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At the end of the nineteenth century in the cities of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay a new genre of music was evolving. This new genre of music eventually came to be called the Argentine Tango. Tango music evolved from the interaction of many different cultures, and it continues to evolve and branch out into many subgenres. Beginning around 1880 the first traces of the Argentine tango were beginning to fall into place. (History 2005) This occurred through the convergence of music

The Psychological Effects of War Exposed in “The Sniper,” by Liam O’Flaherty War can destroy a man both in body and mind for the rest of his life. In “The Sniper,” Liam O’Flaherty suggests the horror of war not only by presenting its physical dangers, but also by showing its psychological effects. We are left to wonder which has the longer lasting effect—the visible physical scars or the ones on the inside?      In this story the author shows how location plays a big part in how physically

understanding the past and present generates a brighter future. For instance, Jack Ma was born in China; he is a self-made billionaire because he is the founder and the CEO of Alibaba; which is the world’s biggest online marketplace (Polk, 2015). Moreover, Carlos Slim was born in Mexico City; he is the richest man alive because he has dominated the industry of telecommunication known as Telmex (Mehta, n.d). Furthermore, Thierry Hermes born in Germany is the creator of Hermes; which is the leading finest brand

Carlo Karges, a German musician and the author of the song “99 Luftballons” (“99 Red Balloons” in its English version) had lived in the period of Cold War, from birth until the time he wrote this song. This period was characterized by nations being obsessively worried over an unexpected nuclear attack from enemy nations. As Benjamin Fischer states, “such fears were exaggerated...nowhere in the world were the superpowers squared off in a crisis likely to escalate into full-scale

The Adventures of Pinocchio In 1883, the Italian author Carlo Collodi published the book “The Adventures of Pinocchio” narrating the story of a marionette named Pinocchio and his father Geppetto. The story starts in Tuscany when Geppetto, a poor and old carpenter, after receiving a talking piece of pinewood from his neighbor Master Cherry, decides to carve it into a boy named Pinocchio. When Geppetto finishes his work on the piece of wood, Pinocchio’s adventures begin. Geppetto is willing to sacrifice

Disease will always be prevalent across the world, there is no place where disease is non-existent and every single region across the world has its own varieties of diseases. Most of them are different, but they all have one thing in common, they destroy the life of a human by either bringing birth to acute symptoms or chronic ones and sometimes even death. Our focus though, will not be on every single region, but particularly in the tropics, home to malaria, hookworm, yellow fever, and most important

Final Written Assignment #2 Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947, in Autlan de Navarro, Mexico. Santana was born into a family of professional musicians. Santana had a solid relationship with his father Jose Santana, who was a professional violinist. Jose taught his son Carlos how to play the violin at the age of five. Jose learned lessons from his father Antonio, that he later passed on to his son Carlos Santana. According to Norman Weinstein, Contributor of “Carlos Santana/A biography” states

he was arrested for unlawful entry and possession of bookmaking records, in March, Caught breaking into a tavern on Long Island, in October, Accused of attempted petit larceny in Brooklyn. In 1966, John allegedly associated with a gang reporting to Carlo Gambino. He was jailed for unlawful entry and grand larceny. Then in 1967, he was arrested on federal hijacking charges in an FBI sting operation at Kennedy Airport. Then in 1968, he was arrested in state hijacking case; he pleaded guilty but receives

La Cosa Nostra and the "Five Families" of which the surrounding area of New York City is comprised has drastically altered the culture in the region; transforming industries with brute force and attracting much public attention. Hollywood focuses on glamorizing the Mafioso lifestyle, distracting from the true nature of organized crime. Over the past decade, the key opportunities have been utilized by the Italian Mafia, resulting in a powerful behind-the-scenes dominance over many aspects we may

The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes The Old Gringo is a fiction novel written by one of Latin America’s most renowned and eloquent authors, Carlos Fuentes. Filled with war, adventure, love and more, this novel takes you back to the Mexican revolution fought in 1912. This contemporary fiction is based on many themes found and experienced by the main characters in this novel. The relationship between Mexico and the United States, the drive to find one’s true self and the different ways