Madrid Essays

  • Madrid

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    Madrid Hungin’ out in the uk, with nothing to do? Another miserable weekend at home with unpleasent weather? Why dont you come over to Madrid? Its charm, its fiestas, its tablaos and its pinchos are some of the many things that will make you fall in love with this “enjoyacular” city; more than enjoyable, more than spectacular. Madrid is synonymous with art galleries, bullfights

  • Madrid, Spain

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    Madrid, Spain Where do you think your dream city is? Is it Beijing, already learned about Cairo in Egypt, or nearby New York City? Well, mine is Madrid, Spain. The purpose of this essay is to inform you about the beautiful city of Madrid. If you think this is going to be another boring essay on some random city, think again! There is something in this city for everyone. That is why I will be explaining three main topics about Madrid, Spain. My first main attraction is Retiro Park. First of all

  • The Historical CIty of Madrid

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    Madrid is one of the historical cities in the world; it was founded by Emir Muhammad in IX century and originally called Mayrit. (Tour Spain) Now days, Madrid is capital of Spain and the hub of government, politics, education, entertainment, fashion and culture. (Wikipedia) Madrid is a cosmopolitan city that has the modern infrastructure with a cultural heritage full of exciting history. It is not only the largest city in Spain, but also third largest in Europe after London, and berlin. (Spain Info)

  • La Movida Madrileña: The Action of Madrid

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    La Movida Madrileña, meaning “The Action of Madrid”, was an unplanned countercultural movement from 1977 to 1985 in Spain. It began when Dictator Francisco Franco died and Spain erupted with pent-up energy. It was a movement that valued style over substance. The cultural revolution was evident in the music, subculture, fashion, alcohol, drugs, and sexual experimentation. La Movida took place primarily in Madrid, although some other cities such as Barcelona and Vigo had their own Movidas. Popular

  • The 3rd Of May 1808 In Madrid Analysis

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    Module 05 Media Analysis Project - Final Paper This media analysis project analyzes the great paint: The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid. Oil on canvas, 268 x 347 cm, finished in 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. It is a representation of the execution of patriots from Madrid by a firing squad from Napoleon´s army in reprisal for their rebellion against the French occupation on the second of May 1808 (Museo del Prado, 2017). The Executions as it is also

  • Spanish Art in the Museums of Madrid

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    The Museum del Prado showcased a vast range of paintings that made use of many themes such as religion, culture, royalty, mythology, romance, identity, and many more. The extensive art collection exposed the viewer to many styles and techniques that had the proficient ability to tell stories, create scenarios, and exhume the past. Several paintings caught my eye, particularly those done by Velasquez. Upon my visit, I’d developed an appreciation for the painter’s use of rich colors, his attention

  • Playing Style Of Real Madrid: Madrid CF And Barcelona FC

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    Real Madrid’s Playing Style As the history of Real Madrid CF and Barcelona FC symbolize polar opposite ideas, there playing style differ greatly. Real Madrid 's playing style is more attack minded. To be attack minded and be set well tactically a team must master the four-two-three-one formation. Madrid usually starts with Casillas in net. After the goalie there is a back line of three defenders: Carvajal as the right full back, Ramos and Pepe as the centre-backs, and Marcelo as left

  • New Madrid Earthquake

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    Some of the largest earthquakes in America’s history have come from the New Madrid Fault. All of these earthquakes happened in the Mississippi Valley, and yet were felt across the East Coast. Not only were these earthquakes large, but there were also many, with over 2,000 earthquakes recorded in the central Midwest, and 6,000-10,000 earthquakes recorded in the Bootheel of Missouri, all within the timespan of 4 months. 3 of these many earthquakes are still on the list of the United States’ largest

  • Informative Speech On Real Madrid

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    Central idea: to inform the audience about Real Madrid statistics, economical aspects and their players. Specific purpose: Real Madrid is an economical club more than football club and it is the richest club that holds very famous players. Introduction I. As ranked by the governing body of the international football FIFA, Real Madrid was nominated as the most successful football club for the 20th century, just ahead of Manchester United. II. The club was formed on March 6, 1902, it competes in

  • Common Rivalries in Sports: Barcelona Versus Real Madrid

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    sports in the world. In Europe it’s considered to be the biggest sport. However, one match that withstands the others is known as the “El Clasico”. Here stands two of footballs most powerful teams, Real Madrid versus Barcelona is known as the greatest sporting event in the world. Barcelona versus Real Madrid whom is not only about football, but also politics. Their clashes goes back in history, it was the royal team versus the peoples team. They both might be from Spain, and share the same country and

  • New Madrid Earthquake Case Study

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    The New Madrid Fault Earthquake The New Madrid Earthquake is referred to the area that exposed to the robust earthquakes in the United States of America. The area is located in Southeastern Missouri, Northeastern Arkansas, Western Tennessee, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois, which is the most active seismic in the USA east of the Rocky Mountains. Historically, in 1811-1812, the New Madrid seismic zone suffered a sequence of earthquakes that included three very large earthquakes estimated to

  • Anthony Madrid

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    Anthony Madrid is a modern contemporary poet who brings associative and surreal sensibility into his work. Madrid currently has two books of poems. His works are very aggressive but yet has a soothing after taste. Mr. Madrid has an unmistakable personality that resembles an egger student with a quick tongue. Bold, risky, and in your face but wanting his writing to be accepted and understood on a deeper level. Anthony Madrid’s poetry resembles realist views, hints of feminism with dark passion.

  • Spanish Cinema After the Dictatorship in 1975

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    Spanish cinema has gained much recognition since the end of the countries dictatorship in 1975. One of the main reasons behind this recognition is due to creative control now being in the hands of film makers, such as Pedro Almodóvar, Fernando Trueba and Guillermo Del Toro in the late 20th century and early 21st century. These directors have created films which dealt with themes of nationality and national history, such as Todo sobre mi madre (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999) and Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo

  • La Movida Madrileña

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    La Movida Madrileña, meaning “The Action of Madrid”, was an unplanned countercultural movement from 1977 to 1985 in Spain. It began when Dictator Francisco Franco died and Spain erupted with pent-up energy. It was a movement that valued style over substance. The cultural revolution was evident in the music, subculture, fashion, alcohol, drugs, and sexual experimentation. La Movida took place primarily in Madrid, although some other cities such as Barcelona and Vigo had their own Movidas. Popular

  • New Madrid Earthquake Essay

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    town of New Madrid, Missouri. Based on the on the Richter scale the magnitudes of each or these earthquakes measured at a 7.0 or higher. These earthquakes were felt as far away as Boston, Hartford, and New Orleans. The damage caused by these earthquakes went as far as Cincinnati, Ohio and St.Louis Missouri. These earthquakes are known as the New Madrid Earthquakes. The New Madrid earthquakes have caused many different things to happen to the land in the area surrounding New Madrid. They caused

  • The Beautiful Country of Spain

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    that residential units were smaller and contained less rooms. Most of these housing types can be found near the Barrio de las Letras district. [Casas de Malicia + Barrio de las Letras district on map] TOPIC - Architecture Alcazar The Alcazar in Madrid was originally built by the Moors as a fortress in the second half of the 9th century. The grandson of the Catholics kings, Emperor Carlos I, made important architectural reforms in the Alcazar, where he stayed during his visits to the city. He turned

  • The Spanish Civil War

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    The Spanish Civil War occurred in Spain, during the years of 1936-1939 primarily. This Civil War was a result of a military revolt against the government, which was Republican, controlling Spain at the time. This military revolt was lead by a military coup, which tried to take control of the entire country of Spain, failing, beginning the Civil War. Just as in any other Civil War, there were two sides fighting against one another, the Nationalists and the Fascists. The Nationalists were also known

  • Velázquez, Painter and Courtier by Jonathan Brown

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    Velázquez, Painter and Courtier by Jonathan Brown is a voyage through the life of one of the great Baroque artists, Diego de Silva y Velázquez.  Brown considers Velázquez life from both an artistic point of view and a biographical point of view.  The purpose for Brown is to place Velázquez work "in the wider context of seventeenth century painting and theory."  According to Brown, this is somewhat difficult to do because Velázquez was certainly not the normal artist for the time. Velázquez was different

  • Francisco de Goya's Painting, The Third of May

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    historical significance, as well as a social message that he wanted to send to generations to come. The painting The Third of May, by Francisco de Goya, was done in 1814 to commemorate the events of that took place during the Napoleonic Wars in Madrid, Spain on May 2 and 3 1808. The painting sets the scene of a man about to be killed by a firing squad. The bodies of those who have already been killed are scattered around him, and those that wait to be killed stand in line behind him. The ground

  • Francisco Goya Research Paper

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    province of Zaragoza. Goya in his early teens remained in Zaragoza and began studying painting and became a student of Jose Luzan y Martinez, a local artist who trained in Naples and later became a student, in Madrid of the court painter Francisco bayeu. He departed from Jose later on and moved to Madrid, where his brothers were and he continued to work in their studio. Goya saw an opportunity to further his art education in 1770/1771 by traveling to Italy, (Rome) where he studied the classic works and slowly