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    questions, we should follow its history and discover which important factors that made it happen. According to some researchers, Tango originate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Back to the middle of 19th century, many immigrant workers, mostly all men, from Europe countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and from Africa went to the port city Buenos Aires to look for a better job, to find an opportunity to fulfill their dreams, or just simply, as travelers. They brought with them their cultures, their

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    Although I was raised in a globally aware family of travelers, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of living in another country with an unfamiliar culture. The idea that I would be separated from everything I knew and dropped into a new way of life was not unfamiliar to me, however, as I had been raised with the expectation that I would one day become an exchange student like my mother had. Both of my parents had travelled their share of the world before getting married, and understood

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    made the father insane (Pg76). Relatable characters disturbed by the mythical impelling back to the topic that gothic lit and magical realism are similar. However, Julio Cortazar's “House Taken Over” is similar by reason of “Buenos Aires is a clean city” (Pg 39). Buenos Aires is a real city in Argentina on the continent South America. Therefore, the two genres are similar for that reason the uncanny cannot not be a story by itself without some elements of each other. Magical realism is a genre invented

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    English 1302 October 11, 2012 Departure, Initiation, and Return in Jorge Luis Borges' “The Garden of Forking Paths” At first glance, Jorge Luis Borges' short story, “The Garden of Forking Paths,” tells the tale of a Chinese agent for the Germans against the English during the first World War. In this short story, Yu Tsun (the spy) learns that a fellow agent has been eliminated. This means that he will undoubtedly be the next to be arrested and killed. This will probably happen before

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    1. Buenos Aires. Population and citizens of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires - capital city of Argentina and second –largest metropolitan in South America. Population in Buenos Aires about 3 millions. The bulk of the population are Spaniards and Italians. About 30% - and Métis representatives of other nationalities , among which are the communities of Jews, English, Armenian , Japanese, Chinese , Arabs and Koreans . Also there are migrants from neighboring countries, primarily from Bolivia and

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    Part I: “Consensus in Argentine Society and the Rise of Perón”. Chapter one, “ The Crisis of the Liberal Consensus” begins explaining the low participation from the Argentinean population in the government, due to the lack of documentation these people, mostly immigrant, had. Then, he goes on to detailed how the democratic liberalism governmental system was threatened by the elites of Argentina because they fear possible loss on their power from the new sectors that were rising. After, the author

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    Big City Sociology

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    population is booming, it requires for more cities to be developed and to grow in order to meet the needs of the population. Megacities are cities in which the population have surpassed 10 million, such as Buenos Aires. During the English Industrial Revolution, Manchester was an important city like Buenos Aires. Their population were able to grow fast because of technology and citizens leaving their rural effect, but these changes harmed society. In Manchester, many people left their rural homes amidst the

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    The art of tango music first originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the mid Nineteenth Century. Inspired by the struggles of life as a “Lady of the Night,” early tangos featured emotional melodies and both masculine and feminine voices. During this time period, tango music was considered to be improper because of its references to houses of ill repute. This early type of tango usually used the bandoneon, an accordion-like instrument introduced by German immigrants. It was during this time that

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    Who Is Candide?

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    Candide was raised in Westphalia, in the Barony of Thunder-ten-tronckh. He studied under Professor Pangloss, who taught him that we live in the “best of all possible worlds.” In the beginning, Cunégonde, the Baron’s daughter, witnessed Pangloss having sex with her mother’s chambermaid. Captivated, she sought to do the same with Candide. Unfortunately, they were discovered, which caused Candide to be kicked out of the castle. The ejection from the castle could symbolize the Biblical Fall. Like Eve

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    Argentine textile industry: An export snapshot    Top Stories » 'Exports to Iran will rise on lifting of sanctions' » Govt clears Rs. 1,100-cr agri export scheme » Coir sector should be given more support: Pranab » Iran briefs India over landmark nuclear deal » Andhra coast faces another cyclone threat Writuparna Kakati | 01 Aug, 2008 What is Argentina? "Batter that has not become a cake", says Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela R. Montaldo in their co-authored book

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