Advertising and Sentence Structure: A Comprehensive Guide
1. Subordinate Clauses
1.1. Adverbial Clauses
1.1.1. Mode
Definition: Expresses the way the action of the main verb is performed.
Nexus: as, according to which, as if…
Recognition: Ask “how?” to the verb of the main clause.
Example: The city designed the park as advised by technicians.
(subordinate adverbial clause of mode)
Forms:
- Infinitive: (Speak without knowing the topic in depth)
- Gerund: (Studying with tenacity, he passed in May)
1.1.2. Purpose
Definition: Expresses the intention with which the statement
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Spanish Post-War Theater: From the 1940s to the 1970s
Post-War Theater (1940s-Mid 1950s)
A) Theater of Exiles
Alberti
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Pedro Salinas
Salinas’ work represents an intermediate stage between the theater of protest
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Italian Renaissance Art: A Journey Through Masterpieces
The School of Athens by Raphael (1500-1530)
Cinquecento Italian Renaissance Fresco
This secular fresco, showcasing classical antiquity, depicts a gathering of ancient philosophers. Plato and Aristotle stand at the center, surrounded by figures like Pythagoras, Averroes, Epicurus, Heraclitus, Diogenes, Euclid, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Zoroaster, Ptolemy, and even a young Raphael with his disciple Sodom. The architectural framework and symmetrical
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San Pietro in Montorio by Bramante
Style: High Renaissance Classicism (early 16th century)
Materials: Marble and Granite Stone
This temple, commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs to commemorate the martyrdom of St. Peter, is perched on the Janiculum Hill, believed to be the site of the saint’s crucifixion. It embodies the Platonic concept of a spherical God, with the dome symbolizing the transition from the earthly realm to the heavens. Bramante’s original design included a circular courtyard to frame
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Description
This large oil on canvas painting, Las Meninas (1656), is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of Spanish Baroque painter Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez. The foreground features two groups of three figures. Centrally, the Infanta Margarita (daughter of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana of Austria) stands with her meninas (ladies-in-waiting): María Agustina Sarmiento, offering a golden dish of water, and Isabel de Velasco, curtsying. To the right, the macrocephalic dwarf Mariabárbola,
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Theater: Gender
The theater is the art of writing plays or acting them out. It is a literary genre, whether in prose or verse, usually in dialogue, intended to be represented. In general, the term ‘drama’ refers to a story that tells a series of life events through characters.
A theatrical representation consists of only two elements: actor/actress and audience. Their interaction can be through mimicry or verbal language. The characters do not have to be people; puppets have been greatly appreciated
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