Gabriela Mistral Essays

  • Gabriela Mistral

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    better known by her pen name, Gabriela Mistral, was a Chilian writer who is most famously known for her emotional pieces of literature. (Gabriela- Facts) Sorrow, love, and Christian faith are some of her main focal points in her poetry. (Biography) Her skills in writing played a significant roll in her lifetime. Mistral was one of the most well known Latin American poets of her time. (Gabriela) Gabriela Mistral was born on April 7, 1889, in Vicuna, Chile.(Mistral - Facts) Petronila Alcayga, her

  • Gabriela Mistral

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    Gabriela Mistral was an extraordinary woman. Her life was filled with tragedy but she turned her experiences into beautiful poetry. Her poetry reflected many things about who Gabriela Mistral was and what had happened to her throughout her life. Gabriela Mistral was born on April 7, 1889 in Vicuña, Chile. When she was only three years old, her father abandoned her family. She attended a rural primary school and the Vicuña state secondary school. By the age of sixteen, she started to support herself

  • Gabriela Mistral Research Paper

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    Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral was an extraordinary poet who accomplished many things in her lifetime. “She was one of the best-known Latin American poet of her time, she was admiringly known all over the Hispanic world” (Tolsen). “Tiny Feet” and “Rocking” are some of many poems that Mistral is known for. Today she is still remembered for her powerful and moving words. Especially the poems about motherhood and loss. Born in the year of 1889 and died in 1957, she lived most of her life in Chile

  • An Analysis Of The Critique Of Rodrigo Y Gabriela

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    Arduous in the brilliant and fluid-like movements of their fingers that seemed to dance across the body and neck of their guitars throughout their fiery duet, Rodrigo y Gabriela were the epitome of Latin-passion and grace in their explosive and sold-out performance Tuesday night at The Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Burning through much of their improvised set list like a fuse doused in gasoline, the Mexico City duo and flamenco-instrumentalist heroes ignited a riotous celebration within

  • Cultural Influences In Chile

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    Local Chileans often referred to Chile as the country of poets. The first actual Latin America to secure the Nobel Prize in literature came from Chile, and his name was Gabriela Mistral. Chile has a very structured and firm poetry history that promotes incredible literature. Another world renowned Chilean poet went by the name of Pablo Neruda. Pablo is arguably the best poet of the country's entire history. He was well known

  • Pride by Dahlia Ravikovitch

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    Pride By Dahlia Ravikovitch In the poem pride, Dahlia Ravikovitch uses many poetic devices. She uses an analogy for the poem as a whole, and a few metaphors inside it, such as, “the rock has an open wound.” Ravikovitch also uses personification multiple times, for example: “Years pass over them as they wait.” and, “the seaweed whips around, the sea bursts forth and rolls back--” Ravikovitch also uses inclusive language such as when she says: “I’m telling you,” and “I told you.” She uses these phrases

  • Spanish: The Key to Opportunity

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    the Spanish language is the foundation upon which global awareness and cultural sensitivity is built. The Spanish language holds the key to eliminating political dissension in Cuba. The Spanish language can uncover the secrets in poetry of Gabriela Mistral. And knowledge of the Spanish language opens up opportunities to work on ground-breaking research in other countries. A simple commitment to complete a semester of Spanish can unlock so many doors and present numerous additional opportunities

  • The Hunger Situation in North Korea

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    from”. The most unprotected aim for hunger is kid that is why malnutrition impacts dramatically on children. Child, who are young and need a lot of vitamins and nutrition to grow up have to keep healthy and full of beneficial components diet (Gabriela Mistral 1948) . But for children who were born in country with high percentage of poverty, there are no choice in what to eat and not. Nutrition plays a big role in life of child an malnutrition may be the reason of diseases and can make a child be stunted

  • Frida Kahlo: Spina Afico And The Great Depression

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    This picture that was made by an artist name Frida Kahlo, who was born on July 6, 1907, in her parents ' house known as La Casa Azul(The Blue House), in Coyoacan. At the time, Coyoacán was a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City. Kahlo contracted polio at age six, which left her right leg thinner than the left; she disguised this later in life by wearing long skirts or trousers. To help her regain her strength, her father encouraged her to exercise and play sports. She took up bicycling, roller

  • My Autobiography about the Importance of Friendship

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    I have never found anything more important to the growth of my well-being than friendships. I will be talking about my friendships as a child, the heartbreak of having to lose them, and comparing that to the way I value friendships now. So, let’s go back in time to when I was a young child at the age of four. When I was four years old I found my best friend and he continues to hold that spot to this day. His name is Garrett. When we first met, he was six and I was four, so logically we didn’t get

  • Examples Of Supernatural Events In The House Of The Spirits

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    The House of the spirits is a book that contains a lot of supernatural events. Throughout this book it is easily seen that there is a political battle going on. There are many elements that are seen that include religion, marriage and family. The history of the author and the historical events that were occurring at the time had a huge impact on the book and how it was written. Many cultural influences also affected the book. At the beginning of the book The House of the Spirits, Uncle Marcos arrives

  • Isabelle Allende

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    Life before and life after the 1973 military coup-d'état in Chile marks the stark divide in Isabel Allende's life. Allende is a world-renowned Latin American writer, known for the passion and folk-tale eloquence with which she shares her country with the world. She uses the power of the word as a tool to express her pain, anger, and love. Isabelle Allende was born in Lima, Peru on August 2, 1942. Her father, Tomas Allende, was a Chilean ambassador to Peru, and cousin of Salvador Allende, the first

  • The Importance Of Social Interaction On Children

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    In the words of Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral, “We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the foundation of life. Many of the things we need can wait, the child cannot, right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his senses are being developed. To him, we cannot answer ‘tomorrow’. His name is ‘Today’.” A child is born innocent. As human beings are all social animals, they all do realize that whatever

  • Preventing Child Abuse

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    People may not be aware, but any one of their peers, friends, or neighbors may be victims of child abuse. Every day, someone experiences physical, emotional, neglect, and/or sexual abuse. Abuse can lead to death or injury for the rest of a victim's life, from either the perpetrator or themselves. In order to prevent child abuse society must: recognize the types of abuse, understand common causes of abuse, know the characteristics of abusers, and realize the effects abuse has, not just on the

  • Pablo Neruda

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    Pablo Neruda Pablo Neruda, a quien llamamos en el escalafón consular de Chile Ricardo Reyes, nos nació en la tierra de Parral, a medio llano central en el año 1904, al que siempre contaremos como de natividades verídicas. La ciudad de Temuco lo tiene por suyo y alega el derecho de haberle dado las infancias que "imprimen carácter" en la crianza poética. Estudió letras en nuestro Instituto Pedagógico de Santiago y no se convención de la vocación docente, común en los chilenos. Algún ministro que