Photo Consent on Social Media: Respect and Privacy
I’m going to talk about consent when publishing a photo. With the advancement of social networks and the easy way of using them, anyone can take a picture of you and upload it on social media. This is good and also bad because, depending on the purpose for which that person uploads the picture, it can be interpreted in a different way. If the photo is taken secretly and the person can be humiliated through it, the application is being used badly. But, if the photo is taken with the consent of the
Read MoreWorld Wars and Totalitarian Regimes: Causes and Consequences
Causes of World War I
- Colonialism and imperialism
- Competition for raw materials
- Bloc politics
- Alliances (France, Great Britain, Russia)
- Central Empires (Germany and Austria)
- Armaments race
- Balkans: Serbia becomes independent and desires the Southern Slavs
Consequences of World War I
- Massive loss of life and material destruction
- Increase in military personnel and development of new weapons
- Bombing of populations, use of submarines, and widespread hunger
- Poor living conditions
- Economic hardship
- Massive population
Rise of Nazism in Germany: From Crisis to Dictatorship
The Rise of Nazism to Power
The Nazi militias violently opposed the republic and staged several insurrectionary attempts. They also clashed with communist organizations and their members.
The Nazis’ Ascent to Power
Despite some economic stability, the consequences of the 1929 crisis were very tough on Germany. The withdrawal of American capital dragged many banks into bankruptcy, leading to closures, unemployment, and social discontent. In 1932, there were over six million unemployed in Germany.
The
Read MoreThe Cadiz Constitution of 1812: Spain’s First Liberal Charter
Introduction
This text is a selection of articles from the Cadiz Constitution, a primary source and legal text. It was the first Spanish Constitution and one of the earliest liberal constitutions, after the American and French ones. It was issued in 1812 while Spain was fighting the War of Independence against the Napoleonic occupation. That’s why it was drafted in Cadiz, the only city free of French occupation.
While it was being drafted, King Ferdinand VII and his father, Charles IV, abdicated their
Read MoreItalian Baroque Architecture: Bernini and Borromini
**Baroque Architecture**
The Baroque building is conceived as a single block that is integrated as a whole, with elliptical, oval, or complex geometry. It features curved lines and surfaces, undulating walls, entablatures, and walls. It is an open-minded move, undulating and with a giant order, in addition to five orders of traditional architecture (enriched and complicated with exuberance and fantasy).
- Scrolls and fins (scroll-shaped buttresses)
- Mixtilinear oval-bow (a combination of straight and
Spain’s First Republic and the Revolutionary Six-Year Period: 1868-1874
Spain’s First Republic: 1873-1874
The First Spanish Republic lasted only 11 months, amid great political instability. It was proclaimed on February 11, 1873, by a large majority of votes. However, much of the House was monarchical, and the Republican vote was a strategy to gain time and organize the return of the Bourbons to the Spanish throne. At the same time, it demonstrated its international isolation.
Republicans were divided into Federalists and Unionists. Nevertheless, the Republic was received
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