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    Robert Rauschenberg

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    How does the art practice of Robert Rauschenberg relate to the unit theme of the ordinary and how does he use ordinary objects within his artworks to create works with depth‚ meaning and beauty? Innovative and experimental in approach‚ contemporary American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) has long been considered the pioneer of the modern art world‚ spanning his late 20th to early 21st century artistic career to the blurring and challenging of boundaries and distinctions between the artist

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    combat fired at the enemy. In 1955 years Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and the Cambodia. This war is the First Indochina war and was fought between North Vietnam supported by the United States and other anti-communism allies to suppress the Party of Khmer Rouge. About 18% to 54% of Vietnam War veterans suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Vietnam War (aka. the Second Indochina War or the American War) began on 1 November 1955 in Cold War-era proxy war that

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    segregation in buses were unconstitutional. The event related to Rosa Parks took place on December 1st‚ 1955‚ when she refused to give her seat to a white male passenger. Laws stated that all African Americans should have a seat on the back of the bus while whites sat up front. If the front became crowded‚ African Americans had to give up their seats to make room. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1‚ 1955 for the refused relinquish of her seat. It was

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    former Communist Party member‚ had informed the FBI that the Weavers were Communists‚ too‚ although Matusow later recanted and admitted he had lied. Pete Seeger and Lee Hays were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1955.

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    Rosa Parks An Extra (Ordinary) Lady Tyera Blackwell Wilmington University January 27‚ 2015 The Montgomery bus boycott was one of the most influential events that ignited the civil rights movement in U.S. history. Many people know the story of how Mrs. Rosa Parks an African American woman refused to give up her seat to a Caucasian man on a segregated bus; but who exactly was Rosa Parks and why was her refusal to give up a seat on a bus so important and what

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    Cold War Revision A war short of full scale war because of the development of the Atomic bomb. CAUSES OF THE COLD WAR [BARE] 1. Beliefs: Russia was a Communist country‚ ruled by a dictator who cared little about human rights. America was a capitalist democracy‚ which valued freedom. 2. Aims: Stalin wanted reparations from Germany/ a buffer of friendly states. Britain and the USA [led by President Truman] wanted to help Germany recover/ to prevent large areas of Europe from coming under

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    K. Dwyer The Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1957) Brooklyn‚ one of the 5 boroughs in New York and being known as a magnet for immigrants‚ had its greatest amount of people moving into the borough during the 40s and 50s. It was the post-war era and families were sprouting all over New York. During that time the Brooklyn Dodgers were a significant part of Brooklyn and baseball history. Today the Brooklyn Dodgers remain as one of the most historical teams to ever play the game. No team could ever compare

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    PROMINENT PEOPLES IN COMPUTER’S HISTORY 1. Charles Babbage (26 December 1791- 18 October 1871) In his early years‚ the numerical tables which calculated by humans has a lot of mistakes. Charles Babbage came up with a idea to produce the first mechanical computer to help get rid of the errors. He had invented Difference Engine‚ a device that able to carry out many processes at a same time. However the machine was not completed. After this‚ he was the one who responsible to invent Analytical

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    Martin was part of the NAACP‚ which stands for the National Association for the Advancement of colored people. They fought for the rights of African americans. In 1955‚ he was recruited to serve as spokesman for the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ which was a campaign by the African-American population of Montgomery‚ Alabama to force the integration of the city’s bus lines “( N.p.‚ n.d. Web. King center‚2018)” This first

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    CIR v Ayala Securities

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    reversed. Accordingly‚ said assessment of respondent for 1955 is hereby cancelled and declared of no force and effect‚ Without pronouncement as to costs. This Court’s decision under reconsideration held that the assessment made on February 21‚ 1961 by petitioner against respondent corporation (and received by the latter on March 22‚ 1961) in the sum of P758‚687.04 on its surplus of P2‚758‚442.37 for its fiscal year ending September 30‚ 1955 fell under the five-year prescriptive period provided in

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