Essays on Spain

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 society. Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 now. Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Indian Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 traffic Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

[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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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, Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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, and Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

NAFTA

After listening to the Spanish album and more specifically the songs that were done by Enrique Iglesias, I realized that there are certain differences in them. The difference between the Spanish songs and the English were songs were not very many, but a few that existed could be easily seen. There are different aspects through which the differences in them could be observed.
First, there was the issue of length. English songs are moderately short as compared to the Spanish songs. The Spanish songs tend to take a long time. Some go as long as 9 minutes. These were Continue reading...

Fairy tales are types of stories that characteristically feature European folkloric fantasy characters like dwarves, giants or even witches and magic among others. They take place once upon a time rather than real time. Pan's Labyrinth a Mexican-Spanish fantasy film is one such fairy tale. Although some claim that Pan's Labyrinth is not a Fairytale, there are sufficient reasons to support that indeed it is a fairy tale (Zipes 15).
The story takes place during the early Francoist period about five years after the Spanish civil war. It is starred by a character Ofiela haunting the Spanish maquis who Continue reading...

Dear Lieutentant Governor David Dewhurst & Speaker Joe Straus:

Immigrant families are likely to experience poverty and other hardships in the process of settling in Texas. Of focus to our group is the gap in meeting the needs of children of immigrants, particularly in regard to early childhood education. The research on early access to formal education increasingly points to the benefits to social development in children (Haskins, 1989). Amidst the evidence of the gains to be achieved among children in early childhood education, immigrant parents tend to demonstrate apprehension about its benefits (Tobin, 2005).
The Texas Education Agency aims to provide opportunities for young children so they Continue reading...