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    Prior to 1900’s * Unequal Treaties unfair for China * Qing Dynasty (1644 1912) * 1842: War over trade Britons want to trade Chinese opium for their tea C don’t want opium B and C battle it out C lose disastrously leads to Treaty of Nanjing: B gets Hong Kong starts to take over parts of China * extraterritoriality: citizens of ruling country abide by their own country’s laws * Most Favored Nation status: * 1844: Treaty of Whampoa French open up

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    The above listed is what I chose for my comparative art analysis essay. I decided to pick this theme because the realm of sleep and/or dream has always been fascinating and the works that depict this theme are most often very interesting to view. I’m hoping to relay to the readers that dreams and their dreamscape differ from person to person. The only thing that is common is the originality and creativity of each dream. One person can interpret a dream painting one way while another can interpret

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    20th Century Music

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    By the turn of the century and for the next few decades‚ artists of all nationalities were searching for exciting and different modes of expression. Composers such as Arnold Schoenberg explored unusual and unorthodox harmonies and tonal schemes. French composer Claude Debussy was fascinated by Eastern music and the whole-tone scale‚ and created a style of music named after the movement in French painting called Impressionism. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók continued in the traditions

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    Women In The 20th Century

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    In the 20th Century‚ many countries and people did not appreciate women. In the past‚ in China‚ citizens living in poverty actually murdered their child if it was born a female. This was deemed acceptable in China. If you were a female that survived you were shown

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    Technology in the 20th Century Margie R. Collins HUM/300 The Global Village October 13‚ 2014 Joan Canby Technology in the 20th Century There can be no doubt that the twentieth century is one of the most remarkable unparalleled rate in mankind’s history for its technological advances and scientific discoveries‚ a rate that continues to this day. In fact‚ there were so many new gadgets invented and discoveries made in the last century that it’s difficult to pare the list down to just the three

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    means "to furnish". Just like everything in the world‚ furniture – the way it looks‚ its usage‚ prices‚ purpose‚ and materials used to make it – changes… it evolves. Furniture is an art form that can be used to decorate any living space and can be used to stimulate human activity; it has changed over the centuries to become more and more functional for our daily lives and for multi purposes. Back in the Neolithic period furniture was made out of stone which in our current lives is completely impractical

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    20th Century Genius

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    story or has some type of personal meaning to the artist. One of the most important figures in modern art is Pablo Picasso. Not only was Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art‚ but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century. Background Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz‚ was destined to become an artist at a very young age. Born

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    The 20th century was a time of rapid development and innovation all around the world‚ but this competition soon morphed into a form of imperial nationalism in the United States‚ for a country comprised of so much diversity this can quickly became unhealthy as citizens begin determining what is “un-American”. Plays like‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller can offer a new perspective of the damages caused by our people to our people as a result of paranoia. Blaming individuals‚ foreign ideas‚ or other

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    20th Century Fashions

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    The Iconic Dresses and Women’s Fashions of the Twentieth Century Abstract This paper describes some of the most popular women’s fashions of the Twentieth Century‚ from 1900 through 1999. Starting with the 1900-1910’s this paper goes decade by decade‚ exploring the details of the most iconic fashions‚ from the Gibson Girl to the designer fashions of the Nineties. Throughout the paper there will be comparisons of the different decades and their popular styles‚ as fashion

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    The United States of America has provided millions of people around the world for several centuries the chance to achieve the American Dream: the opportunity to obtain success and happiness. Because of this‚ the US population has been rapidly increasing over the decades‚ especially in the 20th century. From 1890 to 1930‚ our population more than doubled (Hayes 3/28/18). During this time‚ America served as a safe haven for so many people who were escaping their home countries because of war‚ poverty

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