Basque Essays

The Basque Nation of Spain is infamous for it’s strong and radical desire to be an independent region and it’s individualistic and extreme nationalism. Many of these beliefs towards the Basque Region are commonly associated with, and stem from the terrorist organization Euskadi ta Askatasuna, translated to Basque Country and Freedom, and abbreviated as ETA. ETA’s main objective is to make the Basque Region a free and independent nation from Spain. From their formation in 1959, during the rule of

While it may be surprising, humans screw up a lot. The consequences of overfishing cod are vast and more impactful than one would think. Depleting one species of fish is a disaster not just for the fish but the world around. This is not only an environmental issue, but a social and cultural problem as well. Cod by Mark Kurlansky is an excellent telling of the story of Cod, and Kurlansky weaves together disciplines in a fantastic manner. Kurlansky helps readers understand the consequences of overfishing

The Return of Martin Guerre explores the life of Martin Guerre and case of alleged imposture in 16th century France. The film premiered first as a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne before the novel was published in 1983. The author of the book, Natalie Zemon Davis, had served as a consultant and helped write the screenplay for the film. Martin Guerre’s story was based primarily on findings of historical documents and knowledge of his time period and location. When compared to the

hold. Norms being the collective agreement among a group of people of what is socially acceptable. Constructives argue that all norms are socially constructed, making them subjective. The theory applied to the Basques and the Catalonians would be demonstrated something like this. The Basque cultural identity is reflected in their sense of self-determination and independence. It is also indicated in their use of violence to protect these ideals. The Catalonians on the other hand have a cultural identity

Sport and identity are two very broad and complex topics that play major roles in society. Throughout the history of sport, sport has been very effective in helping communities, cities and even countries establish and/or maintain an identity. This essay will discuss how sport contributes to the development of an identity. This paper will be divided into two main parts; first, the relationship between sport and identity will be discussed, then, using one national and one regional example, sport as

resulted in the confirmation of the autonomies of the autonomous regions of Spain, this included the autonomy of Catalonia and the use of its language officially. The devastating civil war of 1936-1939 was hard fought by Catalonia, Madrid and the Basque country in an effort to defend the second Spanish republic. However when the republic was defeated by Francisco Franco’s right wing forces autonomies was cancelled with regional languages Catalan amongst them becoming illegal. At the end of the Spanish

Apellidos Vascos is a quirky love story between Amaia and Anxton (whose actual name is Rafa). It begins in a Sevillan bar where a Basque woman is out with her friends. She’s very drunk and has obviously been having a pretty terrible time since her husband-to-be left her with a large sum of debt. An Andalusian man, Rafa, is on stage telling rude jokes about Basque women. The Basque woman, Amaia tells him off. They remove her from the bar, and then Amaia and Rafa go to his place in a fit of love- only for

Apellidos Vascos is a quirky love story between Amaia and Anxton (whose actual name is Rafa). It begins in a Sevillan bar where a Basque woman is out with her friends. She’s very drunk, and has obviously been having a pretty terrible time since her husband-to-be left her with a large sum of debt. An Andalusian man, Rafa, is on stage telling rude jokes about Basque women. The Basque woman, Amaia tells him off. They remove her from the bar, and then Amaia and Rafa go to his place in a fit of love- only for

The Spanish Civil war broke out on July 17th 1936, when there was a revolt by the right-wing Spanish military officers, along with the monarchists, conservatives, and fascists paramilitary against the left-wing Republican government. The causes of the civil war were many, and there were both long term and short term causes. There was political instability in Spain. Politically, Spain had been a constitutional monarchy, which implies that it was “democratically ruled”. The Cortes was elected to

During the 1930s, The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a significant event that alarmed the Church. In Spain, the Spanish Church was under constant problems from the Second Republic and the Spanish radicals of the left and right. Throughout Spain, members of the church faced constant violence or they fled to neighboring countries as refugees or exiles. During the war, they were constantly put in a situation where they had to pick a side. Meanwhile in France, French Catholics, along with the French

represents the Basque people and culture in Spain during pre-World War II. 4. When we think of war, we think of death and suffering. People will do things to create the message of what is happening. Pablo Picasso decides to use the work of art he created to represent what is happening to his people. Guernica is this work of art. This is considered of the most important anti-war symbol. Guernica is painted to be like a symbol. This symbol represented what was happening to the Basque

The IRA, ETA, and LTTE have a common ground on which they stand. All three of these groups originated from people of a certain ethnic or religious backgrounds wanting to break away from the current nations that they were part of to form new ones based on their beliefs. Each group used forms of terrorism in trying to accomplish their objectives. The IRA got its start in Ireland in 1919 as the Irish Volunteers. This organization has been around in one form or another since that time. The original

Terrorism is defined by the group or actor that is perpetrating the act. These specific goals and purposes, as well as the perpetrator’s place of domicile and the location of the specific attack, determine how terrorism is to be classified. State-sponsored, international, religious, and dissident terrorism are all defined by these standards, and examples of each type hinge on these variances. The US Department of State proscribes state-sponsored terrorism to refer to any state that has “repeatedly

The conditions that the economy environment included, that is, the inflation, employment, monetary and fiscal policy… in a specific sector or region. The macro environment is closely linked to the general business cycle, as opposed to the performance of an individual business sector. -Physical factors: municipalities growth, population go to the regions are more developed, so we have to considerer what are these areas to create there our business. Climatic diversity, Zara knows this diversity so

Women of the Modern world have been viewed in many different lights; women of Early Modern Europe were not viewed in a most positive perspective; however, women across Europe were treated differently. The texts Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis and Princesse de Clèves by Mme de Lafayette each give insight to the lives of women in the Early Modern Period. Lafayette has a focus on the nobility, following a noble woman trying to navigate love. While Davis tells the story of a woman who

Topic: Violence is counterproductive Who is the suspect? , Who’s the victim? , Who was there? Who are the witnesses? – Those common questions used when someone is murdered and violence is used; however they all tend to make us feel scared, but the what’s more forbidding is death. Violence is not productive. We support the motion that violence is not productive - Today I will be talking about three important arguments that will prove to you all, that violence is not productive enough. 1-

Memory is the mental capacity to encode, store, and retrieve information. Through memories we carry carried knowledge we have gained from our skills, our past, our experiences, and the shared knowledge we have developed informally and formally through our lives. Through memories, we grow our personal sense of identity and our sense of our place within the shared knowledge and shared life of our communities. Eyewitness testimony is a legal term. It refers to an account given by people of an event

Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World is a memoir by Catalina de Erauso detailing her experiences during the early 1600’s in South America and Spain. She was born in 1585 into a well off Basque family and her parents were native-born residents of San Sebastian Spain. This book is one of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman and details the events that took places when Catalina escaped a Basque convent dressed as a man. During this time she served as soldier in the

witnesses, but even here he ran into multiple contradictions. Legal technicalities kept him from arriving at a decision, and he became more and more frustrated. Coras rejected Pierre’s argument about Pierre’s ignorance of Basque because Guerre was only two when he left the Basque country, and it was entirely possible that he had never learned his parents’ native tongue. After eight years away from home, it was possible that he had forgotten what he did know. Coras distrusted Pierre Guerre because

Temple university Japan in conjunction with the Spanish Embassy Spain in Japan performed ‘Music from Spain and America’ at the Takanawa Civic Centre. This concert was performed by Oskar Espina Ruiz, world renowned clarinetist and Daniel Kujavec, a prodigious pianist. During this concert, Leonard Horton premiered his modern Sonatina ( which was written and dedicated for Oksar Espina Ruiz) and played alongside J.C. Arriaga’s classical composition, ‘Pastoral (String quartet No.3 in E-flat major)’ and