... : Ed. Bruguera, 1975. Obra periodastica. Vol. 1: Textos costenos. Barcelona: Ed. Bruguera, 1981. Cronica de una muerte anunciada. Barcelona: Ed. Bruguera, 1981. El rastro de tu sangre en la nieve: el verano feliz de la senora Forbes. Bogotá: W. Dampier Editores, 1982. Viva Sandino. Managua: Nueva Nicaragua, 1982. El secuestro (screenplay). Salamanca: Loquez, 1982. El asalto: el operativo con el FSLN se lanzo ... . Bogotá: Oveja Negra, 1985. El general en su laberinto. Bogotá: Oveja Negra, 1989. Doce cuentos peregrinos. Bogotá: Oveja Negra, 1992. In English Leaf Storm, and Other Storie...

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... violent. A crack cocaine epidemic began in the mid-1980's and public concern of drugs and violence combined with youth gangs heightening. In LA County alone gang related incidents increased 189% from 1988 to 1989. Issues of the 90's involve impact on the American Community with the ... are formed mainly along racial lines for protection from other inmates. The six gangs are Neta, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, Mexican Mafia, La Nuestra Familia, and the Texas Syndiacte. The Neta originated in Puerto Rico, in the early 70's. It consists of male Puerto Ricans and Hispanics ... ...

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... of two of the many positive songs that Tupac wrote for females of color. (Tupac Shakur 1971-1996, by the editors of VIBE) Meanwhile, Tupac migrated to the South of LA. South Central was like a foreign country within a city, known for its dangerous, infamous gangs, such as the "bloods and crips". "He could be with this poet, pimp, or thug, and ... his songs. He was basically hollering "if you don't know what's going on in the ghetto, this is what's going on". (http://www.tupac-online.com/) During Tupac's stay in LA, he began to get fascinated with guns, weed, drinking, and tattoos. Tupac...

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... Picasso Lupez (1855- 1939) 1884: Birth of the first sister, Dolores (Lola) 1887: Birth of the second sister, Concepcion (Conchita) 1888 89: Started painting tutored by his father. 1891: Translated La Coruña, where his father worked as an art teacher. The death of his sister Conchita. 1892: Enters school of Bella's Arts in ... La Coruña. His father taught him. 1895:He was an Advanced student of the Barcelona Academy of the fine arts from the age of 14 , He experimented in his youth ... tones. This was known as his "Rose period" 1906: His sculpture " Head of a woman" ( Philadelphia) p...

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... , the bus, or the train. But the most common means of getting out of the city or possibly out of the state is by using a plane. The John F. Kennedy and La Guardia airport are the two major airports in the New York area. Both equally as crowded. At times these two airports can become extremely crowded causing anger, constant annoyance, and ... . Luckily I got that opportunity. I had been selected for a basketball all-star team and we would play our tournaments in Paris, France and in Zurich, Switzerland. I would have to fly into La Guardia airport from Logan airport by myself. I had done f...

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... genius for poetry. Thomas makes his linguistic vitality work as the language of real people - for example: Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard la di da got a man in Builth Wells' Here Thomas is using informal words and phrases to create a natural-sounding dialogue, i.e. la di da' meaning that Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard is a snob. He also uses incompleteness; got a man' which misses out the auxiliary ... ...

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... , most settlers died, only 60 of the 400 survived the winter of 1609-1610. 4. The colonists tried to return home, but were met by a relief party led by Lord De La Warr who ordered the settlers back to Jamestown and imposed a strict military regime on the colony. He took aggressive military action against the Indians. 5. 1625- About 1200 survived in Virginia ... tribes. He accepted the English settlers as possible allies. However, relations grew tense when the settlers began raiding Indian food supplies. 2. 1610- Relations were even more strained when Lord De La Warr arrived. He destroyed...

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... Sixties were an exciting revolutionary period of time with great social and technological change. Some people called it the "decade of discontent- because of the race riots in Detroit and La, and the demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Other people called it the decade of "peace, love, and harmony-. It was called this because of the peace movement and the emergence ... many contracts with major recording companies. Hard rock emerged in the late 1960's. It focused on thick layers of sound , loud volume levels, and virtiuos guitar solos. A film Student in LA named Jim Morrison formed ...

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... of approximately 3500 students. I was excited about entering Ward Melville because I was starting a new school and would meet new people. Simultaneously, I met Mr. Stephen La Rosa, one individual who has made a definite impact on my life. Mr. La Rosa, the Varsity Soccer coach for East Islip High School on Long Island and coach of the Long Island Region's New York State Empire ... ...

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... , plus there is a nod to film-making in a great take on Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs'. Favreau wrote the screenplay in a semi-autobiographical way, as an actor struggling to find a career in LA. He even wrote his friend Vince into the story, and much of the dialogue was based on their way of talking to each other and their friends. The story behind ... ,000) worthy of the catering bill for a week on a so-called blockbuster. With the fresh approach of first time director (Doug Liman), and a shooting schedule which meant using the real LA clubs and bars which feature, the end result is a rea...

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The play "Rent" produced by Jonathan Larson, was first written in 1996. This modern day story is loosely based off of Puccini's opera, La Boheme. This play created a twist on the original characters, for example, Rodolfo is changed to Roger and rather than being a poet, he becomes a rock musician. However, one of the main ... ...

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... became mayor in 1933. He was known for bringing spirit into the city government. As he was the major many good public services became available. There was growth in area, La Margieta was founded, and Benjamin Franklin High School was opened on 114th and Pleasant Avenue. Also the beginning of public pool services at Jefferson Park was built by Robert Moses ... ...

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... ." Introduction. NYC: City of New York, 2014. N. pag. NYC Reasources. Web. 10 Oct. 2014. Keeton, Andre, Dr. "A Social, Psychological , & Legal Analysis of Anti Black Violence." "Seeking Solidarity : Lessons From Ferguson" La Guardia Community College, New York. Nov. 2014. Speech. GOODMAN, J. DAVID, and Benjamin Mueller. "City Police Officers Will Start Using Body Cameras in Pilot Program." New York Times 05 Sept. 2014 ... ...

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... names to create his new label; Mainbocher. Mainbocher opened his Maison de Couture at 12 Avenue George V, and became the first American to become a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. His designs consisted of keeping the woman and the role she plays in life in mind. Making women looking like ladies from head to toe was his aspiration ... ...

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... also spent time with the Dakota Sioux on the Rosebud Reservation; studying the Sioux culture influenced his contour narrative style. Bedia's first major exhibition was the group show Magiciens de la Terre at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France, in 1989. He was invited to participate in the SaÕ Paulo Biennial in 1994. Bedia also creates sculpture installations that ... ...

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... ) provided for currency and banking reform. Antitrust legislation followed in 1914, when Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act. In 1915, Wilson supported the La Follette Seamen's bill, designed to improve the working conditions of sailors. The following year he signed the Federal Farm Loan Act, providing low-interest credit to farmers; the Adamson Act ... ...

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... to be time to keep to the original plan and have a large group trained by this initial cadre of young Cubans. So the larger group was formed and established at La Finca, in Guatemala, and there the training was conducted entirely by Americans."" By now it was fall and President John F. Kennedy had replaced President Eisenhower. President Kennedy could have stopped ... ...

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... by the Mafia. In the 1800's, New Orleans was the largest Mafia site in the United States. According to Garrison (1998), "The First boss of the New Orleans outfit of La Cosa Nostra was Corrado Giacana, who was in power from the organization's formation until his death in 1944. Grank Todaro succeeded him but was killed less than six months later ... ...

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... to be time to keep to the original plan and have a large group trained by this initial cadre of young Cubans. So the larger group was formed and established at La finca, in Guatemala, and there the training was conducted entirely by Americans . . . . It was now fall and a new president had been elected. President Kennedy could have stopped the invasion if ... ...

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... the white folks uptown to listen to true jazz and watch the Lindy Hoppers. Whitey's Lindy Hoppers Herbert "Whitey" White's group of swing dancers was formed from the creme de la creme of the Savoy; they were the top dancers in the top ballroom of the Swing Era. With Whitey in the background, these Harlem youngsters were catapulted into world recognition ... ...

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... ") is a Melvillean picture of the ocean, seemingly inviting but in reality rapacious and devouring. It was Moore's first poem to be translated into a foreign language and appeared in Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie (1928). Her "New York" criticizes the city for general viciousness (synecdochized as a fur-trade center) but also praises it as a center for experience-seekers. And "An ... ...

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... used, especially in areas of a building not exposed to view. The following tale offers an explanation, more charming than convincing, for the creation of the gargoyle: A dragon by the name La Gargouille lived in a cave near the Seine River in France. It caused much havoc to the town Rouen. The citizens attempted to appease the dragon with annual offerings of a live ... ...

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... for myself and the army, for the immense service that you rendered your country today."" Belle Boyd had braved enemy lines to bring informal information to Jackson. She was nicknamed " La Belle Rebelle. Rose O'Neal Greenhow When the Civil War started Greenhow joined the confederate espionage system. She used her social contacts and admirers to gather information for the confederates. She ... ...

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... ) provided for currency and banking reform. Antitrust legislation followed in 1914, when Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act. In 1915, Wilson supported the La Follette Seamen's bill, designed to improve the working conditions of sailors. The following year he signed the Federal Farm Loan Act, providing low-interest credit to farmers; the Adamson Act ... ...

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... his parents and was located in Cadaques. Before he was ten, he had already completed two impressive oil paintings. After his elementary training at the College of "los Hermanos de la Doctrina Cristiana" (in Figueres) he attended the College of "los Hermanos Maristas" for six years, and then attended another institute in the same town for his bachelor degree. He received ... ...

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