LECTURE 10 Baroque Period has now moved into France Louis XIV Had absolute power and chose to move art “capitol” to Versailles from Paris If you refused he would have you arrested and executed Extreme Dictatorship Power back to the Monarchy Any powerful beings had to live in Versailles CENTRALIZATION OF POWER Hierarchy of the Genres History Painting Portraiture Genre Painting Landscape Still Life Intellect Superior to Skill Drawing Superior to Color Establishment of the Salon (Contemporary Art Exhibition
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«Life is full of compensations» Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1966)‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist‚ was the son of a British diplomat. He was born in 1874 in Paris and educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset
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most contexts (Johnson‚ 2007). Both of which basically describe the two versions of utilitarianism‚ Act Utilitarianism and Rule Utilitarianism‚ respectively. Utilitarianism holds that actions and plans should be judged by their consequences (Sidgwick‚ 1874; Smart‚ 1973). In its classical formulation‚ utilitarianism claims that behaviours that are moral produce the greatest good for the greatest number (Mill‚ 1863). Decision makers are required to estimate the effect and consequences of each alternative
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ESSAYS IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ESSAYS IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE are published by the International Finance Section of the Department of Economics of Princeton University. The Section sponsors this series of publications‚ but the opinions expressed are those of the authors. The Section welcomes the submission of manuscripts for publication in this and its other series. Please see the Notice to Contributors at the back of this Essay. The author of this Essay‚ Harold James‚ is Professor of
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11‚ 1974)[1] is an award winning American film actor. He gained worldwide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic and has starred in many other successful films including Romeo + Juliet‚ Catch Me If You Can‚ and Blood Diamond. He has appeared in Martin Scorsese’s recent films Gangs of New York‚ The Aviator‚ and The Departed‚ causing people to compare this relationship to that from which actor Robert De Niro benefited early in his career.[2] DiCaprio is
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Chapter 16: The Conquest of The Far West Thesis:By the mid 1840’s migration was heading west. There was more opportunity‚ and known as the “frontier”. It was an empty land awaiting settlement and civilization; a place of wealth‚ adventure‚ opportunity‚ and untrammeled individualism Essential statement: developments in technology‚ agriculture‚ and commerce precipitates profound changes in U.S. settlement patterns‚ regional identities‚ gender and family relations‚ political power‚ and distribution
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Introduction The paper aims to discuss the comprehensive and significant findings of the topic that is whether the duties of constructive trustee have been equated with the expressive trustee. The paper will highlight both the trustees in a detailed discussion. This discussion will bring differentiation between both aspects. The paper will also aim to distinguish circumstances surrounding the statutory direction of courts when imposing a constructive trust upon a trustee de son tort. Constructive
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What causes Anorexia Nervosa? Eating disorders are not new. Anorexia Nervosa was first formally diagnosed in 1874‚ and the symptoms have been observed as far back as 300 years ago.(Walsh and Devlin 1) Although the condition has been known for centuries‚ it seems to be center stage now during the last decade or so. What is behind Anorexia? Is it inherited? Is Anorexia caused by some type of mental illness‚ or maybe environmental pressures? Does culture play a role in whether or not someone suffers
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Organizing Paper � PAGE �1� BANK OF AMERICA Bank of America is one of the biggest companies with a lot of employees. Bank of America was founded in 1874 known as the Nations Bank till its acquisition of a San Francisco-based Bank of America in which it assumed its current name. Bank of America is one of the leading financial companies in the world. When dealing with assets‚ it is the second largest. Bank of America has a profit of 31.61%. The factors that hurt the bank would be due to customers
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force. Private security has a long history starting in medieval times when knights protected lords and ladies. In the colonies all able-bodies men were to stand a citizen’s night watch to protect the community from invasion and fire. ADT was formed in 1874. It is still today one of the largest alarm companies in the country. Washington Brink formed Brinks armored car service in 1891. In 1895‚ Allen Pinkerton was the first law enforcement officer hired to protect interests of the railroads. It was the
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