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Director Pedro Almodovar and the Spanish Film Industry, 2002.
This paper shows the influence of director Pedro Almodovar on the Spanish film industry and how his films helped pave the way for other Spanish directors to find an audience outside of Spain and to reestablish the viability of the Spanish film industry.
3,100 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 90.95
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The paper introduces the topic with a look at Robert Phillip Kolker's "The Altering Eye", which considers some of the economic and social forces that apply in different countries to shape their film. It then examines the life and work of director Pedro Almodovar as an example of these theories at work in Spain. It suggests that Almodovar's success was dependent on the social and political changes in Spain, namely the end of the fascist era and a move toward democracy.
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"Film is an international medium in spite of language differences, and different countries come to the fore at different times to make a mark both artistic and economic on the world cinema. After world War II, Italian neo-realism burst onto the scene, followed in the early 1960s by the French New Wave. In the 1970s it was a combination of films from Australia and films from West Germany, the latter led by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. More recently, Spain has become a contributor to the screens of the world, with the leading filmmaker of the time being Pedro Almodovar, in some ways an unlikely leader given his penchant for bizarre sexual themes, iconoclastic attitudes, and searing satiric humor."
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"Talk to Her", 2004.
An analysis of the film, "Talk to Her" by Spanish filmmaker, Pedro Almodovar.
1,041 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper contends that Spanish filmmaker, Pedro Almodovar often presents his themes in a satiric and comic framework emphasizing certain melodramatic and exaggerated elements. The paper discusses his film "Talk to Her" and claims that it is not as darkly comedic or as exaggerated as some of his films. The paper examines how he uses the various elements of film to heighten the odd nature of his characters and to illuminate their inner states on the basis of external action, sets and camerawork. The paper explains that a primary mental state for these characters is that of audience, for life to a great degree is a spectator sport at which they are better as observers than participants.
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"The film maintains a certain theatricality throughout, beginning with the opening shot, which is revealed as a curtain is drawn back as if for a stage play. Indeed, the first thing seen in the film is a stage play, a very odd interaction at which the main character is seated in the audience. The film ends in the theater once more, and the sense of life as a theater piece infuses the film. Two men are watching the performance, Marco and Benigno. They do not know each other, but they will become friends later and will be important to each other, serving as complements to one another."
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Spanish Colonization, 2002.
A comparison of the morality and ethics of the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon to that of other Spanish explorers such as Cortez and Colombus.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper examines and analyzes the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and the discovery of Florida in terms of his morality and ethics as a sailor and colonizer. The author compares Ponce de Leon's ethics and policies towards the Indians to that of other explorers like Cortez, Colombus, Pizarro, and other Spanish explorers of the time.
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The Spanish American War, 2002.
This paper examines the Spanish American War from the perspective of two different writers, John Offor?s ?Why Did the United States Fight Spain in 1898?? and Lewis Gould?s ?The Spanish American War and President McKinley?.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that both authors agree victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the image of the United States as a nation with global interests, acquiring Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands from Spain, and giving Cuba independence. The author stresses that Gould saw McKinley as a purposive and effective executive, but Offor described the president as a tentative man who did not want to go to war, but was pressured by the public to do so. The paper points out that McKinley, the first modern president, assumed a new role during this war, as McKinley led the nation's military effort, functioning directly as commander in chief, which had never been done before.
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"Thus, North American investment, particularly in plantations, mills, and mines, increased significantly in Cuba. By 1895, North American businessmen had invested up to 50 million dollars in Cuba, and by 1893, commerce exceeded 100 million dollars. According to Offor, ?For the United States, Cuba was an important market for industrial goods and a source of raw sugar, tobacco, and various minerals; for Cuba, the United States was the essential importer of over 90 percent of sugar produced on the island ?. Still, many North Americans were prejudiced against Spaniards and Cubans. The public viewed Spain as degenerate, with Catholic inquisition cruelties, a corrupt monarchy, and a backward economy. This view led to somewhat of a feeling of superiority."
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The Spanish Armada, 2007.
A portrayal of the stunning defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
1,736 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper reveals that it might seem illogical for Philip II to have launched the largest and most expensive naval force against England, an inferior monarchy. The paper explains that one motivation for launching the Armada against England was religion. The paper discusses how the Spanish knew they were no match for the English navy, yet the Spanish were considered the best soldiers in the world and so felt confident to challenge the English on ground. The paper illustrates the failure of the Spanish Armada and portrays how it destroyed both the image of the invincibility of the Spanish forces and Philip's reputation.
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"According to author Neil Hanson, Philip II was a brilliant man at diplomacy, yet when it came to actually dispatching his Armada, he had no decisive plan. Moreover notes Hanson, it is a myth that the Spanish fleet outnumbered the English. Not only did the English have just as many ships as the Spanish, they were better ships and better armed (Conan). In fact, the British ships, guns, crew, and captains were probably somewhere between 20-30 years ahead of the Spanish, a fact not unbeknown to the Spanish (Conan). When asked by a Vatican representative about the chances of victory, one Spanish admiral remarked, "Well, the English have got better guns, better crews, better captain, better everything. So we're sailing in the confidant hope of a miracle," meaning the Spanish believed God would help them achieve victory (Conan)."
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The Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.
This paper discusses the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America and the ways it differed from the Inquisition in Spain itself.
3,000 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper explains that the Spanish Inquisition of Latin America had become such a strong facet of Spanish and Latin culture that, by the late 16th century, it served to enforce social norms, as well as religious orthodoxy; nevertheless, the fundamental nature of the Inquisition remained unchanged from its Spanish origins. The author points out that the functional nature of the Spanish Inquisition, with its reliance on hearsay and the brutal sentences it dealt, made it a vehicle for slander, pain, and murder. The paper reveals that, contrary to the theme of the Inquisition condemning individuals who would today be considered innocent, or at least free of any legal entanglements, sometimes cases absolved individuals who were guilty of what today would constitute unforgivable crimes.
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"Marina's case is an illustrative one, because not only the nature of her heresy is reasonably rare, but also that her initial confessions illustrate what the most prevalent social taboos in Latin American colonial society were. On the day of her sixth confession, Marina admits, "She has been condemned to hell, because for fifteen years she has had a sensual temptation to the flesh, which makes her perform dishonest acts with her own hands on her shameful parts." The use of language in this passage is particularly revealing in that certain portions of the human body are associated with a feeling of shame, and that their temptation, inevitably leads to the devil and eternal damnation."
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The Endurance of the Spanish Empire, 2006.
This well-researched paper details the various reasons the Spanish empire endured from the 16th century to the 19th century.
3,506 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 98.95
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The writer of this paper asserts that in order to understand why the Spanish empire survived as long as it did, it's imperative to examine why other empires endured or failed to endure. This paper describes the Spanish empire as an institution that was not an original creation but merely part of the remarkable military and ideological successes that began with the Spanish Reconquista that took back the Iberian peninsula from the Moslems. This paper explores several issues that impacted the endurance of the Spanish empire including: The allocation of native labor, the initial organization of lands, crusading fervor, the hacienda system and the Catholic church. This well-researched paper contains a plethora of historical facts and information pertaining to this particular subject.
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"Crusading fervor was hardly enough to account for the long-term endurance of the Spanish Empire. That is attributable to less-glamorous factors involving the organization and implementation of economic and political power. Empires are made up of many successively smaller units that contribute their strength and wealth to make the empire strong and rich. Each of those units in the Spanish Empire was subject to administrative policies and institutions--many with roots deep in Spanish history, some highly modified to meet the peculiar needs of entirely novel imperial realities."
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American Libraries and Spanish-Speaking Americans, 2008.
An analysis of the treatment of Spanish-speaking Americans by American public libraries and how the situation can be improved.
2,810 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper briefly looks at the historical treatment of Spanish-speaking patrons by the American public libraries. It discusses the implications of properly treating Spanish-speaking Americans for the library profession. It then explores the many options and solutions being considered and implemented by professional librarians seeking to formulate some kind of a rapprochement with the Spanish-speaking community. Next, the paper looks at how one major stakeholder (private business) has responded to the ongoing problem about how the library system of the United States can best serve the needs of Spanish-Americans. Finally, the paper provides an analysis of some of the solutions that appear to be available and which one of all of these appears most promising.
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"There can scarcely be any doubt that American public libraries have historically done a poor job of meeting the needs of Spanish-speaking Hispanic Americans. Part of the reason for this unhappy state of affairs is that Hispanic Americans, until quite recently, did not constitute a large proportion of the American population. In addition, however, there is a general sense (at least in some quarters) that public libraries overlooked the language needs of Hispanic Americans because of a perception that America was an "English-speaking" nation and thus had no pressing obligation to provide for those who spoke another language. This perception has been challenged in recent years - at least in part because libraries are coming to the conclusion that one of the two groups (the other group is Chinese) that is really beginning to assert itself with regards to the use of the latest information technology is Spanish-speaking peoples. For this reason, the ability of American public libraries to accommodate this growing group of patrons is now of undeniable importance."
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The Spanish Armada, 2002.
Analyzes the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper examines and analyzes the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, especially in terms of tactics such as the English use of fire ships to gain the upper hand on the Spanish Galleons, and the inferiority of the Spanish Galleons compared to the smaller and faster English ships.
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Spanish Colonialism in Latin America, 2004.
A discussion of whether the imposition of Spanish colonialism in Mesoamerica and the Andes involved a complete transformation of native forms of communication and recordkeeping.
1,297 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper attempts to show that the Spaniards tried, through many means, to convert the native peoples of their conquered lands to Spanish language. It looks at how these means, which included the destruction of codices, the teaching of Spanish to indigenous children, and the misinterpretation of communication and recordkeeping systems, all contributed to the gradual loss of native modes of communication and recordkeeping and their replacement by the Spanish forms of these systems.
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"There is evidence that indigenous peoples authored many codices, but the Spaniards destroyed most of them in their attempt to eradicate ancient beliefs (Fitch, 2003). Moreover, we can gain little sense of how their production was shaped by interaction with the Spaniards, since the fourth Mexica King, Itzcoatl, apparently destroyed most earlier manuscripts during his reign from 1426-1440, in order to preserve his vision of how he constructed the Mexica empire; still others simply disappeared, without being published or preserved (Fitch, 2003)."
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Spanish, 2004.
A discussion on the the origins of the Spanish language.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper begins with discussing the origins of the Spanish language. It continues to argue that the beginnings of Spanish do not lie in the Iberian Peninsula. It concludes with an examination of the influence of Arabic and Latin on the transformation of the Spanish language.
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"Spanish is like all other idioms spoken in the world today a dynamic and ever-changing language. This is only to be expected. As the world changes around us we need new ways of talking about that world and so we change our language to meet those needs. This is ..."
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The Spanish Armada, 2002.
Analyzes the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588,
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 142.95
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This sixteen-page undergraduate paper examines and analyzes the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, especially in terms of tactics such as the English use of fire ships to gain the upper hand on the Spanish Galleons, and the inferiority of the Spanish Galleons compared to the smaller and faster English ships.
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Vouchers and High School Athletic Directors, 2002.
Examines the impact that high school education voucherswill have on high school athletic directors.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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In schools in which athletics are emphasized, the role of the athletic director will increase with the introduction of education vouchers. However, at schools with no emphasis on athletics, the role of the athletic director will decline. The role of the athletic director will be determined by the emphasis of the individual school.
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The Spanish Transition to Democracy, 2005.
An examination of the Spanish transition to democracy under the principle of 'ruptura pactada',
3,333 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper argues that the logic of a democratisation based on the notion of 'ruptura pactada' (rupture based on mutual agreements) has enabled the Spanish government to address peacefully the issues of the form of government, the place of religion and the question of historic nationalism, by making concessions to satisfy the whole Spanish political class. It looks at how nevertheless, this consensual solution has been revealing its high fragility since Spain's 'second' debut as a democracy, in particular in the domain of autonomous and independence aspirations among Spanish regions. It discusses to what extent the logic of 'ruptura pactada' can be considered as to have inherent weaknesses which would undermine a peaceful democratic consolidation in Spain.
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The Making of Spain's Transition to Democracy Under the Principle of 'Policy of Consensus' or Also Called 'Ruptura Pactada'
The Drafting of the 1978 Constitution: The Application of the Principle of 'Ruptura Pactada' In Political Negotiations
The Fragility of the Consensus: The Emergence of Strong Contestations
Conclusion
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"Juan Antonio Ortega Diaz-Ambrona insists on that, in the perspective of Franco's imminent death, the National Movement (the Francoist political platform of the dictatorship), was extremely divided as for the way Spanish politics should be managed in the future. Indeed, the Francoist political elite was divided between the inmovilistas (the "fixed ones") who advocated the "continuity", which means that the Francoist political regime, as defined by the "Fundamental principles" (Principios Fundamentales) established in 1958, should continue after Franco's death, and the aperturistas (the "open ones") who favoured a direction towards a more liberalised and democratic regime (ORTEGA DIAZ-AMBRONA, 1984: 21-22). Carlos Arias Navarro replaced Carrero Blanco at the head of the government but the Francoist government faced serious difficulties to get unanimous support for a new law of political associations in February 1974. "
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Spanish Missions in California, 2002.
A discussion of the Spanish Christian religious missions in California in the 1700-1800's.
1,030 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper introduces and discusses the Spanish missions in California between 1700 and 1800. Specifically, it looks at how the missions were founded, the Spanish motivation to found them, and the secularization of the missions. It examines what the Spaniards hoped to achieve - how the system had worked in other places that they conquered and how California ended up being different.
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"One of Spain's traditional ways of conquering a new country was to establish missions to bring the "savages" who lived there the "true" faith. Jesuit missionaries traveled with Cortez, and after their domination of Mexico, they established missions across Mexico and into the desert Southwest of what is now the United States. Jos? de G?lvez came from Spain to serve as the "commandancy-general" of the northern area of Mexico. One of his first aims was to expand Spain's influence into Alta California, to gain more land, more converts to Catholicism, and more world power for Spain. He determined the best way to do this was by adding missions to the already vigorous mission system in Baja California."
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