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World Renowned Sculptor Manuel Neri is one of the most brilliant artists of the 20th century. His works includes Mujer Pegada Series, paintings, drawings, and prints, though his primary medium is sculpture, his artistic talents has positions him in many facets of the art world. Born in 1930 in Sanger, California he spent most of his childhood in the San Joaquin and San Fernando valleys, where his parents worked as laborers. Neri attended San Francisco City College from 1949-50 with the intention

Imagine a New Year Martin Espada is a Brooklyn, New York native who created several abstracts of poetry, which challenged the reader as well as himself. He composed “Imagine the Angels of Bread” which was a poem that combined both the personal and the political problems. Martin expressed his hope for a better future with less injustice crimes and equality. Espada came to appreciate the need for people of color to fight against injustice and poverty. In Martin Espada’s poem, “what are the Angels

Stay and explore Santiago de Chile! Among travelers around the globe, Chile is known to be a country that has numerous natural beauties. From the deserts of Atacama to the magnificent peaks of Torre del Paine, a nature lover can find literally anything in Chile. Unfortunately, because of these beauties, the capital city eventually becomes a place to stop by instead of becoming an actual destination. Santiago de Chile may become overlooked, but it does not mean it has nothing to offer. 1. Hike

Julia Alvarez is an acclaimed American-Dominican poet and author. She has written many successful books and poems, many of which reflect directly on her life and personal experiences. Because of Alvarez’s American-Dominican background, her poems display diverse, cultural themes. These include what it is like to be American and Dominican and the struggles of moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Alvarez has received praise for her ability to write a wide variety of styles, including

Lastly, Isabel perceives Alba’s torment from Esteban Garcia conflicts internally and externally. For example, the guards and Esteban rape her daily with beatings, and Alba handles the suicidal thoughts after the torment ends. The key to receive information about Miguel’s whereabouts lead to Alba herself. However, she never says a single word about Miguel because they both share the same goals. Well, the guards lock up Alba in a doghouse because of Esteban’s orders, but she gives in to death. Moreover

Henry Kissinger that he wanted Allende out of power. Kissinger thought of only one way to get Allende out of power and it was to begin with the uprise of the Chilean military. Kissinger sent a cable to the CIA agents in Chile stating that the agents were to continue with their work on investigating the military coup. However, the twist was that the CIA agents was not necessary in Chile and three years later, the people of Chile are revolting against their leader. Allende nationalized copper and other

whom tried numerous times to achieve a self-abortion during her pregnancy, Nicolas was prophesied at birth to “lose his head over a woman” (Allende 1227). Juana may not have successfully expelled the growing child from her body, but she feared that the numerous attempts and infallible techniques must have “tempered his soul to the hardness of iron” (Allende 1227). Before he reached his teens, his face carried with it the scars of knife fights with other children. Nicolas became the leader of a

Slavery in Latin America Chile History Before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th cent., the Araucanians had long been in control of the land in the southern part of the region; in the north, the inhabitants were ruled by the Inca empire. Diego de Almagro, who was sent by Francisco Pizarro from Peru to explore the southern region, led a party of men through the Andes into the central lowlands of Chile but was unsuccessful (1536) in establishing a foothold there. In 1540, Pedro de

election of 1970, Salvador Allende gained the presidency of Chile. Allende was a Marxist and a member of Chile's Socialist Party, who headed the "Popular Unity" (UP) coalition of the Socialist, Communist, Radical, and Social-Democratic Parties, along with dissident Christian Democrats, the Popular Unitary Action Movement (MAPU), and the Independent Popular Action. His program included land reform and the nationalization of U.S. interests in Chile's major copper mines. Allende had two main competitors

sympathy for Ichabod. Another example of this type of drama between characters is when the townspeople in Eva Luna accuses Eva of killing Zulema. The townspeople go ballistic causing a bit of excitement for the reader. In this example, Isabel Allende also makes her audience feel sympathy for Eva because we know that she did not commit the crime. “As we emerged from the building and walked toward the truck, the chief of the tribe began to stamp the ground with his feet in a strange dance that