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The story itself is like Dan Brown'due south The Da Vinci Code but reduced thoroughly and then it'll exist enjoyable for reading in form. I savor the new vocabularies and, of course, the setting, it's and then interesting. I know nothing nearly the setting, but this book is encouraging to explore further. This book gives many new names, events, places, etc to searc
This volume is not for children just for those who are learning Spanish language (merely still, commonly people learn Spanish from the historic period 11-12 years old. hehe).The story itself is like Dan Brown'south The Da Vinci Code but reduced thoroughly so it'll be enjoyable for reading in grade. I bask the new vocabularies and, of class, the setting, it's so interesting. I know aught about the setting, only this book is encouraging to explore further. This book gives many new names, events, places, etc to search virtually. (Many of the info below I take from Wikipedia) This is not a review, only a bunch of new things I become from the book.
The story took identify in 1937, in the heart of The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life), that was held from 25 May to 25 November 1937 in Paris. Apparently, the Spanish pavilion attracted many people in the exposition because information technology was held at the fourth dimension of Castilian Civil State of war (17 July 1936-ane Apr 1939, the Republicans versus The Nationalists/rebels led by General Francisco Franco).
The Castilian pavilion in that exposition displayed Pablo Picasso's 'Guernica', the painting virtually the horrors of Spanish Ceremonious War. Information technology's cubist and I don't understand what the hell it is most. It was painted in Paris, beginning exhibited in Paris, placed in Museum of Mod Art in New York before finally now placed in Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid since 1992. Picasso'south purpose in painting it was to bring the earth'south attention to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica past German language bombers, who were supporting the Nationalist forces of Full general Franco during the Spanish Ceremonious War. The famous line by Picasso: "Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth."
Another new information that I found from this volume is most the Spear of Destiny, the Holy Spear or Spear of Longinus (so that's where the name 'Longinus' in Mod Family tv series came from. haha). The Holy Lance is the name given to the lance that pierced the side of Jesus every bit he hung on the cantankerous, co-ordinate to the Gospel of John.
The book said: "Since the Spear pierced Jesus Christ's side during his crucifixion, many idea it gave great power. According to legend, whoever had information technology would hold the destiny of the world. If the Spear were lost, death would follow." It's hilarious, but still interesting. Obviously, there are (copies of) Holy Lance in Rome, Vienna, Armenia, Antioch and Poland.
The other thing is well-nigh Sainte-Chapelle or Saint Chapel. At first hearing information technology, I thought it was Sistine Chapel, empty-headed me. Sainte-Chapelle is a imperial medieval Gothic chapel, located near the Palais de la Cité, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris. Information technology was built by Rex Louis Ix of France (plain his mother was Spanish, Blanca de Castilla) to house his drove of Passion Relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns - i of the nearly of import relics in medieval Christendom. He built the church in 1248 to show off the Spear of Destiny. He bought the Spear during a Cause. During the French Revolution (1789), information technology disappeared without a trace.
Next, about Les Deux Magots (literally pregnant The Two Apes). It is a famous café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France. Information technology once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual élite of the urban center. It is at present a popular tourist destination. Its historical reputation is derived from the patronage of Surrealist artists, intellectuals such as Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and young writers, such equally Ernest Hemingway. Other patrons included Albert Camus, Pablo Picasso, James Joyce, Bertolt Brecht and the American writer Charles Sutherland. The café also features in a scene in the 2012 film Intouchables.
Side by side, most Parque Güell or Parc Güell. It is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is one of the largest architectural works in south Europe and function of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí". The park was originally part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site, the idea of Count Eusebi Güell, after whom the park was named. I fall in love with this park for the kickoff time when it appears in the moving-picture show L'auberge espagnole (2002). I love the mosaic work and the benches.
Next, another buffet/eating place, now located in Barcelona, called Los Cuatro Gatos or The 4 (Male) Cats. It is said as Pablo Picasso's favourite restaurant and he held his first exposition there. The walls are full of art expositions.
Adjacent, Las Ramblas, it is a street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometers between Barri Gòtic and El Raval, connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell.
Again from Antoni Gaudi, Casa Batlló, it is a renowned building located in the centre of Barcelona. The local proper noun for the edifice is Casa dels ossos (Business firm of Bones), as it has a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a centre-form family and situated in a prosperous commune of Barcelona. Again, with the mosaic, how I love mosaic! Apparently, before reading this book, I long received a postcard from Barcelona with a motion-picture show of Casa Batlló at the front (image to a higher place). And the postcard is from a adult female named Cristina (and then much for the 2008 moving-picture show Vicky Cristina Barcelona. haha)
This volume encourages the readers to explore further about the things above, likewise near Hitler'due south search for the Spear of Destiny and for other occult objects, Barcelona's role in the Spanish Civil State of war, San Fermin celebration in Pamplona, importance of bull in Spanish culture and Nazi's bombing of Guernica, Spain, amid others.
Great for you who want to learn Castilian. :)
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This book was very adept. The final few chapter made the book very difficult to put downwardly. There was also a lot of history in the book which I liked a lot. Overall, I definitely recommend this book!
The positive: it is a confidence builder. I recall that one of my students had been absent and was concerned about starting this novel. Another student said, "If I tin can read it, you tin can. It's not bad." My favorite thing about using "agentes" was that the plot takes the main characters to various locations and has historical references. I played upwards on this and fabricated presentations with lots of added info and photos. My My SP iii students read this. The book has potential simply I wish information technology had more to it.
The positive: information technology is a confidence builder. I remember that one of my students had been absent and was concerned about starting this novel. Another student said, "If I can read it, you can. It's not bad." My favorite thing about using "agentes" was that the plot takes the main characters to various locations and has historical references. I played up on this and made presentations with lots of added info and photos. My students enjoyed this aspect.
The negative: The story is merely non edgy enough and the principal character's super power of having a adept imagination gets a bit old. It's just plain corny sometimes. In that location is a slight romantic edge but this never develops. I think that's a missed opportunity to make the book more interesting. I wish I could take the skeleton of the story and rewrite it to add more depth. My 10th & 11th graders thought the book was strange. I'm not sure I will use it over again.
we enjoyed using information technology as a fashion to learn and to practice past means of repetitive text, but I truly wish information technology was more intriguing. I promise to find some books at my students' level that are page turners! Anyone know of any!?
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I think my students enjoyed it more than than the Capibara con botas book, which they said felt besides juvenile. The reading level was spot on for a Spanish i class. I definitely recommend.
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