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The paper discusses and analyzes the custom of bullfighting in Spain. The paper specifically discusses the sequence of events in bullfighting, along with the cultural purpose of the sport. The paper confirms that bullfighting is the national pastime of Spain, and has evolved over several centuries into the spectacle it is today. The paper states that bullfighting follows a prescribed ritual that is both spectacular and quite traditional, and while many Westerners may not understand it, its tradition is so long held in Spain that it is certain to continue for centuries to come.

From the Paper
"Of course, not all people appreciate the bullfight. One psychoanalyst states, "In Spain and in other countries with Spanish roots, bullfighting is the collective manifestation par excellence of culturally sanctioned sadism. This manifestation may be a vehicle for other partial instincts as well" (Paniagua 85). Many animal rights organizations around the world decry bullfighting, seeing it as a cruel and deadly sport that often leaves the bull still alive in the ring after the matador has supposedly killed it. One group writes, "The dagger is supposed to cut the spinal cord, but even this can be blundered, leaving the bull fully conscious when its ears or tail are cut off as trophies. The bull may then be dragged away from the arena whilst it is still alive" ("What is Wrong With Bullfighting?"). In addition, while these practices have been decried, many smaller bullfights often suffer from forms of corruption, such as drugging the bull to make it less aggressive. In the past, the bull's horns might also be shaved, making them sharper, but also more brittle, thus actually posing less of a danger to the matador."

Tags:bullfighting, cruel, sport

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This paper looks at the Spanish bullfight, otherwise known as a corrida and how although many Spanish people regard the event as something to be proud of, as something uniquely Spanish, others view the corrida as a portrayal of unethical cruelty and barbarianism. The paper attempts to explain why Spanish bullfighting still persists as being one of the most spectacular events in Spain by discussing the significance of the practice in the culture. With a brief review of the history and an overview of the rules of the game, the paper provides a better picture of the totality of the event. The paper also considers the politics and social factors involved and debates whether the claims against the corrida are valid.

From the Paper
"There are many different opinions on how to classify bullfighting as an event. However, most Spanish people agree that it should not be considered a sport. Even the translation of the word torear into the English word bullfight, shows the prejudice in the view of the Anglo world in associating it with violence and stupidity. The truth is, that for a man to fight a 1,200 pound bull would be idiotic indeed. But this is not the objective in bullfighting. The goal, in actuality is to avoid a brutal confrontation by using the human attributes of intelligence, grace, and elegance. In a sport, the most important thing is to win. The audience wants to see an accumulation of points, hits, and records. But in bullfighting, there is no scorekeeping. The satisfaction comes from the expected triumph of human skill over brute force. The audience screams "ole" not only because the matador has won, but because of the manner in which he was able to perform."

Tags:corrida, matador, bravery

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This paper examines how bullfighting was introduced to the Mexican culture by the Spanish during the 1500s and how it has not only become a national symbol of Mexican society, but has come to reflect the social structure of the country as well, in terms of the seating and program structure.

From the Paper
"The bullfight is divided into three stages called tercios, each of which are separated by horn signals. During the first stage, the bullfighter uses a large purple and yellow cape to display the bull to the crowd and to asses its strength, then the picadores enter and lance the back of the bull with steel tipped long pikes that penetrate the bull some four inches to test its strength and to weaken it. During the next stage, called La Suerte de Banderillas, three banderilleros attempt to stick a pair of darts into the attacking bull's back in order to further weaken it. During the final stage, the matador enters the ring and leads the bull around the ring with a small red cape, all the while dodging and taunting the bull to show the spectators his power and courage."

Tags:matadors, banderillos, tercios

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This paper discusses how Hemingway's obsession with the bullfighter is ubiquitous in "The Sun Also Rises", as a hopeful symbol of an attainable ideal and in "For Whom the Bell Tolls", as a behind-the-scenes reminder of the only standard which is not blown to bits in the midst of war-torn Spain. By discussing Hemingway's treatment of the figure of the bullfighter from the formative years of the early novel through the period of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", the paper examines the concepts Hemingway exemplified for the writer and follows this with an overview of these concepts as they appear in Hemingway's other Spain-centered works.

From the Paper
"In The Sun Also Rises, all Spaniards are unequivocally accepted in Jake Barnes' world; even in this early work, Spanish character, as personified by the bullfighter, is held up as an ideal against which all the figures in the novel are judged. Non-Spanish characters do not win acceptance quite so easily, however. There exists a pecking order for the men, with a direct correlation between their esteem in Jake's eyes and their aficion for the bullfight. Bill Gorton tops the hierarchy of non-Spanish males, since he is considered by Jake to be an aficionado. At the other end is Robert Cohn, whose comment that he may be "bored" by the bullfight denies him any chance of redemption in Jake's - and everyone else's - opinion. "

Tags:torero, toreador, corrida

From the Paper
"The games a society plays are a modest but significant part of its cultural essense, if we are to accept that phrase as having any meaning at all. The Duke of Wellington is supposed to have said that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, and the Olympic athlete was one of the defining figures of classical Greek civilization. Baseball has long been held out as the quintessentially American game; if so, the successive rises of football and basketball to equal prominence may say something about a newer America, while the historical failure of soccer, the "world game," to catch on in the United States, at least at a professional level, perhaps says something about the distinctiveness of American society.


So it is with other nations and their sports as well. Our concern in the following discussion is with Spain, and with the..."

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The field of women's studies has tried to restore the place of women in history by looking at a wide range of women's roles and achievements in different historical periods. For example, Sanchez and Saens' (1996) compilation about Spanish women during the golden age explored the lives not only of queens but of women artisans and female religious figures. What is clear from these explorations is that women's lives were complex and their roles ambiguous, in some instances. Although the dominant culture of that age subordinated women, women's own efforts often allowed them to create some space for achievement and fulfillment.

From the Paper
"The Role of Women in Spain

Introduction
The field of women's studies has tried to restore the place of women in history by looking at a wide range of women's roles and achievements in different historical periods. For example, Sanchez and Saens' (1996) compilation about Spanish women during the golden age explored the lives not only of queens but of women artisans and female religious figures. What is clear from these explorations is that women's lives were complex and their roles ambiguous, in some instances. Although the dominant culture of that age subordinated women, women's own efforts often allowed them to create some space for achievement and fulfillment.

There is some evidence, however, that women's position declined after this golden age. Instead of greater ..."

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This paper examines how an important theme in Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is the ability and need for one to find pleasure in the small things that life has to offer. It looks at how Hemingway believed that, in the big, noisy and chaotic world of the early twentieth century, it is essential for one to find meaning and value in small things, such as a good meal or a cool evening breeze. It discusses how Jake Barnes is able to do so and, thus, emerges as the most likeable and heroic character in the novel. It analyzes the way in which Jake Barnes is able to find pleasure in the simple things that life has to offer, such a good meal or bullfighting, and considers the significant disappointments and frustrations of his life, i.e. his ill-fated love affair with Lady Brett Ashley, and the way in which his ability to find contentment in life's small pleasures allows him to deal with such problems.

From the Paper
"Jakes Barnes is an American journalist who spends most of his time vacationing in Europe with friends. Early in the novel, the reader is introduced to the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley, who is obviously the love of Jake's life. The conversation between the two has a maddening aimless quality to it, but the reader is able to learn that while the two love each other, they have never, nor will they ever, achieve happiness together. The reader also learns that Jake has suffered a war injury which leaves him unable to fulfill his sexual desires. Jakes tries to forget about his injury, as he tells Brett " what happened to me is supposed to be funny. I never think about it? (Hemingway 26). However, it is obvious throughout the novel that Jake is frustrated by his injury and by his hopeless love affair with Brett."

Tags:bullfighting, brett, love, romero, sport

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The paper focuses on the symbolic allusions to boxing, fishing and bullfighting in Ernest Hemingway's book "The Sun Also Rises". The paper goes on to show how the references to boxing, fishing and bull-fighting reveal the nature of the characters in this work, namely, Jake, Bill, Cohn, Brett and Mike.

Outline:
Introduction
Bullfighting
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Sun Also Rises follows Jake, Bill, and Cohn, three friends, alongside Mike and Brett, a couple with whom they are acquainted. They come together in Pamplona for a bull-fight and fiesta, however en route the couple takes a vacation at San Sebastian as Jake and Bill enjoy a fishing trip, Cohn at first intending upon joining the latter but ultimately tagging along with the couple in hopes of a tryst, to the dismay of all. Through the experience of fishing alongside witnessing the bull-fights, the characters are drawn together and revealed through the use of metaphor and symbolism, with boxing being another characteristic both physically expressed and topically alluded to."

Tags:Jake, Bill, Cohn, Brett, Mike, peace, nature, serenity, brutality, friendships

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This six-page undergraduate paper discusses Spain. It revolves around the history, culture and traditions of Spain with a special insight into the bullfighting culture of Spain. This paper is most simply put an attempt to let anyone discover the wonder of Spain within these six pages.

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The writer of this paper examines the mood and atmosphere of the 1920s as depicted in Hemingway's collection of short stories "Men Without Women." This paper focuses on the central male characters in 6 of the 14 stories from the author's novel. This paper explores Hemingway's obvious obsession with small-time athletes and bullfighters past their prime. This paper also discusses the author's practice of writing about men rather than women, which is appropriate considering the era in which these stories were written. The writer analyzes the following short stories: "The Undefeated", "In Another Country", "The Killers", "Fifty Grand", "A Simple Enquiry" and "Banal Story".

From the Paper
"Hemingway was obsessed with the small-time athletes- bullfighters who had their moment in the sun, prize fighters who had their hands raised but, when the really big fight came along, would find themselves on the canvas, stretched out like so much dead meat. Hemingway knows and repeats the callous conversations, the religious and ethnic slurs that come from the mouths of these, usually uneducated, and carefree men who occupy the lower rungs of our society. In "Fifty Grand" Jack, the mediocre fighter, worries about his wife, the property he has in the Bronx and in Florida."

Tags:literature, drama, style, 1920s, america, athletes, perception, review, book, women