When you hear the name vaquita, you probably think about the word “cow” or “small cow” in Spanish, but the truth is there is an animal out there named that in English, and their numbers have been dropping treacherously low.
“America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World.” the explorer who discovered Christopher Columbus didn't discover The New World. Amerigo also discovered the amazon river and cape of cattails. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo went farther south and said that North and South America were contents instead of part of Asia. Amerigo discovered The Amazon River and St.Augustine Cape America was named after Amerigo.
St. Maria Goretti was born on October 16th, 1890 in Corinaldo, Italy. She is the patron saint of rape victims, modern youth, and children of Mary. Maria died on July 6th, 1902 at the young age of 11, when her neighbor tried to rape her, and then stabbed her to death. Maria was beatified on April 27th, 1947 by Pope Pius, who later canonized her as a martyr on June 4th, 1950. Maria’s feast day is annually celebrated on July 6th.
Vasco de Gama was Born in Portugal Around 1460. He was The Best explorer of all time.
The ideas of pietas, virtus, and fides were major themes in Roman literature that helped shape a society of stoic greats across several centuries.
Vasco da Gama one of the first explorers to sail from Europe to India. Born in 1460 in Sines, Portugal. He is the third son to Estevao da Gama. He joined the navy where he learned one of his most important skills navigation. In 1492 King John II sent da Gama to the port city of Setubal which is south of Lisbon. He also sent Vasco to the Algarve region to seize French ships in retaliation. Not long after in 1495 he was commissioned by King Manuel to find a maritime route to the east. Portugal remained Vasco Da Gama’s sponser for this journey. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and sailor. His most significant journey was the one in 1497. Although Da Gama was originally commissioned in 1495 he did not begin his expedition until
The violoncello, or as it is more commonly to referred to as the cello, is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. The name 'cello is an abbreviation of the Italian violoncello, which means "little violone". The violone is an obsolete instrument, a large viol, similar to a modern double bass.
In Spain, they celebrate many holidays like they do America. Some of the Holidays are different than the ones that we celebrate in America. One of the very important festivals that they celebrate is Las Fallas. this festival takes place in March in Valencia. This festival last about a week. In this week they have nonstop fireworks, noisy fanfare, papier-mâché effigies. they celebrate Saint Joseph, Valencia's patron saint.
If you have ever been to or seen pictures of Florence Italy, you know the famous structure, Florenza Duomo also known as Brunelleschi’s dome. It is a church unlike any other church in the world.
When physicist Leonardo Vetra is found murdered with the word “Illuminati” branded onto his chest, Maximilian Kohler, the director of CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research), contacts Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon for help. Kohler has Langdon flown to CERN. Langdon explains the role of the Illuminati—a secret society of artists, scientists, and freethinkers—as a long-standing enemy of the Catholic Church. While Langdon is explaining this, and learning more about Vetra’s research, Vetra’s adopted daughter, Vittoria, who is also a physicist, joins them.
Summertime weather is often great for outdoor activities, gatherings or just lounging around. Murrieta residents will find that sometimes it just too hot to enjoy being outside during the summer. The comfort of air conditioning is a welcome addition during these times, and indoor activities are a necessity. There are some fun and exciting indoor venues in Murrieta for families to enjoy this summer.
This pretty flower-and-food market is so crowded that fellow shoppers jostle you as you shop. Among the essentials of Niçois cooking are indelicate animal parts like lambs’ testicles, and pigs’ ears and heads, alongside more internationally acceptable ingredients. Lined with cafés and seafood restaurants, the market has a different atmosphere on summer nights, when it becomes a covered eating area.
Are you bored and you’ve got nothing else to do during your leisure time? Let Felix and his comrades help you ease your moments of crippling boredom!
I could relate to your vignette because I work in a daycare/preschool and there are often times we will transition from one thing to another and I always feel there is one student that needs more guiding than the rest. When you can implement smooth transitions into your classroom it doesn't waste any instruction time. I have been in classrooms before where teachers easily lost their patience when a student asked them which center they were suppose to be in. I think this teacher handled it very professionally. Good job!
Oswaldo Viteri born Ambato, Ecuador, 1931 is a neo-figurative artist. Viteri gained recognition for his work, but has worked in media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, and mosaics. He began his education as a student of architecture at the Central University of Quito in 1951. He had 7 children, his youngest was Jacqueline Bachmann. Viteri worked in the workshop of Oswaldo Guayasamín and in 1959 assisted him on a mural commission for the Ministry of Public Works. During the 1960s he focused on painting and studying anthropology. In 1966, Viteri finished his degree in architecture and was appointed director of the Ecuadorian Institute of Folklore. He began to explore more experimental techniques of making art by incorporating collage