...Las Vegas, Nevada known as “sin city.” It is a city that never sleeps because of how alive the place is. As you’re driving into the fabulous Las Vegas, you are entering a party that goes on 24 hours, 7 days a week. Everywhere I look, there are fluorescent lights and attractions that lights up the city. With buildings that seem to be tall enough to touch the sky. Busy roads like New York City with taxi’s, buses and cars speeding on the main road. Groups of people crowding the sidewalks as if there is enough room to breathe. Then as you enter hotels, you could see the number of floors that were filled with stores to shop at. Being here would make you feel luxurious, as if you were to get whatever you wanted. It doesn’t work that way, but being...
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...sorrowful wail of the weeping La Llorona? The mythical urban legend, La Llorona, hunts for and captures wandering children by quiet and lonesome rivers. She forever will be searching for children that resemble her own to mourn their grieving deaths. The La Llorona has forever done so after her own death by suicide in the same river as her beloved children. The reason for her wailing and searching for her children for so long is because she was denied at the gates of heaven and will not be sent into the afterlife until she finds her children that are unknowingly already in the afterlife and that she will never find them. The La Llorona has been around for many centuries and has been known to wail a horrible weeping that exclaims, “Ay, mi hijos!”, or “Oh, my children!” The La Llorona has been reported in many states and U.S. territories along the southern border of the America’s. The La Llorona...
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...La Llorona, also known as the “weeping woman”, is a vast legend which has existed for years, being believed by many people and countries throughout Hispanic America. Over the years, the legend of La Llorona has been used to frighten and horrify many people, as they have believed in the weeping woman’s frightening and ghostly spirit. Maria was said to be a beautiful woman who had fallen in love with a wealthy rancher. Maria and the rancher had later married each other, living happily and having children who had been greatly loved. Months after Maria and the rancher’s marriage had occurred, the wealthy man had left Maria and his children, and after returning home, the rancher had never seemed to care and adore Maria, as he desired to be with...
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...We are all familiar with the saying, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”. It is clear that that is not the case for an adventurous couple taking more than one kind of ride on the Ferris wheel above the Las Vegas strip. For the sake of this story, let’s call them Jack and Jill. This was Jack and Jill’s first trip to Las Vegas and they wanted to experience everything to the fullest. Their ride on the Ferris wheel started innocently enough. They paid their ticket and climbed aboard the majestic Ferris wheel that was adorned with many colored lights and seemed magical in its color and splendor. It was sunset when the ride began and Jill joked wondering if this is Las Vegas’s idea of a revolving Christmas tree. This was Jack and Jill’s first...
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...15. 1891, Lautrec, Toulouse, Moulin Rouge La Goulue, French, Lithograph poster, Post Impressionism. TXT- A poster planned for a dance hall at a nightclub with the erotic dancer named La Goulue with her partner. The graphic for this poster was to capture the viewer's attention with it’s shape dance movements to attract guests. Pg 68 CLS- Features the dancer Louise Webster, doing the can-can, which is a high kicking stage dance originating in the 19th century Parisian music halls. Both dancers in the poster demonstrate the mood of the dance hall and what there is to be expected when arriving there. 16. 1892, Gauguin, Paul, Spirit of the Dead Walking, French, Oil on canvas, Symbolism. TXT- Gauguin believed that his ideas for his paintings was to synthesis his subjects with color and form to a visionary abstraction to express more emotion. He avoids all types of idealized styles to not focus much on structure, but on creative freedom into his subjects. Pg 59...
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...Many American children get their intermediate driving license at the age of 16 and for Mexican girls living in the United States; it is a symbol of their passage into adulthood. Spicing up la Quinceanera The highlights of this ceremony are family, music, food, dance, friends and most importantly, God. Bringing up a child takes immeasurable dedication, commitment and sacrifice not mentioning the expenses. Families should therefore embrace the important aspects of this customs then add unique and special elements to personalize it as well as make it memorable for their daughters. Some ideas to make the ceremony wonderful would be; Preparing a guest list which includes all the items traditionally given to a Quinceanera are claimed by invited family members and friends so that a whole session is dedicated to demonstrating the use of the items. Participation of the parents of the girl in the ceremony projects a sense of invitation...
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...Located on the Fernandina Island, La Cumbre is a shield volcano and the most active volcano in the Galapagos Islands. La Cumbre most recently erupted in 2009 and its lava destroyed unique flora and fauna of the area, such as reefs and animals such as birds and iguanas. The name “La Cumbre” means “the top” in Spanish, getting its name for its height and placement. The volcano has experienced several collapses of the caldera floor, often following explosive eruptions. Towering at a height of 4,842, feet La Cumbre continues to be active. La Cumbre erupted on May 11, 2005 for the first time since 1995. Steam and ash erupted out of the volcano and rose 4.35 miles into the air. Lava also flowed out and reached the sea. The lava flowing to the sea caused damage to the wildlife both above and below water. The vent spewed out sulfur dioxide....
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...I. INTRODUCTION. The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Idelfonso is located in the north part of the Sierra of Guadarrama National Park which is 13 kilometers away from Segovia and 80 kilometers away from Madrid, the capital of Spain. La Granja is known with that name because of an old farm that the Hieronymite monks of El Parral’s monastery had there. The Royal palace in one of the residences of the Spanish Royal family. It is considered a National Patrimony and it is open to the public. The price to get inside the palace is 9€ each person without guide and every child under five years old is free; if you want a tourist guide you will need to pay 4€ more. The most impressive part of the Royal Palace is the garden with all the fountains. The access to all the gardens is free. Felipe V ordered to build it in 1721, it was meant to be a hunting farm but finally it became the residence of the Court. The building was totally finish during the reign of Carlos III. Some people know this palace as the Little Versailles; this is because at the beginning it was following the structure of the Versailles Palaces, in France....
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...It consists of Pere Noel and La Pere Fouettard. Pere Noel is a character that closely resembles Santa Claus. Accompanied by Pere Noel is La Pere Fouettard, a man dressed in black, that is feared by children to make them behave. On December 5th, the pair goes from building to building being transported by a donkey named Gui. Pere Noel leaves presents for children in their empty shoes, while La Pere Fouettard distributes whippings among the naughty children. Father Christmas is a legend that is known by many countries. Father Christmas is indeed not Santa Claus for he has slightly different gift-giving methods, appearance, and location (depending on which country). In the beginning, Father Christmas was known as a spirit of good tidings. Later, he became to be known as a gift-giver. There are many religions or ethnicities that celebrate holidays in December. Some holidays focus on religious meanings and others observe the winter solstice. Holidays such...
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...As we move out of the 20th century into a world where technology is changing the way we work and play and are educated, college enrollment is at an all time high. But based on the SAT and ACT scores, academic achievement has declined leading to the question in Joyce Baldwin's article, "Liberal Arts for New Millennium", of whether or not a liberal arts background should still be included in the definition of "an educated person". A half a century ago the traditional college degree was a bachelors in a liberal arts discipline. Recently a large number of degrees acquired are in a specific profession or in business, or business administration type discipline. While that worked for a long period of time, we are now in a changing world of advanced technology and globalization and reshaping and remodeling college curriculum to be up to-date needs to be evaluated. One of the issues is identifying the best way for colleges to prepare students in all facets of their life in the new millennium. There is an urgent need for a new set of guidelines, a revamping of our educational system to keep up with the times and to prepare students, as Baldwin puts it, "for life, work, and citizenship, safeguard our democratic society, and meet our obligations in the world" thus preparing students to be well rounded educated citizens. The sharp rise in tuition cost and the expectations of both students and parents have them scrutinizing whether or not they are getting the education they are paying...
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...Introduction The Las Vegas shooting had to be one of the most tragic mass shooting in world history. A shooting that left over fifty eight people dead and more than two hundred injured. The most hardest thing to grasp is how and why did this happen. With so many questions left unanswered the role of social is a task of its own when it comes to explaining to all of these innocent victims exactly what triggered a person to do such an evil act of violence. Social workers roles would be providing ongoing support for any issues such as trauma, becoming a crisis worker, and providing counseling. Support So much trauma has occurred from this mass shooting the role of a social worker has many hats. Providing support to a families who lost a loved...
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...The simple manner in which they conduct themselves is noted, but perhaps more importantly Las Casas’ describes the spirit of the native people. “They are by nature the most humble, patient, and peaceable, holding no grudges, free from embroilments, neither excitable nor quarrelsome. These people are the most devoid of rancors, hatreds, or desire for vengeance of any people in the world (Las Casas 1). The Native Americans are defined by their kindness, which makes their treatment at the hands of the settlers all the more devastating. With all of the innocence of lambs, Las Casas describes the fate of the Natives at the hands of Spanish settlers, “acting like ravening beasts, killing, terrorizing, afflicting, torturing, and destroying the native peoples, doing all this with the strangest and most varied new methods of cruelty” (2). Within near half a century, the once prosperous native population of the western isles is reduced to a shell of its former...
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...On the night of October 1, 2017, a horrific tragedy took place that left at least 59 people dead and more than 500 people seriously injured. This event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. More than 20,000 people attended this concert. People's enjoyment of the concert was soon interrupted by gunshots. A gunman opened fire on the crowd from the 32nd-floor window of a nearby hotel. Soon after this deadly mass shooting occurred, conspiracy theorists flooded the internet with theories of the shooting being a hoax and the victims being "crisis actors". After reviewing the evidence, it is apparent that this was not a hoax and was a horrible crime committed by an American citizen. The first reason that the Las...
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...one of the world’s biggest metropolis still nature is still everywhere. Although some will argue that nature in Los Angeles is non-existence because LA is known as having nothing other than cement in most parts of the city. The current state of nature in Los Angeles is great and is everywhere because LA has tons of different landscapes for many different people,...
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...While reading an article about the Las Vegas shooting, A name was brought to my attention. ¨Jonathan Smith¨ was the name of the man who took a shot to the neck; Only question I had was why? That day Smith took all his bravery and put it to use. As the shooting started Jonathan told all 9 of the people who he had attended the music festival to run and hold hands but sadly they all got separated. Smith directed people to the handicap parking lot. He didn't clear that many people out however, he did manage to save the lives of several people. The way the bullet gained access into his neck was the most heroic way to ever take a bullet; trying to cover several little girls who were not in cover. In the end of it all he did make it out alive and...
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