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    way they criticize women in the most ridiculous ways. As well as reading and writing, her life as a nun offered Sor Juana the opportunity and the time to teach music and drama to girls who attended school in Santa Paula. She was also the convent’s archivist and accountant. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was also an activist for women’s right to education. In her famous Respuesta a Sor Filotea which is also known as the first feminist manifesto, she defends women’s right to education access, quoting Sor Juana

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    The artist is influenced by everything around him. Social changes, economic situation, religion, personal situation, the environment in which he lives. All these factors influence the work of the artist. Many artists have used this influence to represent the society in which they live, creating an artistic archive, which later serves to decrypt the society in which the artist lived. These files consist of pictures, paintings, objects, installations, videos, photographs, books of notes and any work

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    Through Bolivar, Sáenz was able to become an even more prominent figure during the revolution. She served as his personal archivist, conspirator, informant, advisor and political supporter and participated in battle by riding on horseback in her own military uniform. Sáenz was even responsible for saving Bolivar by preventing an assassination attempt. As a result of saving her

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    “Chronicles of Ice” by Gretel Ehrlich “Why did we trade in our ceremonial lives for the workplace? Is this a natural progression or a hiccup in human civilization that we’ll soon renounce” (Ehrlich 91)? Gretel Ehrlich asks these deep questions in her short informative essay “Chronicles of Ice” (2004). Ehrlich tells of her travels to The World Heritage glacier Perito Moreno, Argentina. In this short narrative, the author uses pathos and strong human related metaphors, to relay the direct correlation

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    Shakespeare, Fact or Fiction William Shakespeare is said to be the most famous influential author in English literature. He wrote thirty-eight plays, one hundred fifty-four sonnets and two poems, all of which are said to be a major force in developing the English language as we know it today. There is little known about the personal life of the famous author, but his works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear have captivated the world for more than 400 years. It is hardly surprising that

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    museums, libraries, and historical buildings. Thankfully a team was created to protect the cultural sites, monuments, and buildings from Allied bombing. This Allie Army team were no soldiers, they were art curators, scholars, architects, librarians, archivists, and professors. These forgotten heroes were called The Monument Men. During World War ll, the Nazis’s were known for making the greatest theft in history, looting from other European countries, taking countless pieces of precious items and artwork

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    emphasizes the power of the government, further engrains the illusion of potential peace, and in return, dilutes the individuality of the citizens. In both The Hunger Games and Matched, individualism is inevitably diminished through the aggressive systems implemented by the governments. While each government is not strictly capitalist, there are many similarities that suggest capitalistic practices are present within the Society and the Capitol. As stated in the learning module, “The Hunger Games

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    Russian Negotiation Report (Director of the Archives) 1. What, in general, did you learn about negotiation from the simulation? What surprised you? What would you do differently? The pub was chosen to be the place to meet. It was meant to be a friendly place with drinks so that barriers would be broken. Of course, given it was just a simulation and we actually knew each other as friends, I’m guessing the real world scenario would be slightly different, or at least the effect of

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    What if Darth Vader had been one of the rebels as opposed to the face of the Empire? What if Huckleberry Finn’s story had continued, and detailed his ambitions of running west to Indian territory? What if the story of King Arthur and his knights had taken place in the future as opposed to the past? Questions such as these have been asked for as long as people have been reading for entertainment. Very rarely are questions such as these answered by the authors of the work, meaning that, if a reader

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    The Salem Witch Trials were a series of events that occurred within the 1690 's in a puritan society called Salem Village. It started with people acting out due to unknown causes and sources. Citizens within Salem started to accuse the men and women who acted out as witches, increasing mistrust and hysteria within Salem. The numerous allegations lead to hearings and prosecutions of the people who were accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty

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