1. Nation Project- Part 2 Argentina Argentina Kelsey Taylor History 141 2. Jorge Luis Borges August 24, 1899- June 14,1986 born in Buenos Aires Argentine writer, essayist, and poet appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of Literature at the University of BA received the 1st International Publishers Prize and the Jerusalem Prize most famous books: Ficciones and the Aleph works fell into the category of magical realism had a tremendous influence on Spanish-language literature 3. Mate traditional South American infused drink made by steeping dried yerba mate leaves in hot water normally drunk out of a hollowed out gourd with a special metal straw that acts as a sieve as well traditionally drunk in a particular social setting such as family gatherings or with friends groups of people all drink from the same gourd, passing it around in a circle drinking mate is considered to be good for the body and good for the soul is thought to have significant cancer-fighting ability 4. Argentine Tango is both a social dance and musical genre written in 4/4 measure lyrics and music is marked by nostalgia 4 representative schools or the Argentine tango music: Di Sarl, D’Arienzo, Trollo, and Pugliese dancing consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions and eras danced in an embrace, essentially walked with a partner to the music tango dancing relies heavily on improvisation because there is no “basic step” danced counterclockwise around the outside of the dance floor styles of tango: tango canyengue, tango orillero, salon tango, estilo milonguero, tango nuevo, tango tradicional, tango con corte y quebrada, tango de fantasía, tango acróbatico, and show tango 5. Sources www.wikipedia.org