samuel de Champlain emphasized their intent to convert Indigenous people to Christianity. Some of the ...

The colonization of North America began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus and his Spanish expedition sailed west in such for a new trade route to Far East. As such, the first European power was Spain. Spain colonized the largest areas of North America and Caribbean and extended its colonial territories to the Southern part of South America. Some of the Spanish cities that were founded at the time of colonization were Santo Domingo in 1496, Puerto Rico in 1508, Panama in 1519 and Veracruz or Mexico 1496. In North America, the Spanish missions were Christian missions and they had ...

The conquering of the Mexican by a small group of Spanish conquistadors is one of the most interesting part of history. There are many ways in which the Spanish fighters used to defeat the Aztec Empire of Mexico. This story is one of the most famous incidents from history where the Spanish Conquistadors in partnership with their Indian allies conquered Aztec Empire. The Aztecs used to be notorious, and they never loved to keep the peace. They had a strong army of trained and experienced fighters and dominated the ethnic groups and territories for a large area. There are a number of factors that ...

Introduction

Religion has been used as a form of excuse throughout history. Religion acted as the driving force for worse atrocities ever imagined in America. The Spanish made use of several atrocities to carry out the colonization process that ranged from offering human sacrifices, killing of innocent people and torturing people all in the name of religion. The main reason for Spanish colonization in North America was to explore, conquer and settle politically in most of the western hemisphere. The colonization process was started by the Spanish conquistadors and accelerated by the Monarchy of Spain. Since then, the Spanish have claimed ...

Several factors can be attributed to the Spaniards conquest against the Mexican. However, the most significant factor that led to this conquest was the coalition of Spanish forces. Spanish forces got reinforcement from a number of rivals of the Aztec Empire. The rivals who offered support to the Spanish included Totonacs and the Tlaxcaltecas. The Spanish army coalition had the numbers in their favor besides the superior weapons which helped them a great deal to conquer the Spaniards (Lockhart, 2004). The Mexican on the other hand used inferior weapons which could not counter Spanish weapons. The Spanish coalition of forces was ...

Ineffective Video: “Worst Ever Pitch” from Dragon’s Den

Criteria 1: The most egregious mistake made in the presentation is the fact that the presenter/inventor did not perform proper research and planning, from the establishment of a patent to approval from public services to use the Flow Signal technology on street signs. Criteria 2: The presenter seemed particularly ill-prepared for the presentation. He is nervous and shy in his delivery, stammering and speaking quietly. He also often makes mistakes when trying to demonstrate the technology, leading to uncomfortable silences. Criteria 3: The presented seems uniquely incapable of taking criticism, particularly when he tries to interject about “the ...

Introduction

Telefonica is one of the largest wireless service providers in the world. It has operations in three different continents. It is the number one player in many markets including Spain, Chile and Argentina. Telefonica was originally a state owned company in Spain. However, after the deregulation of state ownership, Telefonica completely revamped its operation and started expanding in new geographies. Telefonica successfully expanded its operation in Latin American countries during 1990s but after the turn of the century faced a lot of competition from other wireless service providers. Currently, it is planning to expand in the European market. This essay will ...

Response to Notes on the British Empire

One interesting point among the notes is the introduction of the term colonial and the later context supplied. It is true that most Americans recognize colonial as a part of our nation’s history. Typically it is associated with a specific time period: the early years of our country. However, by providing a global context for the term, it shifts the audience from a cultural mindset to a global frame of mind. Further, it is interesting to read the supplied definition of colonialism because the actual definition is not tied to a specific timeframe, as it typically is when Americans consider the term. Instead, ...

[Professor]

History as we know it is always written in the bird’s eye view. It is always in the perspective of the victors. Those who subjugated lands and people that include Christopher Columbus wrote heroic actions of expedition to save the wretch from damnation or to civilize the savages. Spain, Portugal and other conquistadores in the 13th to 18th century used Christianity in their search for gold, slaves and glory. Howard Zinn’s book entitled, “History is a Weapon” mentioned that the conquests of Spain and other powerful countries during the colonial era was written in history in a way ...

1. Adapting to cultural change in New Delhi and Madrid can be challenging. Culture changes from one place to another, depending on the people who live in the place in question. The American culture is different from the Indian and Spanish cultures. In India, for instance, I will have to adapt to their way of worshipping. Relatively, the Spanish culture is not very different from the American, meaning it will not change much. To deal with this change of culture, I will employ strategies such as integration and assimilation. These strategies ensure that one adapts quickly to their new ...

The changes that have been witnessed in climate that have been influenced by global warming have prompted the need to try and seek for alternative sources of energy. Spain like many other developing and already established nations has taken the intuitive to try and put their resources into investing on green energy. Through this intuitive, there have been creation of industrial plants that are aimed at ensuring that there are enough resources put into green power production. There have been the establishments of areas that have been set aside for the production of energy through, wind, hydroelectric power, and ...

Prostitution in Spain is tremendously rampant. It is worth noting that the aspect of prostitution in the Spanish constitution is not illegalized. The only thing that is illegal is pimping. There is mush tolerance of prostitution in Spain. These are attributed to the fact that it existed through the 17th century during the medieval period. In critical analysis, prostitution in Spain is a problem. The prostitutes are working in various parties of the country following the high demand from men. Everywhere from clubs, to roadside restaurants prostitution is a practice that is permitted by law. In critical analysis, prostitution is s ...

Contrary to the belief of most of the people, the USA had no official language in the country. Though federal legislators have proposed making English the official business language of the country, that legislation never sees the face of the approval. The first ‘English Language Amendment’ (ELA) was introduced by the senator of California, S. I. Hayakawa. However, that amendment was rejected by the Congress. Though this proposal of making English the official language of the USA appeared many a time, it never turned into a law (Brice 2013). There is a huge debate on this issue. This paper would argue that ...

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this research is to compare of the two societies of Spain and Norway. The comparison will be based on social and cultural aspects of the two countries. This research is based on a critical review of the existing literature on the subject. Secondary literature is utilised in an effort to fully describe all potential similarities and dissimilarities between the two societies. The countries of Norway and Spain are both located in the continent of Europe. They have been chosen for comparison based on the assumption that the distance separating them reflects the distance in cultural, political, ...

The British Empire is one of the most extensive empires in the world history. The empire is said to have ruled a population of between four hundred and seventy to five hundred and seventy million people by 1921, which is equivalent to a third of the world population. The development of the British Empire can be dated back to the activities of King Henry VII who reined in a period dated 1485 to 1509. King Henry had a strong drive to improve the British economy through trade and development of factories within and outside Britain. As a way of promoting trade, he established a modernized merchant ...

Colombia is a country that is located in South America along the coastlines of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Much of the culture practiced in this country can be traced back to Spain following the Spanish invasion during the colonial times. It is for this reason that the national language of this country is Spanish, and their religious affiliation is Roman Catholic. Its capital city is Bogota. Even so, there are a few indigenous languages spoken by indigenous people found around the Amazonian basin, but English is also used in the major cities. Culture here is rich and diverse because much ...

The discovery of the new world, romanticized by most as legendry tales on how select men beat the odds and went through great struggle to establish the first settlements. The author approaches this from a different point of view; we get a perspective based on historical accounts as well as insight on what the great explorers were thinking at the time. Since there were trade routes across Europe to Asia, a brave few set out to find their way across the pacific into the oblivion to find Asia by Sea. Columbus a native Italian from humble beginnings had convinced Spanish royalty that he ...

Introduction and general background of the culture

The Aymara live in the rugged high plain (altiplano) of South America. The approximate number of Aymara language speakers in the region is two million. These high plains lie between two huge ranges of the Andes Mountains. The major mode of transport is via water through the highly navigable Lake Titicaca. Many Aymara villages line around the lake. The lake is used for fishing and conducting commercial transport. It also provides reeds that are used in basketry. The reeds also provides fodder for livestock. The Aymara engage in subsistence labor-intensive agriculture and animal keeping to earn their living, ...

The Spanish language uses masculine and feminine determiner articles. The masculine article is el. It would be found before masculine words such as cielo. Meanwhile, the feminine article is la. It is utilized before feminine words such as cara. It should be noticed that nouns ending in o are partnered with el while nouns ending in a use the article la. However, this is not always the case, especially with words that end in neither o nor a. The words mano, radio, and moto are 0three of the exceptions among nouns. One would think the article to use with these ...

History

Introduction of Aztec Empire Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking people who ruled a large empire in the present central and southern Mexico during the 15th and early 16th centuries. They are called Aztec due to the word Aztlán, which refers to the “White Land”1, probably due to the origin from the northern Mexico. The center of the large Aztec empire, Tenochtitlán, was among the largest cities in the world in 1519. During that time, nearly 38 provinces were working under the rule of Tenochtitlán. Tributes, payments, and human sacrifices were most important events at that time that ...

Introduction

Immigrants form a significant part of countries like the USA and other economically stable nations. They have what the locals term to be a limited access to the English language because it is not their mother tongue. The issue that underlies the speaking of broken English is identifiable in a language barrier. Language barrier refers to a limitation, not only in speech, but also in the understanding of English, which is the language in question. Amy Tan, in her writing that is titled “mother tongue,” recognizes the effects of language a barrier and the stereotyping it presents. The same issue is exploited in the a ...

The Columbian discovery of America is one of the greatest events in the history. Columbus set the stage for the era of explorations in the Americas. From the fifteenth century to the end of the Second World War, colonial imperialism of the Europeans was a process that explored lands beyond the shores of continental Europe. It led to the exploitation of the local resources and established settlements to manage and handle the resources. The arrival of Columbus in the lands of America was an invasion rather discovery. The Columbian exchange is the exchange of crops, diseases, ideas and people post ...