San Juan Essays

building the rest of the missions. San Juan Bautista mission was not in their plants to build, but there was a big gap between the San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo Mission and Santa Clara de Asis Mission. The Spanish did not felt safe to travel from mission to mission if there was a big gap, they were afraid of the Indians that controlled that territory and had not been taught about Christianity, so Friar Lasuen and the Franciscans decided to make the mission of San Juan Bautista to cover the gap between

Mission San Juan Bautista Mission San Juan Bautista, also known as the “Mission of Music” was the fifteenth mission in the mission chain. It is located in San Juan Valley. It’s a very popular tourist attraction. It contains many interesting and important artifacts. One of them is a doll named Dolly. It belonged to a Donner Party tragedy survivor. Its full name is: La Misión del Glorioso Precursor de Jesu Cristo, Nuestro Señor San Juan Bautista. Whew! The English translation is: The Mission of the

In San Juan-Aquilar’s essay, I believe the home of meaning is two different senses of identity. From the perspective of Filipino Americans, their home is means their identity recognition by American mainstream society. Although America is the largest nation of immigrants, but the discriminations of inter-ethnic have been exist from the first generation of Asian immigrants until today. Although all immigrant groups in the United States must survive and try so hard to fit in the American society, which

The Battle of San Juan Hill, Before 1898, Spain had ruled over a vast, profitable empire for over four centuries, The Spanish Empire controlled the Caribbean, Central, and South America, Cuba considered as the linchpin to the Spanish empire and Havana was the most important harbor in Americas at the time. Following the involvement of Spain in the Napoleonic Wars (1808-1815) many provinces took the opportunity to seize independence, by the 1860 Cuba and Puerto Rico were the only remaining Spanish

I flew across the rocky blue Arabian Sea on flight AI1010 to America. With a new home and husband awaiting me, a new world ahead stuck on this huge metal plane, I feel so distant from everything I once knew. After spending the last six weeks with my husband’s brother and his wife in their home; cooking, cleaning and serving tea and sweets to guests, my nights leading up to this day have been spent tossing and turning at the thought of my parents being so distant and my new life so near. My last

In this essay we are going to go through two watersheds; San Mateo Watershed and San Juan Creek Watershed. Here we discuss what are the effects of urbanization and what exactly are they (cities) doing to the watersheds. Watersheds are areas of land 1. We are going to start of with talking about San Juan Creek. This watershed is located in Orange County, California and it runs 160 square miles east. San Juan Creek was historically a free flowing creek before the swift urbanization of Orange County

Mission San Juan Capistrano in California is comprised of parts of a mission that was founded almost 230 years ago. As of today the mission includes a modern church and a grade school. A festival to honor the arrival of swallows that are returning from a trip south for the winter. If a person arrived on the day of these festivities that might not guess what also lies within the complex. Also almost hidden away inside the complex is a shrine to St. Peregrine, who was a twelfth and thirteen century

land and the biggest indian reservation in the nation. The Animas River is a main tributary that comes from the San Juan Mountains in Southern Colorado. The river begins in Silverton, Colorado the mining area where the Gold King Mine produced tons of gold and the chemical waste that would contaminate the river and flows through Colorado and New Mexico where it joins the San Juan River. It travels hundreds of miles through the

Forever Festival The San Sebastian is a popular festival that takes place on Old San Juan and San Sebastian street. The festival is where the Puerto Ricans celebrate their cultural on the streets of Puerto Rico. The festival is held every year on the third week of January. There is a lot of different traditional activities and lots of live music shows. The importance of the festival is to keep some of the Puerto Rico’s cultural traditions alive. The original name of the San Sebastian Festival is

Mission Statement and Vision “San Juan del Rio Catholic School, a ministry of the parish community, walks with children and their families, providing sound faith formation and a challenging academic program as they journey in faith, grow in learning and develop their relationship with Jesus.” This current mission statement at San Juan del Rio Catholic School is thoroughly thought out statement but it leaves out the fact that all students have the opportunity to learn regardless of any in capabilities

Dark Night by San Juan De La Cruz explained one concluded the light and guidance didn't come from another human being, it come from within oneself. As soon as one concluded the light and guidance came from within oneself, it resulted in one obtaining a much clearer vision than one had prior to their conclusion. One also concluded to abandon all their cares for a brief moment to recollect and restore oneself.      According to Song II: The Dark Night by San Juan De La Cruz explained

The Most Significant Actor Can one point out a celebrity who has influenced their life? In our world, it is impossible to escape celebrity culture. Images and news headings include everything celebrities do from weight gain to divorce. Paparazzi’s take photos and plaster them all over magazine covers which are distributed to the supermarkets and end up on every checkout stand. Occasionally I am even tempted to pick the magazine up to read more. We consume celebrity’s private lives as if it is a

being a politician herself, as the First Lady she had a massive impact on her community and her legacy is still celebrated today. While Argentina has been represented by many different cultures and people, one of the most iconic is Eva Perón, wife of Juan Perón, whose presidency has had a lasting impact on Argentina. First explored in 1516 and under Spanish rule until 1816, Argentina has been under many rulers. Before the rise of the Peróns, Argentina was under the rule of conservative rulers, known

Peron’s childhood established the foundational principles in which she ruled her life. Born as Evita Duarte to unwed parents, Juana Ibaguren and Juan Duarte, she resided in the city of Junín, a part of the Buenos Aires province. A year after Peron’s conception, Juan deserted his family – five young and their mother – for his own wife and kids, as Juana was a mistress in her relationship. This circumstance left only one option for her family, they relocated to Los Toldos, a poor regional village of

The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Pursuing the Truth Introduction The Bermuda Triangle is the most mysterious area of our planet with respect to aviation and marine. Numerous myths and legends accompany the most pragmatic theories and mysterious testimonies.The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the Atlantic located between three major geographical points: Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Islands. It is approximately 1.1 million square kilometers and is the result of uniting these geographical

the distinct smells of fajitas and fresh tortilla chips invites people to their tables. The forever salsa stained menus offer a wide variety of options to choose from, at a cheap affordable price. The mediocre Mexican restaurant is located along San Jose Blvd. and is surrounded by large family communities. This restaurant attempts to deliver their customers a taste of authentic Mexican food. Don Juan’s is open from 11 am to 10 pm every day except for Friday and Saturday. On Friday and Saturday

On Saturday, November 11, I attended a performance of Cabaret at Dutchess Community College. This musical is set in Berlin, 1931 Germany pre World War I as the Nazis are rising to power. It takes place in a nightclub, the Kit Kat Klub and revolves around an American writer named Cliff Bradshaw and his relationship with an English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles. The cast features six major characters: Sally Bowles, the headlining British singer at the Kit Kat Klub, the Emcee, or the Master of Ceremonies

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 The instruments heard throughout the concerto are violins, violas, a cello, a bass, an oboe, a recorder, a keyed trumpet, and a harpsichord. The first movement begins at a quick tempo. Sixteenth notes are played constantly and are passed around the different instruments. Throughout the sixteenth not passages or mordents and other embellishments. The keyed trumpet plays lip trills rather than p laying fingered trills. The phrases of the first

as Evita, was the most powerful woman in Latin American history and encountered a great deal of attention because of this. She was truly a fascinating person who the people admired and looked up to. Eva was the second wife of Argentina’s president Juan Peron and served as the First Lady from 1946-1952. Evita is possibly the most powerful woman of the 20th century and this is due to her being a caudilla: a political leader, even though she was not directly in power and it was her husband who was president

In general the freedom heard in Carmen’s music is not duplicated in Don Jose’s music or any other character in the opera. She is a separate way of life and this is how Bizet successfully stands her out from the rest. Even Sally Macarthur in her online journal writes, “Carmen’s music refuses to be contained. It is used to mercilessly manipulate Don José, who is obsessed with her. By giving Carmen unpredictable, disordered music, she is portrayed as the opposite of Don José.” There is no chance for