PBY Catalina

titled Lieutenant Nun by Catalina de Erauso, foreword by Marjorie Garber, she has compiled her memoir of her life after she ran away, dressed as a man, and bounded around from job to job, town to town, as she saw fit for the next twenty-six years. Her adventures across Spain and to the new world filled her life with many experiences. From working for her uncle, to becoming a keeper of records and sales, working with and even killing her own brother, as well as multiple arrests, street fights, and gambling games she participated in. While Catalina’s recount of her life is straightforward and to the point of her various encounters over a twenty-six-year period, the introduction by Michele Stepto is a little less so. While there are several things that she mentions in her introduction in reference to Catalina’s memoir that are expounded upon, there is one in particular that is atrociously ignored. For instance, Michele mentions Catalina’s lenience and suggested sexual preference of women to men. She points this out by mentioning that, “…Catalina is fairly mum when it comes to her sexual preferences. Only once is she explicit about her ‘taste… for pretty faces.’” This, however, is not true in the…

evidence for their existence through agricultural settlements next to the Santa Cruz river (). These people thrived for about one thousand two hundred years and then all trace of them seems to have disappeared. Their descendants then continued to live on the land. This led to Spanish explorers to visit the area and build missions (). By the time Arizona became a state, Tucson became known for its climate. Many people came to Tucson for its warm temperatures and dry air that was perceived to be…

Margarita is a first generation American teen, whose families origins are from Cuba. Throughout the written text, we can also identify her Latin roots due to the dialogues used in all scenes by both her and the rest of the characters who are immediate family. Both Spanish and English are used by the author, however the primary informal language used by the characters is in English. Margarita during the course of the play is competing in a swimming tournament along the pacific ocean, swimming…

Destroyers damaged. Then there were four Auxiliaries damaged and 1 destroyed. Another huge factor is the aviation it played a major role in World War II. Some people think most of the war was fought in the air. Compared to World War I, World War II set some huge standards for aircraft combat from producing more powerful bombers, faster fighters and rocket- and jet-propelled airframes. There were a total of 504 aircrafts in World War II. There were about 160 different types of aircrafts used in…