Labor Movements, Suffrage, and Artistic Trends in the 19th and 20th Centuries

U4 Labor

Workers were learning to distinguish between machinery and its employment, and to withdraw their attacks from the machinery itself. Union laws were broken because associations and the Combination Acts limited rights. The low cultural level and need provoked violent ideas and riots. The stimulus served to first unions to emerge in hiding for mutual aid, justice, and protection. The English Parliament passed the right of association.

Chartism

They directed their activities towards parliamentary

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Masterpieces of the Italo-Gothic Period: Giotto, Bassa, and Serra

Giotto’s *The Resurrection of Lazarus*

Key Details

  • **Artist:** Giotto di Bondone
  • **Century:** 14th
  • **Style:** Italo-Gothic
  • **Technique:** Fresco
  • **Current Location:** Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy

Analysis

Giotto is considered the father of Gothic painting. This work belongs to the period classified as the Gothic Renaissance or its decline, but it demonstrates a profound Gothic style. It is a fresco, but the artist requested that the name of his father be cleared.

The subject is the resurrection of Lazarus.

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Appearance, Truth, Personality, Ethics & Phrasal Verbs

Appearance

  • Acne: acné
  • Bleach/dye your hair: decolorarse/tintarse el pelo
  • Colour change contact lenses: lentillas de colores
  • Fine lines: líneas de expresión
  • Greying hair: pelo canoso
  • Mole/beauty spot: lunar
  • Pale/olive/dark-skinned: de piel clara, morena, oscura
  • Scar: cicatriz
  • Wrinkles: arrugas
  • Bags under the eyes: ojeras
  • Change your hairstyle: cambiarse el pelo
  • Features: rasgos
  • Furrowed brow: cejas pobladas
  • Imperfection: imperfección
  • Outfit
  • Plastic surgery: cirugía
  • Wear a wig: llevar peluca
  • Wrinkle-free skin:
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Advertising, Language Registers, Theater in Spain: Key Concepts

Advertising: A Type of Communication

Advertising is a type of communication in which the issuer tries to make themselves known to the public to influence and persuade. Added: One’s own advertising text combines verbal text, sound, and image.

Characteristics

  • Images: Familiar elements for the receptors (celebrities or prestige) and originality of composition. Color captures attention and suggests feelings.
  • Slogan: Short, concise text with important information that enhances the expressive linguistic areas
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Insights into Osbourne’s ‘Look Back in Anger’: Themes & Characters

Insights into Osbourne’s ‘Look Back in Anger’

Modern Chivalry in Osbourne’s Imagery

Osbourne uses imagery of knights to explore themes of modern chivalry. For example, Jimmy is described as a knight in tarnished armor who bluntly swings his weapons of hate and anger, destroying anything and anyone around him. Osbourne attributes this loss of chivalry to a feminization of modern culture that steals the ideals of masculinity from the play’s male characters.

Osbourne’s Portrayal of Misogyny

Osbourne’s

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Miguel de Unamuno’s ‘Love and Pedagogy’: A Deep Dive into Characters and Themes

Love and Pedagogy: Characters and Themes

The Role of Dialogue

In *Love and Pedagogy*, a novel by Miguel de Unamuno, dialogue constitutes half the text. Unamuno utilizes dialogue to present his characters acting and thinking aloud.

Main Characters

Avito Carrascal

Passionate about science, Avito Carrascal’s primary goal is to create a genius. He also battles his own feelings. According to him, he represents the *form*, and his wife is the *matter*. He believes that real love tries to enter without being

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