La romanizacion de la Península Ibérica, y de sus pueblos fue el comienzo de la historia de España. Guerra P nica (264 - 146 a.C.), la victoria definitiva de Roma con la conquista y eliminacion total de Cartago (146 a.C.) senalo comienzo de la romanizacion de los pueblos europeos. ... La dominacion de Roma fue causa de la formacion de Hispania. ... La religion de Roma y la adoptacion de esta son los más importante consecuencias de la Romanizacion de la Península Ibérica. ... El reinado de los Reyes Catolicos fue el paso decisivo de la Edad Media a la Morde...

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The Duc de Guise traveling to his estates stopped in Vassy to hear mass. ... At Orleans, an assassin killed the Duc de Guise. ... The Second War (1567-1568) Even though the Duc de Guise had died, the Guise faction remained powerful and the Cardinal de Lorraine consolidated his power even more. ... They instead escaped to La Rochelle and raised an army to begin the third war. ... However, at Jarnac, under the leadership of the king's younger brother, Henri de Anjou, the Protestants suffered a defeat and the Prince de Conde was killed. ...

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Religious parties in Israel The religious parties aim to establish a Jewish State governed by the Jewish religious code, the Halacha. Some parties do not recognize the legitimacy of the State of Israel and are thereby making a concession towards their ideology by participating to the democratic electoral proceeding. They explain it by the necessity to access to political power to create a religious State. All of them consider the pursuit of the Jewish colonization on the territory of Great Israel as legitimate ( «  Eretz Israel   ») and are opposed to the creation of a ...

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In the Essai sur l'admissoin des femmes au droit de cite (Essay on the admissions of women to the rights of citizenship), published in July of 1790, he argued the need to expand the principals outlined in the Declarations of the Rights of Man to include the rights of women. ... Condorcet stood with only a handful of men on supporting women's rights, but there were numerous amounts of women who were ready and willing to speak up and demand what they deserved, most notably Olympe de Gouges. ... Early in the morning of October 5th 7,000 women rallied outside the Hotel de Ville and set o...

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But of all the characters that undertake this search, perhaps it is the story of Jake La Motta in Raging Bull that for many reasons presents the greatest challenge to understanding redemption's role in the narratives of Scorsese's films. Is Jake La Motta a redeemed character at the end of Raging Bull? ... Take for example scriptwriter Paul Schrader who has said: "I don't think it is true of La Motta either in real life or in the movie [that he has achieved redemption]; I think he is the same dumb lug at the end as he is at the beginning....

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We took a taxi to Bedford Hotel which was located on a quiet street in the heart of Paris near the Madeleine, opera and Place De La Concorde. ... After strolling around the Eiffel Tower, we took the metro from the metro station, Charles de Gaulle Etoile, to the station, Bir-Hakeim, as we wanted to see the Arc de Triompe. ... Standing in a direct line between the Louvre and the Grande Arche de la Défense, I could tell that the monument linked the past with the present and offered an amazing view. ...

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However, a French neurologist, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, was fascinated by these supposed "demons- in the person. ... The disease later became known as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. ... The gene, called Gts (Gilles de la Tourette syndrome) gene, primarily affects the functioning of neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers, which carry signals from one neuron to another across a gap called a synapse (Goldman, 1995, p. 69). ...

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Columbus" rescue on June 28th, 1504 withdrew the Spanish presence entirely, and it would be five more years before the Spaniards would return In November 1509, Juan de Esquivel's seventy man party established the settlement of Seville la Nueva near present day St. ... Despite these efforts by Juan de Esquivel, Jamaica would never figure prominently in Spanish colonial efforts because it possessed no precious metals. ... Esquivel's immediate successor, Francisco de Garay proved to be cruel, avaricious and arrogant towards colonist and Arawak alike. ... His successor, Don Pedro ...

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PLACE: La Mancha, Spain. The luminosity of the rocky wilderness of the Sierra Morena in La Mancha serves to separate the various scenes that take place there- Don Quixote's penance, Cardenio's meeting with the curate and barber, Dorothea's story- and it provides, as well as safe refuge from the police force. ...

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La Blanche: Female slave of mixed ancestry. ... When she looks at her child, then at the quadroon "the son of La Blanche, one of their slaves "her "blood turned like ice in her veins, and a clammy moisture gathered upon her face," the narrator says. ... "As white as La Blanche's, " he says. ... However, conversation between Desiree and Madame Valmonde indicates that he apparently found time for La Blanche, the slave woman whose name (French for white) suggests that she was of mixed heritage, with light skin that made her a tolerable sexual object for Armand. Desiree, speaking o...

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He also had an infantry and cavalry corps under Rawlinson and was in close contact with de Mitry by the forest of Houthulst. ... The main attack was on the front lines south of La Basée Canal, where they attacked the British Expeditionary Forces. ... By dawn, the Germans had already damaged or destroyed close by battalions in La Vallée and Ennetieres. ... General De Mitery was informed by his IV corps that the French and Belgian were holding, however, they were continuously attacked by German forces. ... Under D'Urbal's command, he had Grossetti's division on th...

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One of the most noted turning points in American History is the Civil Rights Movement. Almost every aspect of this country today, would not be the same if it was not for the African American leaders that stood up in their communities during the mid 1900's and preached words of a United States that was free from oppression against people of color. These leaders were fearless, dedicated, well-spoken men who advocated African American strength and pride, as well as the unthinkable acts that were made against people of color during their time. Two main groups of the Civil Rights movement were...

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This is where Juana Belen Gutierrez de Mendoza decided to join in on the fight, which emphasized individual rights and new opportunities for "women in education, politics, and employment " (HTM 104) she wanted women to have equal rights in everything. ... Other women who also joined were Sara Ramirez, "a teacher, writer, and labor organizer, she also edited La Corregidora " (HTM 109); and Elisa AcuÙŽña y Rosete, "a teacher, writer, political activist and later published La Guillotina " (HTM 109). ...

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Second Style: 1908 to 1919 Begins with Fireworks (1908), which he extends to his three great ballets: Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913) Higher use of dissonance, with themes often taken from folk music Varied rhythms with extensive use of percussive elements in all instruments Tonally, he basically uses diatonic materials including modes and continued use of ostinato Expanded virtuosity of orchestral members, utilizing solo instrumental writing (often in extreme ranges) Rite of Spring Real Audio for Emory Student Only o Introduction Works o ...

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Once Upon a Time, fairy tales weren't written for children... In spite of their name, the popular fairy tales usually have very little to do with fairies. We took the name from the French "contes des fee", and the French literary fairy tales of the 17th century do feature far more fairies than the tales which are best-known today. The Grimm brothers collected the folk tales of the German people to make up their volume, but fairy tales are more than just folk tales. The German term for them is "Mãrchen", a word for which there is no satisfactory English equivalent - it is ...

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The reports of opulent Mexican empires brought back by explorers on Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba's and Juan de Grijalba's coastal journeys caused the Spanish government to look inland. ... Cortes's ship was the last to arrive and he found upon landing that one of his commanders, Pedro de Alvarado, had rashly removed the ornaments from the local temples and forced the Cozumelans to flee to the center of the small island. ...

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Children and Bilingualism According to the 1990 United States Census, one in seven or 31.8 million people speak a language other than English in their home. In the past, second generation children were encouraged to adopt the customs, culture, and language of what was identified as the majority culture. Today, with greater recognition and celebration of cultural differences, people are more likely to maintain and share their primary language with their children and to promote bilingualism as a reflection of ethnic pride and identity. What is Bilingualism? Different people use the term in ...

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The colonists tried to return home, but were met by a relief party led by Lord De La Warr who ordered the settlers back to Jamestown and imposed a strict military regime on the colony. ... However, relations grew tense when the settlers began raiding Indian food supplies. 2. 1610- Relations were even more strained when Lord De La Warr arrived. ...

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Focusing on the first half of the twentieth century, one can see the city of Montreal taking shape gradually growing to become Canada's first metropolis. A metropolis is a significant economic, political, and cultural center, as well as the critical role as a hub for commercial activity, connectio...

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Energy The energy issues that face Cuba are unique from those of most other countries in that Cuba has no coal, oil, or gas for energy production. The United States" economic sanctions imposed on the island and the disintegration of the Soviet Union have forced Cuba to research the possibiliti...

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In 12th-century Europe secular history writing emerged, shown in the work of Geoffroi de Villehardouin, and the chronicles of Jean, sire de Joinville, Jean Froissart, and Philippe de Comines in successive centuries. 8 Renaissance Historiography The humanism of the Renaissance revolutionized historiography, for it placed emphasis on textual criticism and on a critical attitude toward documents and sources. ... In France, modern academic history began with Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges. ...

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"The old mysteries have given way to a new style,"" This quote alone illustrates the changing nature of gothic literature through the centuries. Indeed, the styles of texts presenting vampirism have greatly altered with the times, reflecting a large proportion of societal values. In the novel Dra...

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From the perspectives of Karl La ¶with and Hans Jonas concerning human orientation to a 'higher' metaphysical dimension, the ancient Greek, eternal cosmic order appears to be normative to human thinking and acting as far as in the ancient-Greek philosophies the cosmos, as an 'eternal jewel', shares goodness, beauty and rationality. ...

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The early hapless settlers who came to Costa Rica were left largely to their own devices, and the first successful establishment of a colonial city was not until 1562, when Juan Vasquez de Coronado founded Cartago. ...

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Introduction Terrorism, often specific to the area in which it occurs, is a special domain for the exercise of state sovereignty and, in this context, the comparative study of anti-terrorist legislation is a fruitful line of study. Can we combat a nationalist terrorism whose structures are founded on national historical and ideological roots, in the same way as international terrorism whose strength lies in the capacity of its perpetrators to have access to modern communication methods to convey their ideas and achieve their goals? And if and when several forms of terrorism emerge in the same ...

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