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    give up their jobs to the returning men‚ but they had tasted independence. The purpose of this web / library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the 1940-1949 period in American history. In a very small way‚ this is a bibliographic essay. To see the whole picture‚ we encourage users to browse all the way through this page (and the other decades as they come online) and then visit the suggested links for more information on the decade

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    Humi 16 Professor: Leslie Berry Midterm Bella Lee 1. Between 1900 and 1925‚ traditional norms were violated or abandoned in art‚ music‚ and literature. What factors might have brought about this situation? Offer specific examples to illustrate your general statements (think of Picasso‚ Matisse‚ Brancusi‚ and Mondrian). Pablo Picasso‚ who was born in Malaga‚ Spain‚ changed and created new style of painting while moving from a place to another. He went throng his blue period‚ in which he used

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    and a humanist‚ William Jefferson Clinton’s genius exemplifies many characteristics of the Age of Modernism and Pluralism in Western culture. The Age of Modernism and Pluralism is said to be a culmination of the previous two major periods in human history. Modernism has the "quest for an authoritatively-rational aesthetics‚ ethics‚ and knowledge indicative of the Enlightened Period" ("PostModernism"‚ 2005)‚ and the higher ideals of respect for people’s rights and liberty brought forth during the Romantic

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    1. Nayip Puente-N 2. Art History II‚ 1304‚ 12-Week Session 3. Essay #1 Section 1: DESCRIPTION Part 1 of The Videotape #3 entitled The Early Renaissance Italy; depicts the Masaccio’s Holy Trinity (1425-1427). This work of art is painted in fresco in the Dominican Church of Santa Maria Novella‚ in Florence‚ Italy. This is one of the first paintings to depict deep space‚ uses one-point linear perspective to create a “tromp l’oeil” (French for "deceive the eye" ) or an effect that fools the

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    During the time period of the twentieth century in Europe and the Middle East there were significant changes occurring in major forced migration movements such as Muslims during the Balkan Wars and many Jews during World War II. ‘Superpower’s’ (or successful dominant European countries) citizens never migrating away from their homeland remained constant. While many of the migrations that occurred during this time were forced‚ before they actually occurred‚ many of those belonging to the group that

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    “Filthy Cities” stresses the nightmare that was life for New York’s European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century. “New York City was a magnet for European immigrants” (Robins) and this migration from countries such as Ireland was one of the biggest mass migrations in history. The Irish were one of the first groups of immigrants to arrive due to their 1840s potato famine. 1/3 of the immigrants died on the ships on the way to NYC but for those that did arrive safely‚ more struggles and

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    Most scientists in the 1900s were worried about the earth only because they thought it looked too beautiful to destroy‚ however scientists created a new science that will help preserve nature and the earth. Ecology teaches that the damage done to forests‚ the extinction of animals and the toxic wastes in the water and oceans were not just coincidental but were man-made mistakes. Aldo Leopold a scientist that argued that ecology was not something to be taken lightly but it is a solution to a serious

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    4. The novel from 1881 to 1914 Over the eighteen eighties there was a split in fiction. The first indication towards it was Henry James’ essay "The Art of Fiction" (1884)‚ which referred to the novelist’s calling as a "Sacred office". Besides‚ there appeared a stratification of fiction due to primary education for all. Parallel to this‚ novelists saw themselves apart from the public‚ as dedicated men. This new modern conception involved dignity and a sense of glory. Another change was from the three-volume

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    perception. As such‚ the perception of globalization has shifted significantly from the 20th century to the 21st century. Whereas globalization was still a developing phe- nomenon that dominated politics more than personal lives in the previous century‚ the faster movement of data‚ people and goods today makes us feel like we have arrived in a globalized world. This essay proceeds by putting globalization in the two centuries in perspective and by then highlighting recent trends in the globalization debate

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    1865  The US Civil War ends with General  Robert E. Lee and his officers surrendering  their swords.    1865­  President Lincoln is assassinated.    1865­ Thirteenth Amendment     1865­ Freedman’s Bureau     1866­ Civil Right’s Act    1866­ Ku Klux Klan created    1866­ National Labor Union    1867­ Military Reconstruction Act    1867­ Grandfather Clause    1867­ Indian Peace Commission     1868­ Fourteenth Amendment    1869­ President Ulysses S. Grant    1870­ Fifteenth Amendment 

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